High Performance Homes

Tuesday, October 2
9:00 - 11:00 am

Nationally renowned speaker Mark LaLiberte is in town and will be at the AIA East Bay on Tuesday, October 2 at 9:00am presenting High Performance Homes: Do’s Don’ts and Why’s.

Mark LaLiberte, a distinguished trainer, author and consultant has devoted two decades to educating the homebuilding industry about the benefits of constructing durable, energy efficient and healthier homes. He spoke to our chapter in February; it was one of our highest-rated programs this year. More than one participant told staff, “That was the best AIA program I’ve ever been to—including Convention!” Click here for more information on Mark.

There is still space available—only $3/chapter members, $5/non-members. Register now at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=143883. Coffee and bagels will be available.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
High Performance Homes: Do’s, Don’ts and Why’s
Presented by Mark LaLiberte, who will identify common construction details that can lead to moisture problems, air quality concerns and excessive energy consumption. Learn how to correct them before they become customer service problems.
Sponsored by DuPont Tyvek.
9:00 – 11:00 am
AIA East Bay, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland (12th Street/City Center BART Station)
510/464-3600
Register now at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=143883. Refreshments to be served.
2 CES/HSW LU

REQUEST FOR Qualifications

NOTICE OF
REQUEST FOR Qualifications (RFQ)

The City of Suisun City is soliciting a Statement of Qualifications for professional services for the design of the proposed Suisun City Gateway Monument Signage Project.

The City of Suisun City is seeking a creative and experienced design firm to work with City staff in the concept development and construction document preparation for two major monument signs. These monument signs are to be placed at each of the two primary entrances to the City along Highway 12 and will be used to express the unique history and identity of the City of Suisun City. A design for a smaller monument sign will also be developed for other entrances to the City.

Full submittal requirements are to be found in the complete RFQ which is available at no cost by contacting:

Community Development Director
Heather McCollister
City of Suisun City
701 Civic Center Blvd.
Suisun City, CA 94585
hmccollister@suisun.com (with signature)

Statements of Qualifications must be received by: No later than 2pm, Thursday, October 18, 2007 and must be submitted in the form required in the RFQ.

Firms wishing to be considered for this project should thoroughly read this RFQ. Information required to be provided in a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is detailed in Section VI. Firms submitting an SOQ must do so in accordance with the requirements of Section VII. As required by Section XI, a signed copy of the enclosed sample agreement must be submitted with an SOQ.

Date September 27, 2007
Suzanne Bragdon, City Manager
City of Suisun City

Introduction to the New 2007 California Building Code

Introduction to the New 2007 California Building Code
Sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of
The American Institute of Architects

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Location:
XL Construction
851 Buckeye Court
Milpitas, CA 95035
408-240-6000

Who Should Attend?
Architects / Contractors / Engineers / Estimators / Construction Managers / Interior Designers Product Representatives / Property Owners/ Inspectors / City Planners / Facility Managers

Instructor—
Steven R Winkel, FAIA, P.E., The Preview Group, Inc.
Architect Commissioner of the California Building Standards Commission
Steve has over thirty-five years of architectural experience and now practices as a building code consultant, consulting with other design professionals. He participated in the adoption of the new International Building Code and California amendments making up the 2007 California Building Code. Mr. Winkel is co-author of Building Codes Illustrated, published by John Wiley and Sons. The book is an illustrated guide to the use and interpretation of the International Building Code

6:30 PM –7:00 PM Registration & Snacks
7:00 PM –9:00 PM Seminar
This is a fast-paced brief introduction to the changes between the current 2001California Building Code (based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code) and the new 2007 California Building Code (based on the 2006 International Building Code). The new code has been published and goes into effect throughout California on January 1, 2008. The course will focus on the fire protection and life-safety aspects of the code.
9:00 PM Q & A

Pay in advance or at the Door. Checks payable to: “AIA Santa Clara Valley”
AIA Member Fee: $35.00
Non-Member Fee: $45.00
1997 UBC/2006 IBC nonstructural Comparison & Cross Reference Manual included in fee! (www.iccsafe.org)

Send registration & payment to:
AIA Santa Clara Valley
325 South First Street, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95113
Fax: 408-298-0619
Email: info@AIASCV.org

