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SUMMARY:Fire Response Session 6 | Legal Protections: Minimizing Exposure in Disaster Relief Work
DESCRIPTION:Scroll down to watch the video.\nThis session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). \nFREE registration for this webinar will close at 12pm PT on Tuesday\, June 17\, 2025. \nThe AIA in CALIFORNIA is responding to the recent southern California fires with a unified plan for response\, recovery and rebuilding for communities that were devastated by the disaster. This series of sessions will help the architectural profession understand the rapidly changing landscape\, the local issues facing communities\, and strategies for resilient design and disaster response; the AIA in California is connecting policy makers\, government officials\, and practitioners uniting architects in building a more just\, equitable\, and resilient future. \nIn response to the devastating recent fires in the Los Angeles region\, Architects across California have stepped forward to support the rebuilding process through volunteer and pro bono work. As these efforts grow\, so does the importance of understanding the legal and ethical responsibilities that come with them. This webinar\, a joint initiative by AIA Pasadena & Foothill and AIA California\, is designed to address the professional liability risks and obligations Architects face when providing voluntary services after a disaster. \nThis webinar will provide insight into how the standard of care is interpreted in non-traditional service arrangements\, along with key considerations related to self-certification practices in post-disaster recovery projects. This session is intended to offer essential information for protecting architects and their firm while delivering effective support to affected communities. \nModerator:\n\nAlex Atheson | Co-Founder\, President at The Foothill Catalog Foundation\n\nSpeakers:\n\nBrian K. Stewart | Attorney\, Collins + Collins LLP\nMark H. Savel\, AIA | savel Architects\nMichael Sganga | Enforcement Analyst\, California Architects Board\nJulia Donoho\, AIA\, Esq. | Architect and Attorney at Law\, Legal Constructs
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/fire-response-session-6-legal-protections/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Vasquez":MAILTO:svasquez@aiacalifornia.org
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SUMMARY:Fire Response Session 5 | Wildfire Prepared Home Program: Improving Property Survivability and Insurability
DESCRIPTION:This session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). \nFREE registration for this webinar will close at 12pm PT on Wednesday\, May 28\, 2025. \nThe AIA in CALIFORNIA is responding to the recent southern California fires with a unified plan for response\, recovery and rebuilding for communities that were devastated by the disaster. This series of sessions will help the architectural profession understand the rapidly changing landscape\, the local issues facing communities\, and strategies for resilient design and disaster response; the AIA in California is connecting policy makers\, government officials\, and practitioners uniting architects in building a more just\, equitable\, and resilient future. \nIBHS is a non-profit research organization has spent years researching material and component vulnerabilities\, wind-driven ember ignitions\, and wind-driven building-to-building fire spread. Insights from these experiments have informed the Wildfire Prepared Home Program – a designation certification program that outlines a system of actions homeowners can take at the parcel-level to address a property’s roof\, building features\, and defensible space to meaningfully reduce its risk to wildfire ignition. \nThis session will walk attendees through the science conducted at IBHS’ Research Center in South Carolina\, along with post-disaster field investigations\, that have collectively identified the most vulnerable areas around the home that must be addressed. IBHS will discuss the two Wildfire Prepared Home designation level requirements and how each addresses ignitions from embers\, radiant heat\, and direct flame contact. IBHS is actively engaged in improving community-scale wildfire resilience through its recently launched Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood standard. This neighborhood-level operational framework includes the science-backed requirements of its Home-level program and incorporates additional requirements to address structure density\, the presence of connective fuels\, and building materials – the three pillars of wildfire conflagration. \nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Anne Cope | Chief Engineer\, IBHS\n\nRoy Wright | President and CEO\, IBHS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick to view the Full Presentation
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/fire-response-session-5-wildfire-prepared-home-program/
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CATEGORIES:Fire Response
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Vasquez":MAILTO:svasquez@aiacalifornia.org
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SUMMARY:Fire Response Session 4 | “Nothing About Us\, Without Us\, Is for Us” - Altadena\, from the Ground Up.
