Passing the Torch Series
2023-02-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Passing the Torch Series
Presented by VANOMA + NCNOMA
Free Virtual Events
In honor of Black History Month, please join this two-part series presented by NCNOMA + VANOMA.
Feb. 14: Part 1 will feature Wendell T. Green, Owner of WTG Design Architects in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Feb. 23: Part 2 will feature Kimberly M. Mobley, Project Architect for Brownstone Construction Group in Charlotte, NC.
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Cultivating Your Path to Fellowship (Session 4)
2023-02-15 12:00 - 13:00
Cultivating Your Path to Fellowship
Reverse Engineering the FAIA Submission Process to Develop Meaning & Purpose in Practice
Four, 1-hour sessions starting Wednesday, January 25th.
4 AIA LU | Elective
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Too often AIA members approach achieving Fellowship at the end of a significant phase of their career. The result is the demographic composition of the College of Fellows remains predominantly older, white males. These sessions seek to elevate diversity in the College’s ranks by teaching young and mid-career architects to reverse engineer their path to Fellowship using the AIA’s Sample Application, a specialized outline, storytelling techniques, and writing basics to define and amplify their voices and accomplishments. This method advances meaning and intention in attendees’ career paths and, ultimately, will bring younger and more diverse professionals to advancing the mission and leadership of the College of Fellows and its grant funding activities.
Mapping a career around AIA Fellowship provides a path to positively impact others and elevate the value, potential and reach of the many career paths architects take. Attendees will gain inspiration on finding time for introspection, planning and preparation to explore, define and elevate meaning in practice.
Learning Objectives

Gain detailed understanding of AIA Fellowship & the process of submission.
Learn about the value of AIA Fellowship for the advancement of individuals and their work.
Acquire skills to develop storylines and narratives to capture career milestones and projects.
Take-away resources on story structure and guidelines for better professional writing

VANOMA Spotlight: Sonny Joy-Hogg
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:00
Join VANOMA for our upcoming virtual spotlight event on February 16th at 7pm featuring Sonny Joy-Hogg ‒ Project Architect at Baskervill in Richmond, Virginia and recent recipient of the AIA Virginia 2022 Emerging Professional Award.
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VANOMA ARE Series: Practice Management Exam Prep
2023-02-21 12:00 - 13:00
Join VANOMA for our ARE study group series, led by Joel Mieses. For this session, we will be focused on the Practice Management Exam. Please register in advance ‒ registration information coming to www.vanoma.org/events

Project Pipeline Planning: Project Topic Interest Meeting
2023-02-22 17:00 - 18:00
Join Crystal Miller, VANOMA’s Project Pipeline Champion, to discuss planning for the upcoming summer camp.
VANOMA is seeking volunteers for the 2023 Project Pipeline Architecture Summer Camp! Project Pipeline is the premier K12 outreach program set forth by VANOMA for 6th – 12th grade students across the Commonwealth. This year’s camp will take place from July 17th – 21st at Brightpoint Community College in Richmond, Virginia. Join us in planning and developing this year’s program by becoming a Project Pipeline Volunteer!
Schedule of Meetings.
Volunteer sign up

Passing the Torch Series
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:00
Passing the Torch Series
Presented by VANOMA + NCNOMA
Free Virtual Events
In honor of Black History Month, please join this two-part series presented by NCNOMA + VANOMA.
This session features Kimberly M. Mobley, Project Architect for Brownstone Construction Group in Charlotte, NC.
Learn more.

Online Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) Training
2023-02-24 08:30 - 15:30 | Virtual – Online
Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) training provides architects, engineers, and building inspectors with the knowledge to provide evaluations of facilities and buildings in the aftermath of a disaster.
At the end of this training, you will be able to:

Recognize the important role architects and associated building professionals play in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Accurately conduct a post-disaster rapid building assessment and complete appropriate damage assessment forms.
Demonstrate understanding of the Applied Technology Council’s ATC-20 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings and ATC 45 Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods damage assessment procedures.
Earn a Cal-OES registration ID card.

Date: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual Training via Zoom
Fee: $105 AIA members; $180 non-members
Earn 6.5 AIA LU | HSW
Register online.

