Tuesday, October 11, 2016
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Oct 20: Limited Time Left: Register for the 2016 Honolulu BIM Workshops for $199
Reserve your spot now for this must-attend event! The Honolulu BIM Workshops, formerly Hawaii BIM Camp, returns this year on October 20. Join your peers, special emcee Lynn Allen, and a panel of industry experts for a full day dedicated to BIM and CAD training! View Flyer.Where: Ala Moana Hotel (410 Atkinson Dr, Honolulu, HI 96814)
When: Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8:00am-5:00pm
Topics covered: AutoCAD, Bluebeam, collaboration, Civil 3D, InfraWorks, point clouds and scanning, BIM 360, and more. View full class descriptions and learn about the different promotions.
Questions? Contact US CAD at info@uscad.com.
Renew Your 2017 AIA Membership
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Renew Early for a Chance to Win!
Renew Your 2017 AIA Membership! Members who join, reinstate, or renew from October 1 to December 31, 2016 will be entered into a drawing for one of eleven prizes. Renew/join on the National website. You need to enter your e-mail address on record with AIA, and your default password (last name).
Eligibility: To be eligible you must join, renew or re-instate by 12/31/16. The drawings will be held in early January.
- Grand Prize: 2018 Annual national, state, and local only Membership Dues.
- Second Prize: Choice between a free annual subscription to Black Spectacles software tutorials or a free annual subscription to AIA ARE® Prep: Powered by Black Spectacles.
2017 Dues Installment Program! Want to split up you membership dues payments? Select that option when renewing online. Reinstating Members must enroll through a manual process by completing a Dues Installment Program enrollment form and a membership application. For questions please email AIA Honolulu or call (808) 628-7243.
Mahalo to all WHO Already RENEWED for 2017!
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Canstruction® - Vote People's Choice Award
CANS Still Needed! Help Us Support the Hawaii FoodBank - Vote until Oct. 15
One CAN. One VOTE! Now we need YOU to come to Pearlridge Center Uptown and vote with cans until Sat, Oct. 15. Vote with as many cans as you like on as many structures as you like! The structure with the most votes will be named 2016 People’s Choice Award winner. YOU CAN Make a Difference!
Upcoming AIA Honolulu Programs
Oct 13: Young Architects Forum (YAF) Pau Hana: Cocktails with Creatives
RSVP Online for Planning Purposes! Join the Young Architects Forum (YAF) on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 5:30 - 7:00pm for a pau hana at Honolulu BeerWorks. Come meet informally over drinks with your peers and local creatives including artists, landscape architects, interior designers, and architectural photographers.
Sister organizations joining us for this event include: USGBC, ASLA, SEAOH, IIDA, and SMSP.
Cost: FREE (shared pupus, buy the creative a drink)
Honolulu BeerWorks Discount! YAF Pau Hana attendees will now receive a 10% discount on our bill for our pau hana; the outdoor Beer Garden (weather permitting) will be reserved for our event.
This event is open to all young professionals in the design field; help us spread the word to your friends and colleagues. YAF Honolulu welcomes professionals that are: nearly licensed, newly licensed, and out to ten years of licensure.
Register Online for Upcoming 2016 YAF Events:
- 11/10 – Local Beer Tasting and Panel Discussion: Alternate Careers for Architects at the CFA”
- 12/8 – Holiday Pau Hana - Plans for 2017, location TBD
Oct 20: Attend our Next GMM Event "Transit Oriented Development" (1 HSW)
Register Online! Attend our General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Thursday, October 20, 11:30am-1:00pm at the Center for Architecture. View Event Flyer.
Topic: “Transit Oriented Development - A Look at the Bay Area and What We Can Learn”.
Speaker: Kevin Wilcock, AIA, LEED AP, of David Baker Architects.
Program Overview: As work on the rail transit line progresses across our island, are Oahu's commercial and residential developments ready to support it? Please join Kevin Wilcock, AIA, LEED AP as he presents various Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects from his work experience of nearly 30 years on multi-family affordable and market rate mixed use housing in the Bay Area. Kevin will also show how can we apply some of those strategies here in an effort to achieve a healthy, livable community with less dependence on cars.
