Don’t miss out on the AIACV Golf Tournament!

Spots are filling up for the the Chapter’s annual Golf and Tennis Tournament scheduled for Friday, June 22th, 2012!
We are excited to be back at the beautiful Cameron Park Country Club for golf. Tennis will be held at Broadstone Racquet Club in Folsom again this year.

Our annual tournament was wildly successful last year and rated as the “best ever” by AIACV members. We’re looking to make this year even better!

To register (or sponsor) click here for an event flyer.

For those interested in sponsoring…the tournament provides a unique opportunity to spend an entire day with Chapter members and others in the design community, relaxing and networking.  Today, personal contact is more important than ever!

Here are a few ideas to consider:

-          New this year: sponsor an AIACV member’s golf play and play at the member price.

-          Become an on-course sponsor. You and/or your staff can provide food/drink, a giveaway item with your company logo or business card or plan a fun contest right on the course!

-          Provide a small item for our tee prize bags, along with a message or logo identifying  your product or service. Participants in the tournament keep and use these items long after the event has passed.

Historically this tournament sells out, so don’t hesitate ~ sign up today!

For more information, please call 916-444-3658 or e-mail Marina Hill, Administrative & Events Coordinator.

Firm Open House Night – Next One in June!

Join your peers and colleagues for a lively open house.  Food? Yes!  Drink? Yes! FREE? Of course!
Show up at the featured firm between 6:00  p.m.-8:00 p.m.  No RSVP required. It’s that easy!

Click here for a flyer/poster detailing all four featured firms and open house dates.
Post it and share it within your firm.

April 18th, 2012 – Lionakis*
1919 19th Street, Sacramento
www.LIONAKIS.com
*(The Lionakis Foundation will be raffling an IPad 2 for charity, tickets will be $1 at the door see flyer for more information)

June 6th, 2012 – MFDB Architects
111 Scripps Drive, Sacramento
www.MFDB.com

September 5th, 2012 – CH&D Architects
2120 20th Street, Suite One, Sacramento
www.CHDARCHITECTS.com

November 7th, 2012 – DLR Group
1050 20th Street, Suite 250, Sacramento
www.DLRGROUP.com

Questions? Please contact the AIACV office at 916-444-3658 or info@aiacv.org

Make 2012 your A.R.E. year – full courses offered at AIACV

AIA Central Valley is again teaming up with Funkaar Studios this year to provide our 2012 ARE courses.

Funkaar Studios has the largest ARE program in the nation and has successfully prepared over 10,000 attendees nationwide. Instructors are qualified, licensed architects as well as university level professors and, according to Funkaar surveys, students average an 80% pass rate per ARE division.

Feedback from last year’s courses was overwhelmingly positive:

“The instruction style was the best I’ve ever seen….”

“The presentation is dynamic, and it kept all students motivated.”

“The instructor covered what appeared to be the major points of the exam, and what issues will be brought up on the exam and provided focal points for study and great guidance on the vignette.”

Classes will be held on Saturdays & Sundays. A.R.E. Classes begin September 29th running through December 15th, 2012.

All classes will be held in the AIACV Gallery, 1400 S Street, Suite 100.

2012 A.R.E. Course Schedule and Divisions include:

  • A.R.E. Common Themes: Codes
    September 29th, 9 am – 1 pm
  • Division 1: Construction Documents & Services
    September 30th, 9 am – 1 pm
  • Division 2: Programming Planning & Practice
    October 6th, 9 am – 1 pm
  • Division 3: Site Planning & Design
    October 13th, 9 am – 1 pm
  • Division 4: Building Design & Construction Systems
    October 27th  & November 3rd, 9 am – 1 pm each day
  • Division 5: Building Systems
    November 10th  & 17th, 9 am – 1 pm each day
  • Division 6: Structural Systems
    December 1st, 2nd & 8th, 9 am – 1 pm each day
  • Division 7: Schematic Design
    December 15th, 9 am – 1 pm2012 C.S.E Course Schedule and Parts include: (Registration Now Open!)

Attendees may register for the full course schedule,  or individual courses depending on their specific needs and budget.  AIA members will receive a member discount for the ARE courses. Registration is now open for all courses.

To register or for FULL  information about the courses–please click here!

Questions? Contact the Chapter office at 916-444-3658.

Cal Poly 2012 Chumash Show

Cal Poly College of Architecture and Environmental Design is proud to present the 2012 edition of the 9th annual fifth year architecture thesis show. The show is an exhibition and celebration of year long thesis projects and furniture designs completed by graduating architecture students as the culmination of their undergraduate studies. The Architecture Department invites you to join us in this celebration.

Where & When:

Chumash Auditorium, Julian A. McPhee University Union, Cal Poly
Opening Reception: Friday, May 25, 2012 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Auditorium Open:Saturday, May 26 & Sunday, May 27 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Contact Information

Chumash Show Coordinator: Barry Williams
Phone: 805.756.1316
Email: bwilliam@calpoly.edu

Click here for press release

Contribute to the 2012 Architecture Show

Community Event: Designing Healthier Interiors

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Date Posted: 05/11/2012

Posted By: Catherine Brannan

DESIGNING HEALTHIER INTERIORS: WHAT MATTERS MOST
Teknion and SideMark Furniture are pleased to sponsor:
Session 3 of 10 free seminars – DESIGNING HEALTHIER INTERIORS: WHAT MATTERS MOST

Please join us for this free informative Webinar!
Living Green 2012

Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at noon in the AIACV Gallery
The AIACV Gallery is located in midtown Sacramento on the corner of 14th and S street.

Please register with Catherine Brannan via e-mail or ph:
cbrannan@sidemark.com or
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Community Notice: DSA–CAL Green Code Focus Group Meeting

The Division of the State Architect (DSA) would like to make AIA members aware of a focus group that will be held next Wednesday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m.

On the agenda is a discussion of the California Green Building Standards Code (CAL Green Code) for the next 2012 Triennial Code Cycle as it relates to schools and community colleges.

All interested parties are welcome!

Click here for an agenda and here for a timeline for this code cycle.

Date:  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Time:  10:00 a.m.
Place: Division of the State Architect, 5th  Floor, Conference Room B, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
For more information call: (916) 445-8100  or e-mail:  theresa.townsend@dgs.ca.gov

 

 

Visionary: Roger Boulton & First LEED Platinum Winery

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Discover the vision behind the world’s first LEED Platinum Winery and Brewery located at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at UC Davis.

Professor Boulton started dreaming of a self-sustaining winery more than ten years before the Mondavi Institute built its LEED Platinum Winery and Brewery.  His passion in rainwater harvesting, an ideal source for pure RO water for scientific experiments and to prevent deposits on valuable equipment, fueled his study for systems for the new facility.  As a result, the new winery, brewery and food-processing complex now serves as a test bed for production processes and techniques that conserve water, energy and other vital resources.

Please join AIA Central Valley,  USGBC-NCC Capital Branch and UC Davis Design & Construction Management for Visionary on:

Date: Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Time: 5:30pm

Click here for a flyer with full details

Click here to register

AIA to Launch Sustainable Project Documents

A couple of new products and resources to share with our members:

AIA Contract Documents will release a series of sustainable projects documents at the AIA 2012 National Convention that can help customers navigate the unique issues related to sustainable design projects.

AIA Contract Documents also has a comprehensive offering of contracts for the small project practitioner.

Check them out!