| | 06/28/2006 : WED : 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM : 1.5 HSW / 1.5 LU
LIQUIDATED DAMAGAES PANEL DISCUSSION at AGC Houston Chapter
Join the AIA / AGC Joint Committee
For a FREE Lunch Presentation
PRESENTERS:
Ray Sprague, AIA, Cypress Fairbanks ISD
David Peden, Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.
Ray Leiker, AIA, Bailey Architects
Steve Dishman, Brookstone, L.P.
CONTENT:
The program content will include the following liquidated damages concepts and perspectives:
What are liquidated damages?
Why are liquidated damages sometimes specified?
Are liquidated damages effective in achieving their goal?
What pitfalls do liquidated damages suffer from?
AUDIENCE:
Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Specialty Contractors, all who deal with Liquidated Damages Issues
RESERVATIONS:
E-Mail Cheryl Bonner at alexbeginin@gmail.com or call
NOTE TO AIA MEMBERS:
CE Reporting is available for $15
CASH or CHECK ONLY PAY AT THE DOOR
This presentation will be held at the AGC Houston Chapter, 3825 Dacoma St.
 Members: $0.00 Non Members: $0.00 Interns: $0.00
06/28/2006 : WED : 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM : 1.5 HSW / 1.5 LU
GREEN TOOLBOX SERIES: Sustainable Design, LEED(r) and Furniture
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF DATE CHANGE
Please join Mary Ann Young, LEED AP, as she gives a seminar regarding Sustainable Design, LEED and Furniture. This presentation illustrates how furniture is woven into LEED. As it pertains to commercial furniture, participants are expected to acquire information about the benefits of sustainable design, best materials, and which LEED points furniture can help achieve.
This CEU is intended for Principal/Partner, Senior Designer and Intermediate Designers familiar with sustainable design material that is commonly found architecture and design offices and in design schools. This CEU is an intermediate level of difficulty of the subject matter.
Members: $15.00 Non Members: $30.00 Interns: $8.00
06/29/2006 : THU : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS Session 2 -Technical Requirements for Barrier Free Design
This Session, given by Teresa Darr, AIA, and Doug Darr of Accessibility Check, is one of a multi-part series that will provide a more comprehensive review of the technical requirements, Sections 4.2 4.32 of TAS. The technical requirements give the design parameters necessary to comply with the Texas Architectural Barriers Act. The discussion will focus on the most commonly missed items and misunderstandings found during a plan review and inspection including current interpretations by TDLR. This is an interactive discussion so bring your questions and your copy of TAS.
This seminar will be held at the AIA office, 3000 Richmond Ste.500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
07/12/2006 : WED : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
GREEN TOOLBOX SERIES: How to Apply LEED Outside the Building Envelope
Please join Jennifer Appel of Landsculpture & Design Inc., as she gives a presentation on LEED and how it can be applied Outside the Building Envelope.
LEED is a points system, designed to measure the efficiency of a buildings performance. Learn how to garner the points you need and how to apply common materials for pervious paving, green roofs, gray water irrigation and appropriate planting materials for LEED points.
This seminar will be held at the AIA Office, 3000 Richmond Ste. 500.
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
07/18/2006 : TUE : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
International Building Code: Basic Fundamentals
Please join Sylvia Peña, Associate AIA, RAS of ACI as she presents a seminar over International Building Code: Basic Fundamentals. Ms. Peña is a certified Building Plans Examiner and Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner by the International Code Council. In addition, she is a Registered Accessibility Specialist (RAS) certified with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations as a Plan Reviewer/ Site Inspector for Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS). She has presented continuing education seminars for Texas Accessibility Standards and the International Building Code. Before joining ACI, she had more than 4 years experience as a plan analyst reviewing construction drawings for building code compliance for the City of Houston. She presently performs third party building code reviews and assists in providing leadership for the firms extensive work with architects in achieving compliance with the International Building Code, Energy Code, Texas Accessibility Standards as well as performing third party review for Federal Fair Housing requirements for multifamily housing.
