AIA Dayton News Brief: 5-26-23

News Brief 5.26.23

Chapter Programs

New Era of Hybrid Workspaces

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Location: Zoom (Virtual)

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Speaker: Richard Benoit, Steelcase

Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU; and 0.1 IDCEC General

Whether you’re figuring out your own workplace or designing for clients, this program is for you!

Findings from a global study of 5,000 people identify three key insights that are critical for a successful hybrid strategy and return to office. This course will identify what people value more now and how organizations need to change their workplaces to attract people back to the office. The course also explores why the workplace needs to draw inspiration from neighborhoods and how this can impact engagement, productivity, retention and culture.

Presented by AIA Cincinnati’s Academy and AIA Dayton.

How Adoption of ASHRAE 90.1-2019 Will Impact Building Design in Ohio

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Zoom (Virtual)

Time: 8:00 - 10:00 AM

Cost: $10 for AIA Members; $15 for Nonmembers of AIA; $5 for Students

Speaker: Jeremy Fauber, PE, Principal and Engineering Mgr., HEAPY

The Zoom link will be sent to attendees the day prior to the seminar.

Approved for 2.0 AIA CES HSW credits.

The State of Ohio energy code is ASHRAE 90.1-2010 and the Ohio Board of Building Standards is proposing to adopt ASHRAE 90.1-2019 with the next adoption of the State building codes. This presentation will go over the significant changes between the currently adopted energy code and the future energy code Ohio is proposing to adopt. We will also touch on the future of ASHRAE 90.1 and its expected impact on decarbonization efforts.

Learning Objectives:

* Attendees will learn compliance paths required for section 5 of ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and review how the thermal performance of the building produces a comfortable and healthier environment.

* Attendees will learn the air leakage testing and continuous air barrier requirements of ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and how it impacts the health and wellness of the occupants.

* Attendees will learn the changes to the prescriptive building envelope requirement of ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and show how these new requirements will result in healthy, safe, comfortable, and efficient buildings.

* Attendees will learn about the documentation and commissioning requirements of the building envelope in ASHRAE 90.1-2019.

* Attendees will learn about new requirements in ASHRAE 90.1-2022 and the future of the standard.

Presented by AIA Cincinnati’s Academy and AIA Dayton.

AIA News

AIA Ohio Design Community Conference

Call for Presentations

June will be here sooner than you think! Don't procrastinate...submit your session proposal today! SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 2, 2023

The AIA Ohio Design Community Conference, planned for Sept. 10-12, will bring together more than 200 members of the design community from across Ohio for three days of tours, keynote speakers, educational programming, and networking opportunities right in the heart of Columbus. The programming is intended to appeal to a broad range of AIA Ohio’s membership and allied professionals.

This Call for Presentations is a way for AIA Ohio to curate programs that are relevant, fresh, and innovative. Share the groundbreaking and practical ways you are addressing concerns that are relevant to architects and other design professionals in Ohio and beyond. We invite you to submit a proposal to present successful strategies, research, and experiences that advance design, the built environment, and the profession of architecture.

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One of conference's most anticipated experiences!

In a few weeks, the Moscone Center will be buzzing with the energy, excitement, and passion that is a hallmark of this conference. The Architecture Expo will be at the center of it all!

This year, expo is bigger and better than ever! Come see for yourself why attendees rank expo as one of the top three reasons they attend the AIA Conference on Architecture.

Our latest blog post walks you through the highlights, new features, and can’t miss details of this year’s experience.

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Small Firm Exchange News

Join Ohio’s Small Firm Exchange (SFx) representative Sarah Kleiner, AIA Cincinnati for a virtual SFx coffee chats where small firm leaders can engage with one another, discuss issues facing small firms today, and see what the AIA can do to support Ohio’s small firms. Virtual chats will take place 8:30-9 a.m. monthly—even months on the third Thursday, odd months on the third Tuesday.

The mission of the Small Firm Exchange (SFx) is to advance the mutual interests of architects practicing in small firms. SFx representatives connect small firm leaders in their local and state components to the national organization. AIA members practicing in small firms are encouraged to reach out to Sarah to discuss how the AIA could better support their practice.

The next SFx is 6/15 https://aiacincinnati.org/programs/events/061523-small-firm-exchange-ohio.

A Free resource for AIA components and members

The AIA Trust Legal Network, a free member resource, is a searchable database to find experienced A/E construction lawyers by state. Enrollment is free for qualifying law firms. Encourage any A/E law firms not yet listed to enroll—or send their contact information to [email protected] for follow-up

Learn More Here

Online Free CE Opportunities

Browse free courses for AIA members to support architects, design professionals, and architecture firms prepare for the future.

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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.

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GreenCE offers 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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Career Opportunities

Local Career Opportunities (updated May 12, 2023)

AIA Ohio Career Opportunities

AIA National Career Opportunities

Important AIA Resources

AIA Dayton Contract Documents

AIA Trust

Coping with the Inevitable Firm Transitions

AIA National

AIA College of Fellows Submissions

In the Media

Long-Term Thinking from Design’s Next Generation

More than 400 students from across the United States and Canada applied to Metropolis’s 2023 Future100 program, hoping to be selected as the best talents graduating in North America this year. SANDOW Design Group EVP and Design Futurist AJ Paron and I had our work cut out for us in determining the final list, and then the Metropolis editorial team had an equally big challenge parsing the portfolios for trends and patterns that might tell us something about the mindset that this generation is bringing to the A&D professions.

To Address Climate Change, Architects Must Tackle Decarbonization

Carbon is a different story. To date, we have been measuring building performance, which has given us an understanding of operational carbon emissions. But to have a full picture of the carbon footprint of a building, we need to measure embodied carbon, which are the emissions associated with the extraction, manufacturing, and transport of building materials. While building performance metrics are contained and easy for designers to influence, embodied carbon is diffuse, coming from many sources throughout the building lifecycle. It’s hard to measure, and its calculation is dependent on more stakeholders. This means that if the industry is going to master carbon, we’ve got to work differently and update our definition of sustainable design.

An Architect-Developer’s Journey, in 6 Buildings

Developers sometimes commission great architects — but not usually. Aesthetic quality just usually isn’t their first aim, unless that developer happens to be an architect, and the person they’re hiring is, well, themselves.

Architect-developers are a somewhat rare breed; well-known examples include John Portman, famed for his signature atrium hotels, and Charles Luckman, who designed Madison Square Garden and Boston’s Prudential Tower. Another example is Cary Tamarkin, the 65-year-old architect responsible for a number of unusual and very good buildings in New York City.

These floating triangle buildings could be the future of coastal cities

The structures are the work of Kunlé Adeyemi’s Amsterdam-based architecture firm NLÉ, which is behind a new exhibition at the museum exploring what he calls Water Cities. A Nigerian architect and designer, Adeyemi gained fame for designing a floating structure for an informal community in Lagos. With coastal communities around the world facing increasing risks from climate change, his design approach has grown into a kind of manifesto for how buildings and cities should be redesigned to accommodate more water underfoot.

Architecture after COVID: how the pandemic inspired building designers

Walking during lockdowns, following protocols and restrictions, city dwellers witnessed the birth of a new architectural aesthetic.

Concern with infection began gradually redefining the space of cities and the social choreography of daily urban life. This has led to a radical rethinking of the limits of architecture. I explored these changes in my new book, Architecture After COVID.