Location:
AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE)
Online Event
Speaker:
Date & Time:
09.24.2026 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Awards are architecture’s best-known award program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects are recognized for their integration of design excellence with environmental performance, equity and climate action.
Join Mithun associate principal Iveanette Santiago Rivera for the “AIA COTE Top Ten 2026 Showcase,” a pecha kucha-style webinar featuring the current cohort of winning projects and their demonstrated strategies for integrating sustainable materials, reducing total carbon and creating equitable communities. Iveanette will share design highlights from Kapuso at the Upper Yard, a mixed-use development that incorporates 131 affordable homes, a vibrant public plaza and community-serving programs at one of San Francisco’s busiest transit hubs. A compelling model for decarbonization, the all-electric building uses a high-performance envelope, efficient systems and rooftop renewables to achieve a net energy use intensity (EUI) of 15.2 kBtu per sf per year. Together, these strategies reduce operational carbon by 80% compared to the national average and surpass 2030 Challenge targets.
Iveanette will be joined by design team members from the other nine projects. Learn more about all ten AIA COTE Top Ten Award-winning projects that will be featured in the webinar here, and register for the free educational session here.
Date Posted: 09.24.2026
