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Circular Construction

Virtual

This session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW. (Live webinar attendees only) Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Wednesday, October 16. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Join a panel of experts from the Circular Construction Lab at Cornell University, Construction Junction and Lake|Flato who will share research being conducted within the architecture, engineering and construction industry, and how some pilot projects currently underway may impact further reduction in building operation and embodied carbon through improved process management. Speakers: Dan Bergsagel | Sustainability Lead, schlaich bergermann partner NY, member of CCL at Cornell University. Mike Gable | Founding Executive Director, Construction Junction (CJ) Felix Heisel | Assistant Professor and Director of the Circular Construction Lab (CCL), Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Dan Stine, AIA | Director of Design Technology, Lake|Flato                   Moderator: Fred Marks, FAIA | Visiting Scholar, Salk Institute for Biological Studies                    

Free – $25.00

Circular and Architectural Design – Harvesting End Of Life Opportunities

Virtual

This session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Wednesday, October 23. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  This course explores the intersection of circular economy principles and architecture, focusing on practical strategies for sustainable design and material reuse. Participants will learn how to integrate circularity into architectural projects, emphasizing the creation of nature-inclusive buildings with minimal ecological footprints. The course will cover innovative building technologies, region and process development, and educational aspects, drawing from the extensive experience of Superuse Studios, an international architecture collective specializing in circular and sustainable design. Speaker: Loriane Icibaci | Director, Superuse North America Loriane Icibaci | Director, Superuse North America Moderator: Ismar Enriquez, AIA, LFA, LEED AP | Design Lead & Project Manager, Practice Ismar Enriquez, AIA, LFA, LEED AP | Design Lead & Project Manager, Practice

Free – $25.00

Credit Cram ZNCD | Shifting the Paradigm to Carbon Neutral Buildings with Equity in Mind

Virtual

CREDIT CRAM: ZNCD TRACK This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW and 1.5hrs of ZNCD mandatory continuing education (live webinar attendees only). Made in partnership with the William J. Worthen Foundation and inspired by the Building Decarbonization Practice Guide. Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Tuesday, November 12. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  This session will show practitioners how they can deliver carbon neutral buildings in an equitable manner, and how design professionals and the industry as a whole can take action to bridge the green building sector with equity as a key to meeting decarbonization, resilience, climate and energy democracy goals at pace and scale. Encouraging design of Zero Carbon buildings supports healthy environments, addresses the climate crisis, and additionally incorporating equitable principles throughout the design process upholds communities' and the public's health and wellbeing. Speakers: Brett Rosenberg, LEED AP | ESG Compliance Manager, Cushman & Wakefield Alice Sung, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, SEA | Principal, Greenbank Associates, VP, Board of Directors, Worthen Foundation                 Moderator: Steve Guttman, P.E., BCxP, CDP, LEED Fellow | Principal, Guttmann & Blaevoet  

Free – $25.00

Credit Cram ZNCD | Cooking Up Solutions: All- Electric Commercial Kitchens

Virtual

CREDIT CRAM: ZNCD TRACK This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW and 1.5hrs of ZNCD mandatory continuing education (live webinar attendees only). Made in partnership with the William J. Worthen Foundation and inspired by the Building Decarbonization Practice Guide. Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Wednesday, November 13. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Kitchens present superb opportunities for decarbonization. An all-electric kitchen, specifically including induction cooking equipment, is one with no natural gas or other fossil fuel-based energy source. These kitchens reflect the goals of not only decarbonization, but health and safety for users as well. In this session, you will hear from experts in the all-electric kitchen industry on the benefits of all-electric cooking, the most effective technology in the market today, and real-life examples of project teams and clients utilizing all-electric commercial kitchens. Speakers: Pauline Souza, FAIA, LEED Fellow | Directly of Sustainability, WRNS Studio Chef Rachelle Boucher | Senior Lead, Culinary Events and Experiences, Building Decarbonization Coalition Teresa Jan, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP | Associate Principal and Director of Sustainability, Multistudio Moderator: Chef Christopher Galarza | Founder, Forward Dining Solutions and co-founder, EcoChef

Free – $25.00

Credit Cram ZNCD | Zero Carbon Multifamily Residential Buildings Part 1: Lessons from the Field

Virtual

CREDIT CRAM: ZNCD TRACK This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW and 1.5hrs of ZNCD mandatory continuing education (live webinar attendees only). Made in partnership with the William J. Worthen Foundation and inspired by the Building Decarbonization Practice Guide. Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Thursday, November 14. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Multi-family residential buildings present significant opportunities for decarbonization. Although not the most energy or carbon-intensive building type overall, the 24 hour/365 day operation of these buildings, coupled with high demand for new housing, have great implications for decarbonization. Part 1 of Zero Carbon Multifamily Residential Buildings will identify various design strategies and considerations to address greenhouse gas emissions in multifamily housing and that promote equity through a community-first approach. The C4GS-ZEDlife Case Study of MountZED Ecovillage (a CEC “EPIC Challenge” winner) will be presented to showcase strategies in practice for delivering affordable, equitable, climate-resilient, cost-competitive, and emissions-free residential construction. Speakers: Ladan Ghobad, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C | CEO, Principal, Building Performance Specialist, ENERlite Dr. M.A. Greenstein | VP of Knowledge Transfer, C4GS ZEDlife Bill Dunster, OBE | Co-founder and Environmental Architect, C4GS ZEDlife Moderator: Katie Ackerly, AIA | Principal and Sustainable Design Director, David Baker Architects    

