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SUMMARY:Building Construction & Technology Series 2026
DESCRIPTION:These lectures and free and open to the public\, however\, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units.\nAll programs will be from 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass| \nFor more information and to register visit here\nApplied Construction Fundamentals\nMonday February 9\, 2026| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW Approval Pending\nThis program covers applied construction fundamentals\, using specific operational areas and project examples. Topics include an overview of the Arch Energy project at UMass\, as well as the integration of mechanical\, electrical\, and plumbing systems\, the application of mass timber construction\, and the work of their Virtual Design and Construction team. Presenters Thomas Duszlak\, Senior Project Superintendent\, and Scott Drumm\, Project Manager\, of Consigli Construction will provide an insightful discussion covering the firm’s engagement in various industry sectors and the unique aspects of their roles within the company. \nConstruction Challenges and Solutions in Polar Environments\nMonday March 30\, 2026| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW Approval Pending\nThis lecture will feature David Malpas\, a construction manager currently working in Antarctica. Mr. Malpas will detail the unique challenges and innovative solutions involved in polar construction environments. He will provide an overview of the Antarctic Infrastructure and Modernization for Science (AIMS) Lodging project\, a 285-bed dormitory designed to house station workers for the next 50-75 years. This structure\, the tallest occupied building on the continent of Antarctica\, required specific engineering considerations to withstand extreme temperatures as low as -30°F with windchills dropping below -60°F. \nCuriosity\, Collaboration\, and Carbon-Conscious Thinking\nMonday April 6\, 2026| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW Approval Pending\nMichael Gryniuk\, P.E.\, founder and principal of CORA Structural\, will discuss state-of-the-art structural engineering and sustainability. Mr. Gryniuk will share his wealth of structural engineering expertise and experience\, and extensive contributions to the rapidly developing concept of embodied carbon tracking of structural systems. \nTools of the Trade for Building Diagnostics\nMonday April 27\, 2026| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW Approval Pending\nHow do you go about diagnosing a sick\, leaky\, dripping\, humid\, dry\, or uncomfortable building? Join Mr. Ueno for an overview of the tools that he commonly uses in his diagnostic work on building enclosures and mechanical systems. Everything from the air side (blower doors\, airflow meters\, flow sensors) to the moisture side (spray testing\, moisture meters\, hygrometers) to the heat side (infrared cameras\, temperature meters) will be discussed. We will use multiple case studies to demonstrate how these measurements provided actionable results in solving problems.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/building-construction-technology-series-2026/2026-04-27/
LOCATION:Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass\, 551 N Pleasant St.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series SPRING 2026
DESCRIPTION:The UMass Lecture Series resumes March 11th\nSelf Report for Credit \nWednesday March 11\, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass\nFive College Architectural Theory Lecture: Paul Emmons PhD\, Partick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture\, Virginia Tech School of Architecture \nWednesday April 8\, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass\nFarooq Ameen FAIA RIBA\, Founding Principal\, City Design Studio \nWednesday April 15\, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass\nJanet Marie Smith\, Executive Vice President for Planning and Development\, Los Angeles Dodgers \nWednesday April 22\, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass\nDeborah Schneiderman PhD\, Professor of Interior Design\, Pratt Institute\, Principal and Founder\, deSC: architecture/design/research \nFor more details visit here.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-spring-2026/2026-04-22/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T180000
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SUMMARY:Uncovering Vernacular Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Monday January 12th | 6:00PM | in person | Sunderland Public Library \nConstructing the Connecticut River Valley: Uncovering Our Vernacular Architecture 1640-1750\nIn this talk\, Nevan Carling will discuss the research he completed for his Master’s degree on the development of the Connecticut River Valley’s unique vernacular building tradition. \nThe talk will discuss the early settlement of the Valley\, the genealogical connections that dominated town and regional life through this period\, and the timber frame construction techniques the make these buildings distinctive from other regions of New England and America. \nNevan Carling is a conservation timber framer who specializes in the repair and documentation of historic timber framed throughout New England using traditional tools and techniques. Nevan has just completed his Master’s Degree in Timber Building Conservation at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Chichester\, England. His ongoing research includes the documentation and study of 17th and early 18th-century houses in the Connecticut River Valley\, as well as historic barns and outbuildings across New England. Nevan and his wife Jessie are currently conserving a late 18th century tavern in Waterford\, Maine dubbed Rowcester West. This program is sponsored by the Swampfield Historical Society. \nThe Sunderland Public Library is located at 20 School Street in Sunderland.  For more information about this program and the library visit here.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/18692/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T160000