For more information: 408-298-0611

Vacancy On The El Cerrito Design Review Board

The El Cerrito City Council announces a vacancy on the city’s Design Review Board (DRB). The DRB reviews all development (public and private), including all buildings, site layouts, and signing in all districts, except single-family, for the purpose of encouraging quality design. The DRB also hears appeals of administrative decisions. Serving on a board or commission can be a rewarding experience for community service-minded residents. It is an excellent way to participate in the functioning of local government and to make a personal contribution to the improvement of the El Cerrito community. All residents interested in serving on this important quasi-adjudicatory body are invited to submit an application for consideration no later than October 25, 2007. An application may be downloaded from www.el-cerrito.org.

For more information: Cheryl Morse, City Clerk at 215-4305.

Emerging Professionals Social: ARE 3.1 vs ARE 4.0

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
6:30 pm

Emerging Professionals Social: ARE 3.1 vs ARE 4.0
The licensure process can be confusing--and now it's worse! The ARE is transitioning; do you know what to do and when to do it? Find out all about the old vs. new ARE over pizza and beers. Presented by the ARE Task Force and Emerging Professionals Committee.

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600 or Kanika Brown, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all.
Please RSVP for proper dinner counts.

Hercules City Tour

On Saturday, October 13th, the AIAEB RUDF has organized a tour of the redevelopment activity that is occurring in the City of Hercules. Steve Lawton, Community Development Director for the City, will lead a tour and presentation of the dynamic New Urban neighborhoods and the beginnings of the City’s waterfront transit village and redevelopment around the civic core of the City. Participants will bicycle or drive between different Quarters of the Central Hercules planning area to see examples of place-making that teach applicable lessons for urban design throughout the Bay Area.

• 8:30am cyclists meet at El Cerrito Del Norte


• 9:15am carpoolers meet at El Cerrito Del Norte


• 9:30am everyone meet at Hercules City Hall (111 Civic Drive, Hercules, CA 94547)


• 9:30 to 10:30am discussion of planning efforts in Hercules and pending development projects in the City’s Civic Quarter


• 10:30am to 12:30pm tour of Central Quarter and Waterfront Quarter – see range of New Urbanist neighborhoods and the beginnings of the waterfront Transit Village.


• 12:30 to 1:30 lunch and informal discussion at Kinder’s (3600 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 1, Hercules, CA 94547)

Monthly Program: Intern Developement Program (IDP)

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Confused by the IDP process? Don't know how to get started? Managers--are you looking for better ways to mentor your licensure candidates? Just need inspiration to keep going? Join us for an in-depth look at IDP, with presentations by large- and small-firm principals, licensure candidates, and regional IDP experts.

This is a popular program for licensure candidates as well as firm managers and principals. It's only offered once a year, so don't miss it!

The program fee includes cocktails, dinner, the program, and for those who need them, IDP packets. It's just $15 for Chapter members, their guests, and member firm employees; $5 for chapter student members; and $25 for all others. Register today!

1 CES/LUs

Please RSVP

AIA East Bay
Wednesday 9/26/07
5:30-8:00pm
$5/$15/$25
Dinner program.

200 Second’s Architecture and Design Day

200 Second’s Architecture and Design Day
Co-Sponsored by AIA East Bay

2 CES/LUs

Saturday, September 29, from Noon to 4 p.m.

200 Second @ Jackson, Jack London Square, Oakland

This free public event will explore principles of design, color, craft, and composition, showing participants new and novel ways to incorporate these ideas into their everyday lives and enhance their experience of urban living.

Throughout the event visitors can enjoy live music, fine wines, and gourmet snacks and a series of presentations on the practical aspects of urban living. Professional organizer Bethany Saint Clair will introduce the feng shui philosophy behind her practice and offer tips for creating spatial harmony in the home. Using one of the residences at 200 Second Street as a case study, consultant Suzanne Kozel will outline the principles of color selection and explain how to work with existing furnishings and art. After a discussion of how dense neighborhoods actually improve quality of life, 200 Second Street architect David Baker, FAIA will lead a guided tour of the building. And David Pierce, ReadyMade magazine contributor and principal of Ohio, the San Francisco based modern furniture producer, will explore the link between the dwellings of primitive man and the modern aesthetic and what the cave can teach us about minimalist living.

