People, Planet, Design

Join the 2025 AIA Colorado Committee on the Environment for the session “People, Planet, Design: A Practical Guide for Realizing Architecture’s Potential” with Corey Squire, AIA. Why do some firms consistently create healthy, high-performing buildings, while for others sustainability remains a struggle? Do they have the right clients? The ones with big budgets and ambitions? Or have they just figured out how to prioritize what’s important? This session explores how a practice can meaningfully address climate, health, and equity on every project. Using Corey’s book, People, Planet, Design, as a guide, this talk will present a practical path for realizing every project’s potential.

Speaker Bio: Corey Squire, AIA, is Sustainability Director at Bora Architecture & Interior in Portland Oregon, and a member of the AIA’s Strategic Council. He lectures nationally on a range of sustainability-related topics and was a creator of AIA Framework for Design Excellence, a resource that’s actively redefining excellence in the built environment. Corey is the author of the recently published book, People, Planet, Design: A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture’s Potential.