Architects plan our cities, design our homes, and construct our workplaces.
They interact with people who develop, build, supply materials for, and ultimately occupy those spaces. They are in a key position to build strategic alliances among groups that impact virtually everyone through the design, preservation, and restoration of the built environment. AIA's Committee on the Environment endor-ses and encourages the development of environmentally sustainable architecture through a variety of efforts. AIA is now developing a Building Owner's Guide Toward Environmentally Sustainable Architecture to make the case that environmentally conscious design leads to safer, more productive and efficient interior environments. The theme of both events is sustainable communities, opening up exciting possibilities for international dialogue on the subject.