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Created by more than 20 nonprofit organizations, the National Academy of Environmental Design (NAED) represents more than 500,000 members. People involved in NAED activities come from both industry and academia and are among the world’s most knowledgeable in their field. The NAED membership provides the leadership and expertise required to accomplish complex research projects on issues such as climate change, resource depletion, and energy security. The existing National Academies arose during times of extreme need for the nation—the Civil War, the Space Race—and the NAED is developing in similar fashion.

In the spring of 2009 The National Academy of Environmental Design incorporated in Washington, DC, approved bylaws, and recently elected a set of officers and governing council.

Major research universities across the U.S. are hosting research symposia on topics such as building materials and water use. These and other activities help develop knowledge and set research agendas that can inform Congress and the American people on issues affecting the sustainability of our designed environment.

NAED Held Inaugural Meeting in Washington, D.C.
The National Academy of Environmental Design (NAED) hosted its first face-to-face meeting July 10th and 11th at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.. Representatives from a growing coalition of national organizations focused on the built environment met to forge the new organization’s governance structure and develop a research and advocacy agenda for 2008-09. Following the daytime meetings on Thursday, NAED charter members, members of Congress and various representatives from local institutions were invited to an evening reception in the National Building Museum’s new Beverly Willis Foundation Library.

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NAED Publishes White Paper on Climate Change
"A Rationale for a National Organization to Leverage the Expertise of the Design and Planning Professions and Institutions to Address the Impending Catastrophic Impacts of Climate Change"

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