Tours of 200 Second’s model homes will be available throughout the afternoon.

Architecture + Design Day Schedule:

12:30-1:00 p.m. The Feng Shui of Organizing with Bethany Saint Clair
Learn the principles of feng shui and how to apply them in your home. Bethany Saint Clair specializes in creating spatial harmony with clarity and purpose through her practice as a professional organizer with an emphasis on feng shui.

1:30–2:00 p.m. A Case Study in Color with Suzanne Kozel
Suzanne Kozel is a trained color consultant and interior re-designer — a designer dedicated to creating a fresh new look using existing furnishings, artwork, and space. Her presentation will introduce the idea of redesign and explain how to select colors, perfect your palette, and incorporate existing elements.

2:20–3:00 p.m. Better Living Through Density with David Baker, FAIA
200 Second Street architect David Baker, FAIA, believes that denser neighborhoods are more active, interesting, and safe places to live. Using some of his own work as examples, he'll describe the components of good design that make higher density better for all. After the discussion, David will lead a guided tour of the building, highlighting many of the architectural design moves that have helped make 200 Second Street so popular with other architects and designers.

3:30–4:00 p.m. The Quiet Cave: Modernism and the Primitive Impulse with David Pierce
Designer and founder of Ohio Design, David Pierce, explores the link between the dwellings of ancient man and the modern aesthetic, and how nature plays a pivotal role both inside the home and out. How do our most primal instincts influence today’s modernist revival? What does the cave have to teach us about the joys of minimalism?

For more information: please contact the 200 Second Sales Office at 510-465-7263.

Codes Forum: Discussion with Local Building Officials

From Codes Committee Co-Chairs Anthony Boutte, Allied Member and Kriss Raupach, AIA:

"In anticipation of the new California Building Code, the East Bay AIA Code Committee has scheduled a Brown Bag Roundtable discussion with several local Building Officials. The Building Officials attending the Roundtable will be:

Jon Ewigleben, Building Services, City of Oakland
Margaret Elliott, Building Official, City of Hayward

Date: 27 September 2007
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm
Place: AIA East Bay Chapter Office
1405 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510/464-3600
www.aiaeb.org

The main focus of the Roundtable will be to address how these jurisdictions plan on incorporating the new ICB based CBC requirements into their respective jurisdictions. Other anticipated topics include occupancy review by different State Agencies, building green, some of the more significant changes from the UBC, new ordinances, adoption date and pre-design meetings, as well as the staff's training in the new CBC.

We welcome questions in advance for these Building Officials. We ask that questions address the bigger picture of the new CBC and its impact on the permitting process and not address project specific issues.

Please send your Roundtable questions and Building Official's "advance questions" to Anthony Boutte at aboutte@ab-plans.com.

I hope that you will be able to attend this Roundtable and look forward to seeing you there.

Anthony Boutte, Allied Member
Kriss Raupach, AIA
Co-Chairs
East Bay AIA Code Committee"

For more information: Anthony Boutte aboutte@ab-plans.com.

Exhibit Opening 9/20/07

Come to the AIA East Bay on Thursday, September 20, 2007 to the Exhibit Opening of the 2007 AIA East Bay Design Award Winners. The opening will included short presentations from a number of the winning projects' firms, including Glass Associates, ELS Architecture & Urban Design and Fernau & Hartman Architects.

(Pictured above: Shiing-Shen Chern Hall-Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Expansion Project, Berkeley

Architect: Glass Associates, Inc.

Photographer: Glass Associates, Inc.)

Exhibit Opening: 2007 AIA East Bay Design Awards

AIA East Bay

Thursday 9/20/07

5:30pm-7:00pm

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

ArcHop

From Kiel Schmidt:

"I am proud to announce the first quarterly ArcHop. Thursday October 4th, 5-8pm at 1416 Broadway @ Tuolumne in Downtown Fresno.

