FREE - Blueprint machine w/paper

FREE - Blueprint machine w/paper

Model: Print Vac 194
Dimensions: 68" wide/24" deep / 15"high
(prints paper up to 42" wide)

Available Free of Charge – must arrange pick-up

For More Information: Hayashida Architects (510) 428-2491

SMPS Luncheon Event 2/15/2007: "What's Next in the Central Valley Corridor?"

“What’s Next in the Central Valley Corridor?”

The tremendous growth in the Central Valley, from Sacramento to Fresno, has been fueled by the quest for affordable housing. The latest census figures predict continued growth for decades to come. How do governments, educators and providers of goods and services plan to meet the needs of this expanding population? What does the future hold in terms of transportation and transit, infrastructure, schools, office and retail, libraries and other municipal buildings?

A panel of experts including representatives from Governor Schwarzenegger’s California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, the San Joaquin Council of Governments, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Coalition for Adequate School Housing will discuss future development and design opportunities.

BONUS: Capital Improvement Plans for 12 Central Valley municipalities will be available to attendees.

1.5 CEUs – Domains 1 & 3.

Location: Marriott Hotel, 1001 Broadway @ 11th St., Oakland 94607 (Parking Garage entrance on 11th St.; BART station: City Center – exit on 11th St.).

Please RSVP by Feb. 9th. Download the registration form here.

For More Information: http://www.smpssf.org/programs/event.php?id=66

Integrated Practice Panel Discussion January 31st

Monthly Program: Integrated Practice
Wednesday, January 31

5:30pm-8:00pm
Panel Discussion + Dinner

$10 Members & their Guests/$20 Non-Members
AIA East Bay: 1405 Clay Street, Oakland, 94612

The buzz word of 2006 was GREEN. This year we have a buzz phrase: INTEGRATED PRACTICE. You'll be seeing it more and more frequently in the context of project delivery. At AIA Convention, in Architectural Record, and from your software consultants.

However, most architects don't really know what Integrated Practice is, how it will change project delivery, and what types of projects and teams it really effects. Is this an issue only big firms need to address? Need residential architects concern themselves? Will Integrated Practice eventually mean the death of the small non-residential firm? And who is driving the push towards Integrated Practice?

This month, AIA East Bay brings together professionals with different views of Integrated Practice to educate, debate, and wrestle with the philosophical changes this approach might have on the profession. Join us on Wednesday, January 31 at 5:30pm in the chapter office for an Integrated Practice Panel Discussion. Our panelists are Ziggy Rubel, AIA of Anshen & Allen (and 2007 AIA SF President), David Bleiman of Rutherford Chekene, Tim Craig, AIA of VBN Architects, and moderator Tim Culvahouse, AIA, editor of arcCA.

The panel will begin promptly and a full dinner and drinks will be served afterwards. The cost is only $10 for members and $20 for non-members; chapter student members can attend at no charge (but must RSVP to kellie@aiaeb.org). Seats are limited and are filling up fast, so register RIGHT NOW online. Please don't wait until the day of the program, as we might not be able to accommodate you.

For more information: Kellie Hewlett, Program Coordinator 510/464-3600

The 2010 Imperative Teach-in Qualifies for HSW CE Credits

The 2010 Imperative Teach-in: A Webcast on Climate Change

AIA East Bay will be a host of the 2010 Teach-In on 2/20/07. Registration information will be posted by 1/30/07. Seating will be limited!

