Committee on the Environment

Interested in Volunteering for AIA as a committee member or juror?

• Register for May 27^th, 3 pm ET > interest/information call to provide an overview of the volunteer experience, expectations, and time commitments. The interest call ends with breakouts where current committee leaders can answer questions of current applicants.

o    Apply to Volunteer Opportunities (to serve on the COTE Leadership Group or other Climate Action groups)

o    Apply to the Call for Jurors (for AIA Project awards including COTE Top Ten)

New this year: Volunteers can apply for one committee appointment and express interest in up to five juries through the Call for Jurors! 

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Lisa M. Ferretto; AIA, LEED, WELL, EcoDistricts AP
Sr. Director, Climate Action and Design Excellence
The American Institute of Architects
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And a 2027 AIA Call for Jurors and Awards #AskMeAnything call will be on Jun 2, 1 pm ET.  Register here.

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For those that attended the 2027 AIA Volunteer Opportunities interest call on May 27, 2026, you are welcome to join a special #AskMeAnything with the National Honors and Award Committee and Jury Development Task Force (only) on June 2nd. ---

Serving on an AIA Honors & Awards jury plays a vital role within AIA and the architecture profession to recognize individuals and projects exemplifying the best of the architecture community. 

Successful jurors are those from early- to late- career with content expertise relevant to the associated award program, strong time management skills, who are highly communicative and collaborative with awards staff, who have a willingness to ask questions whenever clarification is needed, and the ability to allocate the necessary hours to equitably and thoroughly review submissions. Prior experience as a juror on a component or regional award program is helpful.

All jurors must be familiar with and able to evaluate applications toward AIA's Framework for Design Excellence principles. Most importantly, jurors are held to a high ethical standard of work to maintain the prestige and equity of the award programs, participating in bias awareness and reduction training, abiding by AIA conflict of interest policy, and adhering to a confidentiality nondisclosure agreement both during and after service on a jury.

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Lisa M. Ferretto; AIA, LEED, WELL, EcoDistricts AP
Sr. Director, Climate Action and Design Excellence
The American Institute of Architects
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