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What's Happening from Environmental Building News
September 1, 2005
AIA Task Force Seeks to Define Institute's Sustainability Agenda
After leading the building industry in the pursuit of sustainable design in the early 1990s, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) turned its attention elsewhere and stood by as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), with its LEED� Rating System, became the movement's dominant voice. But interest in green building keeps growing, and AIA found itself in need of a position and agenda in relation to sustainability. To address that need, AIA convened a "Sustainable Building Standards Policy Summit" on July 25 and 26, 2005, at which a task force heard presentations from various stakeholders and developed recommendations to the board of directors on AIA's role in relation to sustainable design....
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