Presented by AIA Potomac Valley in collaboration with AIA Northern Virginia Women in Architecture.
This session provides an opportunity to learn about identity-based inequities, to discuss their impacts, and to explore what we each can do to combat oppression and injustice. AIAPV has retained Natalie Burke, President and CEO of CommonHealth ACTION, an expert in developing people and organizations to produce health through equitable policies, programs, and practices.
As a follow-up to the WIA 2020 EDI panel discussions, the newly formed WIA J.E.D.I. task force invites you to join us for a series of informal off the record discussions of how firms are tackling J.E.D.I. initiatives. This open forum is for people to exchange ideas of how their firms are approaching J.E.D.I.
Join WIA for a casual chat over coffee or your drink of choice before starting the day.
No agenda, no games, just a chance to connect on a beautiful Friday morning.
Provides the participant with an introduction to asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint and what issues may arise during renovations. The following general questions will be answered: what is asbestos and lead-based paint? What are the federal regulations governing asbestos and lead-based paint? What can I do if asbestos or lead-based paint is present on a project I am working on?
Earn 1 AIA LU|HSW; BOMI credit also available
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This 1-hour online seminar will introduce you to the basics of hot-dip galvanizing steel for sustainable development. Hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) is a proven steel corrosion protection system that transcends time with minimal economic or environmental impact. Not only does hot-dip galvanizing provide decades of maintenance-free longevity, but its primary components, zinc and steel, are natural, abundant, and 100% recyclable, making hot-dip galvanized steel an infinitely renewable building material.
Earn 1 AIA LU | HSW, plus available ACEC/RCEP credit.
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Now more than ever, building health and safety have become a major concern. Although the pandemic is driving much of the current action around healthy building initiatives, there are, and always have been, other important reasons to improve indoor air quality in the workplace.
1 AIA LU|HSW; 1 IDCEC LU|HSW
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Each year the AIA Northern Virginia Young Architects Forum organizes seminars for those preparing to take the Architect Registration Exam® (ARE). Our award-winning series offers the opportunity to learn from a professional in each subject area and use that knowledge in preparation for the ARE. This year’s series runs through July. Session will be held virtually.
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