ArcHop is a response to the need for an improved built environment in Fresno. This subject has often been a point of discussion on MindHub. Recognizing that we are at a critical point in shaping the future of this city and region, we extend an invitation to the design community and public to participate in quarterly exhibitions and discussions. Our culture, our city, and our architecture stand to benefit from an open discussion about these topics. We welcome your thoughts, ideas, concepts, projects, opinions,and experiences. Architecture firms presenting their work will include the Taylor Teter Partnership, Arthur Dyson Associates, Global Studio Collaborative, and others. "

For more information:Kiel Famellos-Schmidt, (559) 437-0887, kielts@gmail.com www.aiasj.org/index.php

Whither the Architect of the Capitol?

From Christine McIntee, National AIA Executive Vice President:

"The Congressional Selection Commission, composed of leaders of both the House and Senate, has submitted to the White House a list of three candidates for the position of Architect of the Capitol. With the ball in the President’s court, the next step is for him to nominate an individual (it doesn’t have to be one of the three!) to the Senate for confirmation.

Plenty of rumors are afloat, but no one is willing to say who’s on the joint House/Senate list. This makes it difficult (to say the least) to evaluate the candidates. In response to the lack of information, I have written to the Commission urging them to release the names. I strongly believe the public has a right to know who the nominees are so that citizens can provide informed advice to their elected leaders about the selection process. To date we have received no response. In addition, the AIA Board of Directors sent a letter to President Bush urging him to appoint a licensed professional architect.

Action requested: Getting the names released is only the first step in helping to ensure that the president selects a licensed professional architect as the next Architect of the Capitol. AIA members can lend a hand in shining some light on the process. Write to your Representatives. Ask them to request that Congressional leadership release the names.

And, while you’re at it, ask them to contact the White House to urge the president to nominate a licensed professional architect."

For more information: Christine McIntee, AIA Executive Vice President 202/626-7200 or Mark Christian, AIACC Director of Legislative Affairs 916/448-9082

Mentoring Essentials Are Now Online

Mentoring Essentials Are Now Online:

The IDP supervisor and IDP mentor training workbook the AIA
released last March can now be completed online. The workbook describes the basic requirements of the IDP,
including the definition of the IDP supervisor and IDP mentor roles and applies those standards to firm settings. It also
summarizes resources available to IDP supervisors and IDP mentors for use in assisting interns with their internship
requirements. Participants who complete the quiz at the end of the workbook and send it to the AIA will be
documented as trained IDP mentors and can earn continuing education credits.

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

Robert Swatt, FAIA at Design Within Reach

From Design Within Reach:

Architect Robert Swatt, FAIA on West Coast modernism.

Swatt Architects, based in Emeryville, California, has built a
reputation for design excellence. Recent projects include
internationally acclaimed residences throughout Northern California,
GreenCity Lofts -the "greenest" multi-family housing project in
the Bay Area - and the Free Speech Movement Café at UC Berkeley.
The firm has been recognized with over 40 design awards, including 13
awards from The American Institute of Architects.

Robert Swatt, FAIA will join us for a presentation focusing
on the work of his firm. Plus, through photos of earlier
modern architectural masterpieces, Robert will trace the common
themes which permeate his work and connect it to the traditions
of West Coast modernism. Refreshments will be served.

RSVP to lafayette@dwr.com by September 10.

West Coast modernism with Robert Swatt, FAIA
Thursday, September 20, 6:30pm
DWR Lafayette Studio
973 Moraga Road
Lafayette, CA 94549

For more information: http://www.dwr.com/lafayette

The Village Lives

From ADPSR:

The Village Lives
By Mark Lakeman,
The City Repair Project
Portland, Oregon 
www.cityrepair.org

Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Location: Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street,

San Francisco, CA 94103 (2 blocks from Powell Street BART)

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Light refreshments available at 6:00 pm

$5-10 sliding scale donations requested, no one turned away for lack of funds

Sponsored by ADPSR Northern California Chapter.

A 1.5-hour slide presentation that shares the story of The City Repair Project and its sister design firm Communitecture, in Portland, Oregon. The presentation is chronological, proceeding from the most accessible scales to enormous, visionary collaborations involving thousands of people. As an overall movement, each project repeats the essential principles of localization, community participation and placemaking, while building upon each success to manifest larger and larger impacts.

