Regional Urban Design Committee Mtg Rescheduled

The normal "first Tuesday" Regional Urban Design Committee meeting has been rescheduled for November due to Election Day. The committee will meet Thursday, November 6th at noon in the chapter office.

On the agenda: the November walk-around of the new Oakland Cathedral, the January Railyard Tour, and the January monthly program.

All chapter members are warmly welcomed.

For more information: Sidney Sweeney 510/464-3600

Candidates for the 2009 Board of Directors

Candidates for the AIA East Bay 2009 Board of Directors

Vice-President/President-Elect: Tim Craig, AIA
Directors:
Michael Coleman, AIA
Gerard Lee, AIA
Kristina Raupach, AIA
Holly Razzano, Allied Member
Kari Svanstrom, Assoc. AIA
Student Director: Jairo Guadian, AIAS

The elections for the AIA East Bay 2009 Board of Directors will be held at 6pm on Wednesday, October 29th, at the Member Appreciation Party and Annual Meeting.

For more information: Sidney Sweeney, Executive Director 510/464-3600

Building Forward: Steinberg, Calthorpe 11/13

Please join the Home Builders Association of Northern California, Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) and the California Alliance for Jobs for Building Forward, a conference on SB 375, land use legislation authored by Senate President-Elect Darrell Steinberg and recently signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. SB 375 is the first law in the nation to tie billions of dollars in federal and state transportation funds to plans to shorten commutes, build sustainable communities and reduce global warming.

Senate President-Elect Darrell Steinberg will deliver the morning keynote address and Peter Calthorpe will close the conference. Other confirmed guests include Tom Adams, President of the California League of Conservation Voters; Steve Heminger, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Assemblyman Mark Leno; and Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Jr.

Attendees will hear insights from the Urban Land Institute, National Center for Smart Growth, California Air Resources Board, Association of Bay Area Governments, the development and building community as well as Bay Area elected officials.

BUILDING FORWARD (www.buildingforwardcalifornia.com) will help attendees understand the most important change to California land use law in years. Those of us involved in land use, transportation planning, development or investment can’t afford to miss it.
The conference will take place on November 13th in the PG&E Auditorium at 77 Beale Street in San Francisco. AIA’s guests are eligible to receive $55 off the admission price using this discount code at the time of purchase: MBRJVN9GC

For more information: or to register www.buildingforwardcalifornia.com

Upcoming Radio Show Features AIA East Bay Architect

Chapter member Nabih Tahan, AIA will be speaking on radio station KWMR about PassivHouse Design on Monday, October 27th. All are encouraged to tune in!

The show is scheduled for Monday, October 27th, starting at 1:00 pm.
KWMR is a local community radio station serving west Marin and can be listened to streaming live at kwmr.org; They also have archived podcasts of their programs at WMpostCarbon.com

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

Member Appreciation Party and Annual Meeting

An exclusive AIA East Bay opportunity awaits you at the Chabot Space and Science Center, where the universe is yours to experience. Set amid 13 trail-laced acres of East Bay parkland, with glorious views of San Francisco Bay and the Oakland foothills, Chabot is a hands-on celebration of sights, sounds, and sensations. Surround yourself with the wonders of the universe as you enjoy a special evening of networking, cocktails and hors d' oeuvres. Join us as we celebrate our members and elect the 2009 Board of Directors.

Date: October 29, 2008
Time: 6:00p.m.
Location: Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. See Map for directions.
Cost: Free for Chapter members, $35 Guests and $20 Children (ages 6-16; Children must be at least 6 years old to attend)
Contact: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600
RSVPs required by October 23, 2008. Register Now

Schedule of Events:
6:00pm - Check-in and networking
Annual Business Meeting & Planetarium Show: "Black Holes"
Networking & Exhibit viewing
8:30pm - Conclusion

SPONSORS:
ArchVista
Bluebeam
CADASYST
Degenkolb Engineers
Dealey, Renton & Associates
Ideate
IOA Insurance
McGraw-Hill Construction
Charles M. Salter Associates Inc.
TEAC Structural Engineering

For more information contact Jayna Blackwell, CMP, Program Coordinator at 510/464-3600.

Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)

Chris Patillo, founding partner of PGAdesign, Inc. Landscape Architects, will introduce HALS, a new federal program modeled on HABS and HAER. Gain an introduction and insight on HALS, its purpose, how it should be used, levels of documentation and more.
Special thanks to the Historic Preservation Committee for organizing this program.
Date: October 22, 2008
Time: Noon - 1:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600 or Joann Pavlinec, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all. This is a brown bag lunch, drinks provided. Please RSVP.
1 CES/LU

For More Information: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600

YAF: Integration of Architecture and Civil Engineering into High School Pathway Programs

This program presented by ConnecEd, is aimed at members of the professional community with an interest in both "green" building and an interest in promoting or supporting student interest/exposure to the field of architecure.
Date: October 21, 2008
Time: 6:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600 or Gerard Lee, AIA
Cost: None; This event is open to all. Drinks provided. Please RSVP.
1 CES/LU

For More Information: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600

Revit User Group: Revit Successes and Challenges for Multi-Family Residential Projects

