Breaking News regarding the New California Energy Standards

From John Britton, AIA:

"The effective date for the 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Parts 1 and 6) has been changed to January 1, 2010.

The California Energy Commission adopted the 2008 Standards on April 23, 2008, and the Building Standards Commission approved them on September 11, 2008. The Standards were scheduled to become effective on August 1, 2009.

The Energy Commission has experienced delays in completing the public domain compliance software. The Energy Commission had anticipated that these software programs would be available earlier, however the software required further programming attention before the programs could be released. The Energy Commission is resolving those problems, and will provide the programs in the near future.

This delay provides the industry and building officials more time to prepare for the new Standards. The Energy Commission will use this additional time to provide more information for the Standards and work with the California utilities, building industry and the California Building Officials to provide training on the new Standards."

Curtain Wall Forum

All Curtain Wall aficionados and detractors should take part in this moderated discussion regarding this powerful tool and how it meets (or doesn't meet) reality. Shruti Harve, AEC Application Specialist from Ideate wills tart the meeting off with a few intriguing uses of the curtain wall tool and then moderate and open discussion with the audience.

Shruti Harve holds a Mater of Science degree in Architectural Computing from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom and is a LEED accredited professional. Her experience includes working in architecture and construction firms in India and the United Kingdom as well as structural engineering firms in the Bay Area providing design, 3D modeling and drafting services.

7/21/09

Revit User Group: Curtain Wall Forum

All Curtain Wall aficionados and detractors should take part in this moderated discussion regarding this powerful tool and how it meets (or doesn't meet) reality.

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: To register click here

Cost: None; this program is open to all. Lunch provided by Ideate, Inc.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Creating Custom Profiles for Walls, Beams and Columns

At this user group we will review the ArchiCAD Profile Manager which allows you to create complex profiles for walls, beams and columns. This tool is used to define building component profiles which contain 2D plan and sectional details which are linked to the 3D model information. The tool can be used to create foundations, custom walls, structural components and more.

7/1/09

Creating Custom Profiles for Walls, Beams & Columns

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this program is open to everyone.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Drafting Table - $85

Large drafting table, nice condition.

Buyer to disassemble and move (bring someone with you, we do not have anyone to assist you).

Priced to Move!

Conference Table - $575

Custom Conference Room table and eight coordinating chairs.

This is a high quality conference table that was custom designed for an architectural engineering office. There is a professional grommet opening in the middle to accommodate a conference phone (or other electronics if preferred).

Unfortunately, it won't fit at our new office location and we must sell.

This is a great set, in excellent condition!

The table cost us $2100.00. Added to the custom table is 8 adjustable chairs purchased from IKEA. They are black and grey and are very comfortable.

Won't last long at this price. First to inquire will be given preference.

Buyer to move.

Kari Jung

Office Manager

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Tour: The Green Patient Lab 3.0

The Green Patient Lab 3.0 is the first full-scale idea and research demonstration of Green materials and technologies that are economically viable, readily available and appropriate for use in intensive health care settings. The Green Patient Lab 3.0 shows how to create a healing environment that improves the quality of life for patients, staff and family by utilizing best practices and evidence-based design concepts.

This tour will be lead by Suzanne Drake, IIDA, LEED AP, Senior Associate at Anshen + Allen Architects in San Francisco. Suzanne is the GPL Project Manager, with more than 14 years of interior design experience built around a depth of health care interiors, Suzanne has led efforts incorporating Evidence Based Design features into her projects along with sustainable practices for the patient and provider environment.

Suzanne has been with the Green Patient Lab since its conception, when she was part of the original team in November of 2006 that planned and designed what then was an exhibit of a patient room designed to demonstrate green products. She continues to source new products and work with the GPL Partners to keep the pressure on developing sustainable products. This focus on the "patient experience" includes providing the care-givers the tools they need for maximum efficiency through planning and technology.

This presentation is an in-depth look at each of the "Greening the Patient Experience" exhibit concepts. You will learn about readily available sustainable products, how to apply "evidence based" design, what constitutes a "healing environment" and much more.


