Berkeley architectural office moved to new location lease available

It is a 1300 square foot architectural office with an additional 200 square foot storage loft in prime Berkeley location. Conveniently located five blocks from North Berkeley BART station. Office has a park side entrance next to strawberry creek with café next door. The space is truly ideal; must see office and location to appreciate.

For more information: Call Charles Durrett at 916-716-6721.

Habitat for Humanity East Bay's Material Re-Use Program

Builders and renovators stuck with left over material have a win-win option. Habitat for Humanity East Bay picks up many building and renovation materials for free. The donation is tax-deductible.

Donations are used in Habitat for Humanity East Bay's housing developments or sold at The ReStore near the Oakland airport. The ReStore -- a place that Terry McSweeney of KGO-TV (ABC 7) calls, "A handyman's dream..." -- offers new and lightly-used building and renovation supplies at 50-75% off retail. Nearby residents, many of whom are on a tight budget, get the opportunity to buy quality material at affordable prices.

Rest assured that funds raised go toward construction. Habitat for Humanity International earned the coveted 4-Star Charity Navigator rating for sound fiscal management.

Over 1,000 tons of donated material was re-used instead of landing in dumps last year. That makes Frank Atkins, ReStore Manager, feel good. What makes him feel even better is the impact that the donation program has on Habitat homeowners. "We're helping build sustainable homes that limited-income families can actually afford, since the mortgage is interest-free and "sweat equity" (labor on the jobsite) counts as the down payment."

Mohamed Saleh, Habitat resident, says, "Habitat has had a huge impact on my family because not only are my parents able to afford a house for the first time, but they are also putting together a program to help first generation students get into college."

Now that's a win-win.

For more information: (http://www.habitateb.org/restore/index.shtml) or call the Habitat for Humanity East Bay donation line at 510-777-9706.

Passive Solar/ Passive House

Come hear Dan Johnson talk about passive solar design, the passive house standard, and how they work together.

In the 70's and 80's passive solar house design was a popular response to new energy conservation concerns. Often big expanses of glass on south-facing walls were used in combination with concrete, masonry, or even containers of water to act as heat-collecting thermal mass. In the last decade these ideas have inspired a new approach in Germany called the passive house. In their colder climate, with the attention to careful computer analysis, the starting point is minimal use of heating energy as a building standard. The resulting key elements are very tightly constructed and very heavily insulated shells with mechanical ventilation and very small heaters. Aspects of the earlier passive solar design come into play too.

Dan Johnson, LEED AP, is a member of the team at Arkin Tilt Architects, located in Berkeley. He interned at Integrated Design Lab in Spokane, Washington which conducts sustainability studies. At Arkin Tilt Architects Dan specializes in crunching the numbers for energy use designs in the office.

3/5/09

Small Firm Forum: Passive Solar/ Passive House

Come hear Dan Johnson, LEED AP of Arkin Tilt Architects talk about passive house design and technology.

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES/LU, HSW/SD

For more information: 510/464-3600

Deeper Green: The Next Step to Specifying Sustainable Materials

The CSI East Bay/ Oakland Chapter in conjunction with Northern California Chapter USGBC is presenting a special half-day course on Friday March 20 at the AIA East Bay. The course will include specific tools for researching and evaluating green materials, locating regional sources and incorporating sustainability in project specifications that stick. You will also learn sources of information for sustainable design, and get an in-depth presentation of lessons learned from case studies of projects going for LEED certification. Attendees with some experience in sustainable design/construction and familiarity with the USGBC LEED programs will find the seminar most useful.

Presented by Larry Strain, FAIA, LEED - AP with Seigel and Strain Architects and William Buchholz, AIA, CCS, SCIP, LEED - AP.

This course will be certified by both AIA and CSI for 4 CES/Lus and AIA members recieve a discount.

For more information: csieastbayoakland.org or Mark Onieal at 925/519-1257

Exploring the Virtual Building

This session will focus on a new technology designed to allow clients, consultants and contractors to explore the Virtual Building without the need for a BIM application. Come learn this new technology and how you can use it as part of the BIM workflow.

3/4/09

ArchiCAD User Group: Exploring the Virtual Building

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Spring into Green for Future Generations: A Planning Perspective

On March 25, 2009 (6:00 to 8:00 pm), the Northern California Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council (http://www.usgbc-ncc.org) will hold a panel discussion moderated by Mike Consol (Associate Publisher, San Francisco Business Times,) featuring representatives from the Planning Departments of the cities of Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Livermore and Dublin. Panelists will discuss green building and sustainability strategies being undertaken by their respective municipalities.