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SUMMARY:SPRING Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid\nAll programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm \nFor Detailed Information and TO REGISTER visit here \nThese lectures and free and open to the public\, however\, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units.\nUMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register for no fee.\nWhen registering\, select the TOTAL # of programs (1\, 2\, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend.  \nResidential Construction: It’s Not Like Other Jobs\nMonday February 10| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 LU\nThis presentation will address the challenges and joys of working in the residential construction business. It will discuss and provide anecdotes based on the decades of experience in this work that describe some of the dozens of ways residential builders can be inspired or hindered by its many challenges. Presenter: Patrick McCombe Senior Editor\, Fine Homebuilding Magazine \nThe Pretty Good House: Simplifying High Performance Homes\nMonday March 3| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nWhat are the essential elements of building comfortable\, high-performing\, durable and healthy homes? What are the building science principles we ignore at our peril? Dan Kolbert is a building contractor in Portland\, ME. Co-Author of Pretty Good House\, he has also written for Fine Homebuilding\, Journal of Light Construction and Green Building Advisor. He teaches and presents often and has been the facilitator of the Building Science Discussion Group\, a local monthly meeting\, since 2009 \nManage Energy & Moisture with Equal Intensity\nMonday March 31| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nWe are continually asking more of our buildings and we must respond by asking more of ourselves as building professionals. Because the physics of energy and moisture are inextricably linked\, we must manage moisture with the same respect and care as we manage energy. Presented by: Peter Yost\, sole proprietor of Building-Wright in Durham\, NH. \nLocally Grown Homes: Buildings As A Climate Solution\nMonday April 28| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nDiscover how locally sourced\, biogenic building materials are transforming the construction industry into a driver of climate solutions. This lecture explores the potential of straw insulated structural panels (S-SIPs) and other biogenic building materials to reduce carbon emissions\, promote housing equity\, and support local economies. The presenter is Greg Bossie an experienced craftsman and business owner with a penchant for entrepreneurship and the founder of Rare Forms\, an Easthampton\, MA-based design/build firm specializing in high-performance residential design and straw-insulated panelized buildings. \nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lectures-fall-2024-2/2025-04-28/
LOCATION:Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass\, 551 N Pleasant St.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T170000
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SUMMARY:FALL Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Fall BCT Lectures – Hybrid – All programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm EST\nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here \n These lectures and free and open to the public\, however\, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units.\nUMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register for no fee.\nWhen registering\, select the TOTAL # of programs (1\, 2\, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend.  \nBeyond Recovery: Leveraging Technology for Post-Disaster Building Assessment and Damage Segmentation\nMonday September 16| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW\nWhen historic and existing buildings suffer damage or destruction\, the recovery and restoration process is often slow and challenging. This presentation introduces an effective methodology for expediting post-disaster assessment of structures by leveraging digital technology. Focusing on the Beirut Blast case study\, it demonstrates the advantages of 3D image-based modeling in disaster recovery and decision-making. The talk also covers the use of AI and machine learning to assess the resiliency of masonry buildings and guide future retrofit decisions. Additionally\, it discusses the automation of damage assessment on 3D point clouds\, which accelerates emergency response and enhances the safeguarding of our built heritage. Presented by: Joe Kallas\, Architect\, Cultural Heritage Specialist. \nToward More Sustainable Living Models: Exploring Tiny Homes and Micro Housing\nMonday October 7| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nAs cities become more densely populated and our society grapples with pressing housing challenges\, the concept of micro housing and tiny homes has gained traction as a potential solution for those who seek sustainable\, simpler and affordable lifestyle. In this presentation\, we explore the concept of micro housing and tiny homes\, designs using software\, how to build them according to the IRC codes and their potential impacts challenges with zoning regulations and infrastructural requirement. Presented by: Douglas Smith\, Founder Beechwood Tiny Homes. \nPLAIN DESIGN * BUILD – At Intersection of Architecture and Forestry\nMonday October 28| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW \nPLAIN DESIGN * BUILD works at the intersection of architecture and forestry with projects advancing