7/9/09
Women in Architecture: The Green Patient Lab 3.0
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Anshen + Allen Architects, 901 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco
Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.
1 CES/LU HSW/SD

For more information: 510/464-3600

New Products that Inspire, Solve Problems, Save Energy & Make Life Easier

Linda Randolph, AIA will share the new products and construction materials that she has gleaned from the past year of her practice as well as hot new items form this years Pacific Coast Builders Conference. She will introduce ADA products, green construction materials and a multitude of innovative, useful and yes, even bizarre products for you to consider. Please bring your own discoveries to enlighten the group. Presented by the Small Firm Forum.

7/2/09

Small Firm Forum: New Products that Inspire, Solve Problems, Save Energy & Make Life Easier

Discover how you can use new products to increase your productivity and make everyday tasks easier. Presented by Linda Randolph, AIA.

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: Free for AIA Members; $3 for non-members. This program is open to everyone. Bring your own lunch, soft drinks will be provided.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Statements of Qualifications Requested

The Solano County Department of General Services, Division of Architectural Services (DAS), is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified firms to provide architectural/engineering services on an as–needed basis to support a variety of existing and future projects primarily through General Services Job Order Contracting (JOC) Program for renovation and tenant improvement projects. The Division of Architectural Services is the primary agency, which provides in-house and/or out sources architectural/engineering services required to successfully deliver capital improvement projects that house County programs and services on behalf of Solano County.

These projects include a wide variety of new construction, renovation/rehabilitation, tenant improvement, and historic preservation projects. At times, the scale and scope of work assigned to DAS exceeds the capacity of the Division’s work force. Projects, which exceed staff capacity, that require an expedited delivery schedule and/or specialized expertise, are contracted to private consulting firms. The Division, which has eight full–time employees, currently manages over 50 separate projects/work efforts in 2009 with an estimated value in excess of $100 million.

For more information: Please visit http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/genserv/architect/notices.asp for further information and updates.

NCARB Raises ARE Fees Because of Leaks

Washington, DC—The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will increase the fees for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) by $40 per division effective 1 October 2009. The increase, which was announced today at the NCARB Annual Meeting and Conference in Chicago, is due to recent incidents of exam content disclosure by ARE candidates. The cost to develop and replace the exposed content and handle the administrative and legal costs related to these incidents totals an estimated $1.1 million.

The ARE is designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing a psychometrically justifiable and legally defensible process that measures the level of competence necessary to practice architecture independently. In recent months, NCARB has had to turn off substantial amounts of content after several candidates posted detailed exam content on the internet.

These candidates have had their exam scores canceled and testing privileges suspended for up to five years. To ensure the integrity of the exam, NCARB has been forced to add two full-time staff members to monitor and investigate exam disclosures and copyright violations.

Replacing exam content is expensive and time consuming because each vignette or multiple-choice item must be written, reviewed, edited, and thoroughly pre-tested before it is added to the exam. The process of developing replacement content will take two years and the involvement of many volunteer professionals. The current six month waiting period between failed divisions is in effect to ensure that a candidate does not see the same question twice. If ARE candidates continue to breach the Confidentiality Agreement they accept to prior to taking each division and additional exam content is exposed, NCARB may be forced to extend the mandatory waiting period in order to prevent overexposure of content.

Since NCARB produced the first national exam for architects in 1965, the cost of delivering the test has been heavily subsidized by other NCARB programs. Since the ARE was computerized in 1997, NCARB has subsidized more than $15 million in exam-related expenses. While the new fee structure will help offset the costs incurred as a result of exam disclosure, it still falls short of the actual cost of developing and administering the exam and monitoring its security.

The current version of the ARE is comprised of seven divisions that test a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform many of the tasks an architect encounters in practice. To become licensed, candidates must fulfill education and experience requirements, as well as pass all divisions of the ARE.

The new rate of $210 per division will take effect on 1 October 2009. All exams scheduled on or after 1 October 2009 will be at the new rate. Prior to 1 October 2009, candidates can schedule future exam appointments through 31 December 2009 at the current rate of $170 per division.

