Small Firm Forum: November 3

From Cathy Roha, AIA:

The Small Firm Forum of the AIA East Bay Chapter will meet on Thursday, November 3rd from noon to 1:30pm at the Truitt and White CONFERENCE ROOM 1817 Second Street near Hearst, Berkeley (just north of the new T&W Window & Door Showroom) for a presentation on Exciting New Products.

Truitt & White is one of the leading "treasure troves" for builders in our area. In the past several years they have made a point of keeping up with innovative and "green" products, and will have a lot to show us. Bring your questions about applications, selection and suitability of various materials, durability, options, etc. And while you are in the area, make some time to visit their new window & door showroom, too.

Bring your own lunch & beverage.

For more information: Call Cathy Roha, AIA at 510-845-1833 or email catroha@cs.com

Architecture Radio

If you haven't checked out (or heard) Architecture Radio, here's a good opportunity to get started:

Inventioneering Architecture - Ines Lamuniere and Patrick Devanthery: swissnex lecutre series at California College of the Arts

For more information: http://www.architecture-radio.org/

Guide urges attention to community initiatives to plan for and respond to catastrophic events

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations issued astep-by-step guide, "Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America's Communities," for small, rural and suburban communities to both prepare for and successfully respond to major local and regional emergencies – whether they be hurricanes, floods, terrorist attacks, major infectious outbreaks, hazardous materials spills, or other catastrophic occurrences.

For More Information: Visit the JCAHO Newsroom.

New Free Online Component Construction Course

New FREE Online Component Construction Course

GE has launched a new multimedia continuing education course - free to AIA participants needing CE credit or anyone that wants to learn more about component construction. The GE course covers an alternative building method known as component construction – providing project overviews and tips for faster building project completion.

For more information: http://www.facilitycare.com/2005/10-25-GE.html

Sim Van Der Ryn to speak at Cody's Thursday

Thursday, 10/27 at 7:30pm
At Cody's Books, 2 Stockton Street, San Francisco:

"SIM VAN DER RYN leapt to the forefront of the green architecture revolution in the midst of the environmental awakening of the late sixties through the nineteen eighties, harnessing his knowledge, ingenuity, and insatiable desire for sustainable living environments to create ever-evolving, ecologically sound projects. DESIGN FOR LIFE: THE ARCHITECTURE OF SIM VAN DER RYN is a full-length monograph illustrating the work and theory of one of the most pre-eminent authorities on sustainable architecture. Appointed California State Architect by then-Governor Jerry Brown, Van der Ryn introduced the first energy-efficient government building projects to California. His vision heralded an age of ecologically sensitive design and resulted in the adoption of strict energy standards and disability access standards for all California state buildings and parks. In DESIGN FOR LIFE, projects like the San Francisco Zen Center, Real Goods Solar Living Center, Ojai Foundation School, Gregory Bateson Building, and others, illustrate Van der Ryn's passion the designing building that encompass their natural surroundings and bring a sense of peace and ease to their inhabitants. Five principals of ecological design - Solutions Grow from Place, Design with Nature, Make Nature Visible, and Everyone is a Designer - inform his projects. Sim Van der Ryn is the president of Van der Ryn Architects; he taught architecture and design at UC Berkeley for more than 30 years, and is the author of six groundbreaking books about planning and design.
7:30 PM at Cody's Stockton Street, San Francisco"

For more information: http://www.codysbooks.com

Architecture-Sponsored Blood Drive

ELS Architecture & Urban Design is organizing a blood drive to help out with Katrina.

DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st
8:30AM-2:30PM
(each donor can expect to spend approx. 60-90 minutes for the donation process)

LOCATION: BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE LOBBY (across from ELS office)
2025 Addison Street, Berkeley

Our goal is 72 sign-ups for a successful draw from 50 donors. ELS has 22 commitments. Other Ways to Volunteer: We are also soliciting volunteers to greet donors and administer the snack table for one-hour time slots between 8:30am ­ 2:30pm.

We will need two people per hour. For those who are not eligible to donate blood or for those would like to volunteer without donating, your time will be greatly appreciated!

For More Information: (510) 549-2929 Alice Cheng, ELS Architecture & Urban Design Wendy Sitler, ELS Architecture & Urban Design

AIA National Housing Roundtable: Show You're Green

From AIA National Housing Committee:

Show You're Green
This is an annual one-day conference on an issue of topical importance to Architects engaged in housing and residential architecture. This year’s roundtable is devoted to practical Green Strategies for multi-unit market-rate and affordable housing, production homes, and custom residences. It aims to provide interactive sessions on the latest guidelines, rating systems, benchmarks, resources and research necessary for architects who need to be Green architects in the residential market.

For More Information: http://www.aia.org/ev_housing_green or contact bbland@aia.org.