DESCRIPTION:Scroll down to view the video. \nThis session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only) \nFREE registration for this webinar will close at 12pm PT on Wednesday\, April 23\, 2025. \nThe AIA in CALIFORNIA is responding to the recent southern California fires with a unified plan for response\, recovery and rebuilding for communities that were devastated by the disaster. This series of sessions will help the architectural profession understand the rapidly changing landscape\, the local issues facing communities\, and strategies for resilient design and disaster response; the AIA in California is connecting policy makers\, government officials\, and practitioners uniting architects in building a more just\, equitable\, and resilient future. \nR. Steven Lewis\, FAIA\, NOMAC in conversation with Charles T. Bryant\, AIA\, NOMA\, a Past President of AIA Pasadena & Foothill.\n \nSince the first days of the disastrous fires\, Southern Californians have advocated that recovery and rebuild efforts respect the historically Black neighborhood of Altadena. This conversation is an opportunity to hear perspectives and experience directly from two prominent Altadena architects–one who lost his home in the fire\, one whose home remains. \nArchitects are passionate about supporting residents of Altadena–where\, in 2023\, home ownership among Black Residents was nearly double the national average–but how should they approach fire-recovery in historically Black neighborhoods? \n“Don’t come with the answer\, lead with the question and then… listen\,” says Steven Lewis\, FAIA\, NOMAC. \nLewis has achieved national prominence by entwining three critical areas of practice. He co-owned the architecture firm\, RAW International and since leaving after 20 years\, he has gone on to hold leadership positions at a number of successful firms; he is a tireless advocate for justice and equity for people and communities of color; and\, his achievements include having served as National President of NOMA\, received the prestigious Whitney M. Young\, Jr. service award from the AIA\, and served Detroit residents as the Urban Design Director within the City’s planning & development department. \nThis conversation sees Lewis return to his own neighborhood\, Altadena\, bringing with him the words spoken in solidarity with community members in Detroit: “Nothing without us\, about us\, is for us” and seeking counsel\, expertise\, and the thoughts of a fellow prominent Altadena architect Charles T. Bryant\, AIA\, NOMA. \nA former President of AIA Pasadena & Foothill\, Bryant co-owns Masbuild Design Solutions\, Inc.\, an award winning architecture\, interiors and planning firm\, established in 1996. His more than forty years of experience in the design and construction industry includes Principal Architect for institutional\, multi-family residential and commercial projects for the HUD\, the Navy and the Air Force; internationally for the US State Department; and for school districts throughout the nation. Prior to co-founding Masbuild Design Solutions\, he led the award-winning firm Charles T. Bryant & Associates. Mr. Bryant has long provided services to underserved and marginalized communities\, including communities of color\, senior citizens\, veterans\, and those facing housing insecurity. \nSteven Lewis\, FAIA\, NOMAC\nCharles T. Bryant\, AIA\, NOMA\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/fire-response-session-4-nothing-about-us-without-us-is-for-us-altadena-from-the-ground-up-2/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Vasquez":MAILTO:svasquez@aiacalifornia.org
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SUMMARY:Fire Response Session 3 | Landscape & Defensible Space: Designing for Fire Safety
DESCRIPTION:Scroll down for video of this webinar.\nThis session qualifies for 1.5 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). \nFREE registration for this webinar will close at 12pm PT on Wednesday\, April 9\, 2025. \nThe AIA in CALIFORNIA is responding to the recent southern California fires with a unified plan for response\, recovery and rebuilding for communities that were devastated by the disaster. This series of sessions will help the architectural profession understand the rapidly changing landscape\, the local issues facing communities\, and strategies for resilient design and disaster response; the AIA in California is connecting policy makers\, government officials\, and practitioners uniting architects in building a more just\, equitable\, and resilient future. \nThis program will serve as an opportunity to educate architects on the critical role of landscape design and defensible space in creating fire-resistant properties. \n\nMelanie Buffa\, ASLA | President-Elect\, SoCal ASLA\nStephanie Landregan\, FASLA | Director\, Landscape Architecture\, UCLA Extension\nElisa Read Pappaterra\, ASLA | Founder\, Studio Pappaterra\nClark Stevens\, NCARB | Director of Resource Design\, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM)\n\nModerated by: \n\nGreg Kochanowski\, AIA\, ASLA | Design Principal\, Practice & Founder\, The Wild: A Research Lab\nMohamed Sharif\, AIA\, RIBA | Partner\, Sharif\, Lynch: Architecture & Director\, Undergraduate Program in Architectural Studies and Graduate Program Design Faculty\, UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/fire-response-session-3-landscape-defensible-space-designing-for-fire-safety/
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CATEGORIES:Fire Response
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