Circularity Design Symposium

The Circularity + Design Symposium explores how architects, designers, and allied professionals can advance a circular economy in the built environment. Through principles such as circulating materials at their highest value, eliminating waste and pollution, regenerating natural systems, and prioritizing retrofits, refurbishment, and adaptive reuse, this symposium examines practical, scalable approaches to sustainable design. Sessions emphasize designing for disassembly and flexibility, moving beyond linear “take-make-dispose” models toward regenerative, closed-loop systems that extend material lifecycles and reduce reliance on new raw resources. Join industry leaders to learn how circularity can drive climate-responsive, resilient, and future-ready design.

Committee on the Environment (COTE)

COTE advances, informs, and advocates for design, construction, and operations practices that maximize the built environment's sustainable performance, minimize impacts, promote design excellence, and support social and environmental justice.