AIA California Calendar

ADUs: A Climate Action Standard
2022-03-23 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
ADUs: A Climate Action Standard
Units: Qualifies for Zero Net Carbon Design Mandatory Continuing Education. Certificate of completion will be provided to those who stay on and watch the webinar live.
Description: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) increase supply and diversity of housing stock, add value to existing homes, support infill development, and can provide options for multi-generational and non-traditional families. Good ADU design and construction can also help California to meet goals for greenhouse gas reduction while increasing comfort and reducing energy costs for occupants.
Architects need to integrate climate-responsive design solutions and technologies into their ADU designs. Thirty percent of the ADU”™s in the USA are in California, presenting an opportunity for national leadership on this issue for AIA CA and its members.

(Watching video recordings of past webinars does not give the opportunity to receive any AIA LUs / CE credit.)

Smart Carbon Goals: Life Cycle Assessment in Design Practice
2022-03-22 12:00 - 13:00
When: March 30th, 2022
12:00pm-1:00pm
Units: Qualifies for Zero Net Carbon Design Mandatory Continuing Education. Certificate of completion will be provided to those who stay on and watch the webinar live.
Speakers:
Claire McConnell, BEMP | Associate, Mithun, Seattle
Since the release of the 2030 Challenge in 2006, energy efficiency has driven sustainability metrics in building design and construction. The work of Mithun, and other signatories, is demonstrating that carbon neutrality in building operations is achievable. Energy efficiency has become commonly understood and gained significant traction, BUT it only addresses”¯a portion of buildings”™”¯total”¯carbon impact.
Mithun is ramping up efforts to benchmark embodied carbon performance across our design portfolio using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This session will describe the critical role of embodied carbon in addressing climate change and highlight opportunities to apply LCA tools through replicable project workflows. Learn how Mithun applies LCA in practice, critically review data, and ultimately empower carbon-smart design decisions. Using specific examples from recent Mithun project work, this session will demonstrate how LCA can be leveraged in project design and across our wider portfolio to achieve significant reductions in embodied carbon.

Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Final_Presentation_Webinar_Smart Carbon Goals LCA
(Watching video recordings of past webinars does not give the opportunity to receive any AIA LUs / CE credit.)

AIA CA Climate Action Webinar: Visual Delight in Architecture
2022-03-01 12:00 - 13:00
When: March 9th, 2022 12-1:30pm
Units: 1.5hrs
Speakers:
Lisa Heschong, FIES | Heschong Mahone Group | Santa Cruz, CA
Description:
Views out of windows have traditionally been considered “nice to have”, but not crucial for human health and well-being. Even windows themselves are sometimes deemed unnecessary.Â However, evidence is mounting that quality views are essential for not only increased occupant comfort, satisfaction, and productivity, but long-term health.
Lisa Heschong will address some of the following questions: Are there additional benefits of daylighting and quality views for interior spaces? How important is this exposure, for sleep quality, metabolic health, eye health and development, disorientation, depression, anxiety, and pain management? . She will also touch upon the role of view and daylight in early childhood development and end of life care, as well as the intersection of daylight and view with other current design concerns, such as equity, sustainability, climate changes and more!
https://youtu.be/SkiBanGoPQI
(Watching video recordings of past webinars does not give the opportunity to receive any AIA LUs / CE credit.)

California Architect”™s Role in Climate Resiliency, brought to you by AIA CA Climate Action Resilient Design Committee and Urban Design Committee
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:30
February 17, 2022
11:30am-1pm
California has been experiencing intensified impact from climate changes to our buildings and communities. This Townhall will gather practicing architects specializing in resilient design and government policy makers to discuss the roles California architects can play in advancing California”™s ability to adapt, sustain, and thrive in a changing climate. The discussion of this Townhall will focus on innovation of design approach and codification of best practices in resilient design for wildfires, flooding, and sea level rise. There will be thought provoking dialogues on how California architects can respond and lead the evolving practice of architecture for climate resiliency.
Earn 1.5 LU | HSW for attending.

Moderator

Tian Feng FAIA, FCSI
President, California Architects Board District Architect, Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Speakers

Nuin-Tara Key
Deputy Director, Climate Resilience Governor”™s Office of Research & Planning

Steve Winkel, FAIA PE
Partner, The PREVIEW GROUP, Inc. Author, “Building Code Illustrated”

Matthijs Bouw
Founder of One Architecture, Amsterdam Author, “Building with Nature”

VIEW THE PRESENTATION PDF

(Watching video recordings of past webinars does not give the opportunity to receive any AIA LUs / CE credit.)

