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COTE Committee On The Environment COTE works to advance, disseminate, and advocate for design practices that integrate built and natural systems and enhance both the design quality and environmental performance of the built environment.
THE COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE FOLLOWING: The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is an organization dedicated to facilitating the development of an open space network centered on the canal. This organization advocates and cares for ecologically sustainable parks and public spaces in the Gowanus lowlands while empowering a community of stewards. Operating in Brooklyn since 1986, Cooper Recycling is NYC’s premiere recycler of construction debris. With over a mile of conveyor belts connecting more than one hundred pieces of machinery, the company’s state-of-the art sorting line can process 2,000 tons of debris per day. As a proud member of the US Green Building Council, Cooper Recycling is the only facility in NY certified by the Recycling Certification Institute. Virtual Presentations from: The New School Parsons, Healthy Materials Lab — dedicated to raising awareness about toxic chemicals in building products and creating resources for the next generation of architects and designers to make healthier places for all to live and from Brownfield Partnership — dedicated to providing leadership to the NYC brownfield community while serving as a primary resource for information on brownfields and brownfields redevelopment in NYC.
Chair: Michelle Todd, michelle@mtoddarchitects.com Gowanus Canal Conservancy
