AIA Virginia

Accessory Dwelling Units in Fairfax County and Arlington County
2022-06-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Accessory Dwelling Units in Fairfax County and Arlington County
Tuesday, June 28 from Noon to 1 p.m.
1 LU|HSW
Free for AIA Members/$10 for Non-Members
Registration Link: https://aianova.org/event.php?eventID=2457
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) are a good way to increase housing options in high demand neighborhoods or communities. Also known as in-law suites or granny flats, an ADU is a smaller, independent residential space or building located on the same lot as a stand-alone single-family home. In this discussion, residential designers and the public will learn how to project the health, safety and welfare of both the property owners and the residents of the ADU through review of the zoning and planning requirements for Fairfax County and Arlington County. In addition, attendees will gain an understanding of design requirements to maximize and create a successful Accessory Dwelling Unit.
CONTENT:
– Zoning requirements for new dwellings
Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
– Designing An Accessory Dwelling Unit
Ileana Schinder, AIA
– Followed by a period of Q&A
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Discuss the zoning requirements for new dwellings that are considered Accessory Dwelling Units, including rear yard ratio’s, setbacks, maximum square footage, height restrictions and rental requirements in Fairfax County and Arlington County.
Examine several existing ADU’s and how they achieved health and safety requirements, including egress, mechanical/electrical, plumbing and fire.
Analyze space requirements and the energy code mandated in Northern Virginia.
Determine how to maximize natural light, efficiency, and openness in creating a comfortable livable space.

Embodied Carbon 101: Basic Literacy
2022-07-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Build and refine your literacy in embodied carbon.
This course features an expert panel of AEC practitioners and researchers who define the embodied carbon issue and key terms and concepts—including health and sustainability implications. They provide information on data resources and rating systems available to support and execute embodied carbon decisions during design, specification, and construction. The panel also discusses how information on the embodied carbon and environmental impacts of building materials and products can be incorporated into design decisions and influence project outcomes. They use case studies to illustrate different life cycle assessment (LCA) types, structural systems, and implementation of embodied carbon design decisions through construction.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
2022-07-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn about using EPDs to reduce the embodied carbon impacts of a project.
Learn what environmental product declarations (EPDs) are—plus how to write them, how to read them, and how to they can be integrated into your work to reduce the embodied carbon impacts of a project. Get familiar with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, including its applications and the limitations posed by available EPDs. Learn what it takes to create an EPD—whether you’re a manufacturer or an advocate—and learn what to focus on when you’re deciphering EPDs that others have written. Get introduced to the concept of biogenic carbon and how biogenic carbon in EPDs can help you to select carbon-smart materials.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Envelope
2022-08-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Design your next façade system using embodied carbon strategies.
Envelopes are among the systems that have the largest embodied carbon impact on a building. Traditionally envelope systems and materials are chosen for aesthetics, cost, and operational energy, but embodied carbon is equally important. Learn how to apply embodied carbon strategies when designing your next façade system, including strategies for renovating existing buildings, insulation, and selecting cladding materials.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Structure
2022-08-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Just how much-embodied carbon is your project’s structure accountable for? And what can be done to reduce the impacts?
Structure accounts for a significant portion of a project’s embodied carbon. In this course, a panel of structural engineers and researchers discusses the positives and negatives, with regard to embodied carbon, of using concrete, steel, and timber each as primary structural materials. Panelists share ways to reduce and measure the embodied carbon impacts of each structure material–-through material makeup and specification, material reduction, material sourcing, and reuse.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Fundamentals of Historic Brick & Mortar
2022-08-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Hear an overview of key characteristics of historic brick and mortar and the importance of using compatible materials in restoration. A panel discussion with a series of experts in the field will follow.
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.
This program is made possible by generous support from:

