Center for Tissue Innovation and Research Phase II Project Update and Tour
(Approved for 1.5 AIA CES HSW/LUs)
Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Speakers: Shook Construction and John Poe Architects
Location: 2900 College Dr., Kettering
Parking: Ample parking is available at the site.
RSVP: Free for AIA members; $25 for non-members
Register by Monday, August 24
John Poe Architects is currently designing a 135,000 sf expansion to the 90,000 sf Center for Tissue Innovation and Research that was built in 2011. The expansion adds 16 state of the art ISO Class Five Clean Rooms to expand production of tissue grafts that enhance the lives of countless recipients throughout the US.
In addition to the Clean Rooms, the expansion will include open offices, conference facilities, a training center, post production processing areas, central sterile, sterile supply, material handling and receiving facilities and distribution and shipping facilities.
Additionally, the project scope also includes an emergency power generating facility capable of fully powering both buildings.
HARD HATS, VESTS, BOOTS AND GLASSES ARE REQUIRED. IN ADDITION, ATTENDEES SHALL PROVIDE AND WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE INCLUDING FACE MASKS.
This tour will be conducted by John Poe Architects and Shook Construction.
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The Ohio Building Code for Rookies and Road Warriors- MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
(Approved for 8 AIA CES HSW/LUs; each session is 2 HSW credits)
Dates: October 6, 13, 20, 27
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 AM
Via ZOOM
Facilitator: Terry Welker, FAIA, Chief Building Official, City of Kettering
Fees: $55 AIA and OBOA members; $42 Associates; $20 AIAS Students; $80 Non-members
AIA Dayton invites you to join us in October for a weekly series of two-hour code seminars, led and facilitated by Terry Welker, FAIA. Terry has been with the City of Kettering since 2000 serving as the Chief Building Official and Certified Master Plans Examiner.
The aim of this series is to provide new insight and approaches to understanding the Ohio Building Code. The programs are designed for all architects and building/fire officials/inspectors across the state.
The sessions include:
BOOKENDS – Overview of the Ohio Building Code from Chapters 1 to 35
THE FOUNDATION CHAPTERS – Ohio Building Code Chapters 2-6
THE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CHAPTERS – Ohio Building Code Chapters 7-10 & 34
THE BENCHMARK CHAPTERS – Ohio Building Code Chapters 11-33
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Seeking Nominees for AIA Dayton Board
Joe Bissaillon, AIA, AIA Dayton President Elect and Chair of the Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2021 AIA Dayton Board of Directors. There are multiple openings, including:
Treasurer (two-year term)
Director (one-year term)
Associate Director (one-year term)
AIA Ohio Director (three-year term)
If you are interested in serving as an AIA Dayton Board of Director, or would like more information about any of the positions, please contact Joe Bissaillon or Jane Treiber.
Election of officers takes place at the Annual Business meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, October 28.
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AIA Dayton Lends Assistance to Miami University Freshmen Architecture Students
AIA Akron started an initiative with Kent State architecture students that has taken off across the state. AIA Akron learned that several Kent State students were going to withdraw from classes because they couldn't afford the computer technology that was needed for remote learning. They conducted a fundraising campaign with their members and have been purchasing computers for many of those students. Other AIA components are assisting schools in their area as well. AIA Dayton is assisting Miami Univeristy by purchasing the app needed for the 99 freshmen for their iPadPros to assist with sketching, drawing, and 3D modeling, since students can't be assured access to the studeio spaces/equipment for analog drawing/model building. AIA Dayton is contributing $1,500 to Miami University. Any member that would like to make a donation to help offset this expense is invited to send a check to AIA Dayton, PO Box 342, West Milton, OH 45383. Thank you!
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Free CE Programs
Multiple vendors and organizations are offering free CE programs to AIA members. Below are links with very brief descriptions so you can check out the programs you may have an interest in.
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Ludowici and Terreal Free CEU Webinars
Join us for a re-occurring 4 part series to learn about the fundamentals of clay roof tile and architectural terra cotta cladding. Whether you have a general interest in the production process of clay building materials, a curiosity of
benefits and aesthetics, or are seeking AIA or IDCEC credits,
we have you covered!
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Oswald Upcoming Free Webinars
Presentation dealing with understanding the code of Ethics and how it underpins ethical decisions by using examples and circumstances or ethical dilemmas faced by engineers. Participants will also understand the common ethical complaints made against engineers and we will also make recommendations on steps to follow to make ethical decisions within their firm.
