2021 Green Giant Awards NOMINATIONS DUE Oct. 15

GREEN GIANTS NOMINATION Due Friday, October 15th! The GREEN GIANTS award program honors the work of trades people, educators, and owners who help build, teach about, envision and fund the green buildings in Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire counties. This program is intentionally distinct from other building design awards in its attempt to honor a [...]

WMAIA Committee on the Environment

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Register Now! WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – register now for February 24 Thursday, February | 4:30 PM | Zoom  1 HSW (no fee) Why Trees Are Stronger Than Wood – a presentation by Greg Cabral, Original Mass Timber Maine In this program, rescheduled from last fall, Greg Cabral will discuss the [...]

Virtual Tour: ROXBURY BRANCH of the BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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WMAIA COTE Presents A Virtual Tour: ROXBURY BRANCH of the BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY A 2022 AIA COTE TOP TEN AWARD WINNER Thursday, October 13, 2022  I 4:30 PM I ZOOM I 1 HSW Presented by Michael LeBlanc AIA, Principal, Utile Program Description Utile worked with the Boston Public Facilities Department and the Boston Public [...]

Committee on the Environment – COTE Monthly Meeting

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WMAIA COTE presents Wednesday May 17| 4:00-5:30PM| Zoom |1.5HSW Geothermal for Architects “Geothermal for Architects” will cover the basics of geothermal (ground source) heat pump technology, how the systems work, the different application for both the mechanical systems and the ground loop heat exchangers, the benefits of geothermal systems, and the challenges to incorporating [...]

Western MA Committee on the Environment (COTE)

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Register Now! Please join the COTE committee for our spring continuing education series on embodied carbon - with a focus on practical tools for architects hoping to reduce the carbon in their projects. Embodied Carbon in Existing Buildings Tuesday March 12| 4:00-5:15PM| Zoom |1 HSW approval pending Barbra Batshalom, founder and Executive Director of the [...]