CAE: Industry & Academia: Re-imagining Spaces for Hands-On Learning
2023-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual – Online
The number of students enrolling for undergraduate programs in the U.S. is undergoing a historic decline. Alternatively, students are pursuing technical careers and preparing to join the work force after graduation. Join us as we learn more about the factors influencing this trend, and how school systems, educators, and architects are working together to provide dynamic CTE facilities for our communities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Discuss the current trend in graduating high school students joining the work force versus pursuing higher education, and what is influencing these changes.
2. Recognize alternate paths available to students and how potential employers are procuring talent.
3. Identify the role architects have in the development of educational facilities for students interested alternated paths and the different stakeholders involved.
4. Explore different CTE curriculum project case studies that successfully meet the needs of local communities.
AIA NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Provider Number: A058
Course: NOVA2022-012, Session: 1
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Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Real Life Discussion
2023-03-08 19:00 - 20:00
In partnership with AIA Seattle, the Women in Architecture Northern Virginia J.E.D.I. committee invites you to join us for a series of informal, off-the-record discussion of how firms are tackling J.E.D.I initiatives. This open form will be hosted quarterly in 2023 for people to exchange ideas.
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ARE Prep®: Project Management (PjM)
2023-03-11 10:00 - 16:00
6 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Register online.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Series Schedule
Feb. 04 – Practice Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Mar. 11 – Project Management (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
Apr. 15 – Programming + Analysis (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p

2023 Lecture Series: How to Thrive in a Hybrid Work Environment
2023-03-29 18:30 - 19:45, 2023-04-26 18:30 - 19:45, 2023-05-24 18:30 - 19:45 | Virtual – Online
Certified leadership and executive coach, Jennifer Nielsen, will lead us on what is needed to nurture and fuel one’s mental, physical and emotional health while navigating the world of hybrid work in this three-part virtual lecture series.
Save the dates:
March 29, at 6:30 p.m. Navigate the World of Hybrid Work
April 26, at 6:30 p.m. Elevating Your Connections
May 24, at 6:30 p.m. Co-creating a Hybrid Work Culture
All are welcome
1.25 LUs| Electives available for each session
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ARE Prep®: Programming and Analysis (PA)
2023-04-15 10:00 - 16:00
5 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Register online.
Remaining Series Schedule
Apr. 15 – Programming + Analysis (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p

Tour: Institute of Defense Analyses Headquarters
2023-04-15 11:00 - 12:00
$10 charge per person (age 12 and up) for the tour. Learn More.
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Join KGD Architecture and a representative from the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) on a tour of the exterior of the newly completed IDA headquarters building in Alexandria, Virginia.
The tour will occur on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 11:00am-12:00pm at 730 East Glebe Road, Alexandria, VA 22305 (map).

Various Career Paths Followed by Architects
2023-04-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Washington Alexandria Architecture Center
At the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC)
1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (map)
Looking to the future, this panel discussion will take attendees on a variety of possible journeys for those with an architecture education to consider. From starting your own firm to working for a developer, working in a traditional architecture office to becoming a professor, or even pursing a completely alternative career, an architecture education provides and develops a unique set of skills that makes you a good fit for many different positions both inside and outside of the architecture industry. The key to landing the position you set your sights on is demonstrating to your future employer how your skills apply to their field even when it isn’t always obvious.
REGISTER NOW to attend the panel discussion.
AIA LU | Elective
Learning Objectives
– Identify the wide range of careers an architecture education opens the door to if you know where to look.
– Discuss a variety of career paths taken by successful professionals once they graduated from architecture school.
– Explore lessons learned from those who came before you, so you don’t repeat the same mistakes.
– Review how to clearly and concisely explain the unique skillset you can bring to a future employer.
The Spring Social will be directly following the panel discussion, hosted by AIA Northern Virginia and VANOMA at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC), 1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Visit with old friends & make new ones!
Provider: AIA Northern Virginia
Provider number: A058
Course number: NOVA2023-026, session 1

