The Nashville Civic Design Center is pleased to announce an exhibit of the AIA Top Ten Green Buildings, on loan from the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC.

In recognition of Earth Day 2004, The AIA Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE) has selected ten examples of “green “design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The selected projects address significant environmental challenges with designs that integrate architecture, technology, and natural systems. The Top 10 projects make a positive contribution to their community, improve comfort for building occupants, and reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as reuse of existing structures, connection to transit systems, use of green construction materials, and design that improves indoor air quality. Equally important, the projects are thoughtful and beautiful as architecture. The 7th annual AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects initiative was developed with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Building News magazine, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program.