Free – $25.00

Credit Cram ZNCD | Zero Carbon Multifamily Residential Buildings Part 2: Lessons from the EPIC Challenge

Virtual

CREDIT CRAM: ZNCD TRACK This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW and 1.5hrs of ZNCD mandatory continuing education (live webinar attendees only). Made in partnership with the William J. Worthen Foundation and inspired by the Building Decarbonization Practice Guide. Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Friday, November 15. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Multi-family residential buildings present significant opportunities for decarbonization. Although not the most energy or carbon-intensive building type overall, the 24 hour/365 day operation of these buildings, coupled with high demand for new housing, have great implications for decarbonization. Through three case studies (all CEC “EPIC Challenge” winners), Part 2 of Zero Carbon Multifamily Residential Buildings will explore the broader context of decarbonization in multifamily buildings, discussing how to implement and benefit from emerging technologies and walking through methods that can help achieve affordable, equitable, climate-resilient, cost-competitive, and emissions-free residential construction. Speakers: Claire McConnell | Associate, Mithun Sean Armstrong | Managing Principal, Redwood Energy Mary Telling | Associate Principal, Mithun Cheryl McMurtry | Business Development Associate, Architectural Nexus Mihnea Dobre, AIA | Principal, Architectural Nexus Megan Repka, AIA | Project Architect, Architectural Nexus Moderator: Katie Ackerly, AIA | Principal and Sustainable Design Director, David Baker Architects  

Free – $25.00

Resilience and the Evolving Standard of Care Series Part 2: New Standard of Care Includes Integrated Resilience Design

Virtual

This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Wednesday, January 29. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Architects should be aware of changes in the industry standard of care, the role of codes and standards, and how courts view an architect’s responsibility in the context of worsening weather conditions. If design professionals aren't considering future climate conditions when designing structures and communities, then who will? “If not you, who” directs attention to the intersection of strategies for mitigation of severe climate occurrences, evolving legal standards, and the shifting industry standard of care. The effects of severe climate events on design professionals, their clients, construction companies, and corporations are drivers of resiliency and risk management strategies to reduce exposure, protect property, and income streams of clients. In this second installment of the Resilience and the Evolving Standard of Care series, presenters will describe through case studies resilient design strategies employed, discuss the exemplary features of the various projects, and consider problems encountered and lessons learned that can help other practitioners to achieve similar levels of performance in their own projects. Speakers: Note: Tickets are non-refundable. AIA CA is not accepting American Express at this time.

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Low Embodied Concrete Strategies

Virtual

This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW and 1.5hrs of ZNCD mandatory continuing education (live webinar attendees only). Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Wednesday, February 5. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Each micro region of California has different materials available and differing weather parameters that effect the placement and curing of concrete. This session will discuss and showcase a variety of strategies for providing and specifying low embodied concrete on architectural projects. An expert panel will provide an overview of successful strategies in California through various case studies. Speakers: James Little | Director of Technical Sales, NRMCC Karin Perissinotto, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Sustainability Manager, CalPortland  

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Resilience and the Evolving Standard of Care Part 3: Legal Perspectives

Virtual

This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). Don’t miss your chance to attend! Registration closes at 10am, Wednesday, February 19. You should receive your Zoom confirmation link no later than 10:30am the day of.  Architects should be aware of changes in the industry standard of care, the role of codes and standards, and how courts view an architect’s responsibility in the context of worsening weather conditions. If design professionals aren’t considering future climate conditions when designing structures and communities, then who will? “If not you, who” directs attention to the intersection of strategies for mitigation of severe climate occurrences, evolving legal standards, and the shifting industry standard of care. The effects of severe climate events on design professionals, their clients, construction companies, and corporations are drivers of resiliency and risk management strategies to reduce exposure, protect property, and income streams of clients. In the final installment of the Resilience and the Evolving Standard of Care series, an expert panel will begin with a review of projections for future climate conditions, followed by consideration of how these are shaping the evolving industry standard of care. Next will be a review of past U.S. case law regarding the standard of care and the implications of each case. This will be followed by an examination of California specific case law, discussion of how these cases have shaped liability for practitioners in the state, and examples of good contract language and protections to manage risk. The program will conclude with examples from an architectural firm on how its practice integrated resilience design, how to discuss climate risks with clients, and how to manages risk in contract language. Speakers: Sammy Shams, AIA NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador, LFA | Resilience, Sustainability & Building Performance, HKS Amanda Barton, AIA, RID, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Project Designer & Associate, HKS Yvonne Castillo, Esq. | Senior Vice President of Risk Management at Victor US Brian K. Stewart, Esq. | Managing Partner, Collins + Collins, LLP Jessica Mead, Esq. | Attorney, Collins + Collins, LLP

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