AIA Portland Online E-Newsletter

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If you are interested in signing up for two or more classes, contact Sarah McNay at smcnay@aiaportland.org prior to registering online.

The Competitive Advantage of BIM in a Down Economy
Thursday, January 22, 2009
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
AIA Center for Architecture
403 NW Eleventh Avenue


Cost
Member $75.00
Non Member $120.00

Presented by AIA/Portland and IMAGINiT Technologies


Research shows that even in the midst of the current recession, companies using Building Information Modeling (BIM) will significantly ramp up their technology investment in 2009. They understand that a continuing investment in BIM and Integrated Project Delivery will yield greater productivity, improved communications, and a competitive edge when bidding work.

This session will provide an overview and a significant local case study illustrating how BIM brings value to clients while improving the users' bottom line. Topics include the Top Benefits of BIM, the challenges of adopting BIM, and the risks inherent in not integrating BIM into current AEC business models.

Assisted listening devices and large print materials available upon request. Payment is required at time of registration; cancellation/refunds accepted until 5 work days prior to seminar. Certificates of attendance may be purchased by non-members at time of registration for $10.

Earn 3 AIA Learning Units.


Click here to register for this seminar.

Making the Business Case for Sustainability
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
AIA Center for Architecture
403 NW Eleventh Avenue


Cost
Member $75.00
Non Member $120.00


Green building and LEED may be white hot among sustainability enthusiasts, but if we are ever going to capture the vast "middle market" that comprises the majority of new construction and renovation activity in the US - an absolute prerequisite to making a transition to a sustainable future - we have to learn to make a compelling value proposition to mainstream developers, institutions, and building operators. In this three hour interactive seminar, Scott Lewis, founder and CEO of Brightworks, will share some of the strategies found to be most effective for evaluating what approach will work with a particular client.

Scott Lewis has a proven track record of helping a diverse variety of clients make sustainability work for them. Brightworks has over 100 active or completed LEED and other sustainability projects for clients including major universities, global corporations and some of the largest real estate developers and REITs in the country (for a list of Brightworks' projects visit http://www.brightworks.net/projects ).

Assisted listening devices and large print materials available upon request. Payment is required at time of registration; cancellation/refunds accepted until 5 work days prior to seminar. Certificates of attendance may be purchased by non-members at time of registration for $10.

Earn 3 AIA HSW / SD (Sustainability) Learning Units.


Click here to register for this seminar.

Using Effective Ventilation Strategies to Improve Building Performance
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
AIA Center for Architecture
403 NW Eleventh Avenue


Cost
Member $75.00
Non Member $120.00


Utilizing the AIA "50-to-50 Strategies" document, this presentation illuminates strategies for building ventilation approaches that maintain high indoor environmental quality and low energy use. Workshop attendees are encouraged to review the 50-to-50 Strategies document (http://www.aia.org/fiftytofifty) - particularly #s 5, 11, 28, 30 and 35 - prior to the workshop. You are also encouraged to invite your mechanical engineering colleagues to attend.

Participants will aquire information about natural ventilation design strategies as well as mechanical and mixed mode approaches. Through small group exercises participants will be challenged to employ concepts related to building form, mass, climate, orientation, and radiant heating and cooling principles to address building ventilation strategies. Through interactive dialogue participants will share specific challenges and opportunities in deploying these concepts in their actual design practice. The focus of this workshop effort is to provide both technical content on effective ventilation strategies and address organizational and motivational issues necessary for changing design practices.

Instructor: Terry Egnor, MicroGrid

Assisted listening devices and large print materials available upon request. Payment is required at time of registration; cancellation/refunds accepted until 5 work days prior to seminar. Certificates of attendance may be purchased by non-members at time of registration for $10.

Earn 3 AIA HSW / SD (Sustainable Design) Learning Units.


Click here to register for this seminar.

Building Green in China - A Case Study of LEED Platinum Design
Brownbag Presentation
Friday, February 23, 2009
12:00 am - 1:30 pm
AIA Center for Architecture
403 NW Eleventh Avenue


Cost:
Free


LRS Architects Inc., with offices in Portland and Shanghai, is currently working on one of the largest sustainable projects being developed in China. The project, located inside Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, will consist of more than 2.2 million square feet of development across multiple buildings sharing common sustainable systems. The LRS design team includes additional Portland team member Interface Engineering, who will work closely with LRS to develop advanced sustainable systems for the project. Targeted to become one of the first LEED Platinum certified projects in China and the largest in the world when completed, hte development will make use of advanced engineering strategies and integrated sustainable site design to achieve the highest rating from the US Green Building Council. To date, only a handful of projects in China have received any LEED certification. LRS's efforts support the Chinese government's focus on environmental concerns and reflect the project owner's desire to be a pioneer in China's burgeoning green movement.

Bring your lunch and come listen to Raymond Cheng share his expertise in building Portland-China teams, with a focus on exporting our region's sustainable expertise.

Raymond Cheng, AIA, NCARB
Raymond was instrumental in the strategy and realization of LRS Architect's office in China and resulting project work. With over 20 years of experience, Raymond is a senior project manager providing the full spectrum of design services for major commercial, high-tech, industrial and telecommunications clients. As a member of the Portland-Suzhou Sister City Association Board of Directors, Raymond recently traveled to Suzhou and Shanghai with a delegation from former Mayor Tom Potter's office.


Earn 1 AIA Learning Unit.

Contact Sarah McNay at smcnay@aiaportland.org to register.