Island Architect Weekly - Friday, September 25, 2015

Friday, September 25, 2015

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2015 Hawaii Build + Buy Green: Innovation and LEEDing Projects on Oct. 21

The Hawaii Build + Buy Green Conference is the premier industry conference in Hawaii for professionals in both private and public sector who seek Hawaii examples of green building design, planning and educating for sustainability. View Event Flyer.

This annual event is celebrating its 15th year – Join USGBC Hawaii, BOMA Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University, The State Energy Office, AIA Honolulu, APA Hawaii, Element Media, GCA Hawaii and ULI Hawaii in being a part of this year’s landmark event.

When: Wednesday, October 21, 8am-4pm
Where: Aloha Tower Marketplace, Honolulu, HI

See and hear about net zero energy, LEED buildings/planned communities/projects in Hawaii. Projects and site tours will feature innovative, cutting-edge approaches helping to move Hawaii towards long-term sustainability and resilience.

AIA & Industry News

Latest Industry News on the AIA Honolulu Website

Check out AIA Honolulu's homepage where we post the latest industry news everyday from AIA Nationals rss feed.

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Architecture Billings Index Backslides Slightly

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) slipped in August after showing mostly healthy business conditions so far this year. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The AIA reported the August ABI score was 49.1, down from a mark of 54.7 in July. This score reflects a slight decrease in design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 61.8, down from a reading of 63.7 the previous month.

"Over the past several years, a period of sustained growth in billings has been followed by a temporary step backwards," said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, PhD. "The fact that project inquiries and new design contracts continue to grow at a healthy pace suggests that this should not be a cause for concern throughout the design and construction industry."

Update Member Profile: National & Honolulu

AIA National: Update Your AIA National Profile

With AIA membership renewal upon us, members are encouraged to update any changes to your contact information on your AIA profile.

Making updates is easy. Simply log on to www.aia.org, sign in with your email address and password, then click on "My Profile" at the top right corner. Next, use the menu to select the areas of information you may need to edit- personal, contact, education or license info. Finally, to save any changes, be sure to click on the red "save" button after updating each section.

AIA Honolulu: Update Your Profile for Member/Firm Search Feature

AIA Honolulu gets plenty of phone calls asking us to recommend an architect for a particular project. We always tell them to use our Architect or Firm Finder Feature on the AIA Honolulu website.

Please take a few minutes today to update your membership profile as this is the information people will see when they search for you. To log-in, you will enter you username/password under "Sign In".

Firm Profile: Please take a look at your firm profile too and email us if you need any edits done.

For questions please contact Camilla Nicholas, Assistant Director.

AIA Honolulu & Members in the News

Sep. 25 - "Design Talk Hawaii" hosts Rich Richardson, ED of the Hawaii Academy of Performing Arts and The ARTS at Marks Garage

Join Design Talk Hawaii host Matt Gilbertson on AM760 KGU or podcast at 760kgu.biz today Friday, Sep. 25, 2:00pm.

Join Matt Gilbertson, AIA for another "Design Talk Hawaii" today Friday, Sep. 25 from 2-3pm as he will dig deep into the local Chinatown arts scene. His guest will be artist and longtime arts advocate and organizer Rich Richardson. Rich is Executive Director of Hawaii Academy of Performing Arts and The ARTS at Marks Garage. He is founder of Chinatown Artists Lofts, and co-founder of First Friday Honolulu. Link to past shows.

Kakaako Town Hall Meting to be Aired on Olelo Sep. 26, 28 & Oct. 3

If you missed AIA Honolulu's public forum on Kakaako Makai where interested organizations were allowed to discuss their vision for the area with the general public then make sure you catch it on ‘Olelo on Channel 54:

Sept. 26 at 7:30pm, Sept. 28 at 11am, Oct. 2 at 2:30pm and Oct. 3 at 10:30m.

Mahalo to the staff of ‘Olelo Community Media for their professional crew who helped us tape the program.

Hawaii Home + Re-Modeling in September: Editor's Choice Award + Member Featured

Make sure you pick up the September issue of the Hawaii Home + Re-Modeling magazine.

In this issue they are featuring their Hawaii Home + Re-Modeling Editor's Choice Award that they awarded during our 2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Gala to Palms Hawaii Architecture LLC for their project Hale Maluhia.

AIA Members Featured: This issue also features our AIA Honolulu member Janice Li, AIA and her husband plus gives them the cover shoot. Congrats!

Last Chance! View Design Awards Insert in Hawaii Business Magazine September Issue

Also make sure you pick up the Hawaii Business Magazine September Issue with the AIA Honolulu Design Awards Insert. AIA has maintained an excellent partnership with Pacific Basin Communications, publisher of Hawaii Business Magazine. This alliance positions our members within a core readership of business and professional leaders as well as potential private clients.