The Harrison Street Senior Housing project, located on a corner lot in downtown Oakland, is a 73-unit affordable senior housing project. The project construction includes a ground-level concrete podium with five stories of wood frame construction above. Members of the Harrison Team from Pyatok Architects will discuss the approach, success, and challenges of using Revit to model this multi-family residential project.
Date: October 21, 2008
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Cost: None; this program open to all. Lunch provided by Ideate, Inc.
1 CES/LU

For More Information: http://www.ideateinc.com/events/index.html

Home Tour: Passivhaus Design

The Committee on the Environment presents a passivhaus design home tour, Saturday, October 18, 2008. Join us as Nabih Tahan, AIA, gives a tour of his recently, passivhaus concept, remodeled Berkeley home. The passivhaus concept, does not require a conventional heating system and results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. The standard is not confined only to houses, is not the attachment or supplement of architectural design, but an integrated design process with the architectural design.

Nabih Tahan, AIA, Mriai, began his career 30 years ago in the Bay Area as a forensic, diagnostic and remedial architect, analyzing and repairing defective buidldings. In 1992, he moved to Austria where he developed his own housing projects while learning about and applying green, energy efficiency techniques in design, manufacturing and construction. In 2002, he managed a company which imported, modern, prefab component homes from Austria to Ireland. He is now seeking to apply this experience to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of homes in the US. 1.5 HSW CES/LU
Time: 11:00am
Cost: None - This tour is open to all AIA members.
Location: To be sent with RSVP confirmation

For more information: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600

Upcoming classes on energy-efficiency and sustainability offered throughout Northern California

Steam Systems End User Training
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at San Ramon Valley Conference Center
in San Ramon
Register: http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/3310.htm
The focus of this workshop is steam system efficiency improvement in the operation of typical systems. The course covers potential system improvement through steam generation efficiency, resource utilization effectiveness and steam distribution system losses. This US Department of Energy (DOE) BestPractices course, brought to you through collaboration with the California Energy Commission, introduces the DOE software including Steam System Scoping Tool (SSST), Steam System Assessment Tool (SSAT), 3E Plus; and the technical guide, Steam System Survey Guide; which are available on-line at
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/steam_systems.html .


Process Heating Systems Assessments
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the San Ramon Valley Conference
Center in San Ramon
Register: http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/3303.htm
This class provides an introduction to process heating equipment for food processing and industrial uses (such as furnaces, dryers, ovens, heaters, and kilns). The course includes discussion of combustion and other heating methods, heat transfer in furnaces, waste heat recovery, commonly used process heating controls, and emissions from heating processes. This US Department of Energy Best Practices course is brought to you through collaboration with the California Energy Commission. In addition to hearing practical tips on process heating, maintenance, and ways to reduce emissions from furnaces, attendees will be introduced to DOE's Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST), a software which helps users survey furnaces and heaters, identify major energy-using equipment, set priorities for improvement opportunities, and assess available methods to improve thermal efficiency in an industrial plant.

For more information: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/index.html

Disabled Access Continuing Education Bills Signed by the Governor

From AIA California Council:

"SB 1608 was signed into law on Sunday, September 28, 2008, by Governor Schwarzenegger, which creates a continuing education requirement for California architects as a condition of licensure. The SB 1608 CE requirement is limited to disability access. There are many questions about the SB 1608 CE requirement therefore, we've created a document to help answer many of those questions, click here to download the FAQ document.

Over the next several months, the California Architects Board will decide if it needs to adopt regulations to further clarify the SB 1608 CE requirement in order to answer future questions created by this mandate. This process will continue well into 2009. Now that we’ve entered the arena of mandatory CE as a condition of licensure, (even though limited) now is the time for The AIACC Board to determine whether to sponsor legislation giving the California Architects Board the authority to create a comprehensive continuing education program in California. This vote will take place at the upcoming November Board meeting in San Diego."

For more information: Mark Christian, Director of Legislative Affairs

Architectural office space for rent

There is a separate office for rent in a charming brick building in Jack London Square that would be perfect for an architect or engineer. It is 1,365 RSF, with 3 separate offices, open workspace, kitchenette, separate restroom, high wood ceiling, brick walls, storage area and seismically reinforced. There is on street parking, easy freeway access and within walking distance to BART. The space is available immediately.

For more information: Contact Jacque Keller, 510.451.9987
Email: Jacque@kellermitchell.com

Downtown Berkeley Design Studio space Available

$300 per month per workstation ($375 each additional workstation). Includes shared copy machine, mail, Internet, conference room and kitchen. Easy BART access.

For more information: Call Mary at (510) 548-2000 ext 10.

Holiday Card Design Competition

The due date for the AIACC holiday card design competition is this Friday, October 3rd end of day. If you plan on submitting or passed this opportunity on to others please make sure all submissions are sent to Brenda Balstad bbalstad@aiacc.org .

Remember all entries must be designed by AIA California Chapter members. They can be students, associates or recently licensed Architects (licensed 10yrs or less). Please note that students can be AIAS members or AIA student members. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

For more information: Jason Dale Pierce, Assoc. AIA, AIACC Vice President, Academy for Emerging Professionals