The Academy of Architecture for Justice, or AAJ is one of over twenty “knowledge communities” within the American Institute of Architects. The focus of the AAJ is justice facilities. Corrections, detention, courts, public safety, border, emergency operations, and other building types. Today we’ll be talking about one of the six committees under the AIA-AAJ: The Sustainable Justice Committee. The Sustainable Justice Committee (SJC) developed out of the following question: “Close your eyes and imagine it is 2030, and everything we have ever hoped for in creating a green, sustainable world has been accomplished. What do you see in the world of “...law enforcement?” “....detention/corrections?” “....courthouses?” Answering this question has been at the heart of the work of the AIA AAJ Sustainable Justice Committee since its inception. In this episode we will discuss the committee’s past, present, and future initiatives, and how the group contributes to the evolution of justice facility design.

Guests: Erica Loynd, FAIA; Gary Retel, AIA