It is weeks like these that remind me of the Biblical story of Job. Our family was extremely blessed to see our oldest daughter marry into the Brown family the first weekend of the month. Having friends and family from near and far join us in celebration was epic. Unfortunately, the story follows the Biblical one at this point and the COVID soup was stirred up too much and myself and my immediate family all tested positive the next week. I am desperately searching for that same vision of the future that Job had and trying not to blame GOD for our trial.
So that brings us to the vision for the Dayton chapter for the year 2022. Even a moderate-sized building has millions of components that all need to find their place for things to work as they should. If there happens to be a bolt missing we don’t throw our hands in the air and cry “All is lost!” Instead, we take action and replace the missing bolt and double-check things in the field and go on with confidence. So it will be for planning for Chapter events this year. We cannot throw our hands in the air and fall into the rut of trying to conduct things as usual. So keep your eyes focused ahead and prepare to try some new things. In the coming weeks, myself and the rest of the Board look to conduct a planning session for the year and it will hopefully spawn some creative ideas to reignite the chapter. Stay tuned.
Dan Wyckoff, AIA
Elevar Design Group Dayton
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Augmented Reality as an Approach to Successfully Execute Design:
Experience Chalkline4D
at the AIA Dayton
February 17 ABB
at the Kettering Government Center
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Kettering Government Center, Deeds and Van Buren Rooms, 3600 Shroyer Road
Presenter: Jeff Samuelson, AIA, Chalkline4D/JZ Technologies
Approved for 1.5 AIA CES/LU
Following the program, participants will be able to:
1. Understand how to effectively impact an improvement in the design efficiency and collaboration with the Construction Team to allow for better installation and management of the underground plumbing, HVAC and electrical, and above ground layout of walls, soffits, counters and other design elements.
2. Understand the impact on overall budget control and schedule with a more efficient and collaborative layout process.
3. Learn collaborative techniques to allow for better execution of the intended design component with limited rework and schedule delays
4. Learn how the augmented reality approach in concert with precise communication impacts the constructibility of complex shapes, and underground utilities that will impact the physical, emotional, and social well being of the building occupants and building owners, as well as efficiency of installation of building components.
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The SAY IT LOUD Ohio Exhibit, sponsored by AIA Cleveland and Cleveland Women in Architecture, was just installed at the Banvard Gallery at The OSU Knowlton School of Architecture. It will be displayed until February 11 and is free to view. The exhibit is headed back to Cleveland after its showing in Columbus.
Part of the internationally-recognized SAY IT LOUD series, the exhibit showcases projects and stories from architects and designers. The concept of this exhibit is "To see our faces, hear our voices, feel our impact within the colorful tapestry of our heritage." SAY IT LOUD is the activation of a national movement of sharing, protecting and celebrating the journey of the underrepresented to inspire the next generation.
The Banvard Gallery is dedicated to thought-provoking exhibitions with particular relevance to the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional planning. The Say It Loud Ohio Exhibit will be displayed from January 10 -February 11 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
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AIA Dayton Associates ARE Study Group
This is the first meeting of the year for AIA Dayton Associates who want to participate in an ARE Study Group! The meeting will be used as more of a get-to-know each other and set up a schedule.
Led by Bayleigh Hetrick, Associate AIA, please email her at [email protected] for the Zoom invitation.
Date: Sunday, January 23
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Zoom
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AIA Dayton Student Design Program Announced and Seeking Donations from Firms
Our 2022 high school student design competition is now underway, and we are asking for your support! This year's program is to create a welcome center that would create a space for introduction to the opportunities that a makerspace can provide. Please consider donating as a firm and/or individual to support future architects and designers. Donations are needed for the college scholarships, book awards, registration sponsorships, and event costs, such as refreshments and T-shirts.
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Save the Date for these upcoming programs!
Joint Meeting with ASHRAE on Passive house HVAC Design
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Engineer's Club of Dayton and Zoom (for virtual attendees)
Presenter: Erdem Kokgil, Application Engineering Team Leader for Oxygen8
Joint Meeting with Construction Builder's Association and AGC
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Location: Business Solutions Center
Presenter: Ken Simonson, AGC Chief Economist
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FREE AIAU Courses for AIA Members
Working 100% from home is new territory for many of us, as is the rapidly changing business environment that’s impacting our jobs, our firms, and our work. To help navigate these uncertain times, we’re offering valuable learning resources—some of AIAU’s best business and tech courses—to AIA members for free.
Learn about virtual practice, successful business strategies, risk management, and more from some of the most innovative architects, firms, and design professionals.
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Ron Blank & Associates Offers Free Webinars
If you prefer live, interactive continuing education but prefer the comfort of your office, studio or home, webinars may be the perfect fit for your CE needs. Ron Blank hosts a full range of topics that meet the live education licensing and organization requirements you have.
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GreenCE Offers Free Webinars
GreenCE offes live instructor-led continuing education webinars. The webinars can offer LEED Specific Hours, AIA HSW CE Hours, and ADA/Barrier-Free CE Hours.
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Important AIA Resources
AIA Trust
AIA National
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These smart windows could one day help heat and cool your house automatically
Windows have been getting smarter, from energy-efficient panes that keep heated or cooled air from leaking out of homes to self-tinting windows that dim the light coming through without the need for shades. In the future, smart windows might go a step further to actually harvest energy from the sun to heat your house in the winter and reflect it in the summer to keep your home cool, without actually changing how well the sun’s light shines through.
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Firm culture to outrank salary in staff satisfaction
Strong demand for design services, with billings to match, should provide momentum for firms in 2022. But AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, projects we’re going to continue to see some familiar headwinds: inflation, contractor labor shortages, and high prices and low availability for materials. In this latest installment of AIA’s ongoing series about economic trends, Baker outlines what this fulcrum between 2021 and 2022 means for firms, and why firm culture and workplace comfort surpassed compensation as the likely top worker satisfaction issue in architecture in coming years.
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5 Reasons to Visit the Newly Renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
The midcentury modernist design movement, which swept through the postwar U.S. between 1945 and 1969, is still one of the most revered styles today. From Charles and Ray Eames’s instantly recognizable leather lounge chair to John Lautner’s 1960 UFO-like Malin residence nestled within the Hollywood Hills, the creatives whose work shined especially bright during the movement are unparalleled. And one prolific visionary who helped shape the coveted midcentury style is German American Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. In fact, the last project he completed before his death in 1969 was Washington, D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, which just underwent a $210 million three-year renovation courtesy of Netherlands-based Mecanoo and New York firm OTJ Architects. The library, which originally opened in 1972, is finally ready for visitors to explore its freshly expanded and updated spaces.
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Buildings don't have to be bird-killers
The narrow stretch that separates Quay Tower from a thatch of bamboo and oaks in Brooklyn Bridge Park doesn’t look like much, especially in winter. Unless you’re a bird.
To a bird, the copper-colored building’s glass is a mirror, reflecting the thick grove of trees and suggesting that the wilderness continues across the road. To a bird, that can be a deadly mistake.
“You see that reflection? To a bird that looks like a tree, that is a tree, and they will go right for the tree,” says Catherine Quayle, social media director at the Wild Bird Fund.
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Jane Treiber
(937) 291 1913
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