The focus of this seminar will be to provide a brief overview and explanation of the basic concepts behind the building code requirements to establish types of building, minimum building construction size and materials as it relates to the requirements of the 2003 International Building Code.
This seminar will be held at the AIA office, 3000 Richmond Ste. 500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
07/19/2006 : WED : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
COR100: Rolling Fire Door Closing System Selection
COR400: Providing Hurricane Protection with Rolling Doors
Please join Hal Boan of Cornell Ironworks as he presents seminars over Rolling Fire Door Closing System Selection and Providing Hurricane Protection with Rolling Doors.
COR100 Learning Objective: This course describes the differences and limitations of rolling fire door product lines and explains the multiple levels of rolling fire door automatic closing systems. Attendees will learn :
How to select the correct rolling fire door product line based on applictation needs; Rolling fire door alarm system interface requirments; Key factors in selecting the appropriate automatic closing system based on up front and long term cost, tesetting complexity and end user safety; and How rolling fire door accessories can enhance life safety and meet code requiremnets.
COR400 Learning Objective: To understand why maintaining secured commercial door openings during extreme weather conditions is critical to the overall structural integrity of buildings and how to specify commercial doors and building openings to meet todays code requirements for intense storm conditions. Attendees will learn:
The difference between Test and Design load requirements and the eleven variables that effect design wind load; What to expect with regard to high wind load door construction and load potentials that buildings need to support during worse case storm conditions; About potential wind forces and the locations that door loads are transferred to the building structure; The normal reactions of a closed door during extreme storm conditions and what to expect if door operation is attempted while the door is subjected to high wind forces; How codes are evolving for high wind load and wind-borne debris resistance and Potential consequences of commercial door opening failure due to extreme wind conditions.
This seminar will be held at the AIA Office, 3000 Richmond Ste.500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
07/20/2006 : THU : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS Session 3 -Barrier Free Design for Special Building Types
This Session, given by Teresa Darr, AIA, and Doug Darr of Accessibility Check, is one of a multi-part series that will provide a more comprehensive review of the requirements for special building types under TAS. Special building types include sections 4.33 Assembly Areas, 5. Restaurants & Cafeterias, 6. Medical Facilities, 8. Libraries, and 9. Transient Lodging. The discussion will focus on the most commonly missed items and misunderstandings found during a plan review and inspection including current interpretations by TDLR. This is an interactive discussion so bring your questions and your copy of TAS.
This seminar will be held at the AIA office, 3000 Richmond Ste. 500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
08/08/2006 : TUE : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
Control by Design Sponsored by TASC Design
Please join John Butler of Crestron Electronics as he presents "Control by Design."
Today's larger homes are more sophisticated than ever requiring reliable easy to use control options for your client. Learn the basics of control systems in the home and how integrating architecture with technology impacts the design process and your client's lifestyle. This course provides the design professional with a fundamental understanding of residential low voltage control system concept and design considerations required for these systems to operate at their optimum level.
Learning Objectives:
What is a Home Control system?
What benefits do control systems offer my client?
How control systems impact design considerations.
Where does a control system fit into the design / building process?
How to select qualified integrators.
Target Audience: Architects, specifiers and other design professionals in the residential market. A must have for firms involved in the design of custom residential homes. There will be a Q&A after the discussion and this seminar will also be catered by TASC Design.
This seminar will be held at the AIA Office, 3000 Richmond Ste. 500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
08/09/2006 : WED : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
GREEN TOOLBOX SERIES: Pros, Cons and Pitfalls Landscapers Make that Affect the Building Envelope
Please join Jennifer Appel of Landsculpture & Design Inc., as she gives a seminar over the Pros, Cons and Pitfalls Landscapers Make that Affect the Building Envelope.