As both an organization and a larger movement, City Repair inspires and guides the transformation of the grid infrastructure of the typical American city into a vital social commons. As a multidisciplinary culture, City Repair combines architecture, urban planning, anthropology, community development, public art, permaculture and ecological design in projects that transform space and transfer power at local levels. Through a restorative process in which citizens re-imagine and literally re-build their own commons, we are engendering relationships that revitalize the fabric of our local communities within the existing context of social isolation. By re-asserting localized village patterns in the city grid, City Repair establishes both the physical and social foundation for sustainable culture.

For more information: Contact ADPSR-Northern California

Young Architects Forum: Pecha Kucha 20 slides 20 seconds each

From Gerard Lee, AIA, YAF Chair:

Our version of Pecha Kucha!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007.
6:00-7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Cost: None; this program open to all
1 CES LU

It's a chance for you to show a project, detail, creative work or anything you are passionate about and related to what we do as architects. If Architectural Record passed up your project for publication, this is a way to thumb your nose at them and show your work to your peers who understand the difficulties of getting any project completed. Works that are completed, in progress, conceptual, never saw the light of day and even your college projects are all welcome. This is a chance to showcase your creativity and have fun at the same time. Remember to credit any work done while employed by another firm.

It's a slide show. 20 slides max and 20 seconds max each slide. This way each person presents for about 6 minutes and 40 seconds and nobody has to worry about somebody going overboard. So we would prefer powerpoint presentations. Showcase the work and not the fancy powerpoint tools (just simple slides and no fancy gradations, image sliding over images or fades etc).If you don't have powerpoint then Adobe PDFs will work. Just take into consideration how it will be displayed through the projector and go page by page. Just make sure you follow the 20 second rule and no more than 20 pages. Or if you have regular slides and a slide projector, we can fit it in.

Step up to the plate and e-mail either Kellie@aiaeb.org or Gerard Lee. You can choose to answer questions after your presentation or not. Try to keep it short (I know, harder than it sounds).

If you have something you have always wanted to showcase, this is the time for it. Please let us know asap and try to get your files to us by the 11th, so we can compile them. I have the same info posted in our Google group.

http://groups.google.com/group/young-architects-forum/browse_thread/thread/59a7d71c2900e725

If you are not a member of the YAF, it's not a problem. We are open to everyone. So feel free to forward this.

For more information: Kellie Hewlett or Gerard Lee, AIA

Women In Architecture: Parks and Public Architecture

Parks and Public Projects

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Cost: None; this program open to all.
1 CES/LU

Join the Women in Architecture Forum as Cathy Garrett, ASLA LEED AP, illustrates a number of PGAdesign’s projects.

PGAdesign is a firm of landscape architects that have been based in Oakland for 27 years. Come and hear about their design projects that focus on parks and the public realm. From collaboration with internationally known architect/landscape architects, contemporary design of streetscapes, parks, colleges, to historic preservation of the designed fabric of our urban past.

For more information: Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600 or Stacy Webb, Assoc. AIA

Urban Living Tour Sept. 16

Holliday Development, AIA East Bay, Oakland Magazine, Clear Channel, Pulte Homes Mechanics Bank, and the San Francisco and East Bay Bicycle Coalitions invite you to join us for the Urban Living Tour, benefiting REBUILDING TOGETHER OAKLAND and their mission of creating safe and comfortable housing for those in need. The first annual URBAN LIVING TOUR will take place on Sunday, September 16th from 11am - 5pm.

Discover the East Bay's hidden gems on this educational adventure featuring nearly a dozen eclectic and unique urban living environments. Experience creative contemporary workplace and dwelling designs spanning the spectrum from innovative industrial warehouse conversions to lovingly rehabilitated Victorians. Each tour stop presents a distinctive study in urban architecture, with an emphasis on the lifestyles of urbanites who work and dwell within.

The journey begins at Oakland's Historic Train Station in West Oakland, the terminus of the Trans Continental Railroad . Ticket holders will receive a tour map providing a route for driving or cycling at leisure to each private entry on the tour. From the train station, weave through the diverse and rich mosaic of the East Bay on a lovely autumn afternoon. All proceeds benefit Rebuilding Together Oakland. Join the tour for a good cause and a fascinating experience. Tickets are $20/ $30 at the door.