Embodied Carbon 101: MEP
2022-08-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Managing embodied carbon impacts? Don’t overlook your project’s MEPs.
Though mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems feature heavily in conversations about operational energy, they are an often-overlooked element in the embodied carbon conversation. Learn how MEP contributes to a project’s overall embodied carbon, including the impacts of systems of different scales and complexity, as well as the effects of MEP replacement cycles.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Interiors
2022-08-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn about the embodied carbon impact of interior products.
This course focuses on the impact of interior product selection on embodied carbon work with an overview of some specific product types that are typical to the interior scope. It includes an introduction to resources for interior product information—including embodied carbon impacts as well as materials health. The course also looks at strategies for lower-carbon interiors, including salvage and reuse, research, and goal-setting.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Procurement
2022-08-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn about the important role of procurement in facilitating your carbon reduction outcomes.
This course focuses on the role that contractors and builders can play in reducing the embodied carbon in their work. Speakers discuss opportunities for carbon reduction at multiple project stages, highlighting the importance of a collaborative design and project team (including client) for diverse construction practice types—including small design/build, mid-size local firm, and large international firm. They suggest strategies for incorporating embodied carbon reduction into everyday workflow—from the discrete (e.g. contracts) to the broad (workplace culture and commitments). Procurement is essential to the reduction of embodied carbon—ensuring what is specified for reduced carbon makes it into the project, among other things.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Carbon Accounting
2022-09-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn the principles of carbon accounting and its application in design & construction.
This course introduces the process of carbon accounting. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the tool used to quantify the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of a material or assembly. Presenters define the basic terminology related to LCA as well as summarize the process of life cycle assessment. Overall, the course illustrates how the principles of carbon accounting can be applied to design and construction at all scales, using the breadth of data and tools available.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Certifications + Commitments—Overview
2022-09-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Examine various aspects of certification programs including their incorporation of embodied carbon considerations.
Our built environment is not as sustainable, healthy, safe, equitable or inclusive as it needs to be. As design professionals we have the ability to address the global climate crisis and influence health and well-being. Health is a growing concern for homebuyers, designers, and builders alike. Building professionals are not health professionals, but we have more influence on people’s health than we may realize. We also have tools to help influence building systems and components which impact not only health, but embodied carbon and operation carbon outputs. The course includes comparisons of Indoor airPLUS, Enterprise Green Communities, LEED for Homes, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel, and the Active Design Guidelines. The course explores the benefits and drawbacks to using certification programs, looks at the influence they’ve had on code, and discusses their impact on our built environment—including the ways that embodied carbon considerations do or don’t factor into each program.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Certifications + Commitments—A Deeper Dive
2022-09-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn to evaluate and leverage certifications and commitments for the greatest impact.
Take a closer look at how embodied carbon is incorporated—or will be incorporated—into sustainability programs for the industry and how carbon-thoughtful design is streamlined or incentivized through these programs. The course begins with a look at the established AIA 2030 Commitment, its success in addressing operational energy, and its next iteration, which will include embodied carbon. The AIA 2030 Commitment discussion is followed by an introduction to the SE 2050 Commitment, which is an embodied carbon-focused commitment born out of the Structural Engineering Institute, to be launched in November 2020.
After looking at example commitments, the course introduces the International Living Future Institute’s Zero Carbon Certification, a relatively new certification that looks holistically at operational energy and embodied carbon. And, following Zero Carbon, the Passive House certification is introduced, suggesting ways that practitioners can account for embodied carbon while pursuing this performance-focused certification. Through discussing four major industry sustainability programs, this course will help practitioners to distinguish where embodied carbon is built into certifications and commitments, and where embodied carbon considerations might need to be engineered into design and certification processes for holistic carbon reduction. AEC practitioners will receive the knowledge to evaluate and leverage certifications and commitments for the greatest impact.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Making the Case
2022-09-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn how to speak with clients and collaborators about embodied carbon to demonstrate the value of and pathways to reducing its impacts.
Addressing embodied carbon in one’s practice requires strategy, communication, and collaboration. This course addresses how AEC practitioners can speak with clients and collaborators about embodied carbon to demonstrate the value of reducing embodied carbon and to provide pathways to reduce its impacts in projects and the environment. Learners will hear from sustainability professionals whose practices represent traditional architectural firms, large engineering and consulting firms, and small design/build practices who share approaches to reducing embodied carbon in cooperation with clients, including: managing client choices by selecting and presenting low embodied carbon materials and designs; marketing and external communications; making the economic case for use of low embodied carbon materials and designs; drawing parallels between embodied carbon and materials and occupant health; and developing mutual goals and values with clients and project teams from the early stages of a project.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Fluid Applied Roof Systems
2022-09-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Online
Fluid-applied roofing and waterproofing systems are an emerging trend in the industry due to their versatility and the advancements in liquid polymer technology that enables these systems to provide sustainable long-term performance.
This presentation will focus on the cost-saving, environmental and performance benefits fluid-applied roof systems provide building owners and facility managers and key qualification and installation techniques to ensure their success.
Earn 1.0 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.
Presented in collaboration with The Garland Co.

