AIA Kansas City: The American Institute of Architects

Do YOU have a mentor?

Ever CONSIDER being a mentor?

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE TIME IS NOW!! The AIAKC Emerging Professionals Committee will be hosting its second annual Speed Mentoring Happy Hour September 9, 2010 at 5:30pm. We encourage all those who are interested in establishing a mentorship relationship to come out and meet your potential matches! The evening will start with some free time to network and socialize, followed by our Speed Mentoring Session, and finishing off with more mingling time. What better way to meet a pool of qualified mentors and to see if sparks fly??

If you are interested in participating as a mentor for the event, please contact Kristen DaMetz at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or at (816) 221-3485. If you are looking for a mentor, or if you just want to join in on the fun, please be sure to sign up today!

Food and beverages will be served.

We invite you to attend an important discussion with our special guest, Derek Richey, Vice President of the KCMO School Board. Mr. Richey is interested in meeting with our group to speak with architects about the historic “repurposing process” undertaken by the school board to evaluate and repurpose its vacated properties.

Background:
In March of this year the district gained national attention by closing 26 school buildings. The district now has 37 vacated or closed school properties. Over the summer, the school board developed the “repurposing process” through a series of public workshops and is seeking a “repurposer.”

Check out the web pages set up by the school district:
http://www2.kcmsd.net/Pages/Repurposing.aspx
https://kcmsd.schoolrecruiter.net/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1234

Key discussion topics – What is the repurposing process and what is the Repurposing process for the District’s 26 properties – Who is a repurposer? Hiring a Repurposer to guide the community engagement for recommending and selecting projects – How does this process differ from the usual development process? – How can architects be involved? – What is the time line?
Superintendent John Covington, has said of the Right Sizing plan, that “we are fully aware that the entire nation is watching.” No school district in the nation has ever closed over half of its buildings all at once.

Be a part of this historic discussion.

The Architects Roundtable Meeting is an open forum for architects mainly focuses on 3 tracks: job search, Career development and Training, and helping small firms. If you have any questions or topic you would like to suggest for the Architects Roundtable Meeting please feel free to contact Hosam Habib, AIA : (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .
Special thanks to Cecelia Dillon, AIA a member of the Architects roundtable who suggested this event to our roundtable meeting.

Please feel free to bring your own lunch.

The Board of Directors and staff of AIA Kansas City invite you to our 2010 Annual Meeting / Chapter Elections. Come and enjoy Food, Beverages and Special Entertainment at the new AIA Kansas City office on Tuesday, September 14 beginning at 5:30 p.m. See you there.

Candidate Statements will be out soon, so be sure to read up on all the candidates. All AIA and Associate AIA members are eligible to vote. If you are not able to join us on September 14th, please feel free to fill out an absentee ballot at the AIA Kansas City office during office hours (8:00am – 5:00pm) from September 7 – September 14.

Join Young Architect’s Forum for Cartesian Eco-Fem Darkanism, a lecture/performance event exploring the philosophy behind the green design movement.

Cartesian Eco-Fem Darkanism is presented by Black Lantern Synergy, a Portland, Oregon based organization dedicated to advancing environmental awareness. Through a lecture-exhibit series that blends academic research, poetic verse, natural imagery, and experiences in the American wilderness, they seek new ground in the social dialogue about the environment. With a thesis that began as an article in the Environmental Law journal, they seek to “not only re-think our current environmental conundrum, but to re-feel it.”

This event is free and open to the public.

http://www.blacklanternsynergy.com

The Building Enclosure Council of Kansas City is pleased to announce our next session on September 22nd. We will be gathering at 6pm with the presentation starting shortly afterwards. Please note that the session will be located at AIA-Kansas City at 1801 McGee on the first level.
Our guest speakers will be Michael Gainey, Jerry Schwabauer & Patrick Muessig of Azon USA Inc. They will be travelling to Kansas City specifically for this presentation, so please make plans to attend.
The session will focus on: Optimizing Performance in Commercial Fenestration
Course description: Participants will learn about two technologies – structural thermal barriers for aluminum window framing, and warm-edge spacer technology for insulating glass.
• Discuss the various comfort and performance-related topics in fenestration systems including, overall U-factor, condensation resistance factor (CRF), sound transmission OITC (Outdoor Indoor Transmission Class)
• Compare two methods for optimizing the performance of aluminum fenestration components through the application of thermal barriers in the framing
• Optimize the performance of fenestration components through the application of thermal barriers in the air space material, also known as warm-edge technology for insulating glass
• Observe a range of measured performance outcomes, energy-savings,
LEED® and Cradle to Cradlesm contribution using case study data of built commercial projects in the U.S. and globally utilizing one or both types of thermal barriers in the frame and insulating glass