To successfully impact global warming and world resource depletion, it is imperative that ecological literacy become a central tenet of design education. Yet today, the interdependent relationship between ecology and design is virtually absent in many professional curricula. To meet the immediate and future challenges facing our professions, a major transformation of the academic design community must begin today. To accomplish this, The 2010 Imperative calls upon this community to adopt the following:

Beginning in 2007, add to all design problems that: "the design engage the environment in a way that dramatically reduces or eliminates the need for fossil fuel." By 2010, achieve complete ecological literacy in design education, including:

design / studio
history / theory
materials / technology
structures / construction
professional practice / ethics

By 2010, achieve a carbon-neutral design school campus by:
implementing sustainable design strategies generating on-site renewable power purchasing green renewable energy and/or certified renewable energy credits (REC's, Green Tags)

For more information: Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600

Green Events for Businesses

From Pam Evans, of the Alameda County Green Business Program:

February 6, 13 & 20th Downtown Oakland - Green and Competitive: Sustainable Business Management Program
Cal State East Bay Small Business Development Center (a certified Green Business) offers a new program to help businesses increase profitability and efficiency and become more socially & environmentally responsible. Follow the link above or go to: http://www.eastbaysbdc.org/sustainable/index.html

February 16 - Public Workshop on Regional Climate Change Strategy. The Joint Policy Committee, including the Association of Bay Area Governments, Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, is developing initiatives which the Bay Area can undertake collectively as a region to deal with climate change and global warming. To receive ideas from the public and stakeholders, the Joint Policy Committee is holding a workship on Friday, February 16 from 9:00 am to noon in the auditorium of the MetroCenter, 101 8th Street in Oakland. JPC website: http://www.abag.ca.gov/jointpolicy/jpc_climate_change.htm.

February 22 Thu - Tri-Valley Sustainable Business Alliance networking lunch, Pleasanton. Info: Email steve@gozagear.com

March 7 - Safer Alternatives to Lithographic Chemicals – 8:00 - noon. A workshop cosponsored by UC Berkeley, Department of Health Services, Bay Area Green Business Program. Milton Marks Conference Center, 455 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco. RSVP or info: pamela.evans@acgov.org.

For More Information: pamela.evans@acgov.org

LEED for Commercial Interiors Technical Review

From USGBC:

LEED for Commercial Interiors Technical Review
This full-day workshop presents an in-depth discussion of the LEED for Commercial Interiors credit requirements and certification process. This workshop addresses the basic principles of sustainability as they relate to tenant improvement projects, and presents the definitive standard for what constitutes a green interior. Highlights include technologies and strategies for achieving LEED for Commercial Interiors credits to optimize performance of leased spaces.

For more information: http://www.usgbc.org/Workshops/Workshoplist.aspx

SpongeJet Technology Demonstration - January 23

Demonstration announcement from Michael Scott, Assoc. AIA:

"SpongeJet technology is used to remove graffiti, paint, lead-based paint, rust and other materials from substrates like wood, metal and concrete without damaging the substrate. This is a relatively new system of airblasting using a soft, sponge-like media that contains chemicals that adhere to paint, rust, etc but do not damage the substrate.

The demonstration will be held at the Del Monte Cannery in Alameda, CA on January 23 from 1 to 2pm. The site can be accessed from the Fortman Marina gate at 1535 Buena Vista Ave.

This event is being sponsored by the Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology."

For more information: http://www.wcapt.org/

Small Firm Forum: Resources

Join us February 1, 2007 from 12 noon to 1:30 pm as the Small Firm Forum presents their lunchtime presentation on RESOURCES.

What people, places, products or processes makes your work life easier (or even truly enjoyable)? We all have those special connections….. show rooms, consultants, fantastic contractors or subs and products we can’t do a job without. Bring a short list to share. We’ll all give a little to get a lot.

Time: Noon-1:30 pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Cost: Free to AIA members; $3 non-members. Bring a brown bag lunch, drinks are provided.
1.5 CES/LU

For more information: Linda Randolph, AIA (510) 745-9318

Winery Architecture in the Napa Valley - January 19

Winery Architecture in the Napa Valley - January 19

Exhibition and Reception: Opening Night Exhibition Tour with Guest Curator Doreen Schmid.