contemporary forms of timber architecture. The talk proposes an architectural language for the emerging technology of engineered lumber construction highlighting forms of mass timber construction that support location-based material flows and non-extractive timber production. The lecture will also foster diverse forestry ecosystems and low embodied carbon\, providing alternatives to mainstream timber construction. Presenter: Jason Griffiths\, Associate Professor\, The College of Architecture\, University of Nebraska Lincoln. \nRecent Applications of Reality Capture Technology in Building and Civil Construction\nMonday November 25| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nThis presentation will highlight recent successful applications of reality capture technology—including scanning\, LIDAR-based mobile mapping\, and unmapped aerial vehicles (UAVs)—on building and civil construction projects from multiple industries across the globe. Presenter: Ronald Bisio\, Senior Vice President\, Field Systems\, Trimble Technology. \nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lectures-fall-2024/2024-11-25/
LOCATION:Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass\, 551 N Pleasant St.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T170000
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SUMMARY:2024 Northeast Embodied Carbon Summit
DESCRIPTION:The BSA & the Boston/Northeast Hub of the Carbon Leadership Forum are co-hosting the 2024 Northeast Embodied Carbon Summit\, to be held in Boston from June 20-21\, 2024.  \nThe summit marks five years since the BSA held the Embodied Carbon in Buildings Conference which led to the development of the EC 101 Series and the creation of the CLF Boston / Northeast Hub. The goal of the summit is to come together to learn from each other\, provide resources to the broader Architecture\, Engineering & Construction (AEC) community\, and to advance the collective efforts of this group to help lower the impact of climate change. \nThe Summit will include opening remarks by Andrea Love\, FAIA and past President of the BSA and keynote remarks will be made by Billie Faircloth\, FAIA\, former Partner and Research Director at KieranTimberlake\, incoming Associate Professor at Cornell University College of Architecture\, Art\, and Planning (AAP)\, Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability. The event will also recognize the winners of the Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge\, a competition put on by MassCEC and Built Environment Plus (BE+) during our reception. \nMore details on the summit and registration information can be found here.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/embodied-carbon-summit/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T160000
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SUMMARY:Building & Construction Technology Programs
DESCRIPTION:Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid\nAll programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm EST\nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here \nIntroduction to Lean Project Delivery\nMonday February 12| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW (approval pending)\nLean construction is all about efficiency. Manufacturers and construction firms care about it because it has the potential to save firms time and money. This presentation will provide a broad overview of Lean Project Delivery and discuss why it’s needed\, review the goals and benefits of implementation\, and explore the shift in thinking and behaviors for lean practices to be successful. Presented by: Kate​ Simons\, Senior Preconstruction Manager at DOC \nEvolution of Carbon Accounting Tools Over a Decade\nMonday April 8| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW (approval pending)\nIn the 2000s\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) emerged as a pivotal concept\, significantly influencing the development of building carbon accounting tools. The field of carbon accounting tools is dynamic\, with new tools being developed and existing ones evolving. This dynamism\, however\, has often made choosing carbon accounting tools challenging\, primarily due to factors such as the complexity of the tools themselves and the diverse needs of users. In her presentation\, Ph.D. Candidate Diana Brito will share her experiences using various tools\, providing examples that offer valuable insights.\nNOTE – for those looking for more detailed information on using carbon tools in professional practice – sign up for WMAIA’s spring COTE series focusing on Embodied Carbon here \n Don’t Do Stupid Things\nMonday May 6| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW (approval pending)\nFocus on failures related to materials\, systems\, and assemblies that have led to mold\, rot\, decay\, and corrosion in commercial and residential buildings.  Issues covered will include the stack effect\, over ventilation\, under ventilation\, poor water management\, EIFS\, stucco\, negative air pressures\, vapor barriers in the wrong place\, green roofs\, and COVID recommendations from the CDC. Presented by: JOSEPH LSTIBUREK\, B.A.Sc.\, M.Eng.\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\, is the founding principal of Building Science Corporation and an ASHRAE Fellow. \nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/building-construction-technology-programs/2024-05-06/
LOCATION:Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass\, 551 N Pleasant St.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T173000