WATG Architecture Has Dazzled the World for Nearly Three-Quarters of a Century

Read the September 23 issue of the Hawaii Business Magazine as they are featuring a story about WATG titled Dazzling the world for over 70 years.

"Hawaii-based WATG Architecture's first hotel project was the renovation of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1945. Today, the worldwide company has expanded beyond resorts into mixed-use projects that include retail complexes, offices, casinos and residences spread across 160 countries".

AIA Honolulu Events

Sep. 26: "A Walk with a Legend" - Attend our Walking Tours with Frank Haines, FAIA

A Rare Treat! We have spots open for our regular Architectural Walking Tour with Frank Haines, FAIA on four upcoming Saturdays in September and October. Frank is now +90 years old and has done this walking tour for over 50 year. Advanced Registration Online is Required:

Oct 1 - Communication Class Level I

The next Pam Chambers Presentation Course (Level I) will begin October 1 and go for six Thursdays until November 12 from 6:00pm – 8:30 pm at the Center for Architecture. Become a more comfortable and effective speaker in front of others and accept speaking opportunities with confidence.

Interested? Email Pam Chambers or call her at (808) 377-5679.

Oct 9: Attend Honolulu E-Plans- Phase 2 (HSW) with DPP

Register Online Today! Incoming president Ben Lee, FAIA has reached out to the city to offer this special 2-hour session for our architecture community on the latest on Honolulu E-Plans (Phase 2). Members and non-members are welcome to attend. The program will take place on Fri, Oct. 9, 8:30-10:30am at the Center for Architecture.

The program titled "Honolulu E-Plans (Phase 2)" is an overview of the expanded process for electronic digital submission and review of construction and grading plans, including how the new system is used and the potential cost and time savings that can be realized by companies who participate in this digital process. The program will end with a Q&A session.

DPP Presenter: Mark Leoncio, ePlans System Administrator, Site Development Division, Dept. of Planning & Permitting. Also attending for Q&A session is George Atta, FAICP, Director, Dept. of Planning & Permitting; Arthur Challacombe, Deputy Director, Dept. of Planning & Permitting and Ken Schmid, GIS Administrator, Dept. of Planning & Permitting.

Cost: The fee is $20 for members and $35 for non-members. Coffee and muffins included.

Oct 14: AIA Film Night: Citizen Architect

RSVP Online! For our October Monthly Membership event we have planned a Film Night with a panel discussion and a Q&A session afterwards. This event is open to both members and the general public.
Film Title: Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio

Film Overview: Hale County, Alabama is home to some of the most impoverished communities in the United States of America. It is also home to Auburn University’s Rural Studio, one of the most prolific and inspirational design-build outreach programs ever established. Citizen Architect is a documentary film chronicling the late Samuel Mockbee, artist, architect, educator and founder of the Rural Studio. It explores Mockbee’s effort to provide students with an experience that forever inspires them to consider how they can use their skills to better their communities. Revealing the philosophy and heart behind the Rural Studio, the documentary is guided by passionate, frank and never-before-seen interviews with Mockbee himself.

Entry: Suggested donation of $5 at the door.

Save the Date! Booths Still Available for the 2015 Pacific Building Trade Expo Nov 17

The Pacific Building Trade Expo is presented by Honblue, Inc. and jointly produced AIA Honolulu and CSI Honolulu.
This Expo is the largest trade venue serving Hawai’i’s building design professionals and contractors.

When: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Where: Hawaii Convention Center

Here's why you should attend:

24 Free and Outstanding Educational Seminars (8am-4:30pm) - Earn up to 4 AIA/CES LUs
An Exhibition Hall with Products & Services (9am-5:30pm) - Over 250 Vendors
Free Buffet Lunch, Aloha Reception + Great Prize Giveaways

Want to be an exhibitor? To exhibit go to the Pacific Building Trade Expo website for further information OR email Barbie Rosario of BK Corporate Coordinators or call her at (808) 864-7983 (Oahu).

10th Annual CANstruction Competition

Get Your Cans Ready to "Rock-CAN-Roll" Oct. 3

When:             Saturday, October 3 from 9am - 2pm
Where:            Pearlridge Center - Uptown
2015 Theme: Rock-CAN-Roll

Team Build-Out:     9am - 2pm
Kids CAN Corner: 10am-1pm
People's Choice:    Oct. 3 - Oct. 17 = One Can. One Vote

Mahalo to all 2015 CANstruction Teams!

How CAN You Help? Become a Kids Corner Sponsor?

You can still become a sponsor of our popular "Kids Corner" where AIA Honolulu member architects and allied members will lead children (ages of 5-12) in building an oversized "CAN-struction”. The money will be used to buy cans for the structure. Interested? Email Debra Pompadur, Allied Member.