Come and share the insights of Guest Curator, Doreen Schmid, as she guides you on a walk-through one of acurrent exhibition, INNOVATION & ADAPTATION on opening night.
Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, CA
Fee: $4.50 adults, $3.50 students/seniors
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

For more information: (707) 944.0500

Call for Submissions: Green homeowners to appear on Oprah

Request from Oprah's office:

"Are you worried about global warming? Have you and your family made changes around your household to save energy and cut carbon emissions? Do you recycle and set your thermostat to energy saving cycles? Do you use public transportation to help reduce your fuel consumption? Have you found a way to make a difference in your home or in your yard that you could share with our viewers? What are your specific ideas to reduce global warming in your home?

Tell us what they are. The Oprah Winfrey Show is looking for families who are making a difference in reducing global warming that can share their stories and creative ideas. Please only respond if you are willing to be on television."

For more information: click here.

Mehrdad Yazdani Reception & Book signing Thursday, 2/1/07

Mehrdad Yazdani (Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design)
An exhibit of Drawings and Paintings

Reception and Book signing
Varnish Fine Art Gallery
77 Natoma Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Thursday February 1, 2007, 7pm-9pm

RSVP Jennel McDonald
415-373-5812
jmcdonald@cannondesign.com

For more information: 415-373-5812 or email: jmcdonald@cannondesign.com

Women in Architecture: Thurs, Jan. 11th

On Thursday, January 11, 2007 the Women in Architecture Forum will host a “show & tell” by East Bay architects on some of their recent projects:

Claudia Falconer, AIA
Hafsa Burt, AIA
Rebecca Schnier, AIA
Rachel de Guzman, AIA

Join us for cocktails and presentations from 5:30pm-7:00pm. There is no cost to attend and all (including guys!) are welcome.

AIA East Bay is located one big block from the 12th Street/City Center BART Station in Oakland.

For more information: Sidney Sweeney at 510/464-3600

Pacific Energy Center Lecture Series Wed., 1/10

LEED: Green Building Criteria - January 10, 2007
Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street, SF
6:00-6:30 Social
6:30-7:30 Program

Please join the U.S. Green Building Council’s Northern California Chapter and the Pacific Energy Center for an update on the LEED Green Building Criteria and changes on the horizon for the coming year. LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a sustainability standard developed by the USGBC. Developments with LEED standards for New Construction, Commercial Interiors, Existing Buildings, Neighborhood Development and Homes will be covered during this talk. This lecture will include the latest updates to the LEED Curriculum, Pilot Programs and the USGBC's "Living Building Challenge". Please don't miss this important event to kick off the 2007 lecture series.

The event is free to all, and advance registration is not required. You will need to register at the venue (so bring a business card).

For more information: Call 415.973.7257

COTE Lunchtime Presentation: January 17

PG&E Residential New Construction Energy Efficiency Incentives: Single Family and Multi- Family programs

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 from 12 Noon to 1:30 PM at the AIA East Bay Chapter office, 1405 Clay Street in downtown Oakland.

Presented by Brian Silverthorn of PG&E and Heather Larson, Assoc. AIA of Heschong Mahone Group.

Learn how to qualify for cash incentives available to designers and developers through PG&E’s 2007-2008 residential new construction incentive programs. The California Multifamily New Homes Program and The Residential New Construction Single Family program offer, cash incentives, technical resources, design assistance and marketing benefits to affordable and market rate multifamily high and low rise and single family projects. Topics include program offerings, including the ENERGY STAR® New Homes program option, with a focus on design and energy efficiency related compliance options for projects to cost-effectively perform at least 15% more efficient than 2005 Title 24 Energy Code residential requirements, as well as options and resources to meet project/funding energy efficiency and green building goals.

For more information: Kellie Hewlett or call 510/464-3600

3D computer imagery

Did you know that many East Bay architects use Digital Imaging Studio to prepare 3D computer imagery for their project presentations? In 2000, Dahlin Group Architecture Planning started a specialized group, Digital Imaging Studio (DIS), dedicated to creating their high-end Renderings and Animations. The San Francisco office cut their teeth on developing such Computer Animation projects as Rivermark of Santa Clara and Alameda Point. More recently, DIS has assisted firms such as FMG Architects, MBH Architects and LSA Associates to create Computer Renderings and before-and-after Photo Composites for city and community presentations.

