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AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Establishes Sustainable Justice CommitteeThe Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ), a knowledge community within the American Institute of Architects (AIA) that focuses on the planning, design and delivery of justice architecture, has established a Sustainable Justice Committee.
The group will be co-chaired by Susan K. Oldroyd, AIA, LEED AP, committee chair and Ken Ricci, FAIA.
The purpose of the committee is to promote and support sustainability in the planning, design and construction of law and justice facilities.
To this end, the committee plans to publish a guide to sustainable justice and propose a LEED-J (LEED for Justice) rating system to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
In noting that best practices are continually evolving, Ms. Oldroyd said, "Our mission is to increase practitioners' awareness about this important subject by organizing lectures and conferences on this subject.
The November 5-7, 2008 AAJ conference in San Francisco, for example, will feature tours of justice sector facilities that have been successful in rethinking sustainable approaches to design, construction and operation."
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