Mahalo 2015 Keiki Corner Sponsors: Case Lombardi & Petit; Evergreen by Debra, LLC; Fung Associates, Inc.; Jeff Nishi, AIA; Joanne Arizumi; Long & Associates, AIA, Inc.; Mel R. Hertz; Pacific Dynamics Construction and Tropical J's.

CANstruction in the News!

Make sure you catch our CANstruction teams on the news as they are getting ready for our 10th Annual CANstruction Competition. Mahalo to all teams who are waking up early and helping us spread the news.

HNN Sunrise Show - Monday, 09/28, 7-8am: Coffman Engineers / Mason Architects / Helbert Hassert & Fee
KHON - Wednesday, 09/30, 7am: Bowers + Kubota Consulting
KITV - Friday, 10/02, 4:30 am: Clifford Planning & Architecture LLC

Associate AIA Event

Oct 20: ARE Prep Session - Structural Systems - Part 2

RSVP Online! All meetings will take place at the Center for Architecture from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.

AGENDA:
5:30pm-6:00pm: Check In | Socialize | Eat
6:00pm-7:45pm: This Part 2 of 2 sessions on the Structural Systems exam will prepare attendees with fundamental knowledge on Structural Systems and Materials/ Construction....read more.

Cost: Register in advance to receive the lower fee of $10 for AIA/AIAS members and $20 for non-members. Walk-in rates are $15 for AIA/AIAS members and $25 for non-members.

Go-To-Meeting Available! We now have Go-To-Meeting capabilities and welcome interested members and non-members to sign up and attend remotely. Email us if you are interested.

AIA Honolulu Job Board

1 New Job Listed on our AIA Job Board

Jobs on the AIA Honolulu Job Board are posted for 1 month. The fee is $25/members & $40/non-members.

Project Architect - Peter Vincent Architects
......go to the AIA Honolulu Job Board for more information.

Upcoming Events in the Community

OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS

Oct 3: Urban Sketchers at “Art on the Zoo Fence”
On Saturday, October 3 from 10am-12pm the Urban Sketchers is holding an event called “Art on the Zoo Fence”. This is an informal morning of sketching for artists of all experience levels, a welcoming atmosphere, and a show-and-tell session at 11:30am where we socialize, chat about our work, and learn from each other (participation optional). Cost: Free.

Oct. 8 - Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii Annual Conference and Trade Show
This conference and trade show takes place on Oct. 8 at the Neil Blaisdell Center, with an optional field trip tour on Oct. 9. Expect some great speakers talking on a wide range of subjects including both landscape and business administration subjects, human resource subjects, soil + lunch and heavy pupus included. Afterwards listen to Hawaii’s most famous comedian “Frank Delema”.
Oct 14-16: HCPO / HIGICC 2015 Conference
This joint conference is a partnership of the planning and GIS communities in Hawaii who are putting together an exciting, innovative and productive conference entitled "Island Futures" and taking place at the Hawaii Convention Center. It will include sessions on the economic, social and environmental issues facing our islands today and the ways in which the planning and GIS communities can assist in ensuring a positive future for our islands.
Oct 20 - Leadership Seminar at Windward CC
Executive coach to Fortune 500 company leaders and International speaker Jim Bagnola, PhD, CSP, will appear in Hawai‘i for a special one-time leadership seminar at Windward Community College on Tuesday, October 20 from 9am-4pm. Early Bird ends until Aug. 17. Call 235-7433 for questions.
Oct 21 - 2015 Hawaii Build + Buy Green: Innovation and LEEDing Projects
This Fall the Hawaii Build and Buy Green will be celebrating its milestone 15th year by showcasing HPU @ Aloha Tower Marketplace – a game-changer on the Honolulu waterfront. Build and Buy Green is a path builder for new approaches for innovating green and sustainable in Hawaii. HPU @Aloha Tower Marketplace is forging a new context for transforming place and empowering the conversation around ideas [higher education]. The event will foster a more entrepreneurial spirit to think outside the box with students and professionals creating and sharing their solutions to transforming the city and beyond.
Nov 10 - Houseless in Honolulu
BIA Hawaii, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, is presenting a housing summit: Houseless in Honolulu: How Policymakers and Business Can Restore a Healthy Housing Market at All Price Points. This half-day summit will be held on Tuesday, November 10, at the Pomaikai Ballroom in Iwilei. Three panels of experts will frame our current housing problem, explain how that impacts the employer/employee perspective, and provide solutions and opportunities for housing along the future rail transit corridor. Takeaways can also be applied in our neighbor island communities.

Contract Documents Update

Buy Paper Documents Now Before They Are Gone

AIA Honolulu still has a limited stock of AIA Contract Documents available for purchase at the Center for Architecture. View our order form and email or call us for latest inventory.

We will contact you to coordinate pick up or we can mail it for an additional $15 shipping and handling fee. For questions email AIA Honolulu or call (808) 628-7243.

Can't find the document you need in our form? Buy it online on the AIA National website.