Embodied Carbon 101: Open Forum
2022-09-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Online
Join the Virginia COTE community and fellow attendees of the Embodied Carbon 101 series for an open forum discussion about what we’ve learned.
Register online.

Embodied Carbon 101: Process + Firm Culture
2022-10-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual – Online
Learn how to integrate sustainability work into your firm’s standard practices and procedures.
In order to make true progress toward carbon reduction, carbon-thoughtful design must be part of the AEC industry’s standards and culture, instead of approached on a project-by-project basis. Hear from sustainability leaders representing a range of practices, including architecture, engineering and consulting, construction, and design/build firms who share the vision and infrastructure of their own firms’ sustainability and embodied carbon practice, and elaborate on how they arrived at a place where sustainable design and construction is built into their firms’ cultures. These leaders identify barriers to adopting carbon-thoughtful design and strategies for breaking down those barriers, including leveraging existing cultural and industry structures (for example: the AIA 2030 Commitment) and strengthening the connections between the existing values of firm leadership (for example: operational energy reduction; for example: materials and occupant health) and carbon reduction.
Presented by Virginia COTE with support from AIA Virginia’s Knowledge Community Grant program and the following sponsors:
GOLD
Kingspan Insulated Panels
SILVER
Mafi
BRONZE
Bamforth Engineers + Surveyors
Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

Q&A with Past and Future Leaders of AIA
2022-10-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Only 17% of all registered US architects are women and the percentage of women in leadership positions is still very slow.

Join us to hear from AIA National Past Presidents and the Presidents-Elect to talk about their goals, struggles, lessons learned during their term as National Presidents, and their advice to the upcoming leaders of the AIA.

Panelists:
· Kimberly Dowdell, AIA – AIA President-Elect 2024
· Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA- AIA President-Elect 2023
· Jane Frederick, FAIA – AIA President 2020
· Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA – AIA President 2015
· Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA – AIA President 2014
· Kate Schwennsen, FAIA – AIA President 2006
· Susan Maxman, FAIA – AIA President 1993

Date:
October 4, 2022
Time:
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST

Online via ZOOM
Link will be emailed upon registration

Fee:
AIA Member $10
Non-Member $15
Student Free

Embodied Carbon and Adaptive Use
2022-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Online
In a continuation of COTE’s Embodied Carbon 101 series, Virginia’s Historic Resources Committee presents “Embodied Carbon and Adaptive Use.”
Existing buildings represent significant investments in energy and resources, so it stands to reason that one of the best ways of reducing embodied carbon is to adapt and reuse them. Discover strategies for maximizing the potential of the already embodied carbon in existing building stock.
Earn 1.0 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.

ARE® Prep Session
2022-10-08 09:00 - 16:00
Whether you’re studying for several divisions of the ARE® exam or are an established architect, this seminar will review the basic concepts of statics and the mechanics of materials, along with a selection of appropriate structural systems for different design criteria. Presented as a set of criterion and in-process construction photos, the seminar will include general discussions of axial, perpendicular and eccentric loading. Additionally, focus will be on the lateral stability of building structures, including discussion and presentation of concepts such as Moment Resisting Frames, Braced Frames, Diaphragms and Shear Walls. A survey of foundations and retaining walls, along with an overview of wind and seismic forces, will also be covered in this session presented by Prof. David Thaddeus.

