Secondary Units - A Zero Sprawl Solution?

Are secondary units, aka "in-law units", the solution to sprawl--and can they be a viable source of secondary income? On Wednesday, May 26th come learn about this development model that puts additional self-contained homes on the same lot as existing properties. Learn about the socio-economic impact secondary units have on our communities, and what steps a home-owner must take to meet building and zoning requirements.

A wine & cheese networking reception follows the panel discussion.

Panelists Include:

Kevin Casey of New Avenue Inc.
Kevin Casey started New Avenue while an MBA student at the Haas School of Business and has worked full time on the venture since graduating in May 2009. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Anthropology from Fordham University and has researched small business development as a Fulbright Scholar in Indonesia. In addition to working in commercial real estate in New York, he founded and managed a global distribution business operating in 13 countries. Kevin also managed design and deployment of oracle business intelligence systems for Charles Schwab.

Michael Harlock, AIA principal of Michael J. Harlock, AIA
Michael Harlock, AIA is principal of Michael J. Harlock A.I.A. a full service residential architectural firm located in Marin County. Prior to founding his firm, Michael was senior associate, project manager and studio administrator for fourteen years at Whisler Patri Architects and SGPA Architecture & Planning in San Francisco. Over the course of his career, Michael's interests have addressed the built environment at various scales including extensive experience in city planning, site design, and the movement towards a sustainable society.

Debra Sanderson, City of Berkeley Zoning Officer and the Division Manager for the Land Use Planning Division

Moderator: Andrew Lee, AIA

Topics discussed will include:

• The value of second units; to the local community and larger housing needs.
• Why they (and related home occupations) are very green and community strengthening.
• How current California (and local) law facilitates (or discourages) the production of second units.
• Successful architectural solutions; useful prototypes going forward.
• How second (or third unit) policies could enliven urban design and help neighborhoods evolve towards a sustainable future.
  

5/26/10

Monthly Program: Secondary Units - A Zero Sprawl Solution?

Time: 5:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Registration is required. Click here to register.

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Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design

The Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals, a non-profit organization that has supported and promoted women in design-related fields since being founded in 1973, will host a panel discussion on Tuesday, August 18, which will focus on women leading in sustainable design and development. The discussion will be moderated by Kira Gould, co-author (with Lance Hosey) of the book Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design (Ecotone Publishing, 2007), and will start by addressing the question: “Why women and green?” with a look at the sensibilities that are leading innovation in the green development world.

Kira will engage the perspectives of a panel of five such leaders. We’l l hear from architect Marsha Maytum and designer Anni Tilt, who, with their respective firms, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and Arkin Tilt Architects, have won national design awards and recognition for sustainability leadership; Gail Brager, PhD, is a Professor (Building Science) and Interim Chair of the Department of Architecture, at UC Berkeley, and is the Associate Director of the Center for the Built Environment, an industry/university collaborative research center focused on improving the design, operation, and environmental quality of buildings.; Lisa Michelle Galley, cofounder an managing principal of Galley Eco Capital, advises investors and developers on maximizing returns and environmental value from green investment programs; and sustainability and green building consultant Laura Rodormer.

Please join us for a lively discussion about the sensibilities and ways of working that will be required—and are being tested today by these leaders—to promote needed evolution in the real estate and AEC industries. We have come a long way, and women are better represented in all thes e fields today than a generation ago, but these fields are still slow to change. Together, we can discuss how to increase the pace of change and make these fields more effective on all fronts—ecological, social/cultural, and economic.

PANELISTS

Marsha Maytum, FAIA, LEED AP is a founding partner of Leddy Maytum Stacy20Architects. She has focused her career on the rehabilitation of historic buildings, the adaptive reuse of existing structures and the creation of contemporary buildings within historic settings. Her education in the 1970s at the University of Oregon and Royal Academy in Denmark was founded upon responsible environmental design and historic preservation. By promoting sustainable design with innovative transformation of historic resources, she has demonstrated the link between saving buildings and natural resources. Frequently an invited juror and critic, Ms. Maytum also lectures nationally on the topic of sustainable design and adaptive reuse. Her work has received national and regional design awards from the American Institute of Architects, the National Building Museum, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the California Preservation Foundation.

