1.5 AIA HSW COST: FREE Updates in CA's title-24 energy code encourage the use of electric heat pumps as a means of achieving carbon neutrality in residential construction. This program introduces participants to the technology and how to successfully implement said technology in residential construction. Presenters: David Knight, founder of Monterey Energy Group, has spent the […]
Design for Economy | AIA CA Climate Action Webinar Series Healthy Buildings: The Business + Practice Case Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 12:00pm-1:00pm PT Speaker: Simon Turner | Founder, Building Cognition LLC Earn 1.5 LU | HSW Cost: Free Business / Building Owners are generally receptive to design elements which improve sustainability, wellness, health, work […]
Learning Units: 1 AIA HSW, 1 GBCI General Hour Cost: Free LEARNING OBJECTIVES Definition of high-performance silicone coatings as a healthy and sustainable alternative to other spandrel glass materials Rigorous testing to prove longevity and application suitability Considerations when specifying silicone opacifiers on spandrel glass Advantages of using silicone coatings in design to prevent hazardous […]
Shifting energy codes are challenging architects with a wide array of parameters to balance like energy, cost, daylight, views, and embodied carbon. Join this session diving into two case studies to generate beautiful analysis graphics and see how to shape the narrative in a data driven design process. AIA CA members who attend will receive […]
In this session, NRMCA’s Executive Vice President, Structures and Sustainability, Lionel Lemay and NRMCA’s Senior Director, Building Innovations, Patrick Matsche will walk participants through the best strategies for taking advantage of concrete’s strength and durability, while also ensuring the lowest possible carbon footprint.
Ed Dean, FAIA will present Case Studies of All-electric buildings that have achieved Zero Net Energy and greatly reduced greenhouse gas emissions from operation. He will describe the goals and design intentions for each project, discuss design decisions the Architects made to achieve very deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and present measured post-occupancy performance […]
1 LU | HSW for attending. URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w74f-qKUSdetTo21F0KgEw LPA, AIA CA’s 2021 Firm Award Recipient, will provide insights into how they use the AIA 2030 Commitment as a transformative tool to influence design practice and reduce predicted carbon emissions. LPA is the largest firm whose AIA 2030 Commitment portfolio exceeded the 70% pEUI reduction target for […]
CEU Approved for 1.5 Learning Units Cost: Free to AIA MB Members, Allies, Associates, Sponsors, and Architecture Students The AIAMB COTE is pleased to bring you the final lecture on earth’s 4 elements; EARTH: Saving our Soils. The webinar will feature local ecologist and landscape designer, Paul Kephart, of Rana The Cohabitat Co.. Paul will speak […]
Time: 12:00 -1:00 P.M. Learning Units: 1 LU | HSW Concrete is used in nearly every structure we build today, including buildings, bridges, homes and infrastructure. With greater emphasis placed on sustainability, design professionals are faced with the challenge of meeting traditional design criteria with evolving criteria that support green building and efforts to reduce […]
COTE Course Presented by AIA MB Green Specs Division 1: Construction Waste Management, Reducing Waste at Every Step (while improving collaboration between architect, contractor and waste facility) Date: Friday, May 21, 2021 Time: 12:00 to 1:30 P.M. Credits: 1.5 AIA LU Zoom Webinar Description Construction waste makes up one-third of the total refuse nationwide in […]
Date: Friday, June 18, 2021 Webinar: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Learning Units: 1.25 AIA LU | HSW Description: This webinar will discuss the importance of green products and what components in a material qualify it as an Environmentally-preferable product (EPP), and how to go about integrating these products into the Architectural Specifications. The discussion will […]
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 Webinar: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PST Learning Units: 1 AIA LU | HSW Description: This course unveils the healing potential of indoor sky illusions and how cognitive mechanisms map out our body’s location in relation to our immediate surroundings, as well as to perceived connections to nature. This understanding of […]