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SUMMARY:UMass Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Spring Architecture Lecture Series at UMass\nSelf Report for Learning Units\nMore information here. \nAll lectures will be held in Design Building 170 at 5:30pm \nWednesday\, 3/6\nMimi Love\, Principal\, Utile Architecture and Planning \nWednesday\, 3/27\nJoseph Zeal-Henry\, 2024 ArtLab Loeb Fellow at Harvard \nWednesday\, 4/17\nAlan Organschi\, Principal\, Gray Organschi Architecture \nWednesday\, 5/1\nKatie Faulkner FAIA\, Principal\, West Work \nSPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES\nMimi Love is a principal at Utile. Her expertise ranges from complicated renovations to new construction projects with challenging programmatic requirements. Mimi led a master plan for Belmont Day School\, and oversaw the recent construction of “The Barn\,” a 24\,000 square foot building that houses specialty classrooms to support their STEAM program and a Field House. She managed campus master plans for two independent schools; St. Andrew’s School in Austin\, TX and The Park School in Brookline\, MA. She also served as a consultant to Reed Hilderbrand for the Cranbrook Educational Community Master Plan in Bloomfield Hills\, MI. Mimi led an urban campus master plan for a global search engine company based in Kendall Square in Cambridge\, MA that will eventually occupy a half million square feet of office space. Several phases of the expansion have been completed. She was the design principal for Autodesk’s office expansion at The Innovation and Design Building in Boston’s Seaport District and was one of the Utile principals who led the Rethink City Hall project for the City of Boston. She completed the redesign of the Boston City Hall lobby as well as other pilot projects throughout the building. Prior to joining Utile\, Mimi was an Associate at Machado Silvetti in Boston where she was the lead designer for the renovation projects at the Getty Villa in Malibu\, CA. Mimi co-authored Color Space Style\, a reference book on interior design for Rockport Publications. She has recently been appointed as a Commissioner for the Boston Civic Design Commission (BCDC). \nJoseph Zeal-Henry is a designer\, urbanist and curator whose practice advocates for a more equitable built environment through policy and cultural production. His unique multi-disciplinary practice bridges public service and art.\nHe has written for Dezeen\, Casabella\, and Architectural Review. In addition to his role with the Greater London Authority’s Culture Team\, he is a cofounder of Sound Advice\, an ‘extra-institutional’ platform exploring new forms of spatial practice through music. In 2022\, the British Council selected Joseph to co-curate the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 alongside Jayden Ali\, Meneesha Kellay and Sumitra Upham. Their pavilion\, Dancing Before the Moon\, explores the need for architecture to look beyond buildings and economic structures and toward everyday social practices\, customs\, and traditions to meaningfully reflect how people use and occupy space. \nJoseph works for the mayor of London in the Culture and Creative Industries Unit\, delivering new cultural infrastructure for the city. He works on the New London Museum\, East Bank\, and the Thames Estuary Production Corridor. He cofounded the social enterprise platform Sound Advice alongside Pooja Agrawal to explore new forms of spatial practice through music. In 2020 they published the book NOW YOU KNOW. He is a trustee of UD Music\, a charity that empowers and harnesses opportunities for young people through Black music culture. \nAlan Organschi is a principal and partner at Gray Organschi Architecture\, an architectural practice in New Haven\, Connecticut recognized internationally for its integration of design\, construction\, and environmental research. He is also the founder of the fabrication workshop and construction management firm JIG Design Build which in 2018 created the Ecological Living Module\, a fully self-sustaining micro house for the United Nations Environment Program. \nIn April 2021\, Mr. Organschi was appointed Director of the Innovation Lab at the Bauhaus der Erde (Earth Bauhaus – www.bauhausdererde.org) a global interdisciplinary initiative that seeks to transform the building sector from a major source of anthropogenic environmental and social impact into a regenerative and ecologically sensitive means to meet the housing and infrastructural needs of an urbanizing global population. In that capacity\, he will direct the development of the Lab\, its experimental projects\, public programs and trans-sectoral collaborations with global partners. \nMr. Organschi continues as a Senior member of the faculty at the Yale School of Architecture where he has taught architectural design and building technology for two decades. During the 2019 and 2020 academic years\, he also served as the Portman Critic at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture. The findings of the research and design work of the studios he conducted were published in the two-volume collection entitled Technosphere/Biosphere. \nHis ongoing research project\, the Timber City Initiative (www.timbercity.org)\, examines the application of emerging structural wood fiber technologies to the construction of global cities. Timber City has been awarded grants from the Hines Fund for Advanced Sustainability Research in Architecture\, the US Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant program and the SITRA Finland innovation Fund for the Circular Economy. Mr. Organschi has written and lectured extensively on the carbon storage benefits of biogenic material substitution in urban building and is a co-author of the upcoming book Carbon: A Field Manual For Building Designers and the scientific paper “Buildings as a Global Carbon Sink” published in the journal Nature Sustainability in January 2020. That same year\, the paper received the Aquila Capital Transformation Award which honors scientific research that contributes to the decarbonization of Europe. \nIn addition to features in numerous publications\, Gray Organschi Architecture was recognized by the Architectural League of New York as an Emerging Voice in Architecture and has received American Architecture Awards for the Storage Barn in Washington\, CT\, the Common Ground High School in New Haven\, and the Ecological Living Module at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan. In 2012\, Mr. Organschi and his partner Elizabeth Gray were honored for their work with an Arts and Letters Award in Architecture by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \nKatie Faulkner\, FAIA\, LEED AP has been working for twenty-five years on spaces and buildings for education\, working\, living\, and healthcare. She received her MArch from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and an MBA from Boston University.