COTE: Building a Greener Hawaii

The AIA Honolulu Committee on the Environment (COTE) works for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We strive to advance, involve, and educate the building community and the public on best design practices and their effects on the environment. We seek to foster community and connections among all in the building sector interested in sustainable design for a healthier more resilient Hawaii.

With our Building a Greener Hawaiʻi: Climate Action at the State and County Level speaker series, AIA Honolulu COTE seeks to spotlight ambitious State- and County-led initiatives that seek to make our island community more sustainable, resilient, energy-efficient, and healthier, and learn about their targets, progress, and challenges. How can the private sector help contribute to achieving the goals set by the State and County agencies? With the reduction in support from the Federal government for environmental protection and climate change mitigation, how are the programs affected and how are they managing to keep pushing forward?

AUGUST EVENT TOPIC & OVERVIEW
Are We Doing Enough on Climate? Updates from the City’s Resilience Office

Join us for Pau Hana and an engaging presentation at the next AIA Honolulu COTE Building a Greener Hawaiʻi: Climate Action at the State and County Level speaker series event in partnership with APA Hawaiʻi.

WHEN:  Monday, August 11 from 5pm-6:30pm
WHERE: Hybrid (In-person at the CFA or on Zoom)
CEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES (HSW). AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.
COST: FREE (Includes lights pupus and drinks)
RSVP: RSVP required for in-person event or to receive the Zoom information.

• 5:00pm Pau Hana: Join us in person to connect with friends new and old as we build our community of sustainability leaders.
• 5:30pm Hybrid Presentation: Session and discussion begin. This is when our friends on Zoom will join us too.

SPEAKERS

Ben Sullivan, Executive Director and Chief Resilience Officer for the Mayor’s Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency will join us and share some of the ongoing work that the Resilience Office team is currently working on. He will share how they are collaborating across government and community with the goal of adapting to building increased resilience to accelerating climate impacts island wide, and we will discuss where and how the Resilience Office can continue to partner with AIA and the broader architecture and design community towards those shared objectives.

After his presentation, Ben will be joined by Melissa May, AICP, Principal, Consultant, Resilience Lead from Haley Aldrich, for Q&A and conversation.