Understanding Carbon Analysis for Existing Building Renovation
2022-02-09 12:00 - 13:00
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There are several analyses on assessing embodied and operational carbon for New Construction, but very little analysis done on Existing Building Renovations.Â The goal is to calculate the Carbon reduction when upgrading an existing building in comparison to the Carbon impact of a New Construction project. Develop new programs and legislature to incentivize building and material reuse.
Date: 2/9/2022
Units: Qualifies for Zero Net Carbon Design Mandatory Continuing Education. Certificate of completion will be provided to those who stay on and watch the webinar live.
Speaker:
Justin DiPalo PE, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Associate – Syska Hennessy
Sergio Cuculiza | Project Manager – Omgivning
Mark Chen | Sustainability Manager – Skanska
Tolga Tutar CEM, LEED AP, TRUE Advisor | Sustainability Director – Skanska
Earn 1 LSU | HSU for attending live.
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Earn 1 LU|HSW and 1hr ZNCD MCE for attending live, or 1.25hrs ZNCD MCE for watching on-demand here.
(Watching video recordings of past webinars does not give the opportunity to receive any AIA LUs / CE credit.)

The Case for Performance Analysis in Renovation Projects
2022-02-01 12:00 - 13:00
Buildings contribute nearly 40% of annual global CO2 emissions currently and about two-thirds of the global building stock will still exist in 2040. If not retrofitted, the existing buildings will continue to generate unsustainable levels of GHG emissions. Thus, this session will showcase how each one of these projects can be an ideal opportunity to incorporate enhanced energy performance strategies, while also addressing the time and cost of adopting sustainable practices. This session will walk you through the workflow for setting up a renovation project (Interior only and Interior + Exterior) for performance modeling inside the webapp cove.tool. It will also touch on taking advantage of other analysis types such as Daylight, Carbon, Cost and Water Use. Finally, we will look at a variety of renovation case studies emphasizing the same.
Speaker: Sandeep Ahuja | Co-Founder of cove.tool

(Watching video recordings of past webinars does not give the opportunity to receive any AIA LUs / CE credit.)

”˜SONRAI IAQ”™ Using Intelligent Analytics Platform to optimize Air Quality, Occupant Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings | DLR Group
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Speaker:
Ruairi M. Barnwell, HBDP, LEED AP BD+C | Smart Buildings Leader | Principal DLR Group
Description:
This webinar attempts to understand how air quality conditions in our buildings often fail to reach their full potential due to siloed, inaccurate or inaccessible streams of data. After nearly a decade of research and development, global integrated design firm DLR Group has launched ”˜Sonrai IAQâ„¢”™ a new air quality analytics platform that integrates data streams across an array of smart internet of things (IoT) devices. Sonrai IAQ was created as a direct response to the industry need to organize, contextualize, and democratize building performance data. A representative from DLR Group will describe past roadblocks to real-time assessment of indoor air quality, how ”˜smart”™ sensors have changed data collection possibilities, and how analytics platforms have enhanced the ability to review trends, patterns, and anomalies in building performance data. They will also describe how access to these post occupancy data streams have enhanced an integrated Design Firms ability to deliver on AIA 2030 Commitments while elevating the human experience of the built environment.
Earn 1 LSU | HSU for attending live.

Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Sonrai IAQ
Demo Request
Speaker Presentation_Webinar_Sonrai IAQ (.pptx)
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AIA CA Climate Action Webinar Series | Post-Occupancy Evaluations and Building Performance
2021-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

CA CACE: AIA Accreditation
2021-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

EDI Informational Meeting: Panelist Presentations
2021-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA Climate Action Webinar Series | Case Studies of All-Electric Buildings: UCI Medical Campus
2021-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA Presents: SFx Roundtable
2021-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA Climate Action Webinar Series | HVAC Resilience through IEQ and EE
2021-11-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA and CA CACE Present How We House: Long Beach / South Bay
2021-11-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

CA CACE Fonteva Training
2021-11-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

How We House: Central Valley
2021-10-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

How We House: Redwood Empire
2021-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Healthcare Facilities Forum: Evolving Technologies in Healthcare Treatment and Delivery
2021-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Healthcare Facilities Forum: Business Care - Model Transformation : DPR Construction
2021-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Healthcare Facilities Forum Day 1: Owner Insights- Planning Strategies | Don Orndoff
2021-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Healthcare Facilities Forum Day 1: How to Plan For and Pay For Future Improvements
2021-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Healthcare Facilities Forum Day 1: Opening Keynote- 2022 Outlook | Mark Gamble
2021-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Healthcare Facilities Forum Day 1: California”™s Emergency Design Guide | Richard Tannahill
2021-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA Climate Action Webinar Series | Wood Buildings: Innovative Products, Carbon and Forestry
2021-09-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA CACE Meeting: Fonteva Questions w/ Mike Skiadas
2021-08-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA presents AIA Minnesota: Culture Change Initiative
2021-08-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA Climate Action Webinar Series | Positive Water & the Kendeda Living Building
2021-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA COTE Roundtable: Reducing Embodied Carbon
2021-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

AIA CA and CA CACE Present How We House: Orange County
2021-08-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

2021 Tour d'Architecture Sacramento
2021-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
