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

March 14, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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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

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Do you design homes for people living with disabilities?

March 10, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Boston architect Deb Pierce, AIA is working with Taunton Press on a book about accessible homes – for people with physical, visual, auditory, and cognitive limitations. The book will celebrate good design with compelling case studies, engaging details, and inspiring concepts – and where accessibility is seamless integrated or exuberantly expressed.

If you have projects you’d be willing to have included in this book, please respond with a short narrative about the project and a few photos by 4/15/2011.

Letters of interest accepted too. Credits and further conversations to follow if your projects are included in the book.

Further details available by contacting Deb directly, deb@piercelambarchitects.com, or by phone at 617-964-1311.

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USGBC Demystify’s CALGreen

March 1, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Join USGBC-NCC for an expert panel discussion focused on the implications of CALGreen on the building industry and what this means for you.  The discussion is scheduled for March 17th from 5:30-7:30 at the California EPA building, 10th & I, in the Sierra Room.

CALGreen is in effect as of January 2011, changing the way sustainability is viewed and practiced in the building sector. Expert speakers, Dan Geiger, Executive Director of USGBC-Northern California, and Wes Sullens, Program Manager of StopWaste.org, and Devi Eden of the CEC will present an overview of CALGreen, clarify mandatory codes versus tiers, outline its policy implications for the Sacramento region, discuss integration with the California Energy Commission’s policies, and discuss the role of CALGreen Codes, LEED® and GreenPoint Rated systems.

Click here to register.

Fees to attend are $15 for USGBC / AIACV members, $30 for non-members, and $20 for students and unemployed individuals. You can also register at the door for an additional $5.

For more information contact: Sophia Hartkopf

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The Green Blueprint 2011

February 28, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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.

 

 

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Sacramento CSI Annual Product Show is Back !

February 21, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Save the date: Tuesday, April 5th, 2011. The CSI Product Show is back this year!

Interested in participating with a booth, tabletop or workshop? Click here to view the attached flyer.

Direct questions to: Bill Lamb, CSI of Western Window Systems at (916) 749-5437 or  BLamb@westernws.com

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WoodWorks – California Wood Solutions Fair ~ San Francisco

February 21, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

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.

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Mayors’ Institute on City Design

February 14, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Join in this exciting opportunity for our downtown corridor this week!

Through Wednesday 2/16, Sacramento will be host to a team of national experts in urban design and city planning through an exciting partnership with the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD). The MICD panel will focus specifically on the JKL corridor, and how we as a city can work better together to further its growth and success.

Over their three day visit, the group will evaluate current JKL plans, listen to a variety of stakeholders, tour key areas, and prepare a final set of recommendations for the future of JKL.

The MICD team’s recommendations will be unveiled for the first time at a public presentation at City Hall.

The MICD Team Final Presentation will take place:

Date: Wednesday, February 16th, 12-1pm

Where: City Hall, Council Chambers

For background information on the MICD, click here. For more information, please contact Danielle Biller.

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Grid Neutral Schools Award

October 4, 2010 by · Leave a Comment

The California Department of General Services, Department of the State Architect (DSA) announces the Call for Entries for the “Grid Neutral Schools Award.”

Click here for a PDF flyer with more details.

Please share this information with the school districts you work with. They must enter, but architectural firms can assist in preparing the entry. There is no registration fee and the deadline to enter is October 20, 2010.

For more information, please contact Theresa Townsend, AIA or call 916-445-1304.

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