For more information: Erica J. Brown, AIA Director, ARE 202/783-6500 ebrown@ncarb.org

2009 Unbuilt Awards Announced

AIA East Bay is pleased to announce the jury for the 2009 Unbuilt Awards:

Richard Thomson, FAIA
Anne Fougeron, AIA
Jeffrey Day, AIA

The jury and presentation of awards will be September 17, 2009. If you would like a Call for Entries sent to you please contact awards[at]aiaeb.org.

For more information: awards[at]aiaeb.org

Member Appreciation Party

Save this date! October 21, 2009

That's the date of this year's Member Appreciation Party, which will be at the Craneway Pavillion, in the award-winning historic Ford Assembly Building.

AIA East Bay 2009 recipient of a Citation for Architecture

Ford Assembly Building

Richmond, CA

Architect: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects

Owner: Orton Development, Inc.

Preservation Architects: Mark Hulbert

Structural Engineer: Patrick Crosby

Landscape Architect: SWA Group

General Contractor: Dalzell Corporation

Photographer: Billy Hustace

For more information: Call the chapter office 510/464-3600

Onerous Conditions & Indemnification Issues

Join the Professional Practice Forum to discuss what you need to watch out for in Owner/Architect agreements. Topics will include ownership of documents, indemnification, requirements to continue service during disputes with owners, attorneys fees and other onerous conditions that frequently find their way into Owner biased agreements that are becoming increasingly more difficult to change due to the threat of losing work.

6/18/09

Professional Practice Forum: Onerous Conditions & Indemnification Issues

Time: Noon - 1:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Tim Craig, AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

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IDP Six Month Rule is less than three weeks away

The IDP Six Month Rule is less than three weeks away! Interns, open your NCARB record now to get extra time to report hours.
https://www.ncarb.org/RecordApp/recordsvc/login.aspx

The Six-Month Rule requires interns to submit their training units in reporting periods of no longer than six months and within two months of completion of each reporting period. The rule will go into effect on 1 July 2009 for interns who begin an NCARB Record on or after that date and 1 July 2010 for all interns regardless of application date. All training unit reports must be submitted electronically through NCARB’s electronic Experience Verification Reporting (e-EVR) system.

The Six-Month Rule only applies to interns. It does not apply to registered architects that must document past experience for NCARB certification.

Six-Month Rule Implementation Timeline

31 December 2008 – Launch of online reporting system for IDP training units.

1 July 2009 – Six-Month Rule goes into effect for interns who begin an NCARB Record on or after this date.

1 July 2010 – Six-Month Rule goes into effect for all interns regardless of when they started their NCARB Record.

Available Extensions – Similar to the NCARB’s ARE Rolling Clock, the Six-Month Rule will have extensions available for:

Birth or adoption of a child (six months)
Serious medical conditions
Active military service

Extensions will require documentation. The procedures for applying for an extension will be available when the Six-Month Rule goes into effect.

For more information: please visit http://www.ncarb.org/idp/SixMonRul.html

Pecha Kucha Night

On Tuesday, June 16 at 6:00pm the Young Architects Forum will be holding a "Pecha Kucha Night". Pecha Kucha Night is like an "open mike" for designers - come share a selection from your design portfolio, images and stories from your travels, your hobbies, or anything you'd like, and learn about your peers and colleagues at the same time.

Pecha Kucha is, above all, a presentation format devised by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

6/16/09

Young Architects Forum: Pecha Kucha Night

Bring 20 images to present for 20 seconds each.

Time: 6:00-7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Norman Sanchez, AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Making the Cut: They Psychological Impact of Downsizing, and Surviving the Layoff

This interactive lecture, given by Laurie Dreyer, will explore the business decisions that firms are forced to make during tough economic climates. You will learn how economic factors impact the people in a firm and what the future holds for the "survivors". We will discuss how to survive the downturn without being laid off, and exit strategies for if you are. We will review best practices for firms delivering the bad news, as well as best practices for those who may be forced to hear the news. After attending this program participants will be able to review and understand how firms look at and make decisions about staff reductions, and common pitfalls in that kind of decision-making. You will be able to recognize the psychological and emotional impacts of letting someone go - and of being let go - and assess strategies for managing and recovering from those experiences. You will know best practices in both giving the bad news and receiving it, if either happens to you.

