Committees
Committee on the Environment (COTE)
By Kyle J. Wood, LEED AP
Mission
The AIA NY Chapter of The Committee on the Environment aims to lead, inspire and educate our members towards the dual objectives of Design + Sustainability. COTE organizes many engaging activities and events which focus on leading architects, outstanding green buildings, current technologies and product research and sustainable design practices.
Our efforts are based on the belief that sustainability should be an essential part of the design process and fully integrated with all aspects of a building, including form, function, site, structure, systems and construction. We work in partnership with the National AIA COTE and are supporting the AIA 2030 Commitment by providing educational opportunities to further understand our role in reducing the built environment's impact on our planet.
Under its current leadership, Pat Sapinsley and Ilana Judah, COTE developed into one of the New York Chapter's most active committees. The current co-chairs seek to continue COTE's mission to provide our members with the knowledge and tools necessary to integrate sustainability into their design practices. In the process, we also hope to encourage those outside the design community to embrace sustainability and appreciate the value of good design.
We continue to build upon three goals for the COTE committee:
Learn
COTE will offer a diverse range of educational opportunities, including lectures by leaders in the field of sustainable design, workshops and informative sessions aimed at "take home" knowledge, and informal fun events to experience sustainable design firsthand.
Connect
COTE hopes to team up with members of the sustainable and design communities to network, collaborate and co-host events. Potential partners include professional organizations, as well as other Committees of the AIA New York Chapter.
Promote
Through our website and direct outreach efforts, COTE will attempt to promote our message beyond the design community to champion sustainability and good design, encourage a dialogue in the public domain, and foster an exchange of ideas. We hope to develop relationships with community and citizens groups, such as, the Office of the Mayor, the NYC Council on the Environment, local schools of Architecture and NYC high school students.
Leadership
Co-Chairs
Pat Sapinsley, AIA, LEED AP
pat.sapinsley@goodenergies.com
Ilana Judah, Int'l Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
ijudah@fxfowle.com
Steering Committee
- Glenn Garrison - Treasurer
- Esther Yang - Secretary
- Christine Hunter - Communications Membership
- Robert Ma - Communications
- Julie Nelson -Policy
- Joan Krevlin - Policy
- Kyle Wood - Website
- Christen Johansen
- Jennifer Preston
- Sara Caples
- TedShaw
- Lori Butler
Events for 2010
Tafel Hall
- January 11th - Curtainwall Design - Heintges
- April 12th - Green of the Jacob K. Javits - FX/Fowle
- July 12th - Sustainable Housing
- October 18th - Sustainable Design on Campus
- October 28th - High Performance Buildings: Five years later
Hines Gallery
- March 15th - Solar Thermal
- March 24th COTE Committee Meeting
- May 26th - Passive Design 101 - Buy webinar
- June 24th - Active HVAC 101 - Buy webinar
- July 28th - Ashrae 90.1 101 - Buy webinar
- Oct. 20th - Modeling Building Performance 101
- November 15th - Commissioning 101
Links and Resources
Visit Green Design at e-Oculus to read and discuss current New York City issues relating to the Architecture community.
The AIA NY Committee on the Environment provides the following list of Links and Resources for our members.
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