\nBefore West Work\, Katie was a Vice President of Design for Katerra\, focusing on a mid-rise mass timber housing prototype. She was a founding partner of the firm NADAAA\, recognized with notable awards\, including the 2014 Holcim Award\, an AIA COTE Award\, and numerous other accolades. Before NADAAA\, Katie was an Associate Principal at Shepley Bulfinch. In 2017 she received the BSA’s Women in Design Award. In 2020 she was named to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-lecture-series/2024-05-01/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T090000
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SUMMARY:Building Energy Boston CONFERENCE
DESCRIPTION:BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design\, energy efficiency\, and renewable energy. \nIt brings more than 1\,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other. Sessions are curated by a volunteer NESEA-Member content committee to ensure that conference sessions are genuinely useful to attendees. \nThe conference will feature product demonstrations\, networking events\, and accredited sessions that offer best practices and lessons learned\, case studies and proven data\, technical “how-to”s\, emerging technologies\, and innovative policies and programs. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/building-energy-2024/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T171500
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UID:10000667-1670256000-1670260500@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass / WMAIA BCT Programs
DESCRIPTION:WMAIA : Fall BCT Programs\nThese lectures and free and open to the public\, however\, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units. UMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register here for no fee.\nWhen registering\, select the TOTAL # of programs (1\, 2\, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend.\nClick here for more information and to register \nMonday\, September 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW\nIntegrating the Old and New: Facing the challenges of a construction remodel regarding structures\, foundations\, and project site complications\nJack Manifold\, CEO Jack Manifold\, CEO\, J Manifold Construction\nJack Manifold will address the complexities of commercial and residential construction and remodeling projects. Using specific case studies\, he will demonstrate vital elements of construction from the old to the new regarding structural integrity\, foundational excellence\, and project sitework elements for both commercial and residential projects. \nMonday\, October 17 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW\nIRA 2022 and Implication in the Built Environment\nDr. Adewale Adesanya CEO\, Havenergy Consulting Inc.\nThis lecture will review provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and what it means to building professionals. The lecture highlights steps towards actions in the built environment that addresses climate change and boosts the administration’s commitments on environmental justice (EJ). \nMonday\, November 7 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW\nCarbon Drawdown Now: Turning Buildings into Carbon Sinks with Bio-Based Materials\nJacob Deva Racusin\, Director of Building Science and Sustainability\, NewFramework\nIn this lecture\, Jacob Racusin will examine the natural cycle of carbon absorption and storage\, and the role of forests and wood products in mitigating carbon emissions. \nMonday\, December 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW\nUtilizing Design and Construction Frameworks to Design and Build Software\nMark Harrison\, Product Manager\, Trimble Inc.\nMark Harrison will bring a designer’s view to software development. Creating industry-leading design software like Trimble SketchUp requires a designer’s understanding of and sensibilities for the processes that it needs to support. This talk explores the many ways in which designers (technologists\, architects\, and others) can help shape the software user interfaces and technologies that they work with on a daily basis. \nClick here for more information and to register
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-wmaia-bct/2022-12-05/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195135Z
UID:10000639-1668015000-1668020400@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Fall Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass2022fall_lecture/2022-11-09/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20220921T130143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T194313Z
UID:10000762-1668015000-1668020400@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Fall Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass2022fall_lecture/2022-11-09/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20220921T130143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T194313Z
UID:10000761-1666805400-1666810800@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Fall Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass2022fall_lecture/2022-10-26/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195134Z
