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October 2020
Adaptive Reuse 2.0
Adaptive Reuse 2.0 In collaboration with Los Angeles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio, we are organizing an Adaptive Reuse 2.0 roundtable to rethink specific zoning code and building code requirements in an effort to promote recovery, health and wellness, and resilience. Given the potential for a change in demand for office space, and with the Health Element of the General Plan in mind, let’s see how we can expand the City’s adaptive re-use provisions to more areas of Los Angeles. · Allowing…
Find out more »November 2020
Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design An AIA LA Building Performance & Regulations Committee presentation by Mike Romanowski, S.E. - Regional Director – Project Support Field Division, WoodWorks – Wood Products Council REGISTER HERE (Free w/ advance RSVP) Due to their high strength, dimensional stability and positive environmental performance, mass timber building products are quickly becoming materials of choice for sustainably-minded designers. This presentation will provide a detailed look at the variety of mass timber products available, including glue-laminated…
Find out more »Advancing the 2022 Zero Code for California
Advancing the 2022 Zero Code for California Please join us for an advocacy roundtable discussion about the 2022 Zero Code for California. We will hear from industry leaders and experts on the Zero Code and hear ideas, strategies, and best-practices as it relates to further advancing wider spread adoption of the Zero Code. We will also discuss the regulatory opportunities available for more intrinsic decarbonization strategies to achieve a healthier, more resilient California. The objectives of this roundtable will be…
Find out more »LADWP Staging Area 101 & How It Impacts Your Project
LADWP Staging Area 101 & How It Impacts Your Project Are you having a challenge understanding LADWP's staging requirements for their onsite transformers and generators? Are these requirements impacting the number of units of housing you're able to locate at your project site? If so, please join us on November 18 (12pm) for a roundtable discussion with Ian Sanchez, the Founder of Dry Utility Experts. REGISTER HERE (Free w/ advance RSVP) In effort for us to understand the extent of…
Find out more »December 2020
AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall 2020
AIA LA Legislative Day at City Hall: Connecting Architects & Designers with Civic Leadership This year, we will be meeting virtually with our civic leaders at City Hall. Historically, AIA LA’s premier annual advocacy event has been our annual Legislative Day at City Hall, which began in 1999 when Michael Lehrer, FAIA was President-elect of AIA Los Angeles. With greater emphasis going towards promoting initiatives that highlight best-practices and underscore AIA|LA’s core values of inclusion, mobility, social equity, housing affordability…
Find out more »All-Electric Affordable Housing
AIALA Presents… All-Electric Affordable Housing: a roundtable discussion to discuss best-practices & implementation strategies As the second in our series of roundtables to promote the adoption of the 2022 Zero Code For California, this roundtable discussion will serve as a forum to share best-practices and implementation strategies to design, build, and operate all-electric affordable housing. As we build momentum to decarbonize our built environment, we recognize an opportunity to lower the cost of housing, improve indoor air-quality, and facilitate greater…
Find out more »Demystifying Opportunity Zones: Success Stories From The Field
An AIALA Advocacy Roundtable: Demystifying Opportunity Zones: Success Stories From The Field Opportunity Zones were part of the Tax and Jobs Act signed into law with bi-partisan support in December 2017. Since then, many stakeholders have debated the tool’s effectiveness in producing the intended results. This session is intended as a discussion forum for participants to learn about the tool and its effectiveness in the Southern California market. This session will also serve as a forum for the AEC community…
Find out more »LADWP Service Planning Design Process
LADWP Service Planning Design Process The objectives of this virtual meeting will be to provide an an overview of: Duties and Responsibilities of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Design Teams Electric Service Supply Methods The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Design Process From Customer Concept to Meter Spinning Design and Construction Trending Timelines Contacts and Communications with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Design Teams This forum will also serve as an…
Find out more »January 2021
New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures in California
New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures in California An AIA LA Building Performance & Regulations Committee presentation by Mike Romanowski, S.E. - Regional Director – Project Support Field Division, WoodWorks – Wood Products Council REGISTER HERE (Free w/ advance RSVP) As awareness of mass timber’s potential for tall wood structures has grown, there has been a push among U.S. building designers to achieve greater heights with these materials. Initially, tall wood buildings were proposed using international examples as precedent,…
Find out more »March 2021
1.5°C Symposium – Day 1
1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change Organizing Committee: AIALA Committee on the Environment This is a virtual conference, held on Zoom and Whova. Virtual event information will be emailed directly to registrants before the conference. If you have registered and did not receive and email please visit Whova HERE and login with the email you registered CES Learning Unites: 3 LU/HSW (per day) The AIALA’s Committee on the Environment is committed to producing another inspiring and informative conference. 1.5°C Symposium on Climate…
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