For more information:

This East Bay kickoff event be held at the Lesher Center - Knight Stage 3 in Walnut Creek and registration is free. Sign up today, as space is limited!

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

Photo Competetion Deadline Nears

The National Photo Competition produced by AIA St. Louis has a deadline of March 2, 2009. The top four winning awards carry a cash prize:

First Place $500

2^nd Place $400

3^rd Place $300

Al Fuller Award $200 (subject must be in the US)

Entries are submitted on CD’s – and must be postmarked by March 2, 2009. The winning entries from 2009 plus approximately 40 additional images will be used in the 2011 Architectural Engagement Calendar published by Universe Corp. & Rizzoli. Each entrant who has a photo in the calendar receives a complimentary copy.

Rules, regulations and application can be found at www.aia-stlouis.org; click on Features.

For more information: www.aia-stlouis.org

Practical Solutions to Storm Water Control Issues

Join us at Dahlin Group on Thursday, February 19, 2009 for a Greenwood and Moore Program on Practical Solutions To Storm Water Control Issues.

Participants will receive an overview of Storm Water Control Requirements. You will learn about changes in the Design Process and Consultant Fees needed to accommodate Storm Water Requirements. After attending this program you will understand effective Storm Water Design Strategies, as well as Post Construction Maintenance requirements for Storm Water features.

Jeff Moore has over 20 years experience as a professional Civil Engineer. After many years as a Project Engineer for a variety of firms, Mr. Moore acquired Raymond F. Greenwood's existing civil engineering and land surveying firm in 1994. As a result of his leadership, Mr. Moore has led G&M to being one of the premier engineering firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. As Principal-in-Charge and owner of Greenwood & Moore, Inc., Mr. Moore's primary responsibilities include technical design and oversight, project management, administration of firm policies, contract approval, resource allocation and client relations.

2/19/09
Practical Solutions to Storm Water Control Issues

Presented by Greenwood & Moore.

Time: 12:00pm - 1:30 pm

Location: Dahlin Group Inc., 5865 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None
Bring your own lunch. Please RSVP to ensure enough handouts.

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

NCARB Webinars Cover Issues From IDP Through Certification

Starting an IDP/ARE Group Within Your Firm: Resources and Strategies
Do the interns in your firm need a forum? Would your firm benefit from an organized support structure for those pursuing licensure? Are you unsure of where to start? Rachel Kros, AIA, Manager, Programs, an architect with over 15 years of experience, and Nick Serfass, AIA, LEED AP, Assistant Director, IDP, a previous project architect with an IDP Outstanding Firm Award winner, will outline ideas to help firms establish an internal IDP/ARE Help Group. The webinar will review topics that a group could focus on, resources to accumulate, activities to engage in, and strategies for supporting interns and supervisors.

Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Date: 18 February 2009
Cost: Free

NCARB Certification: Why and How
NCARB certification can be the key to a smooth application for reciprocal licensure in jurisdictions across the United States and in many foreign countries. Demetrius Norman, Assistant Director, Records, and Nick Serfass, AIA, LEED AP, Assistant Director, IDP, will explain the certification process and requirements and review the online application. Attendees will learn how to earn an NCARB Certificate and why it's valuable to their career.

Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Date: 18 February 2009
Cost: Free

NCARB: IDP Through Certification
Nick Serfass, AIA, LEED AP, Assistant Director, IDP, will present a range of topics relevant to students, interns, and supervisors. The presentation will review how NCARB works as an organization, how to begin an NCARB Record, how to progress successfully through the Intern Development Program, what changes to anticipate with the newly implemented ARE 4.0, how to obtain a license, and the value of an NCARB Certificate. He will also discuss some of the changes to our programs that have recently come down the pipeline, including the Six-Month Rule, electronic Experience Verification Reporting (e-EVR), and the Supervisor Guidelines. A question and answer period regarding NCARB programs will be offered at the end of the presentation as time permits.

Time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Date: 18 February 2009
Cost: Free

For more information: and to register visit www.ncarb.org and click on webinar series

First Islamic Architecture Mosque Tour of the Bay Area

The ISEB (Islamic Society of the East Bay) is holding the first ever Islamic Architecture Mosque Tour in the Bay Area on Friday May 1^st from 1pm to 3pm in Fremont, CA

The tour of the 10,000 s.f. mosque (Phase 1) and recently completed 13,000 s.f. school building (Phase 2) will be lead by Amin Adil Qazi, AIA and Shakeel Ahmed, PE and will also include a presentation about “Islamic influences on American Architecture” by Irfan Rydhan, Assoc. AIA and Iqbal Serang, Principal Architect with IAS Designs.