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

FREE Homeowner Earthquake Retrofit Workshop

Several groups, including ABAG, the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), and the Red Cross, are putting on a FREE homeowner earthquake retrofit workshop in Berkeley. It is being held at the Albrier Community Center, 2800 Park St., Berkeley on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. until noon. The principles and practice of effective earthquake retrofitting will be presented by the Association of Bay Area Governments, the author of Shear Walls, an Illustrated Guide, published by the International Code Council, and a former residential earthquake damage inspector for FEMA. The American Red Cross will have a display. In addition, the Structural Engineer's Association of Northern California will be talking about their joint effort with the City of Oakland to develop an earthquake retrofit building code.

For more information, see http://quake.abag.ca.gov/fixit/Flier-Berkeley-September15-07.pdf

COTE Forum: Getting the Sun Into Your Next Project

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Getting the Sun Into Your Next Project

Learn about getting solar into your next residential or commercial project, from experienced designers and installers. From an environmental, political, and even financial point of view, solar power and hot water are the right things to do! Please join us for this brown-bag program--and bring along your friends and co-workers!

Presented by Jesse Quay, Senior Design Consultant for Sun Light and Power , Bill Burke, AIA/LEED AP of Pacific Gas & Electric Company's (PG&E) Pacific Energy Center (PEC) and Peitsa Hirvonen of Sesco Electrical.

Jesse Quay, Oakland native Senior Design Consultant for Sun Light. Sun Light and Power was started in 1976 and has pioneered the alternative energy movement in the SF Bay Area and beyond. Jesse has been building, designing and selling solar electric, hot water and hydronicsystems since 2003. Experienced in working with architects, developers and homeowners to customize energy solutions to their dynamic needs.

Bill Burke is an architect with a long background in environmental issues and energy-efficiency. As staff architect at Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) Pacific Energy Center (PEC), he oversees architectural educational programs and consultations. Bill promotes good site and building design for passive cooling and heating, a high performance building envelope to maximize energy efficiency, and incorporation of renewable energy strategies such as solar thermal and photovoltaics.

Peitsa Hirvonen started SESCO in 1992 and has been doing superior electrical work for general contractors and homeowners since 1992, providing a wide range of electrical wiring and communications/media cabling services, from new construction to remodeling and from service maintenance to repair. In addition, the company is committed to educating our crew in all facets of green building, including solar energy and all technologies related to energy efficiency.

Time: Noon-1:30
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street , Oakland
Contact: Kellie Hewlett or Erik Mikiten, AIA
Cost: None, this is a brown bag lunch. Drinks are provided
This Forum open to all.
1.5 HSW CES/LU

For more information: Kellie Hewlett 510/464-3600

Regional Airport System Plan - Update 2007

Share your views on the future of Bay Area airports

What: Public Workshop on Regional Airport System Plan - Update 2007
When: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007
Where: Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
101 Eighth Street, Oakland (across the street from the Lake Merritt BART station)

Come and learn about ongoing efforts to plan for future growth at the region's airports, and provide input and recommendations for future work. Topics discussed will include:

Aviation industry trends
Emerging technologies to improve runway capacity
Potential airline and air cargo service at alternative airports

The meeting is jointly sponsored by the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

For more information: www.mtc.ca.gov/meetings/workshops/rapc.htm or call 510.816.5757.

Vectorworks Users Group

From Larry Mortimer, AIA:

"Just a reminder that the next meeting of the Northern California VectorWorks User Group (NCVWUG) will be Tuesday Sept. 11th. Also hot off the press, Nemetschek NA has announced VectorWorks 2008 (the next version) will be released on September 13th. For more information go to:

http://www.vectorworks2008.net/

Our next meeting will be:

Tuesday September 11th at 7:00 pm

AIA East Bay Office

The State of California Building (North West of City Hall & North East of the Federal Towers)

1405 Clay St. Oakland, CA

Corner of 14th & Clay, Northerly Corner

Look for East Bay AIA sign

The presentation at this meeting will be:

Peter Thayer will discuss the use of Symbols vs Plug-ins, and Larry Mortimer will bring you up to speed on the Wall Tool, and creating and applying Wall Styles.

We will also decide what topics the User Group will cover in the next few meetings.

As usual, there will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Mark you calendar and plan to attend. As always, you're guaranteed to walk away with some new ideas.

NCVWUG meets at AIA East Bay on the second tuesday of every other month."

For more information: lmort at kmort.com