Allied Presentation: Stone Veneer Advantages and LEED Benefits

Join AIACV Allied Member, Coronado Stone, for our Allied Tuesday presentation on “Stone Veneer Features; Manufacturing and LEED Benefits”.

Date: Tuesday, April 12th
Time: 12:00 – 1:30pm
Location: AIACV Gallery, 1400 S Street, Suite 100
Cost: FREE and includes lunch!
AIA Credits: 1 AIA CES LU (automatically reported)

Click here for a seminar flyer.

For more information on course content or to register, contact Jeff Grunden at 209-251-5071.

Topics include:

  • Manufactured Stone Veneer Advantages
  • Manufacturing Process
  • Types of Stone Veneer
  • Installation Processes
  • Incorrect Installations
  • Stone Installation in Harsh Environments
  • California Building Code Updates for Stone Veneer
  • LEED Benefits

ULI Presents: Getting it Right–Creating Sustainable Community Strategies

Join ULI Sacramento on Friday, March 25th, to learn how the cities of West Sacramento, Roseville and Sacramento are developing sustainable strategies to enhance economic development, social equity and environmental stewardship within their communities.

Participants will receive 2.5 AICP CM and AIA Credits

When: Friday, March 25, 2011, 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Where:  SMUD – Rubicon Room,  6201 “S” Street, Sacramento

To register: click here

For more information regarding this event contact Mary Sater at mary.sater@uli.org

CSI PRODUCT SHOW – It’s Back! Earn LU’s!

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Attend the 2011 CSI Sacramento Product Show for the following continuing education opportunities.
All are on April 5, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento:

1:00 to 2:00 PM
ADA – Its History, Path of Travel, and Construction Tolerances.
Presented by Eric Sifuentes, Certified Access Specialist, Project Coordinator, Nacht & Lewis Architects.
CAB Credits for licensed architects and one AIA CE unit.

2:30 to 3:30 PM
Compliance with the Non-Residential Requirements of the 2010 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen)
Presented by Gregory Mahoney CBO, LEED® AP, BPI, CGBP, HERS Assistant Chief Building Official, City of Davis.
One AIA CE unit.

4:00 to 5:00 PM
Using the AIA Documents to Manage Risks Associated with BIM Files.
Presented by Rick Gauthier CSI, BIM Coordinator, STANTEC Architecture, and Gloria Rasmussen AIA, CCS, LEED BD+C, RMW Architecture & Interiors.
One AIA CE unit.

Cost: $15.00 each session, $35.00 for the three sessions. Refreshments will be provided. Contact CSI for more information: info@csisacto.org
For reservations please contact Gloria Rasmussen at grasmussen@rmw.com

Tour & Presentation at ZETA / Zero Energy Communities

A special invitation for ULI and AIA Central Valley Chapter members only!

Join ZETA communities Naomi Porat, CEO and Karl Tarango, General Manager of ZETA on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. as they give an overview of the market forces shaping the pursuit of Net Zero Energy and how ZETA’s off-site modular construction is uniquely suited to meeting this challenge.

Click here for full details.

AIA Members may self-report for LU credit.

RSVP directly to Mary Sater at ULI: marysater@comcast.net

The Green Blueprint 2011

The Green Blueprint Invite

Mark your calendars for the “The Green Blueprint 2011 – Designing for Sustainability” event, organized by DalTile.

This is a free, all-day event, primarily designed to offer continuing education to AIA members. The event will be in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 6th and in Sacramento on Thursday, April 7th. Registration starts at 8am and the last presentation will conclude at 3:30pm. Click here for a flyer.

There will be five hour-long sessions throughout the day, provided by five different organizations from the flooring industry and will include 5 HSW and at least 2 SD credits.

Additionally, product manufacturers will be on hand to display brand new products and to answer any questions.
They will be part of a “mini-tradeshow” that will be available in between sessions.

Headlining the event is the Tile Council of North America, who provide our industry with the TCA handbook that clarifies and standardizes installation specifications for ceramic tile.

Space is limited–directions questions and RSVP’s to Mike Bouck, Architectural Rep at Daltile directly: mike.bouck@daltile.com. Please include your AIA membership number when registering.

 

 

WoodWorks – California Wood Solutions Fair ~ San Francisco

Looking for a great lineup of speakers and AIA accredited presentation topics worth up to  6 AIA/CES LUs? Plus FREE registration and lunch? Plan to attend the San Francisco California Wood Solutions Fair–scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th, 2011.

Click here for online information about the event, schedule, speakers and registration.

Allied Presentation: Window Management, the Prerequisite to Daylighting

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Join AIACV Allied Member Mecho Shade for a presentation on Window Management.

Date: Tuesday, February 15th
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: AIACV Gallery, 1400 S Street, Suite 100
Cost: FREE, includes lunch!
AIA Credits:  1 AIA CES LU (automatically reported)

Click here for a seminar flyer.

For more information on course content or to register, contact Leah Sand:  415-440-0055.

Topics include:

Interior Solar Shading
· A brief overview of contemporary shading solutions
· An introduction to window management theory
Shadecloth Selection
· An analysis of core yarn materials and coatings
· Selecting the appropriate colors, density and material for your project
· Sustainable fabrics
Performance Specifications for a Sustainable Project
· Specifying shading solutions and controls with LEED NC 3.0
· Maintaining high quality product specifications in an economic recession

Sophisticated, Automated Solar Shading in 2011 and Beyond
· The design of the ground-breaking New York Times Headquarters Building and consequent
findings of associated energy savings
· USGBC Headquarters Building
· Fully-automated shade projects in the SF Bay Area
· The verifiable benefits of sophisticated, fully-automated shading systems

Expand Your Business with BIM, LEED & Sustainable Design Services

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Submitted by Allied Member: Archvista

November 10th, 2010 6pm – 8pm

This session will explore ways that you can win more work and increase your value by incorporating BIM and LEED into your services offering. We will present real solutions to making LEED accreditation a natural part of your design process and demonstrate how introducing sustainable design early in your project can have a valuable impact.

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