The Voice of the Architectural Profession in California
LOCAL COTE NETWORK
A network to bring together local chapter representatives to exchange information, provide best practices, discuss how local chapters navigate the profession’s involvement in environmental stewardship, and energy-efficiency and decarbonization of the built environment.
Staff Liaison: Hillary Krek hkrek@aiacalifornia.org
AIA CA COTE Roundtable: Reducing Embodied Carbon
August 11, 2021 | 12:00-1:30pmReducing embodied carbon in buildings is a crucial element of reducing the impact of buildings on climate change. Nearly 11% of global GHG emissions is attributed to embodied carbon of buildings. This roundtable will present various perspectives from the industry on strategies to reduce embodied carbon, ranging from preservation of our existing buildings to carbon calculation tools and low-carbon materials. Please join us and this expert panel discussing opportunities to lower the impact of building materials.
Speakers:
John Delaney, Architect, LEED AP BD+C,
Baha Sadreddin
Patti Harburg-Petrich, SE, LEED AP BD+C
Building Performance Simulation Tools, Capabilities, Benefits, and Challenges
May 12, 2021 | 12:00-1:30pm
Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation.
Additional Resources
IBPSA-USA International Building Performance Simulation:
- Project STASIO aims to provide supporting content and case studies based on ASHRAE standard 209, which aims to provide a framework on how to integrate early energy modeling into the design process.
- Building Energy Software Tools (BEST) Directory
- Modeler map: find an IBPSA member
Research Papers & White Papers
- Ghobad, L. 2018. Daylighting and Energy Simulation Workflow in Performance-Based Building Simulation Tools.
- Mohajer, M, Aksamija.A. 2019. Integration of BEM and BIM: Workflows and Case Study.
- AIA Building Performance Simulation Guidelines. 2019.
- An Architect’s Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process. 2012.
- AIA CA What You Can Do Now
Tools
- Benchmarking:
- CBECS database
- EnergyStar target finder
- Architecture 2030: ZERO Tool, ZERO Code
- DOE Building Performance Database
- Weathershift (future weather data).
- Arup Advanced Comfort Tool.
- Arup Neuron (Digital Twin).
- Buro Happold BHoM tool (Buildings and Habitats Object Model).
Making the Case for Decarbonization: Local Level Advocacy Tips
February 10, 2021 | 12:00-1:30pm
The AIA CA COTE has been actively supporting local governments as they have passed critical decarbonization legislation. Decarbonization is an important step to stabilize our planet’s changing climate to ensure safe and habitable communities for future generations. Learn how you can engage your local city or county, how the legislative process works, and how you can most effectively support that process. Key sources of information will be identified along with common questions and answers that arise along the way.
Making the Case for Climate Action
November 5, 2020 | 12:00-1:30pm
A significant amount of carbon emissions in California come from the construction and operation of buildings, and the resulting environmental impacts are enormous. Clients and agencies who review projects may not be aware of these impacts and the importance and urgency of decarbonizing the building sector. Henry Siegel, FAIA and Jonathan Feldman, AIA will discuss how architectural practice is changing to meet this demand and make the case that zero-carbon design is not just an environmental imperative, it is also good for business.
Tips & Tricks: State Level Advocacy
August 12, 2020
AIA CA’s Director of Government Relations, Mark Christian, Hon. AIA, and Architectural Consultant, Michael Malinowski, FAIA, provided an overview of AIA CA’s statewide advocacy efforts.
Click here for the full PowerPoint presentation.
AIA CA Statewide COTE Roundtables
Introduction to AIA CA Local COTE Network
May 19, 2020
AIA CA recently hosted a Statewide COTE Roundtable in order to better understand, engage and support California’s local chapter COTEs. In addition to learning about AIA national and state level climate action initiatives, a roundtable discussion explored ways the AIA CA COTE and local COTEs can best support California’s architects, practices and local chapter climate action initiatives.
Click here for the full PowerPoint presentation with live links to various educational resources. And click here for a copy of the chat log with additional resources recommended by attendees.