The session will be worth (1) AIA/CES Learning Unit (HSW/SD)
The Session is open to all trades and professions related to building design, construction, maintenance and property management.

The Architect Roundtable Meeting will host Mr. John Pajor from Kansas City Planning and Development Department. Mr. Pajor will present the exciting activities that the Kansas City Business Customer Service Center offers to architects and small architecture firms.

The Business Customer Service Center primarily helps entrepreneurs to understand and fulfill local government requirements for their business. The Development Assistance Center provides support services to architects and builders. We can assist with predevelopment meetings and questions related to the development process. For more information please refer to the links below:

http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityManagersOffice/BusinessCustomerServiceCenter/index.htm

http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityPlanningandDevelopment/PropertyRelocationandEconomicDevelopment/DevelopmentAssistanceCenter/index.htm

The Architects Roundtable Meeting is an open forum for architects mainly focuses on 3 tracks: job search, Career development and Training, and helping small firms. If you have any questions or topic you would like to suggest for the Architects Roundtable Meeting please feel free to contact Hosam Habib, AIA : (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Please feel free to bring your own lunch.

Join Nelco for this informative session shielding in medical radiation.

The program will discuss Shielding in the Radiation Therapy Healthcare marketplace to further educate design professionals on the learning objectives described below.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this program, you will have a understanding of the following and will receive continuing education credit:
1. Basics of Radiation Therapy shielding.
2. Understand the role of a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and Medical Physicist.
3. Site specific factors physicists consider when determining shielding requirements. i.e.…energy, workload, orientation, distance, occupancy, material, etc..
4. Identify common types of Radiation therapy rooms that include linear accelerators, Proton, HDR and cobalt.
5. Radiation therapy shielding solutions
6. Environmental green benefits and Potential LEED™ credits
7. The safety requirements in radiation therapy shielding

This program is worth 1 LU and lunch will be provided.

Phil Thomas, President of A.L. Huber general contractor will talk about the REDI (Renewable Energy Demonstration Initiative) project installed this year at A.L. Huber’s headquarters in Overland Park. REDI is a demonstration project established to provide educational opportunities in wind and solar energy to public and private companies or individuals who are interested in the future of energy. Components to the REDI project include: the VQ WindJet 5 – first-of-its-kind wind turbine; SunPower photo-voltaic panels; the Energy Center demonstration and monitoring room; a “green wall”; reclaimed wood siding; and other sustainable elements within the building.
Read more about REDI at http://www.ALHuber.com or visit A.L. Huber general contractor on Facebook to view a gallery of photos.

This program will be worth 1 SD and lunch will be provided.

Join Stonhard for this informative session on resinous floors and wall systems.

Everyday standards for cleanliness and durability have become paramount to design in process areas, labs, schools and hospitals. Resinous high performance flooring is the main choice of the industrial, municipal and commercial sectors for long-term performance, design flexibility and outstanding aesthetics.

Stonhard, the largest manufacturer and installer of resinous commercial and industrial flooring, will be presenting the following topics for discussion.

I. Concrete Assessment
II. Substrate Preparation
III. The Main Types of Resinous Flooring / Wall Systems.
IV. Applications
A. Operating Suites / Laboratories
B. Process Areas
C. Common Areas
D. Mechanical Rooms
V. Installation
A. Preparation Standards
B. Material Packaging
C. Applications
D. Construction Details

We will also review the latest developments in polymer flooring and wall systems including RUBBERIZED TERRAZZO.

This program is worth 1 HSW and lunch will be provided.

Please save the date for MoD 2010. More information will follow.