UID:10000664-1664524800-1664643600@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:Multiplicity 2022: A Five College Architecture Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Multiplicity: Agency\, Constraint\, and Freedom in Contemporary Architecture\nA FIVE COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE SYMPOSIUM\, SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 1\, 2022\nConvened by: Pari Riahi\, Laure Katsaros\, and Michael T. Davis
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/multiplicity-2022-a-five-college-architecture-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Continuing Education,Other Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wmaia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/multiplicty_banners-16.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220411T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220411T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195110Z
UID:10000631-1649698200-1649703600@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series continues March 23rd\nThis series is free and open to the public.  More info here. You can self-report for learning units. \nCOVID Protocol:  Current requirements for attending a UMass event: UMass Amherst expects everyone attending an indoor event to be vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the event; mask with N95\, KN95– NO CLOTH MASKS.  For up-to-date info on requirements visit here \n Wednesday\,March 23 | 5:30 PM | Olver Design Building Atrium\nJenny French AIA\, co-founder and principal of French 2D and a Professor of Practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Design \nWednesday\, April 6 | 5:30 PM | Olver Design Building Atrium\nGreg Minott AIA\, co-founder and managing principal at DREAM Collaborative and the out-going president of the Boston Society of Architects \nMonday\, April 11 | 6:00 PM | Olver Design Building 170\nAna Miljacki\, critic\, curator and Associate Professor of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, where she teaches history\, theory and design. \nMore info here.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-3/2022-04-11/
LOCATION:Olver Design Building Atrium\, 551 N Pleasant St\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210910T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210910T180000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195105Z
UID:10000613-1631289600-1631296800@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch - Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural Experience
DESCRIPTION:UMass Renaissance Center presents a Book Launch for David Karmon\nFriday\, September 10 | 4:00 PM | Zoom \nBook launch for David Karmon’s Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural Experience\, the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive\, multisensory experience that combines historical analysis with the evidence of first-hand accounts. David Karmon is Professor of History of Art and Architecture and Head of the Architectural Studies program at Holy Cross. \nThe author of Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural Experience (Cambridge University Press\, 2021) and The Ruin of the Eternal City: Antiquity and Preservation in Renaissance Rome (Oxford University Press\, 2011)\, his writings on architecture\, urbanism\, and the history of archaeology have appeared in numerous journals\, anthologies\, and exhibition catalogues. \nFor more information and to register for the Zoom link visit the Renaissance Center here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/book-launch-event/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T180000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195034Z
UID:10000474-1619020800-1619028000@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMASS Architecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series \nThis series is free and open to the public. You must register to attend. You can self-report for learning units.\nFor detailed information and to register visit here. \nWednesday\,  February 10 | 4:00PM | Zoom\nJames Garret Lecture: Great River Landing \nWednesday\,  March 17 | 4:00PM | Zoom\nDina Griffin Lecture: Design for the Community \nWednesday\,  March 31 | 4:00PM | Zoom\nGabrielle Bullock Lecture \nWednesday\,  April 21 | 4:00PM | Zoom\nLatoya Kamdang Lecture: Productive Collisions
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-series/2021-04-21/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T171500
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195034Z
UID:10000469-1618848000-1618852500@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:Spring BCT Programs - via ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:Registration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program– this program is free and open to the public.\nArchitects who want LUs recorded\, must register and submit the administrative fee. UMass faculty and staff requiring credit register for no fee.\nRegister for all programs here. \nMonday\, March 8 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom \nBoston’s Big Dig\n1HSW (pending approval)\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nMonday\, March 29 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom \nBuilding Commissioning; Everything is Connected\n1LU or HSW (pending approval)\nWes Stanhope\, CEM EBCP CCP CPHC\, Founder & CEO Stanhope Developments \nBuildings are comprised of potentially competing system that are expected to work in harmony with each other. Commissioning is a living and adaptive process that can be implemented at any point throughout the lifespan of a building\, ensuring that the building systems are reviewed and tested for optimum performance. Wes will share lessons learned from projects to explain why the most successful building Commissioning starts before design has begun \nMonday\, April 