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ATS Invites You to its Free Webinars
Live 1-Hour FREE Courses Featuring Today's Product Innovations and Architectural Solutions. ATS files your credits with the AIA and USGBC. Valid for 1 AIA HSW and 1 USGBC credit. (AIBC, AAA, OAA). Easy to register, easy to join at course time. Interactive courses allow you to ask questions and download materials.
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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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ARE Update for Associates
This month, NCARB will administer an additional six-month rolling clock extension to all passing exam scores that were valid as of March 1, 2020. Combined with the previous nine-month extensions, all valid exam scores will have received a total of a 15-month rolling clock extension. This ensures that no exam scores are impacted by the rolling clock until June 2021 at the earliest.
The extension will automatically be applied to valid ARE division scores on or before August 25, 2020. You do not need to take any action or apply to receive this extension.
With many candidates uncomfortable testing at physical test centers during the ongoing pandemic and others struggling to find available appointment times, this extension provides the opportunity to wait for a remote proctored testing option without facing immediate rolling clock impacts. While NCARB initially anticipated launching this option inearly-2021, recent progress will allow for an earlier-than-anticipated launch of remote proctoring in late-2020.
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Back by popular demand, for a limited time
The August 12 live event was so popular that AIA received an overwhelming response to make the content available again. That’s why registration is re-opening —for one week only.
Register by August 24 at 11:59 PM PT, and you’ll get access to the entire event, on-demand, from August 25–October 15.
That’s access to 20 on-demand sessions by leading architects, climate champions, civic leaders, academics, and new voices who share the brave ideas and honest dialogue architecture needs now.
Tickets are just $49 for 20 sessions and up to 7.5 HSW and 17 AIA LU / RIBA credits.
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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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Important AIA Resources
AIA Trust
AIA National
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Tuskegee University receives $100,000 gift to advance young Black architects
The charitable arm of Atlanta-founded architecture firm Cooper Carry has bestowed the Department of Architecture within the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture & Construction Science at Tuskegee University with a $100,000 gift to help bolster the number of licensed Black architects.
A bulk of the funds—$80,000—will be used to establish a need-based scholarship program for undergraduate students. The remainder of the gift will go toward technology scholarships that provide students with the crucial tools of the trade, namely laptop computers and/or design software, according to a news release issued by the private independent university in rural Macon County, Alabama, which kicked off the 2020 fall semester earlier this week on a modified schedule and with remote learning in place due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Architects spend upward of $200K on facades they never use. Here’s a creative way to repurpose them
Before large and complicated buildings are built, they get tested. Small sections of complicated facades and unconventional design approaches are often built at full scale to test their visual or structural integrity. Known as architectural mockups, these 10- or 20-foot sample walls and corners are built to make sure that, once constructed at full height, the facades won’t fail and the buildings won’t crumble.
But like snippets of architectural DNA in some oversize laboratory, after they’ve been tested and proved stable, these architectural mockups are thrown away.
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6 Initiatives that Empower Women in the Architectural and Construction Sectors
While in a lot of countries around the world, the construction, architecture, engineering, and urban planning sectors, are still reserved for men, initiatives that empower women in these fields are surfacing everywhere around the globe. Playing a huge role in the integration of female power into these disciplines, these movements take on many forms such as organizations, websites, platforms, etc. working with professionals, artisans, and workers.
From providing skills, connecting outstanding females, ensuring exposure, and promoting the works of pioneers, these initiatives have the common purpose of encouraging women to have an impact on their built environment.
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15 Architects on Being Black in Architecture
Of the 116,242 licensed architects in the United States and its territories, just two percent are Black. Only 2,325 Black architects are building the cities and suburbs, shaping the skylines and creating the museums, housing, schools, government buildings, places of worship and any other variety of structures we live in or with every day. In a nation with a population of nearly 330,064,000 people, solely 2,325 Black citizens have the power and access to physically design our built environment.
When faced with these figures, it becomes clear that the racist systems that often bar Black Americans from competing on an equal socioeconomic playing field also extend to architecture.
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These giant parasols are helping cities move indoor activities outside
In a time when ad-hoc plexiglass screens and pop-up barriers have become the norm, a banal but ubiquitous piece of construction infrastructure may be the latest add-on to help buildings reopen.
Outside the front entrance to the Brooklyn Lab Charter School, construction scaffolding is being used to create a more orderly area for student drop-offs, temperature screenings, and controlled entry and exit from the building. With an indoor lobby too small to safely accommodate social distancing, the best option was to move outdoors.
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