Save the Date! Vision to Action: Virginia COTE 2026 Sustainability Summit
Save the date for the AIA Virginia COTE 2026 Sustainability Summit on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in Richmond, VA.
The Virginia COTE Sustainability Summit brings together design professionals across Virginia committed to advancing sustainability throughout our practices. This full-day summit is structured to spark inspiration, elevate practitioner insight, and produce tangible next steps for the profession.
An opening keynote will frame the urgency and opportunity before us. Short, focused presentations by practitioners will highlight critical topics, innovations, and on-the-ground experiences to set the stage for more in depth discussion. Participants will then engage in breakout sessions centered on key sustainability issues — the specific focus of these breakouts will ultimately be defined by the attendees, but at a high level topics are anticipated to include policy and legislation, energy innovations, the AIA Materials Pledge, and resilience imperatives across the state. Each group will identify strategic priorities and actionable recommendations before sharing insights with the broader audience. The day concludes with a collective synthesis session, where themes are refined and distilled into a focused set of priorities to guide our shared work in the coming year.
More details to follow soon! (Photo credits: Illustration by Thanh Huong Bui on Unsplash)