Anni Tilt is a principal with Arkin Tilt Architects, an award-winning firm founded in sustainable design from its inception. Winner of the Acterra Business Award for the Sustainable Built Environment in 2002, 2 COTE/AIA Top Ten Green Project Awards, and numerous design awards, their work has been published nationally and internatio nally for excellence in design and sustainability. Anni is currently on the board of the Ecological Building Network, and was one of the founding members of the California Straw Building Association (CASBA). Anni has worked as a designer and project manager with Fernau and Hartman Architects in Berkeley and DEGW, an innovative London-based firm specializing in workplace design, as well as a construction coordinator for a major building contractor in Seattle. With a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University, she explored ecological use of wood in construction, taught structures and design, and was awarded the prestigious Branner Traveling Fellowship while pursuing an M. Arch. at UC Berkeley.

Gail Brager, PhD, is a Professor (Building Science) and Interim Chair of the Dept. of Architecture, at UC Berkeley, and is the Associate Director of the Center for the Built Environment, an industry/university collaborative research center focused on improving the design, operation, and environmental quality of buildings. She is also the past Chair of the USGBC Research Committee. As a mechanical engineer teaching in a school of architecture, she has over 24 years of e xperience in teaching and research across multiple dimensions of sustainability. She teaches in the areas of energy and environmental management, sustainable design, natural cooling, mechanical systems and architectural space-making, and architectural research methods. Her research activities focus on the healthy workplace, with a particular interest in promoting operable windows and natural ventilation in office buildings, and post-occupancy evaluation methods combining both physical measurements of the indoor environment with surveys of occupant response.

Laura Rodormer is an independent sustainability consultant who focuses on the built environment in the Bay Area. She previously managed the Green Consulting Services Division of Swinerton Management & Consulting, in San Francisco, where she offered sustainability and LEED consulting and facilitating project team efforts to deliver green building objectives. Prior to joining Swinerton, Laura served as the Commercial Green Building Coordinator for the City and County of San Francisco where she developed and implemented the LEED Gold Priority Permitting program and served on the Mayor’s Green Building Task Force—an organization that set=0 Athe foundation for the development of the 2008 San Francisco Green Building Ordinance. Currently Laura is the Co-Chair of the 2009 Mayor’s Existing Buildings Task Force to determine the opportunities for improving the performance of San Francisco’s commercial building sector. With a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Environmental Science from St. Lawrence University. Laura has 19 years of experience encompassing Sustainable Development, Business Development, Client Relations and Program Management. She is highly regarded for her strong intuitive and analytical abilities, complemented by effective communication with wide audiences; the ability to present complex information in a variety of formats; the vision to develop creative solutions; and the capability to lead, teach and enthusiastically motivate diverse groups. Laura is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Lisa Michelle Galley is cofounder of Galley Eco Capital and its Managing Principal. Recognized as one of the “First Ladies of Sustainability” by Sustainable Industries Magazine, she advises investors and developers on maximizing returns and environmental value from green investment programs via financial structuring, incentive=2 0and grant funding strategies. Her engagements include advising on green fund investment strategies, zero-energy neighborhood developments, triple bottom line investments, renewable energy finance, hotels, R&D campuses, and retail energy efficiency. She has also advised community owners on federal, state and local funding opportunities for their sustainable real estate, energy efficiency and transportation initiatives. Lisa is the treasurer of the US Green Building Council’s Northern California Chapter and an advisor on San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Task Force on Existing Building Efficiency. She is the co-author of a new paper on Responsible Property Investing metrics, slated for distribution later this year.

MODERATOR

Writer Kira Gould is Director of Communications for William McDonough + Partners; she works from the firm’s San Francisco studio. She was the 2007 chair of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment and co-author of Ecology and Design, that group’s report on ecological literacy and architecture education. She is co-author, with Lance Hosey, of Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design (Ecotone Publishing, 2007). She has written about design and sustainability for Metropolis magazine, Architectural Record, Architecture Boston, The Boston Globe, and other publications. Kira is a LEED Accredited Professional and an Associate member of the AIA.

8/18/09

Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design

Hosted by the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA).

Cosponsored by AIA East Bay.

Time: 6:00pm for refreshments and appetizers; 6:30pm discussion begins

Location: Hafele Showroom, 151 Vermont Street, Suite 9, San Francisco.

Contact: Stacy Webb at stacy@owa-usa.org

Cost: $3 for OWA/AIA Members; $5 for non-members

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Inaccessible : Violations of the ADA

Join us on Wednesday, July 29 for a moderated panel discussion on the misinterpretations, violations and misapplications of the ADA in the built environment. The program will be followed by a wine and cheese reception and informal networking.

