AIA/COTE Adds Top Ten "Plus" to Annual Awards

Submissions are open for the latest, expanded round of annual Top Ten awards from the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE).

The 2013 Top Ten Green Projects Awards see the addition of the AIA/COTE Top Ten Plus Award, to be granted to a previous Top Ten recipient. Projects submitted for Top Ten Plus consideration must use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Portfolio Manager tool to provide at least one year’s post-occupancy performance data, along with baseline design metrics and lessons learned.

The original Top Ten awards are open to new construction, renovation, and restoration projects completed between 2003 and late 2012. Submissions for all awards must be received by January 25, 2013. A PDF of submission guidelines and other information can be found at www.aia.org/cote.