Laurie Dreyer is the Principal and Director of Human Resources at Anshen+Allen in San Francisco. She has worked for over 25 years in the A/E industry. Previous positions included Office Manager and Human Resources at Ratcliff Architects, Vice-President and director of Human Resources at Gensler, and Director of Human Resources, Recruitment and Staff Development at PSOMAS. Dreyer is a National Board Member of AEBL (formerly PSMA), member of AIA Large Firm Roundtable for Human Resources, and former member of faculty for AMI. She has had speaking engagements on a variety of Human Resources related topic for ACEC Senior Executives Institute, AIA, CELSOC, SEANOC, AIA HR Large Firm Roundtable, Georgia Tech., AEBL, Kyle V. Davy Consulting/Edward's Management Group: Practice Management for Emerging Leaders, and SMPS. Dreyer is also the co-author of the National AIA Human Resources handbook.


6/15/09
Making the Cut: The Psychological Impact of Downsizing, and Surviving a Layoff
Presented by SFNOMA. Co-sponsored by AIA East Bay.
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: None; this program open to all. Click here to RSVP.
1 CES/ LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Bird's Nest - Herzog and de Meuron in China

On Thursday, June 25 we will be showing a fascinating documentary at Dahlin Group in Pleasanton. The documentary "Bird's Nest: Herzog and de Meuron in China" follows Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron as they design the National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic summer games and a district that serves 300,000 Jinhua inhabitants.

The built environment of China is quickly transforming and international architects are in high demand. Herzog and de Meuron work to create structures that not only serve the everyday needs of the people of China but can represent China to the world in it's international debut. In the face of cultural and political challenges new architectural insights are revealed, as well as an understanding of the effect that this time of rapid change is having on China.

6/25/09

Bird's Nest: Herzog & de Mueron in China

A fascinating documentary about the Peking Olympic Stadium in China.

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

Location: Dahlin Group, 5865 Owens Dr., Pleasanton

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this program is open to everyone. Please RSVP.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Postponed: International Work, a Panel Discussion

This program has been postponed; a new date will be announced in the coming weeks.

AIA East Bay will feature Bay Area Firms of all sizes including Dahlin Group, Debbas Architecture, Perkins + Will and EDAW as they present their most recent international work and share their experiences. This fantastic panel is sure to create an fascinating discussion. The program will be followed by wine, cheese, and informal networking. Don't miss out!







Panelists

Chip Pierson, AIA

Chip Pierson, AIA, Principal/General Manager with the Dahlin Group, Pleasanton, entered the world of international architecture and planning in 1996 with a master planned community in Spain. Later on during in 2001, Chip was hired to design a community of homes near Beijing. This included a trip to Beijing to present the project to journalists and prospective buyers. Dahlin Group opened an office in Beijing in 2002 with projects in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. That small office of 4 has grown to 2 offices (Beijing and Hangzhou) and a full time staff of 44. Over the years Dahlin Group’s expertise in planning and architecture has brought them to Russia, Libya and the United Arab Emirates.

Charles Debbas

Debbas Architecture is an award winning Architectural firm with projects spanning many countries and cultures. Principal Charles Debbas’s body of work encompasses a great variety of projects in the Bay Area, around the country and the world. His firm engages in a variety of product design and design partnerships with companies like BIC and others. Recent projects include homes in Hillsborough and the Berkeley hills as well as homes and cafes in Los Angeles. Foreign achievements include a very unique state-of-the-art Pre-School in Dalian, China for which Charles will travel to this June and for an inauguration in September, pre-schools in Zimbabwe, a memorial and high-rise residential tower in Lebanon, and a residence in Curacao.