Spring Social hosted by AIA NoVA and VANOMA
2023-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Washington Alexandria Architecture Center
Save the date!
Join AIA Northern Virginia and VANOMA as our Spring Social is hosted at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC), 1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (map)
Visit with old friends, and make new ones!, as AIA NoVA and VANOMA holds their Spring Social. Reservations are appreciated.
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Making Smart Appliances Relevant for Your Customers
2023-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | AJ Madison Home & Kitchen Appliances Showroom at Tyson’s Corner, 8500 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, 22182, United States
LOCATION:
AJ Madison Home & Kitchen Appliances Showroom
Tyson’s Corner, 8500 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182
Description:
Home appliances were built to make our lives easier. In the past appliances served basic functions that drastically improved our standard of living. They saved inhabitants time, prevented illness, and even made it possible for households to earn two incomes. For decades, the primary function of home appliances remained the same. For example, dishwashers washed dishes, dryers dried clothes, and refrigerators kept food cold.
In the last decade, the home build industry experienced an influx of technology. Studies suggest millennials are willing to pay up to 20% more for a home with smart technology. Smart home appliances were designed to integrate with the growing trend in smart home automation systems. Smart appliances leverage Wi-fi connectivity to provide tremendous benefits such as recipe guidance, automatic replenishment, and self-diagnostics. Over 20 brands offer appliances with smart features. There are over 1,000 smart appliances on the market today. Although younger generations are more open to smart products, many consumers are intimidated by them.
This session is designed to provide a new prospective on the smart home appliances conversation with special focus on meaningful benefits for non-adopters. The format of this course will examine smart appliances in context of three major post-Pandemic design trends: entertaining at home, multi-generational living (including aging-in-place), and contact-free services. Each trend will be examined individually. Providing greater context will give clients a more relatable understanding of smart appliance benefits.
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Learning Objectives:
1. Explore how smart home appliances benefit multi-generational households including topics on wellness, family safety, aging-in-place, and peace of mind for parents and caretakers.
2. Identify new ways to use smart appliances to take advantage of contact-free services like grocery delivery, automatic ordering of cleaning tabs, even recommending recipes to use soon-to-expire items in your fridge.
3. Discover a new prospective on the smart home appliances conversation with special focus on meaningful benefits for non-adopters.
4. Discuss the benefits and technical aspects of converting to more electric appliances such as induction cooktops, to advance the goals of increased electrification and reduced reliance on fossil fuels.

AIA LU | HSW

Guided Tour: Del Ray Passive House
2023-04-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Del Ray Passive House
Join us for a guided tour of a single family, net-positive Passive House in Del Ray, Alexandria. This project consists of multiple energy efficient features and expects to be certified under PHIUS (Passive House Institute of the US). Construction will be complete December 2023. Come see the inner workings of what makes a Passive House. There are a few timeslots to choose from during registration.
Hosted by AIA Northern Virginia, Women in Architecture, and AIA Potomac Valley to celebrate Architecture Month
Meeting Location: Front Porch of Home. For privacy reasons, exact address provided via email a few days prior to the tour.
Free. Registration is required.
Participation is limited to those 18 years of age or older.
We will be walking, so please wear comfortable shoes.

Walking Tour: Historic Old Town Alexandria
2023-04-23 13:00 - 15:30
Join us for an architectural Tour of Old Town Alexandria on behalf of the Historic Resources Committee of AIA Northern Virginia. The tour will focus on the architectural styles seen throughout Old Town and the urban fabric of Alexandria. It will include several points of interest including Gadsby’s Tavern, Carlyle House, and a walk down the cobblestone section of Prince Street. We will be walking, so please wear comfortable shoes and bring water.

AIA LU | Elective

AEC Virginia Spring Conference 2023
2023-04-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-26 08:00 - 17:00
ACEC Virginia, AGC VA, and AIA Virginia are proud to present the 2023 AEC Virginia Conference
This conference bridges the architecture, engineering, and construction professions to collaborate, create and build for the future. Our organizations are dedicated to helping attendees learn the latest trends and processes to contribute to their continued growth in projects and business planning. This conference will also provide attendees with the tools and solutions needed for growth in the industry, challenges during the ever-changing pandemic, and what the economic future will hold for the industry. In addition, we are excited to bring together networking, education, and roundtables for the AEC industry!
AEC Virginia Spring Conference
April 25-26, 2023
Hilton Downtown Richmond
Register at www.aecvirginia.com

2023 Lecture Series #2: Elevating Your Connections
2023-04-26 18:30 - 20:00
As we learn how to navigate a hybrid work environment in our firms and with our project teams, it is important to intentionally create opportunities to forge social connections that are meaningful and supportive. These connections provide a solid foundation as a source of wellbeing while navigating changes and achieving a complex balance between work and life. Participants will learn how to identify, establish, and prioritize quality connections and relationships to improve and increase overall productivity while also finding balance in life. Self-care practices coupled with managing relationships are keys to being successful as we return the office and implement hybrid schedules.
1. Explain and illustrate why it is important to foster inclusion and belonging in a hybrid work environment.
2. Define and discuss psychological safety, why it matters and how to identify it in your work environment at a team level, office level, and organizational level.
3. Explore and build understanding of the belief system and assess how it can influence us when asking for help and trusting others.
4. Examine how to create better boundaries in relationships to gain balance in work and life.
AIA Member: $20 per session; Non-Member: $30 per session ; Student: $10 per session
AIA LU | Elective