Moderator:
Bonnie Blake-Drucker, AIA

Panelists:

Kevin Knestrick, Lawyer for Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)

Kevin Knestrick joined Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) as a Disability Rights Advocates Fellow in 2003 and is currently a Senior Staff Attorney. Mr. Knestrick practices in all areas of disability discrimination, enforcing civil rights through class action litigation in state and federal courts in the areas of public accommodations, public entities and employment. He received his law degree from U.C. Hastings College of Law in 2003 and his B.A. from Stanford University, American Studies in 1996. Mr. Knestrick is admitted to practice in all California Courts, the U.S. District Court of California (Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts) and the U.S. Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit).

Susan Henderson, Executive Director, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)

Susan Henderson, Executive Director, has been with Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF), since 1997. At DREDF her work includes direction of the Children and Family Advocacy and the Media & Disability Programs. In 2006, she helped start DREDF's Foster Youth Resources for Education (FYRE) project to heighten awareness and protect the rights of children with disabilities in the child welfare system. Ms. Henderson has worked in non-profit and law firm management and finance for 20 years. She serves on the board of the Ed Roberts Campus, a collective of seven non-profit agencies in the disability community that are collaborating on the construction of a universally-designed building in Berkeley, CA. She serves on the board of Community Resources for Science, an agency dedicated to strengthening science education in elementary schools. Ms. Henderson received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of California at Davis. She holds an MBA degree from the California State University, Hayward.

Christine Calabrese, Assoc. AIA - City of Oakland, ADA Coordinator. Christine plays a unique role as an access compliance specialist, applying her architectural design and project management skills to the implementation of disability civil rights laws. Ms. Calabrese started her career in 1985 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from SUNY Buffalo. She has spent the last twelve years working as the City of Oakland ADA Coordinator, participating in every aspect of local government and ensuring that city programs and facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Dawn Anderson, AIA – Dawn Anderson, AIA, CSI, is a registered architect, a California access specialist, and OSHPD / ICC certified inspector with 30 years of contract document production, quality assurance, and construction administration experience. She teaches building code courses at San Mateo College and Advanced Plans Reading seminars for CSI Santa Clara Valley chapter. Her firm, As It Stands, provides quality assurance and peer review services, code research and appeals, and construction inspection for large hospitals and other institutional and commercial projects. Accessibility surveys, reports, as-built documentation, property certifications, and expert witness services are provided for clients desiring to correct existing non-compliant conditions.

7/29/09

Monthly Program: Inaccessible - Violations of the ADA

A panel discussion of misinterpretations, violations, and misapplications of the ADA in the built environment.

Time: 5:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15 for AIA East Bay chapter members; $30 for non-members

Registration is Required. Click here to register.

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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.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

ADA Compliance--Merging of Social & Environmental Sustainability

Community livability goes resource consumption and GHG emissions--it includes social welfare, human health and equal access. Join the Committee on the Environment on Friday, June 5th at noon for a discussion on the built environment, the ADA and sustainable accessibility.

Through experiential narratives of members of the disabled community, we will take a broader look at sustainability using the ADA as a baseline, shifting the focus from individual building design and code requirements to the needs of an accessible, sustainable system as a whole.

Moderator: Michael Coleman, AIA
Panelists: Barry Ryan, Chris Finn, and Kris Lange

6/5/09

ADA Compliance--Merging of Social & Environmental Sustainability

Presented by the Committee on the Environment

Time: Noon-1:30pm

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

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: Free for AIA East Bay members; $10 members of other chapters; $25 for non-members

Registration required. Click here to register http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/69202.

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For more information: Call 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/

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.

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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.

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Schools of the 21st Century: Architecture, Politics + Policies Symposium

Schools of the 21st Century: Architecture, Politics + Policies Symposium
January 29, 10:00am - 4:00pm (Please see below for more details)
Free (Lunch included), Registration Required at www.aiasf.org/registration.

Morning Session: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Theme: Designing Schools for the 21st Century World
Addressing: Sustainability, Healthy School Design, New Trends in Classroom Design, Urban Schoolyards Movement

Moderator:
Beverly Prior, AIA, Beverly Prior Architects

Speakers:
David Thorman, AIA, California State Architect
David Goldin, Chief Facilities Officer, San Francisco Unified School District
Jennifer Devlin, AIA Architect, EHDD
Alan Wakefield, Architect, Zurich, Switzerland


Lunch: 12:00pm - 1:45pm


Afternoon Session: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Theme: Implementing School Policies in the 21st Century Classroom
Addressing: School Politics and Policies, Lessons Learned through Educational Research, New Directions in Education