Landscaping can improve or denigrate the property value of your clients project... Attorneys love the fees from lawsuits created by improperly installed irrigation systems. Did your irrigator design a system to regulate the moisture content at the building foundation? Is the irrigation system functioning efficiently or is it causing structural problems? Are the plant materials too close to the foundation? Are tree roots causing structural or roof problems? Does the landscaping promote curb appeal or are the plants too large and too tightly grouped causing increased maintenance budgets? Learn how to spot a landscape design that reduces or increases the overall efficiency of your clients construction project.
This seminar will be held at the AIA Office,3000 Richmond Ste. 500
Members: $40.00 Non Members: $20.00 Interns: $15.00
08/10/2006 : THU : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
Fair Housing Act: Design Requirements
Please join Sylvia Peña, Associate AIA, RAS of ACI as she presents a seminar over the Fair Housing Act - Design Requirements. Ms. Peña is a certified Building Plans Examiner and Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner by the International Code Council. In addition, she is a Registered Accessibility Specialist (RAS) certified with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations as a Plan Reviewer/ Site Inspector for Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS). She has presented continuing education seminars for Texas Accessibility Standards and the International Building Code. Before joining ACI, she had more than 4 years experience as a plan analyst reviewing construction drawings for building code compliance for the City of Houston. She presently performs third party building code reviews and assists in providing leadership for the firms extensive work with architects in achieving compliance with the International Building Code, Energy Code, Texas Accessibility Standards as well as performing third party review for Federal Fair Housing requirements for multifamily housing.
The focus of this seminar will be to provide an overall understanding of the design requirements for multi family housing as it relates to the Fair Housing Design Guidelines (as one of seven safe harbors under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988). Included within the seminar are the differences between the state accessibility requirements and federal laws and how different laws may be applicable to one project.
Target Audience: Residential/Commercial Architects that design primarily apartments, condominiums, etc.
This seminar will be held at the AIA office, 3000 Richmond Ste. 500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
08/17/2006 : THU : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW
Lighting Jeopardy: Lighting Related Seminar that Cover Lamps (light bulbs), Lighting Terms, and Useful Lighting Applications
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Lighting Jeopardy: Lighting Seminar presented in a game show format that will cover Lamps (light bulbs), Lighting Terms, Lighting Applications and New Technology.
Please join Warren Charter, Principal, IES, Assoc AIA, Jon Parish, Lighting Designer, LEED, LC, and Erin Held, Lighting Designer, IES all of Charter Sills as they present a fun, interactive game show while you learn more about Lamps(light bulbs), Lighting Terms, Useful Lighting Applications, and Lighting Technology. Participants divide into teams (everyone wins) and compete to answer lighting related questions. Each question and answer is opened up for further project application discussion. At the end of the presentation the participants will have additional lighting knowledge and handouts to reference what they have learned for future project applications.
This meeting will be held at the AIA office, 3000 Richmond, Ste. 500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
09/13/2006 : WED : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : 2 HSW / 2 LU
GREEN TOOLBOX SERIES: Rain Harvesting
Please join Jennifer Appel of Landsculpture & Design Inc., as she presents a seminar over Rain Harvesting.
Rain harvesting is not new! Learn what you need to design an efficient rain harvesting system. How do you keep the water from going anaerobic? What effect does sunlight have on a rain tank? How do you get the water from the rain tank to the landscape in a cost effective manner? How to appropriately size the catchment system for the Houston area? Can rain harvesting be utilized in retrofit situations? What are the environmental benefits? Can rain harvesting reduce flooding?
This seminar will be held at the AIA Office, 3000 Richmond Ste. 500
Members: $20.00 Non Members: $40.00 Interns: $15.00
The AIA's Virtual Seminars are now underway. For a single connection fee, your entire professional staff can attend a live, interactive PIA seminar, and earn 1.5 AIA/CES learning units. Go to http://www.krm.com/aia/ for complete program and registration information.
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