Fenestration Installation for High Performance Residential Building Envelopes
2023-04-27 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by Loewen Windows of Mid-Atlantic
Free. Virtual.
1 AIA LU|HSW
Improper design and/or non-conforming application of building envelope materials has been demonstrated to cause premature building envelope failure. Architects may specify premium materials, but shortcuts and errors in the final installation can impact budgets, time frames, building life span, and increase legal liabilities. As one of the elements that bisect the interior/exterior plane, window and door integrations are a critical element of the building envelope as a whole. Poor installations can carry significant liability, due to building envelope failure. This course will review the components of a building envelope, their role in managing air and moisture infiltration, how windows and doors factor into this equation, and general installation processes for high performance residential fenestration.
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Learning objectives:
1. Identify the goals of the residential building envelope, including managing the flow of air and moisture infiltration.
2. Discuss the importance of properly designed and applied residential building envelopes, particularly the wall systems.
3. Examine the critical role of window and door installation in the overall residential building envelope.
4. Review general installation recommendations for high performance residential windows and doors.
Provider name: Loewen Windows
Provider number: J718
Course code: LOEHPBENV21

Tour: Meridian H.S.
2023-04-29 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted by AIA Northern Virginia to celebrate Architecture Month
School location: 121 Mustang Alley, Falls Church, VA 22043
Join us for a tour of Meridian High School (formerly George Mason High School), led by Project Architect Wilfredo Rodriguez of Stantec. Learn firsthand some of the challenges encountered, and how the team successfully collaborated, to provide Falls Church City Public Schools a state of the art facility. The new building is designed to meet a LEED Gold rating; it is also Net Zero Ready, with sustainable elements that were a high priority for the community. The building’s programming and space planning promotes collaborative learning environments that foster independent learners, innovators and problem solvers.
Meeting Location: Will be distributed the day prior via email

Urban Sketchers
2023-04-29 14:00 - 16:00
Join DC Urban Sketchers and AIA NoVA’s Young Architects Forum and Women in Architecture for a sketching/walking tour of artwork in Old Town Alexandria. Based on an interactive map created by WIA, the group will follow a portion of the designated “Art Tour” Route with two stops for sketching and sharing followed by a happy hour at Barca. (map)
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Schedule of events:
1:50pm – Meet at the Alexandria Farmers Market
2:00pm – Start sketch / walking tour – Flounder House, Old Town Alexandria Mural
2:30pm – Meet/Sketch at Torpedo Factory – Beaded Curtain
3:00pm – Meet/Sketch Potomac Harvest – 1749 Historic Shoreline
3:30pm-4:00pm – See/discuss sketches.
4:00-5:00pm – Happy Hour – At Barca

AIA LU | Elective

Creating Integrated Spaces for Wellbeing using Folding, Multi Slide and Swing Door Wall Systems
2023-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by T.W. Perry
Free. Virtual.
1 AIA LU|HSW
Description:
Integrating interior and exterior spaces has been shown to provide occupants with myriad benefits in a variety of settings. Establishing a connection with the outdoors can improve health and wellbeing for occupants at home or in the office, as well as encouraging healing and reducing stress. In retail settings, connections with nature have been shown to increase consumer spending, and in any environment, views and sounds of nature have proven to reduce stress and enhance concentration. Folding, multi slide, and swing door systems lend themselves to occupant wellbeing by integrating interior and exterior spaces and seamlessly providing controllable access to nature.
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Learning Objectives:
1. Analyze the ways in which the human connection to nature and integrated interior and exterior spaces can contribute to occupant wellbeing, including the roles of light, color, air, and sound.
2. Assess the applications and material selection of folding, multi slide, and swing door wall systems and the ways in which they contribute to the human connection to nature and integrated spaces, including when designing for residential, restaurants, retail, resort, hospitality, and institutional applications.
3. Understand the style, function, and performance of folding, multi slide, and swing door wall systems.
4. Examine case studies that exemplify the role of door systems in connecting people to the outdoors and creating integrated interior and exterior spaces.