Image created by DIS for A.F. Evans Development.

For more information: www.disstudio.com or call 415/538.0933

Book Release: The Architecture of Ratcliff

A new book, The Architecture of Ratcliff (http://www.ratcliffarch.com/centennial), chronicles the legacy of Ratcliff, the oldest architectural firm in the San Francisco Bay area. Ratcliff turned 100 in 2006 and has made a significant imprint on West Coast design with five buildings on the National Register of Historic Buildings and more than two dozen additional landmark structures.

“The Architecture of Ratcliff, plain and simple, is a great read. It is the story of three generations of architects’ engagement in the major American architectural movements over the past century,” says Harrison Fraker, FAIA, Dean of the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley.

Looking to the future, the firm is addressing the most daunting challenge to the architectural industry: global climate change. Ratcliff created and provides a free Web site (http://www.greenmatrix.net) that promotes sustainable design. Examples of the firm’s environmentally-sensitive buildings include Blue Oak School in Napa, California, which incorporates a geothermal heating and cooling system in a renovated 1909 structure, and Berkeley City College, which will be the City of Berkeley’s first sustainable building as certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.

“The firm’s history provides a fascinating study of innovation along a path of exploration, discovery, and renewal,” says Woodruff Minor, author of The Architecture of Ratcliff. “In its commitment to sustainability, Ratcliff continues to build the future on the foundation of the past.”

Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Ratcliff is the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Firm of the Year Award from the California Council of the American Institute of Architects.

“Ratcliff is a reminder that our daily professional struggles can add up to something remarkable. This book is a 100-year proof,” says Fraker.

The Architecture of Ratcliff is generously photographed and extensively researched, offering readers a story of the development of the San Francisco Bay area since the great earthquake of 1906. The 224-page book will be available in January 2007 at the Museum of Modern Art Store, Builders Booksource, DeYoung Museum and other bookstores. It will also be available for online purchase at http://www.heydaybooks.com.

For more information: Liz O'Hara, Ratcliff, 510/899.6400, lohara@ratcliffarch.com

Call for Entries: COTE Top Ten Awards

CALL FOR ENTRIES

COTE Top Ten Awards

The AIA-Committee on the Environment (COTE) and its Top Ten Green Projects program recognize the benefits of sustainable design and acknowledge architects and their colleagues as leaders in the sustainability movement.

This is one of the best known sustainable design awards programs in the nation...the only one that measures qualitative and quantitative attributes.

Registration and submission deadline: January 17, 2007

For more information: http://www.aiatopten.org or Marsha Garcia, 202-626-7488, mgarcia@aia.org

Biomimicry for a Sustainable Built Environment

Biomimicry for a Sustainable Built Environment

Lecture & workshop in San Francisco by the Biomimicry Guild
hosted by the National AIA Committee on the Environment

lecture + reception only
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
5:30-8:00PM
130 Sutter Street, San Francisco (AIA San Francisco)
$10 (1 HSW)

Workshop
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
851 Howard Street (PG&E’s Pacific Energy Center)
$185 AIA members ($225 non-members) for workshop + lecture (required), materials, lunch (7 HSWs)

Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and imitates them to solve human problems. Applications range widely, from architecture, product design, and engineering, to software development, communication systems and organizational evolution.

Dayna Baumeister, PhD, co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild, and a team of biologists will lead a journey of discovery through an evening lecture and full-day workshop.

Who should attend?
architects, designers, landscape architects, engineers, planners, students and others curious about learning from nature and working toward a sustainable world

AIA-COTE will offset travel emissions via www.my-climate.org or www.greentagusa.org and encourages voluntary offsetting by participants.

For more information: register at http://www.aiasf.org/calendar/cal_detail.cfm?cid=1503