ZGF’s Federal Center South Building 1202 in Seattle, is the recipient of this year’s COTE Top Ten +—an award that recognizes one past Top Ten winner that has quantifiable metrics. The project, which provides office space for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is performing more than 30 percent better than ASHRAE 90.1. On Earth Day, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the winners of Committee on the Environment (COTE) awards. The goal of the program, now in its 19th year, is to recognize ten projects that protect and enhance the environment. For the third year in a row,

This story first appeared on BuildingGreen. 355 11th Street: The Matarozzi/Pelsinger Multi-Use Building Aidlin Darling Design San Francisco, California With an outstanding 2013 line-up, the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE) Top Ten Green Projects continues in its role as the nation’s premier showcase of projects that marry good design and green performance. This year’s projects continue the strong focus from 2012 on social consciousness. “This group of projects underscored the social value of providing high functioning buildings for people who are often without the benefit of that,” notes juror Gail Vittori of the Center for Maximum

Photo © Jeff Amram Mercy Corps Headquarters by THA Architecture. Click on the tab to view more images. Related Links: 2011: COTE Award Winners 2010: COTE Award Winners 2009: COTE Award Winners 2008: COTE Award Winners 2007: COTE Award Winners Today, the American Institute of Architects’s Committee on the Environment (AIA–COTE) announced its Top Ten projects for 2012. This year’s batch of winners highlight community ties, social equity, and attentiveness to water issues. Notably, one winner is designed to Passive House standards. “These projects really demonstrate that you don’t need a client with bottomless pockets or a purely pedagogical mission

Photo © John Linden Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA-COTE) has announced its Top Ten Green Projects for 2011. “The bar has been raised” since the Top Ten competition began, noted members of the jury. “Now we want to see diverse project types, projects that resolve urban issues or social issues, projects that change occupant behavior.” Related Links: Cherokee Studios LOTT Clean Water Alliance OS House NREL Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use Step Up on Fifth Vancouver Convention Center West The jurors also noted particular interest in

Photo © Mathew Millman 355 11th Street, San Francisco, CA Click on the slide show icon to see additional photos. The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) recently announced its 14th annual Top Ten Green Projects. Demonstrating the range of contemporary green design, the 2010 winners include educational facilities, research centers, commercial spaces, and residential projects, all with varying scales and located in diverse geographies and climates. The jury established high benchmarks for design and performance—achieving LEED Platinum certification alone wasn’t enough. “Design excellence and sustainability are inseparable; you cannot have one without the other,” said Juror Robert Harris, FAIA,