Todd Kohli

Todd Kohli is a Landscape Architect and Managing Director of EDAW’s San Francisco/Walnut Creek offices. His International work experience has included development of urban design guidelines and master planning of multi-residential communities, mixed used, university, hospitality, retail and entertainment projects in major Asian and Middle Eastern cities including Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan, Cairo, Eqypt, and Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. EDAW’s 34 worldwide offices include locations in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Lisa Fisher, AICP

Lisa Fisher, an urban planner and Associate for EDAW AECOM is currently managing master planning projects in Vancouver, Mexico City, and Santiago, Chile. These mixed-use projects feature unique public-private partnerships, urban regeneration, ecological frameworks, water sensitive urban design, and sustainability modeling.

Russ Drinker, AIA

Russ Drinker, AIA, Principal at Perkins + Will, San Francisco, has led project teams in architecture and planning on a broad range of large-scale, innovative, technically challenging projects with an emphasis on sustainable design around the world. Work has included academic campuses for Genentech in Singapore, a new Medical Sciences campus for King Saud University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; The Princess Noura University in Saudi Arabia, a new 30 million square foot campus for 40,000 full-time female graduate and undergraduate students, including a College of Medical Sciences and a 300 bed hospital; and United States Embassies in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Damascus.

6/24/09 Postponed

Monthly Program: International Work, a Panel Discussion

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $10 for AIA members and their guests; $15 for non-members

This program has been postponed; the new date will be announced in the coming weeks.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

East Asian Library Tour

This tour will explore the design and construction of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library at UC Berkeley and the building's place on campus. Tom Eliot Fisch was involved in the East Asian Library from Schematic Design onward. Throughout the project, they were committed to insuring that Tod Williams and Billie Tsien's vision of this building became a reality on campus.

Tom Eliot Fisch is a 22 people architecture and interior design firm in San Francisco committed to creating engaging, humane and inspiring spaces for clients who care about the built environment in a practice marked by principal involvement, exceptional design, delivery standards and ethics. Their clients range from education institutions to private developers and municipalities.

The tour will be led by Alyosha Verzhbinsky, AIA of Tom Eliot Fisch Architects, and Deborah Rudolph, Ph.d. of the C.V. Starr Eas Asian Library. It will focus on how the building fits on campus, major design strategies and construction challenges we faced during the 24 months it took to build it.

6/20/09

Tour: East Asian Library

Join us for our monthly Saturday Tour, this month we tour UC Berkeley's East Asian Library. The Tour will be lead by Alyosha Verzhbinsky, AIA of Tom Eliot Fisch Architects, and Deborah Rudolph, Ph.d. of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library

Time: 10:00am - 11:30am

Location: C.V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720

Cost: Free for Chapter Members; $10 for Non Chapter Members; No Children Under 12. Registration required.

Click here to register.

Contact: 510/464-3600

1.5 CES/LU's

For more information: 510/464-3600

Innovation and Design in New Materials

Learn about nanotechnology, nano materials, (n) and (e) materials, and more! Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA, founder of UZZITU Design, is passionate about new materials and technologies and has collaborated on numerous projects, including Elementary Schools, Colleges, Investigative Projects, Commercial Furniture Design, and Residential.In collaboration with other studios she has consulted and researched in colors and materials. This program is hosted by the Women in Architecture Committee.

6/18/09

Innovation and Design in New Materials

Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all.

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

The Civil Rights to Equal Access: an ADA primer for Architects

Dawn Anderson, AIA of As it Stands, will present a 90-minute program covering all five titles of the ADA. Attendees will understand: the history leading up to the American Civil Right of equal access; subsections of the ADA that directly affect the built environment and architectural design; mandate of ADAAG and the oversight and enforcement of the ADA in federal departments; understand the risks of NOT considering access in design ~ litigation, errors and omissions.

6/17/09

The Civil Right to Equal Access: an ADA primer for Architects
Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $10 for AIA East Bay members; $20 members of other chapters; $30 for non-members

Advance registration Required. To register click here.

1.5 CES/HSW LU (MCE)

For more information: 510/464-3600

How to Start an Architect Led Design-Build Entity

This onsite webinar is a must for anyone interested in making the transition to design-build, this session will explore the legal, insurance, and bonding issues associated with this project delivery method. Discussions will include the legal requirements related to company structure; relationships with owners architects, and builders; and licensing issues. Through case studies of firms that have successfully transitioned to design-build, you will gain the tools you need to integrate architect-led design-build into your practice!