Moderator:
Jill Tucker, Education Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle


Speakers:
Bill Leddy, FAIA, Architect, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Malcolm H. Manson, Head, The Bay School of San Francisco
Tony Vinzens, Director of School Board, City of Zurich


For more information: Contact AIA San Francisco at 415/362-7397 or info@aiasf.org

Title 24 and You: How Changes to the 2008 Energy Standards Will Affect Affordable Housing

Co-sponsored by AIA East Bay

Please join the Green Affordable Housing Coalition, Build It Green, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, for a Green Building brown bag workshop at AIA East Bay, September 9, 2008 at noon on the changing energy standards, which take effect July 1, 2009. The new "2008" Energy Standards will be more stringent than the current 2005 Energy Standards, and this workshop will concentrate on information you need to know to manage your projects to meet the new state requirements, comply with an increasing number of local green building ordinances, and remain competitive for tax credits.
Date: September 9, 2008
Time: Noon - 1:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Cost: None. This meeting is open to all. Brown bag lunch. Drinks provided.
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Guest speakers:

Mike Gabel (Principal of Gabel Associates, LLC) will discuss important changes to the Residential Title 24 Energy Standards for low-rise and high-rise multifamily projects. He will illustrate the overall impact of the new Standards through the use of recent data he has developed while assisting several local governments evaluate and adopt green building ordinances. Using model results for a prototypical multifamily projects, Mike will explore which design strategies are the most cost-effective under the 2008 Standards.Mike is the current Vice-Chair (and former Chair) of the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC). Gabel Associates has provided energy consulting assistance on more than 10,000 building projects including single family homes, low-rise multi-family buildings, high-rise apartments and a large range of nonresidential buildings.

Jeff Jacobs (Principal of Building Advisory Group, LLC) will provide findings from a cost analysis study he is undertaking alongside Mike Gabel’s work on evaluating green building ordinances. Together, they will present cost-effective compliance strategies for the new code.Jeff has been involved in the design and construction of energy efficient homes since 1980. In 1981 the first building that he completed won the PG & E Passive Solar Award for design and energy efficiency. For 17 years, he ran his own homebuilding business building over 300 homes and developing more than 15 neighborhoods. He has been in the production builder world for over 9 years, as Project Manager and then Director of Community Development for Centex Homes (Bay Area division) and then VP of Community Development for Meritage Homes. While at Centex, in 2001 he built the first Zero Energy Home in Northern California and in 2006 rolled out the first Zero Energy Community (100+ Green Points) in Alameda County and in 2007 the first Zero Energy Home Community in Solano County.

Sophia Hartkopf (Associate Manager at Heschong Mahone Group, Inc) will highlight the upcoming (2009-2011) multifamily utility new construction and rehab programs through PG&E, focusing on the PG&E California Multifamily New Homes (CMFNH) program. Sophia will also discuss the existing CMFNH program and how this program overlaps with green/solar programs and affordable funding sources.
Sophia Hartkopf is an Associate Manager at Heschong Mahone Group, Inc, a professional firm providing consulting services in the field of building energy efficiency. Sophia works with HMG on program implementation and program evaluation efforts of multifamily and commercial programs. Most of her energy is spent working on the Pacific Gas and Electric sponsored California Multifamily New Homes (CMFNH) program, which works with developers, architects, engineers, city/county officials and consultants on reaching their energy efficiency, solar, and green building goals.

For more information contact: http://www.builditgreen.org/councils/gahc-2008.09.09

Panel Discussion: Defining the Net Zero Energy Building- Is It Attainable?

There are many variables involved in carbon neutrality and designing Net Zero Energy Buildings. The August 19th panel will describe Net Zero buildings, show real world applications and discuss what does and does not work. Join us for this informative and lively discussion Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 6:00pm. Many thanks to the Young Architects Forum and the Committee on the Environment for organizing this joint program.

About the panelists:

Larry Strain, FAIA - Larry Strain, principal of Siegel & Strain Architects, has a 25-year background in sustainable design. After studying environmental systems at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, he became a student-instructor at the Farallones Institute in Occidental, California where he continued his studies in environmental systems. In 1976 he co-founded The Solar Center, one of the largest solar design and installation companies in the Bay Area. He received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of California Berkeley, where he is currently teaching in the School of Architecture. Mr. Strain is the author of the reSourceful Specifications, guideline specifications for environmentally considered building materials and construction methods. reSourceful Specifications was awarded the 1998 Practice & Technology Award from the AIA East Bay Chapter. He is a member of Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility (BIPER), Urban Ecology, and is a professional member of the Construction Specifications Institute, and the American Solar Energy Society.