Here is the link to more info and registration: https://aianova.org/event.php?eventID=2489

Implementing the Guides for Equitable Practice
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
The AIA Guides for Equitable Practice make the moral, business, ethical, and societal cases for equitable practice in the profession of architecture. They provide key insights to hear insights on how the guides can change firm culture and create an environment that nurtures retention and inspires limitless thinking. In this course, participants will discover recommendations on how to achieve goals found within the Guides through utilization in practice and as a resource in connecting these goals with the work of their firm/organization.
1 LU | Elective
Free
Register Online>>
Download the Guides for Equitable Practice
Learning objectives

Explain why goals and motivations play an important role in equity, diversity, and inclusion work.
Compare and contrast equity as an input with diversity as an output
Utilize the AIA Guides as a resource by using a variety of strategies to engage the material
Navigate through multiple AIA Guides to better understand a single complex issue
Connect the work of their firm with goals or prompts in the Guides

The presenter

Renée Cheng, FAIA

Renée Cheng was named dean of the College of Built Environments in January 2019. Previously, Cheng served as head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota.
Cheng is a leader in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and advocates for equity in the field of architecture and in the practices related to the built environment. Recently, Cheng led the research effort for the AIA Guides for Equitable Practice.
Known for her pedagogical skill in designing classes and programs that empower students and integrate practice with academia, Cheng has twice won the AIA Practice Leadership Award. She has been named one of the top 25 most admired design educators in the U.S. by DesignIntelligence and an Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Distinguished Professor and was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows.
A licensed architect, her professional experience includes work for Pei, Cobb, Freed and Partners and Richard Meier and Partners before founding Cheng-Olson Design.

High Performing Resilient Wood Framed Roofs
2022-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Online
This course provides an overview and discussion of resilient construction methods related to roof construction. We start by defining resiliency as a design objective, then investigate the financial ramifications of natural disasters on structures not designed with resiliency in mind. We describe numerous programs that promote resilient construction in the US, including a program designed to provide insurance discounts to homeowners that build to resilient standards. Finally, the program describes the construction techniques that qualify as resilient practices and provides a financial comparison of the costs of these practices.
As a result of participating in this presentation, attendees will be equipped to:

Identify and recognize the natural environmental forces that affect the design considerations of wood-framed roof systems.
Assess the advantages and disadvantages of resilient vs. non-resilient design.
Compare and contrast the performance characteristics of the components of a wood-framed roof system.
Provide best practice solutions for resilient design of wood-framed roofs.

Earn 1.0 AIA LU | HSW
Register online.
Presented in collaboration with Huber Engineered Woods.

Architecture Exchange East
2022-11-02 09:00 - 17:30, 2022-11-03 08:00 - 18:30, 2022-11-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 North Third Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Join us Nov. 2-4, 2022 in Richmond (or online) as we begin to (re)connect our architecture community while we explore, workshop, and discuss ways to collaborate with stakeholders to (re)build the communities where we live, work, and play.
Register at www.ArchEx.net
Online registration closes Oct. 28. Tickets are available at the door.

Visions for Architecture
2022-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23220
Visions celebrates the achievements of those whose work makes especially strong contributions to society and celebrates the recipients of AIA Virginia’s Honors Awards and the Awards for Excellence in Architecture.
Visions for Architecture 2022 will be held on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. A cocktail social will follow the awards celebration. Tickets can be purchased online at www.archex.net. You can add Visions to your ArchEx registration or purchase tickets for the awards program only by selecting “Social Events Only.”
Ticket sales close on Oct. 28

This Too Shall Pass: Economic Outlook
2022-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Online
Hear an economic update and learn what it means for your firm and investments. Take a look at the current bear market, discuss recession fears, inflation, midterms and learn what it all means for 2023.
Earn 1.0 AIA LU|Elective
Register online.

Interior Non- Load Bearing Partitions
2022-11-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Online
Join us for a lunch and learn program about the evolving steel framing industry!
Learning Objectives:
• Understand interior partition framing
• Describe various types of metal studs
• Understand installation
• Explain code compliance of common materials in the marketplace today.
• Answer Questions
Lesson Agenda:
1. LEED
2. Specification
3. Basic Design Guidelines (Catalog Tables) Methods (Installation)
4. Uses and Resources
5. Code Compliance
6. Answer Questions
Earn 1.0 AIA LU|HSW
Register online.
Presented in partnership with MarinoWARE

Procrastinators Series
2022-12-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
Join AIAVA for our Procrastinator series – a series of Lunch and Learn sessions for those of us who couldn’t get around to it before now. These sessions are for you if you happen to be running behind on your learning units for the year or waiting till the last minute.
Because we get it.

We hope you’ll join us below:
Procrastinator Series