The tour is Free and open to the general public. Complimentary snacks will also be provided. Please rsvp to: mosquetour@iseb.org

The address of the mosque is: 33330 Peace Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555

For more information: directions and contact information please go to: www.iseb.org

or call Ahsan Baig at 510-604-2724.

Architectural Space Available for Sublet

Emeryville Architectural firm with 11,564 sq ft of space has shared space available for sublet. For rent/sublet are: 14 work stations (57-66 sq ft each) at $200.00 each, a private office (182 sq ft) at $400.00, and a secretarial station (63 sq ft) at $150.00. Converted warehouse with ample gallery space and reception area, industrial lighting, high ceilings, skylights and sealed concrete floors. Shared use of common areas and three conference rooms/spaces, kitchen, research and sample library. Shared use of phones and office equipment is negotiable. Free shuttle to BART, easy access to major freeways and free street parking.

For more information: Contact Susie Fay at (510) 420-1666 or susie@fisherfriedman.com with questions or to view space.

Office Space Available

Spaces G, E and D are available immediately. There is shared use of the common areas (bathroom, kitchenette, etc.). The rentable square footage ranges from 185 to 260 square feet.Ideal space for an architect looking for a small office. Would be rooming with an Urban Planning/Design and Construction Management firm and in the same building with a Landscape Design firm.

For more information: Interested individuals should contact my office at (510) 839-4550 or ipa@facmania.com. Thanks.

The Future Vision - The Next Generation of Young Bay Area Architects

Join us on February 24, 2009 at 6:30pm for a presentation and discussion that will give you a glimpse into the work of three young architects and the role they believe architecture can play in the future. They will explain how with more socially conscious design concepts and methodologies architecture has the ability to improve people's lives, local communities and the built environment.

Liz Ogbu is the Associate Design Director at Public Architecture, where she is responsible for design initiative selection, execution, and advocacy as well as oversight of the organization's pro-bono service grants. Liz is also a designer at FOURM design+build+educate. She recently was selected as "Green Giant" by Steelcase, Inc. for her work in promoting environmentally and socially sustainable design. Liz has also been involved with many community focused projects and organizations, including the launch of the Community Design: Now or Never website and its associated symposium; the operation of the Mayors' Institute on City Design; the creation and stewardship of a design outreach program for local youth in Cambridge and Boston; and the board of a nonprofit affordable housing developer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also has been a lecturer at the California College of the Arts. Liz earned her Bachelor of Arts in architecture from Wellesley College and Master of Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

Deanna Van Buren received her Bachelors of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia in 1994 and a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University in 1999. She quickly accepted an opportunity to work abroad and left for England to join the concept design offices of Eric R. Kuhne & Associates as a designer and assistant project manager. Over three years Deanna was involved in a variety of mixed use development projects in England, UAE-Dubai and Malaysia with a focus on urban infill, civic spaces and high street retailing centers. Her experience and contacts in Europe led her to Australia where she joined with the Buchan Group as an assistant design director. Deanna was the design team leader on projects ranging from master planning new town centers of leisure precincts in China to sustainable office buildings in Sydney. After returning to the USA in 2005 Deanna shifted gears and joined the Oakland offices of Michelle Kauffman Designs as a project manager for sustainable modular single family homes. She currently brings her passion for conceptually based socially sustainable design to the San Francisco office of Perkins + Will as a project architect and is the founding partner of FOURM design+build+educate.

A native to San Francisco, principal Yakuh Askew, AIA has founded a studio that is attuned to its clientele, understands its community and offers solutions that feature honest and environmentally intelligent materials. Yakuh Askew earned his Bachelor of Architecture from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, CA, which included a 9 month program in Florence, Italy. Beginning his professional career with STUDIOS Architecture, Yakuh worked on large scale office developments for 3Com in Santa Clara, CA, the Milpitas City Hall, CA and the 1.2 million square foot office development, Foundry Square in San Francisco's SOMA district. Yakuh also spent several years with Cass Smith at CCS Architecture working on the design of restaurants in San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Tahoe, CA and Baltimore, MD as well as private residences in the Cole Valley and Buena Vista neighborhoods of San Francisco. At Y.A. studio, Yakuh has built a design team that has proven itself designing restaurants, single-family residences, multi-family residences (ranging from 2 units to 9 units), offices, warehouses, medical facilities, and consulted on a 87 unit residential development, the Californian Academy of Sciences and over 200 other projects throughout San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Y.A. studio is a full service architectural firm committed to a process of investigation, exploration and collaboration. Y.A. studio's designs offer modern solutions to both private and commercial clients seeking specific responses to urban or natural context.

