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"Outside the box" employee engagement

By Emma Tucker posted 2 days ago
By Richard Friedman, Founder & President at Friedman & Partners In an era defined by persistent labor shortages, generational change and heightened employee expectations, employee engagement has quietly become one of the most powerful ...
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The Better Materials Toolkit & Resource Share Out

By Michelle Carroll-Barr, AIA posted 9 days ago
At EskewDumezRipple, we have been committed to sustainability in architecture and design for decades, and that commitment is woven into our practice today. We were the first firm in Louisiana to become a member of the U.S. Green Building Council in 2002, ...
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Circular material case studies and resources

By Melanie De Cola posted 11 days ago
This 3rd of 3 articles celebrates two COTE® Top winning projects and includes an extensive list of AIA and external resources to help firms integrate circular materials practices into their workflows and generally learn more. Thanks to all who contributed ...
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Summer 2026 AIA Corporate Partners COTE Newsletter Article: ROCKWOOL

By Ellie Falcon posted 12 days ago
Wildfire-resilient design for WUI projects: Rockwool Technical Bulletin provides valuable guidance for architects This article draws from the two-part article "Enhancing Community Safety," co-authored by Antoine Habellion, P.Eng., M.Eng., Technical ...
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COTE Network Corner: Q3 Call

By Roshni Krishnan, Intl. Assoc. AIA posted 17 days ago
COTE Network Corner: Q3 Call How do we make conscious decisions towards decarbonization as an industry? Join the COTE Quarter 3 call on August 11th to hear about carbon tracking tools to support design. We can improve only what we can measure. ...
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AIA26 Design for Aging Open Forum Recap

By Alison Karfeld posted 19 days ago
At AIA26, DFA’s Open Forum had representation from an array of disciplines connected to designing for aging…including a senior living resident! The contribution of this multidisciplinary group created an incredibly well-informed and rich open forum with ...
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IAKC July Letter from the chair: Candice Rabovsky, AIA & Bob Dillon, AIA

By Alison Karfeld posted 19 days ago
Happy July everyone! We hope you are enjoying your summer so far. We had a busy start to June at AIA26 in San Diego. We hope you were able to join one or more of our IAKC-sponsored events: IAKC Open Forum Tour of the ...
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Strategies for embedding circular materials in your process

By Melanie De Cola posted 20 days ago
Embedding circular materials article 2 of 3: This piece aims to equip architects with strategies and questions to increase circular materials usage in their projects. A uthors: Melanie De Cola, AIA Director of Climate Action Pledge Programs, LEED Green ...
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Voices of Advocacy – Interview with Arathi Gowda, FAIA

By Joyce Raybuck, AIA posted 24 days ago
We continue our Voices of Advocacy series where we interview leaders from the COTE community who are advocating for important policy change. By sharing the stories of those doing substantive work, we hope to de-mystify the process. Throughout the series, ...
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Interfaith Design Knowledge Community — AIA26 Conference Summary

By Alison Karfeld posted 26 days ago
At AIA26, the Interfaith Design Knowledge Community (IDKC) advanced its mission to encourage and support excellence in the design of worship spaces and their accoutrements through a rich slate of programs that engaged architects, designers, students, ...
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Public Architects at AIA26: A Recap

By Alison Karfeld posted 26 days ago
The AIA26 convention served as a perfect venue for the Public Architecture Knowledge Community (PAKC). Here are some of the events that the PAKC was involved in: The Joint PA-PD Open Forum: Designing for the Public Good The collaborative ...
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AIA26 HCD Tour Recap

By Alison Karfeld posted 26 days ago
By Karen Kubey, Assoc. AIA On behalf of the AIA Right to Housing Working Group, I was happy to co-organize two tours for the AIA26 Conference with Casa Familiar, Inc. , an environmental justice nonprofit in San Ysidro, and the legendary Ted ...
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Follow COTE on LinkedIn!

By Alyssa Murphy, AIA posted 06-26-2026
Did you know that COTE now has its own LinkedIn Page? The COTE community has a number of ways to connect - here on the AIA Community Hub, though the AIA COTE® LinkedIn Group, - and now through a dedicated AIA COTE® "spotlight" page on LinkedIn. This ...
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Summer Leadership Summit: The pinnacle of health care architects—Insights from NextGen Scholar Noah Gaither

By Alison Karfeld posted 06-24-2026
What is the value of attending SLS? Why should others come? This conference is unlike any other. By attending the Summit Leadership Summit, you'll be among the pinnacle of health care architects. The opportunity to be at forefront of how our ...
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From Process to Practice: Sustainability in El Paso, TX

By Ellen Mitchell, AIA posted 06-19-2026
Ellen Mitchell, AIA, interviews Laura Foster, AIA, about what sustainability in West Texas can tell us. Mitchell is the 2026 chair of the Committee on the Environment . This article is part of a series that she hopes will bring more voices ...
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Member spotlight: Mahbuba Khan, AIA, Public Architects Committee Chair

By Alison Karfeld posted 06-15-2026
The Immigrant Architects Coalition, a 501©(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering foreign- born architects and designers to build successful careers in the United States has released City Shapers, Volume II, edited by Mahbuba Khan, AIA, PAKC ...
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The Road Less Traveled: Interview with new Fellow, Etty Padmodipoetro, FAIA

By Alison Karfeld posted 06-15-2026
Etty Padmodipoetro, FAIA, NOMA Loeb Fellow . Photo by Joe Allegro Congratulations to the Public Architects Committee, BoKnoCo, representative Etty Padmodipoetro, AIA Massachusetts, NOMA Loeb Fellow, who was elevated to the AIA College ...
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Rivermark: A Retrofit That Reframed Performance and Place

By Andrew Hassan posted 06-09-2026
Rivermark: A Retrofit That Reframed Performance and Place By Karim Muri, Vice President, Marketing Services and Strategy Development at Kingspan Insulated Panels North America In cities across the country, many existing structures ...
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AIA Practice Management Digest - June 2026

By Eva Read-Warden, AIA posted 06-01-2026
Financial Discipline How systems, strategy, and everyday decisions shape more profitable, resilient architecture practices Letter from the editor By Eva Read-Warden, AIA, Principal, Arkitex Studio Stewart Brand, in his book Maintenance: ...
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