SDAT REPORT RELEASED

AIA Northern Nevada is pleased to announce that the The Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) report has now been received.  Please click here to read the report.  It is a large file so please be patient. 

We are very grateful to our SPONSORS of this continuing program:

Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Sunrise Sustainable Resources Group
North Lake Tahoe Resort Association

AIA Livable Communities Awards

We are proud to announce the awardees who received their medals at the Town Hall Meeting on April 13.  These community members and organizations are being recognized for their profound involvement in the Green Movement, sustainable development and alternative energy.

Mayor Bob Cashell, City of Reno
Mayor Geno Martini, City of Sparks
Dave Aiazza and the Reno City Council
Jason Geddes, EDAWN
Scott Terrell, Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Steve Teshara, North Lake Tahoe Resort Association
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Sunrise Sustainable Resources Group

Funding- As part of the AIANN’s commitment to this project we are required to provide monetary contributions as a match requirement of the grant. Please help by contributing a lump sum or in payments.  For more information, contact us at aiann@aiann.org.

Information- For further information please contact Ric Licata, AIA, at 775-750-8852 or Kevin Jeffers, AIA, at 775-348-2002. 

The American Institute of Architects Committment to Sustainable Communities

For almost 150 years, members of The American Institute of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes.  AIA members have access to the right people, knowledge, and tools to create better design, and through such resources and access, they help clients and communities make their visions real.   http://www.aia.org/   AIA has developed 10 Principles for Livable Communities.  To download this document, click here.

DIFFERENCES IN ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS

Adapted from an article by Nadav Malin, LEED AP, in the Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, Updated 2005, in January of 2007.

Find yourself confused about environment products?  Take advantage of this article which will help you understand what Environmentally preferably products (EPPs) are and the five categories of EPPs and the characteristics that make them so.  Click here to read the article.