Bill Burke, AIA - Bill 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, with a focus on improved building performance through good site design, high performance glazing, daylighting, and other green building strategies.Immediately prior to joining PG&E, Bill managed the Vital Signs Curriculum Project. Vital Signs, organized through the University of California, Berkeley, assisted educators in incorporating energy-efficiency and building performance topics into architectural curricula at schools throughout North America. Bill practiced architecture in the San Francisco offices of HOK and MBT Architecture, where he focused on health care and laboratory projects. Bill received his M.Arch. degree from the University of Oregon in 1986 and a B.A. from Grinnell College in 1976. He is a registered architect in the State of California, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a LEED Accredited Professional.

David Lehrer - is CBE's Director of Communications. He serves as the primary liaison between our Industry Partners and the research team, and leads CBE's publicity and publication efforts.
David holds a Master of Architecture degree from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Arizona. Prior to joining CBE, David had acquired over 10 years experience as a practicing architect, completing a variety of project types including office buildings, workplace design, retail, and historic preservation. David is also a specialist in resource efficient design strategies and has lectured and written on a number of related topics. David is an adjunct faculty member at the California College of the Arts (CCA) where he has taught green building and interdisciplinary design courses. He has been an active member of the US Green Building Council, and has served as co-chair of the the AIA San Francisco Chapter Committee on the Environment. David also runs LehrerDesign.

Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: Jayna Blackwell, CMP or call 510/464-3600 for more information.
Cost: None; this program open to all. Cocktails provided. Please RSVP.
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2007 CBC Codes--A Panel Discussion

Join the AIA East Bay Codes committee on March 26 at 5:30 pm as it presents the 2007 CBC Codes Panel Discussion.

We are now three months into the new code--how is it going?

Our panel includes Isam Hasenin, City of San Francisco Building Department; Massoud Abolhoda, City of Fremont; Kevin Reinerston, California State Fire Marshal's Office; Robert Ludlow, AIA of Field Paoli Architects and will be moderated by Code Expert Steve Winkel, FAIA.

Time: 5:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600
Cost: $15 for chapter members and their guests; $25 for non-members, cost includes cocktails and dinner.
Click Here to Register
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For more information: Kellie Hewlett, Program Coordinator, 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: Collaboration Between Architects, Artists and Patrons

Monthly Program: Collaboration Between Architects, Artists and Patrons at the Oliver Ranch, Alexander Valley, California

Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: AIA East Bay, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Steve Oliver, Jim Jennings and Mark Jensen will present and discuss their work at the Oliver Ranch. Come and listen to how they combine a team of artist, architect and patron. They will examine two studies of concrete construction using art as the inspiration.

Steve Oliver, President of the award winning construction and development firm, Oliver & Company, in Richmond, California, and a well-known contemporary arts supporter in the Bay Area –owner of the Oliver Ranch in Alexander Valley in the heart of Sonoma County will host and speak about the ranch and his relationships with the two architects also presenting.

The Ranch is a model for philanthropy and a way to nurture the growth and development of artists. The Olivers have engaged artists such as Andy Goldwworthy, Ann Hamilton, Jim Jennings, Richard Serra and many other artists of international reputation to come, live on the Ranch and design and install major works in the landscape.

Jim Jennings, award winning architect in San Francisco who designed one of the installations at the Oliver Ranch in Sonoma County will discuss his relationship to his client, Mr. Oliver as will Mark Jensen who was the architect of record on the most recent installation designed by Ann Hamilton, an 8 story concrete tower which is used as a performance space.

For more information click here

To register click here
contact Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600

LITIGATION REALITY CHECK!

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.
Program runs from 8:45 a.m. to 11:00

Learn how to protect yourself and your company
in the event of litigation by taking important steps
before disputes arise.

Ever been in a no-win position where you felt
like saying, “If I had known this could happen, I
would have done it differently”? Ah, hindsight!
Before a bad claim happens to you, come to our
seminar.We’ll look back from a litigator’s vantage
point at the way small things done during the
course of a project can take on major significance
in the context of a lawsuit. You’ll learn specific risk
management practices to help you be more aware
going into a project and better prepared to handle
issues as they come up—and ultimately to “prevent
the train wreck before it occurs.”
Let our speakers, an experienced A/E/E litigator
and DRA’s Claims Manager, give you a healthy
dose of reality—medicine for a safer future.
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Speakers: Dion N. Cominos, Managing Partner,
Gordon & Rees LLP; Terry McGill, VP and
Claims Manager, DRA
Recommended Audience: Owners, Principals,
Project Managers, Risk Managers
CE Credits: AIA members qualify for 2 LU’s. Please
bring your AIA membership number on the day
of the seminar or you will not receive credit.