Presenters:
Burton L. Roslyn, AIA, DBIA
Betsy Downs, AIA
Raymond T. Mellon, Esq.
Greg D. Kumm

6/17/09
Onsite Webinar: How To Start an Architect Led Design-Build Entity
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: None for AIA members; $5 non-members. To register, click here.
1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Cut Revit Content Management Costs and Increase Productivity

Revit is a productivity tool of unprecedented proportions. Employing Revit to its fullest potential leads directly to better designs, lower construction costs, greater productivity, more manageable timelines, fewer RFIs and changes, and most of all better buildings. When architects and engineers achieve greater productivity and quality in less time, they profit more.

However, without proper controls, the cost of creating and managing your Revit content can be very significant. Join James A. (Andrew) Arnold, Product Manager, AEC/O SmartBIM Solutions for Reed Construction Data, for an enlightening presentation on shaving the costs of content management.

Who Should Attend
This presentation is intended for the CEOs, Partners, CFOs and BIM Managers of firms using Revit.

About the Presenter
James A. (Andrew) Arnold currently serves as Product Manager, AEC/O SmartBIM Solutions for Reed Construction Data, where he manages the SmartBIM Library and SmartBIM QTO, presently in development. Previously, Andrew served as VP Products for Tectonic Partners, a start-up that was acquired by Reed in 2008. Earlier in his career, he worked for Vertex Design Systems, a start-up where he managed the design and rollout of the Vertex Detailer, an architectural detailing tool, and Electronic CADalogs, product selectors and configurators developed for building product manufacturers. He has also consulted to large property owners in the Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) area. Andrew received his Ph.D. in 2000 from the Department of Construction Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, where he was a research assistant at the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE). He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Environmental Design, University of California at Berkeley.

6/16/09

Revit User Group: Cut Content Management Costs & Increase Productivity

Learn how to use Revit to its full potential to achieve better designs, lower construction costs, greater productivity, more manageable timelines, fewer RFIs and changes and better buildings.

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: To register click here

Cost: None; this program open to all. Lunch provided by Ideate, Inc.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Green Affordable Housing Coalition

The Green Affordable Housing Coalition (GAHC) is a joint project of Build It Green and Bay Area LISC and brings together public-sector and private-sector professionals who are committed to incorporating green building practices into the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of affordable housing. Through education and outreach, the Coalition promotes the creation of buildings that:

• Are integrated to the site and region
• Use energy, water and materials wisely
• Minimize and recycle construction waste
• Create their own energy
• Are durable and easily maintained
• Promote good health for both workers and residents
• Enhance housing affordability

Success in this endeavor will produce economic and quality-of-life benefits for tenants, improve the financial bottom line for property owners, and generate economic and environmental benefits for the local, regional, and world community.

Participate in the Coalition

Build It Green currently supports one Green Affordable Housing Coalition in Northern California. The Coalition meets quarterly throughout the year.

Agenda - Update on Federal and State Tools for Affordable Housing, and Local Government Perspectives on Stimulus Funds

11:30 Introduction and Announcements

• Build It Green and Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  

11:40 Participating Administrative Entity for the Dept of Housing and Urban Development Green Retrofit Program (phone in presentation)

• Jerry Anderson, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, U.S. HUD

12:05 The New California Utility Allowance Calculator

• Adrian Ownby, California Energy Commission

12:30 Local Government Perspectives: Planning and Implementing Federal Stimulus Funds for Affordable Housing

• Dionne Early, City of San Jose
• Margaretta Lin, City of Oakland
• Kara Douglas, Contra Costa County

1:20 Q&A and Wrap-Up

6/9/09

Green Affordable Housing Coalition

This program will focus on the planning and implementation of new programs supported in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and financing tools from the state level. You will hear about changes to existing Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, the new Utility Allowance Calculator Developed by the CA Energy Commission, and local government perspectives on putting Stimulus funds to work in their communities. Presented by Build it Green, Sponsored by AIA East Bay.

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510-845-0472 x 110 or Elise@BuildItGreen.org

Cost: $25 RSVP for this meeting

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600