Green Homes Wanted

From Build it Green:

Build It Green home tour organizers are soliciting applications for the second Build It Green Home Tour in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Building on the huge success of the past two home tours in 2005, which drew over 1,700 participants on May 1st in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and over 1,000 participants on September 25th in Marin and Sonoma Counties, we are excited to offer the next home tour in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties on Sunday, June 4, 2006.

The event is an opportunity for homeowners to share their green building experiences with their community as well as educate tour attendees on the variety of green building practices, products and technologies currently available locally.

Qualifying homes will be located in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and must demonstrate a variety of green building features and techniques. Any type of residential housing will be considered including new and remodeled single family residences, townhouses, multifamily, duplexes, and condominiums.

The goals of the green home tour are to showcase healthy, durable, energy and resource efficient features which are both aesthetically pleasing AND environmentally friendly, as well as to demonstrate that homes can incorporate green features on any budget.

Have you participated in the construction or retrofit of a green residence? Consider it for the tour.

For more information: or Michele Brown at (510) 845-5106 ext. 230

Design Awards: Architecture for Education

2005-2006 CAE Design Awards

The AIA National Committee on Architecture for Education is now accepting entries for its annual CAE Design Awards.

For more information: http://www.aia.org/br_cfe_cae_designawards0506

CSI Meeting Effective Energy Management: T24 Update

From Harry Haimovitch, AIA:

"The regularly scheduled CSI Chapter Dinner Meeting will take place Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at H's Lordships Restaurant, 199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley, CA 94710, (510) 843-2733.

Effective Energy Management: T24 Update

The new Title 24 Energy Requirements, which went into effect 1 October 2005, will significantly change the design of buildings. The new regulations will include greater controls, more daylighting, increases in lighting efficiency... and added paperwork. Join CSI in learning about these changes, and how they will affect building design and management.

October's Speaker, Charles Knuffke, is Western Regional Manager for Watt Stopper. An expert in lighting controls, Charles also considers himself a teacher, and enjoys non-proprietary presentations to groups interested in technology, as well as to those needing to understand the varied state-mandated energy codes. He has been actively involved with lighting controls since the inception of centralized lighting control systems. Charles has worked for 18 years with engineers, contractors and owners to design, specify and commission Lighting Control Systems for a wide range of projects. Once the systems have been installed, he has spent thousands of hours working with facility engineers to ensure that the systems are being used to their fullest capabilities. He has been gaining experience in motion detector applications as well as an understanding of what it takes to provide a properly functioning daylighting system. Charles has also been assigned responsibility for working with Building Automation System manufacturers to help integrate products into their systems using open protocols.

Table Topics presentations starting at 6:00 PM will include lighting controls.

THE OCTOBER MENU

Tossed Green Salad, Rolls and Butter and
Filet Mignon with Mushroom Sauce + Parsley Red Potatoes and Fresh Vegetables
or
Cornish Game Hen with Apple Almond Stuffing / Orange Glaze + Rice Pilaf, Fresh Vegetables
or
Vegetarian Pasta Prima Vera
followed by
Coffee, Tea, Milk, and Chocolate Suicide Cake

6:00 PM Networking / No-Host Bar 7:00 PM Dinner 8:00 PM Program

EB/O CSI Members - $10
Professional or Industry Guests, 1st dinner attended - $20
Guests and Non-Members w/ advance reservations - $35
Guests and Non-Members at the door - $40

RSVP and make dinner selection by 8:00 PM Sunday, October 16th
by e-mail to eastbayoakcsi@aol.com or by voicemail to (510) 524-8818.
Indicate number of people, name(s), and entree choice for each name.
No Show Reservations will be billed $38, the actual cost of dinner to the Chapter.
Default entree is beef if no dinner selection is made.
For More Information: E-mail questions to eastbayoakcsi@aol.com or call (510) 524-8808."

Vibration Design Considerations For Healthcare Facilities

It's also not too late to come to today's lunch & learn at AIA East Bay:

10/05/05
Lunch & Learn: Vibration Design Considerations For Healthcare Facilities
This will be a technical seminar about the design of health care facilities to take into account the sensitivity of medical equipment to vibration. Issues to be addressed include site planning considerations, site vibration exposure, parking garage vibration, floor amplification and MEP vibration control. Presented by The Papadimos Group http://www.papadimosgroup.com/
Time: Noon-1pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact Person: Please RSVP by October 5 510/464-3600
Cost: None. This is a brown bag lunch. This class open to the public and while RSVP's aren't necessary they are welcome.
1 AIA CES/LU

For more information: AIA East Bay Chapter Assistant Kellie Hewlett 510/464-3600

Health by Design conference

From Phyllis Newton, Esq:

"By now you have, hopefully, heard of the Health by Design conference that the AIA Central Valley is co-sponsoring with the UCD Health System on October 20th in Sacramento. It's not too late to register!"

For more information: www.healthbydesignconference.org