Task force helps shape sustainability agenda for the AIA

摘要

In October, a specially convened task force that met last summer to review sustainable building standards prepared draft recommendations to be presented to the board of directors of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) on the institute's role and policies with respect to the practice of sustainable design. The need to flesh out a position on this matter came from two directions, says Tom Wolfe, AIA's director of federal affairs. First, AIA members consistently rate sustainability high on their list of priorities, and the institute needed guidance on how to pursue that agenda. Second, various green-building organizations have been lobbying state and local agencies to adopt green-building policies, and policymakers were seeking input from AIA chapters, which in turn sought guidance from the national AIA.