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom \nThe Least Cost Path to a Positive Energy Future\n1HSW (pending approval)\nBill Maclay FAIA \nBill Maclay will share a tested and proven financial methodology\, which demonstrates that positive energy buildings are typically the least cost option on a cash flow basis when compared to fossil fuel code buildings. These projects also accrue long term financial\, social equity\, ecological\, and health benefits. Maclay Architects has developed and successfully used this process for over 12 years to assist owners in evaluating financial performance of positive energy buildings. Commercial\, institutional\, and nonprofit and other residential case studies will illustrate the detailed and interwoven financial/energy analysis process\, metrics\, and templates used to guide positive energy projects from initiation to completion. This includes the design and financial analysis of a net positive energy\, plus carbon storing\, single family home design that meets the current need for cost effective operational and embodied energy buildings and design.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/spring-bct-programs/2021-04-19/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195031Z
UID:10000415-1604505600-1604511000@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T171500
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195031Z
UID:10000584-1604332800-1604337300@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nTHIS MONTH:\nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195031Z
UID:10000589-1603296000-1603301400@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201019T171500
DTSTAMP:20260515T171624
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
UID:10000583-1603123200-1603127700@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nTHIS MONTH:\nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T171500
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
UID:10000582-1601913600-1601918100@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nTHIS MONTH:\nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201004
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
UID:10000588-1601596800-1601769599@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T171500
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195003Z
UID:10000581-1600704000-1600708500@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesTHIS MONTH:\nBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T173000
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SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195004Z
UID:10000586-1599667200-1599672600@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195004Z
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SUMMARY:BSA: Race & Architecture Town Hall - Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Race and Architecture Town Hall\nTuesday\, July 28\, 2020 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM \nPlease register to receive the join information for this Zoom webinar. This information will be included in your confirmation email. \nAs architects\, we must understand the role we play in perpetuating systems of oppression and commit ourselves to designing and building for equity. Join the BSA for a series of stories about life as a Black architect and a moderated discussion and town hall with Greg Minott AIA around the communities where we live\, work\, and play. \nThis meeting is the first in the BSA’s Race and Architecture series aimed at listening\, learning\, and engaging architects and designers of color in different stages of their career. This introductory town hall will influence and lay the groundwork for the following sessions\, which will address a series of racial issues and discuss systemic solutions that we can all incorporate into our lives and practice. \nInterested in more programs like this? Join the BSA Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion Knowledge Community. \nModerator\nGregory O. Minott AIA\nManaging Principal\, DREAM Collaborative LLC\n2020 Vice-President/President Elect\, BSA \nHost\nNatasha Espada AIA\nfounder and Principal\, STUDIO ENÉE\n2020 President\, BSA \nSpeakers\nSusan C. Blomquist AIA\, LEED AP\nAssociate Principal\, Payette \nCalvin Boyd II\nM.Arch I Candidate\, Harvard University Graduate School of Design \nPerla Durandis\nDesigner\, ICON Architecture \nM. David Lee FAIA\nPresident and Managing Partner\, Stull and Lee Incorporated\, Architects \nKillion Mokwete\, RIBA\nArchitect/Urban Designer at ADAPTIV \nInterested in more programs like this? Join the BSA Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion Knowledge Community. \nPlease register to receive the join information for this Zoom webinar. This information will be included in your confirmation email.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/bsa-race-architecture-town-hall-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,TV or Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195005Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Renovation Through the Lens of Cincinnati Music Hall - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin.  These are great opportunities for some additional credits. \nTO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars\, click on image below.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T171625
CREATED:20250911T195000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195000Z
UID:10000569-1591272000-1591277400@wmaia.org
SUMMARY:Historic Renovation Through the Lens of Cincinnati Music Hall - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin.  These are great opportunities for some additional credits. \nTO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars\, click on image below.
URL:https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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