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Change the World: Harnessing BIM Technology and
Integrated Project Delivery for Sustainable Design
May 13-14, 2008
This two-day conference will provide a well-rounded exploration of
the application of building information modeling (BIM) related
technologies, integrated project delivery, advanced design, and
building technologies to achieve sustainable practices. Visit
www.aiaconvention.com for information on tracks, plenary sessions,
and HSW qualification. Breakfast and lunch are included. A COTE
collaboration with AIA Center for Building Science and Performance,
AIA Integrated Practice, and AIA Technology in Architectural
Practice / $300
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Continuing Education
WE63 Greening Where We Work: Case Study of Genzyme
Headquarters HSW
Wednesday May 14, 1-5 PM
This off-site preconvention work session convenes in the AIA
award-winning Genzyme headquarters, renowned for its innovative
sustainable design. A panel composed of the owner, architect, and
builder will engage attendees in a discussion of the project.
Attendees will then be engaged in a discussion with a panel of
three owners committed to sustainable design as a corporate
strategy: Genzyme, Kaiser Permanente, and Bank of America. /
$125
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Continuing Education
WE11 Breakthrough Community Design Planning: Four
Perspectives
Wednesday May 14: 8 AM – 12 PM
This session brings together four prominent thinkers whose methods
have been applied to some of the most diverse cultural and
environmental contexts in the United States and abroad, enabling
communities at various stages of development to design a future
both socially relevant and ecologically responsive. Speakers: Bob
Berkebile, FAIA; Pliny Fisk, Greg Searle, and Daniel E. Williams,
FAIA. Provider: Center for Maximum Potential Building
Systems.
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Continuing Education
WE62 Protecting our Natural Resources: Design Leadership
and Compelling National Issues
Wednesday May 14: 1-5 PM
Instructors: Donald Watson, FAIA, Daniel Williams, FAIA, Jim
Taylor, AIA
Principles and practices of natural resource and watershed
protection for planning and design for buildings, communities and
regional scales through lecture, discussion, break-out groups, and
design reviews.
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Continuing Education
COTE Chapter Workshop & Information
Exchange
Thursday May 15, 4-5:30 PM
Join Henry Siegel, Ken Scalf, and other advisory group members as
well as the members of the Regional Team to talk about
Chapters—how to start one, how to revive one, and how to make
it relevant to your community.
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Continuing Education
E20 AIA Committee on the Environment Celebration and Top
Ten Toast
Thursday May 15, 6:30-8:30 PM
Join AIA colleagues and allied professionals to toast the AIA/COTE
2008 Top Ten Green Projects award recipients, new chapters,
AIA/COTE milestones, and the national convention. Attendees will
celebrate the 19th year of COTE; the 12th year of the Top Ten Green
Projects awards; and contributions of 8,000 members, 65 local and
state chapters, and leaders at all levels who have made AIA/COTE an
agent of change. Sponsored by NanaWall and GreenSource. This event
is hosted at Top Ten winner EpiCenter and in conjunction with the
BSA’s Movie Night and Arrowstreet Architects. / $20
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Networking/Business Events
FR43 The Architecture of Sustainability: The 2008 AIA/COTE
Top Ten Green Projects Awards
Friday May 16, 2-3:30 PM
The Top Ten Green Projects awards program is the profession's best
known recognition for sustainable design excellence. Two AIA/COTE
national advisory group members, both of whom have won Top Ten
honors repeatedly in the past, will present this year's winners.
Speakers: David Miller, FAIA, and Henry I. Siegel, FAIA.
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Continuing Education
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