2/24/09

Future Vision: The Next Generation of Young Bay Area Architects

Co-sponsored by SFNOMA.

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600

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

AIA East Bay chapter member Nabih Tahan, AIA will speak on…

AIASCV February Chapter Meeting
6-9pm, Thursday, February 19, 2009
Energy Efficiency in Design & Construction in Europe

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED:
RSVP to this event by calling the offices (408) 298-0611 with: Name, Firm/Co., Level of AIA membership, phone number, and email address by Friday, February 13 by noon.

**Registrants will be billed for reservations made and not cancelled 24 hours prior to the event.

PROGRAM: Energy Efficiency In Design & Construction in Europe
The Passive House is a manufactured home concept, that consumes very little energy, maintains high indoor air quality, eliminates conventional heating systems, and reuses free heat generated from appliances and lighting. Mr. Tahan will describe the Passive House concept and how it was adapted to a remodel in Berkeley, CA.

SPEAKER: Nabih Tahan, AIA

DATE: Thursday, February 19, 2009 from 6 – 9 pm

LOCATION:
Campbell Community Center
Roosevelt Room
1 West Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008


ADMISSION:
No Charge for AIASCV AIA, AIASCV Assoc. AIA, AIASCV Basic, or AIASCV Student Members
$9—Professional Affiliates
$12—Spouse Significant other, F.O.A.
$20—Non-Members, guests

For more information:
Phone: 408-298-0611
Fax: 408-298-0619
Email: info@aiascv.org
Web: www.aiascv.org

Adaptive Reuse - the Tipping Point

Right now, scattered in the built environment, there are vulnerable buildings at a tipping point. Thought maybe loved a little, there is no consensus that these particular buildings have enduring value. Some are arguing that they don't quite "pencil out", that it would be better to demolish and build new.

Should older buildings survive? Can they be rehabilitated, adapted and reused in a vital new way? Who are the players that make these decisions? On February 25, an esteemed panel of experts will share their experiences and tackle factors that frame the decision making process. Topics will include:

• Public Opinion and political will
• Profit as motivation
• Recycled architecture - what do the costs reveal?
• Has a paradigm shift toward sustainability inserted a question of ethics into the pro forma?
• How do regulations help or hinder?

Featured moderator and panel members include:

Courtney Damkroger, San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board former Historic Preservation Officer, City of San Jose
Jim Buckley, President, Citizen's Housing Corporation
John Protopappas, President & CEO, Madison Park Financial Corporation
Kurt Schindler, AIA, Principle, ELS Architecture & Urban Design
Cassandra Walker, Economic/Redevelopment Director, City of Napa

2/25/09

Monthly Program: Adaptive Reuse - The Tipping Point

Presented by the Historic Preservation Committee. Sponsored by TEAC Structural Engineering.

Time: 5:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Joann Pavlinec, Assoc. AIA

Cost: $15 for chapter members and their guests; $25 for non-members

Click here to register.

1 CES/LU

For More Information: 510/464 -3600

Build/Plan Healthy Communities

Come take place in this "problem" and "solution" conversation moderated by Robert Shurell presented by Regional and Urban Design Committee as well as the Committee on the Environment.

The "problem" will be presented by Sandra Witt, Alameda County's division director of Public Health, presenting the work she and Dr. Anthony Iton have researched about public health and environmental justice issues. This work speaks to land use patterns and demographics of who lives in each different kind of neighborhood.

The "solution" will be presented by Chris Bazar, who is with Alameda County Planning. He will present plans or planning proposals that incorporate smart growth ideas.

Topics discussed will include Senate Bill 375, how anti sprawl can help create healthy communities and the link between land use planning and air quality issues. Also, design and planning for affordable housing and communities. How land use planning can address the challenges of social and environmental justice and what social and economic aspects of sustainability are.

2/18/09

Build/ Plan Healthy Communities

Panelists in this discussion will share insights about the effect land use patterns have on public health and how new planning proposals could lead to smarter growth ideas.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Hafsa Burt, AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Pushing Your Building Envelope Design

This forum hosted by the Committee on the Environment will teach you how building envelope performance affects clients satisfaction. You will discuss design principles for better moisture control and learn the advantages of exterior insulation. Come discuss how to enhance indoor air quality, thermal control, and durability in envelope design.

2/6/09

Committee on the Environment Forum: Push Your Building Envelope Design

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Hafsa Burt, AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES/LU