ARE Prep®: Project Planning and Design (PPD)
2023-05-20 10:00 - 16:00
6 AIA LU|HSW offered for this class.
This year’s classes will be held both virtually and in-person. Advance registration is required by 5:00pm on the Thursday directly prior to the class.
Each class offers attendees an opportunity to learn from top-notch design professionals while gaining knowledge that can be used to prepare for each section of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Topics covered include Practice Management; Project Management; Programming + Analysis; Project Planning and Design; Project Development + Documentation; and Construction and Evaluation. All sessions offer AIA LU|HSW credits.
In-person classes will be held at CannonDesign, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (map) with limited seating. Lunch will be provided.
Virtual class participation link will be sent the day immediately prior to each class.
Register online.
Remaining Series Schedule
May 20 – Project Planning and Design (6 LU | HSW), 10:00-4:00p
June 17 – Project Development + Documentation (6 LU | HSW), 10:00a-4:00p
July 15 – Construction and Evaluation (5 LU | HSW), 10:00a-3:00p

2023 Lecture Series #3: Co-Creating a Hybrid Work Culture
2023-05-24 18:30 - 20:00
The hybrid work model is here to stay with only 29% of employees* wanting to go back full time in the office, companies are asking workers to have to adjust to change yet again, resulting in half of the population in the workforce* as experiencing burnout and exhaustion. Seeing this also in the professional services industry like architectural services. NoVA WIA Committee in partnership with Nielsen Executive Coaching LLC (NEC) will be discussing these challenges and addressing strategies to build self-awareness, resilience and culture by hosting a VIRTUAL lecture series on How to Thrive in a Hybrid Work Environment. All are welcome to attend.
AIA Member: $20 per session; Non-Member: $30 per session ; Student: $10 per session
Please note: The general session portions of this lecture will be recorded.

AIA LU | Elective

Get ready to hear and learn about creating hybrid work cultures from prominent leaders both in- and outside the architecture and design industry. By sharing real-life experiences, participants can gain insights and perspective from success stories and valuable lessons learned of how their teams have coped and created a new hybrid work culture. Through a panel discussion and guided conversation, attendees will walk away with tools to navigate and create this new and demanded hybrid work environment as well as a set of action items that can be implemented for personal growth and improvement.
1. Review how current industry leaders intentionally introduce and implement inclusive and belonging action, tools, and work behaviors within their organizations.
2. Discover how transparency and communication at the leadership level is intended, delivered, and actually perceived throughout each organization.
3. Explore how leaders practice hiring, onboarding, orientation and team-norming while working in a hybrid environment.
4. Examine the successes and challenges of creating a new hybrid work culture of several organizations.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
JENNIFER NIELSEN is a certified leadership and executive coach with Nielsen Executive Coaching LLC and has over 20 years of experience in professional services, training, facilitating, DEI group coaching and leadership coaching with a focus in positive behavior changes and strengths based skills development. Her coaching style is empowering, exploratory, and actionable. The team coaches leaders to be bold, fearless, and empowered to be present and engaged, to achieve more and to build others up. They work with organizations to elevate the people experience through directly supporting executives and senior leaders to build an inclusive culture of adaptability, high touch team engagement and empowerment, awareness of mindsets and enhance leadership acumen.
Provider: AIA Northern Virginia
Provider Number: A058
Course Numbers: NOVA2023-012

Apex Plaza Building Tour
2023-05-30 17:30 - 19:00
Join William McDonough + Partners, Hourigan Construction, and Apex Clean Energy for a tour of Charlottesville’s first mass-timber office building. At 187,000 SF, this multi-tenant office building is the tallest mass-timber building on the east coast. Learn how the team designed, coordinated, and built this net-energy-positive office building, while balancing Cradle to Cradle Certified material choices, occupant health, and rooftop solar and stormwater systems.
> EARN 1 HSW LU
> RECEPTION to follow tour
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand how mass-timber provides natural beauty to occupants while allowing for transparent material sourcing, material health, material reutilization, and carbon management.
Identify strategies for selecting healthy materials that sequester carbon, improve indoor air quality, and occupant wellbeing.
Understand how mass-timber provides natural beauty to occupants while allowing for transparent material sourcing, material health, material reutilization, and carbon management.
Explore ways the building balances the rooftop terrace, net-energy-positive PV production, and outdoor landscape and green roof to manage stormwater.