Women in Architecture: 7 Tenets of Building in Concrete with Tod Williams and Billie Tsien

8/09/07

East Asian Library design team consisted mostly of young, not highly experienced, yet highly dedicated designers committed to successfully executing the work that is concerned mostly with smaller scale articulation and quality of craft. We will discuss design and construction issues and share our personal experiences in developing the design through construction details that address fundamental design ideas in addition to simple problem solving. We will cover topics such as concrete placement, finishing, quality control, construction tolerances and this particular team’s approach to inter-team collaboration in all stages of project delivery, which insured a positive experience for everyone.

Presenters are:
Lara Kaufman
Ellen Nystrom
Alyosha Verzhbinsky, AIA

Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: Kellie Hewlett to RSVP
This meeting open to all! Click here to RSVP
Cost: None

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

East Bay Green Remodelers Guild presents...Water Catchment & Site Water Management

Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 4:30 - 7:30 pm

Speakers:
- Josiah Cain, Landscape Architect and Ecological Designer, Rana Creek- Bobby Markowitz, Landscape Architect, Earthcraft Design- Billi Romain, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Berkeley

Topic Description:
Managing site water during the life of a building

Josiah Cain has extensive experience in working with ecological design and site water management. The company Rana Creek has civil engineers, architects, landscape architects and biologists that work together for a holistic approach. Several examples will be shown including a greywater supplied infiltration system and constructed wetlands at the Berkeley Eco House.

Bobby Markowitz will show examples of projects, smart landscaping and a few rules of thumb for rainwater from residential roofs including info on the equipment and pumps required; his company’s focus is to design beautiful landscapes that are irrigated by rainwater.

Billi Romain is the Sustainable Development Coordinator for the City of Berkeley where she manages the Green Building Program for both public and private sector projects. She is a city planner with extensive experience in stormwater management. She will give a brief overview on the stormwater management and regulations - from NPDES Stormwater Permit requirements to building codes. Examples will be discussed of local stormwater quality protection; cisterns and rainwater catchment, swales and retention/detention basins.

Time:
4:30-5:00 Sign in, Dinner and Networking 5:00-7:00 Topic Presentation (will start promptly)7:00-7:30 Q&A - Open Discussion

Place: - Truitt & White Conference Room, 1817 Second St., Berkeley - Cross Street: Hearst Certified Green Building Professional CEU Value:1.5 - Subject Area: Site/Landscaping/Water

Meeting Cost: $15 per person (with or without meal)

Payment: Cash or check at the door. A receipt can be provided.

Dinner: Dinner will be provided for all attendees who would like one.

RSVP: Please indicate the number in your party and which meeting you are RSVPing for by Monday, July 9th. Pre-registration is required. RSVP to GRG@BuildItGreen.org, or call 510-845-0472 ext. 112. Your registration will be confirmed by email the day before the event.

Downtown Oakland: the 10K Report Card

Wednesday 5/30/07

Downtown Oakland--the 10K Report Card
Now that it has been about 8 years since former Mayor Jerry Brown put the 10K Housing Initiative forward – 10,000 new residents in downtown Oakland by encouraging 6,000 new market-rate housing units – it is time to look at the results and think about the possibilities to build from this initiative and continue the reinvigoration of downtown Oakland. The AIAEB Chapter and its Regional and Urban Design Forum are hosting a panel discussion to review and critique the results of the 10K initiative and talk about the future.

Moderated by SF Chronicle Columnist John King, this panel discussion will be a frank look at the 10K Housing Initiative begun by past-Mayor Jerry Brown. Panelists include Peter Waller, AIA of Pyatok Architects; Colland Jang, AIA past Oakland Planning Commissioner; Dan Parolek, AIA of Opticos Design; Kate O’Hara, Community Benefits Program Director, East Bay Alliance for Sustainable Economy; and Susan Friedland, Affordable Housing Associates.

Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Cost: $10 chapter members; $20 non-chapter members. Cost includes program and dinner.
This meeting open to all. RSVP's are mandatory.
Click Here to Register
1 CES/LU

For more information: Kellie Hewlett, Program Coordinator