As we move increasingly toward market-viable net-zero buildings with initiatives like ASHRAE Vision 2020 and the AIA 2030 Commitment, we must reevaluate how typical building components affect a facilityโs energy efficiency. Energy savings and thermal comfort gained from an increase in air movement is an important new consideration in building efficiency and energy conservation
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While greater energy efficiency achieved through technology and construction techniques is essential, this webinar will explore the ways smart growth and smaller residential unit design can achieve true sustainability while at the same time saving valuable lands for agriculture, forest, wet lands, animal and bird habitats, and recreation
These factors are important to the health and energy efficiency of any building but are especially important to health care facilities due to their low tolerance for risks associated with moisture and associated organic growth (mold)
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Participants will be able to recognize sustainable building design elements that lead to greater water and/or energy efficiency, etc. Larger objective learning unit categories that will be covered: Pre-design, Design, Materials and Methods, Environmental, Sustainability September 13, 12:30-1:30pm Education Session 6 | 1 HSW Advancing Design Process and Performance Speaker Bill Aylor, AIA A more efficient delivery process has been a long and winding quest for some in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry
As the landlord of the largest inventory of civic buildings, the GSA plays a significant role in how we cope with the aging of our American courthouses. The AOC in California is founded on similar principals. How do both agencies evaluate existing courthouse inventories and decide to reinvest in...
CT-05 Commitment to the Aging American Courthouse21.pdf
Thursday, November 5, 1-2:15PM (EST) Earn 1.25 AIA/HSW LUs (No Fee) This session will explain how architects & facility managers can use the deep energy retrofit approach to broaden their portfolio to include retrofit projects on a wide scale of building types and sizes. To...
AIA CAFM Webinar DER.pdf
Read through the 2017 Issues of the Practice Management Digest! This library entry will be updated as new issues are released. April 2017: Greening Your Practice: Sustainable business practices and easy ways to incorporate sustainability into your projects ( Read online ) July 2017: Pro...
#SAME #APC #PA #PublicArchitectsCommittee #Newsletters #Engineers #Articles
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Starting on 1/5/2017, AIA members can apply to be on the Consensus Committee (which votes on proposed changes to the standard) and/or Task Groups (which apply their expertise to review propose changes). We should consider having AIA members represented in each Task Group area (if we can recruit...
Volunteer Template - NGBS Consensus Committee.pdf
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