Cost: AIA Members: $0 No Lunch/$15 Lunch. Non-Members: $20 No Lunch/$35 Lunch.
Future General Membership Meeting dates:
- Wednesday, Nov. 16: (Pau Hana) All for Mentorship, Mentorship for All
- December: TBD
Oct 25: HURRY! Online Registration Closes on Wednesday, Oct. 12 (4 HSW)
Register now and get your admission badge in the mail! Attend the 17th Annual Pacific Building Trade Expo, presented by Honblue and produced by AIA Honolulu and CSI Honolulu.
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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
Oct 25: RSVP for AIA Honolulu's Annual Business Meeting & Elections, 11:30am
RSVP & Mark Your Calendar!
When: Tuesday, October 25 from 11:30am-1:00pm (check in at 11:30am)
Where: Hawaii Convention Center, Room 314
Lunch: RSVP online for an accurate lunch count and quorum
Meeting Information: All active AIA Honolulu members are invited to attend this meeting. Elections will be held to fill expiring terms for 2017 AIA Honolulu Officers, Directors and AIA Honolulu Representative to the AIA Hawaii State Council. Note; No candidate speeches this year.
AIA Honolulu Board of Directors Elections – Who Can Vote? As stated in the Bylaws, all AIA members and Associate AIA members in good standing for 2016, and assigned by the Institute to this Chapter as their primary membership, are eligible to vote at this meeting. Local allied members may attend but may not vote.
New for 2016! Keynote Speakers
To ensure adequate time for our keynote speakers, networking, officer reports and voting, candidates will not be giving speeches in 2016. We are excited to announce Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe, of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, as our keynote speakers for this business meeting.
To date, Shim and Sutcliffe have received fourteen Governor General’s Medals and Awards for Architecture from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and an American Institute of Architects National Honor Award along with many other professional accolades. They have worked to realize the vision of their many engaged and committed clients who range from non-profit groups to public agencies and private clients. They are currently working on exemplary projects in Toronto, Moscow, Hong Kong and Honolulu.
In January 2013, Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe were both awarded the Order of Canada, “for their contributions as architects designing sophisticated structures that represent the best of Canadian design to the world.”
Oct 27: AIA Honolulu Support the Wahine Forum
Register Online! AIA Honolulu is supporting the 9th annual Wahine Forum on Thursday, October 27 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballrooms. AIA Honolulu members can save $25 off regular admission when you register using the exclusive promotional code: AIA-WF16
Attend the largest professional development conference for women in Hawaii. Cultivate effective partnerships and succeed together through a full day of national keynote presentations and workshops featuring local female leaders.
Nov 2-5: Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference in Honolulu
Register Online Today! The 2016 Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference will take place on November 2-5 in HONOLULU!
This conference provides an excellent opportunity for you to discover a host of best ideas and practices for courts, detention/correction and public safety facilities. As the “Crossroads of the Pacific”, Hawaii has always been a melting pot and a conduit for sharing ideas and cultures. Please join us to relax, recharge, revitalize and be inspired to advance our practice of Justice Architecture.
Nov 4: Attend our AAJ Friday Night Party at The Modern, 6pm
Food, Cocktails and Fireworks! Let's Welcome Our Mainland Friends
AIA National is coming to Hawaii and we need your help to welcome our mainland friends for netwroking, collaboration, great food & drink, and the warm spirit of Aloha.
Cost: $20 for AIA Honolulu members, $40 for non-members.
Questions: Contact AIA Honolulu at (808) 628-7234 or email us.
Associate AIA Update
ARE Prep Session - Oct 27: Building Systems
Register Online! Thursday, October 27, Center for Architecture, 5:30-7pm. $10 for AIA/AIAS members; $20 for non-members.
September Topic: Building Systems – Fundamentals, strategies, and tips for the mechanical and electrical plan vignette. Presentation of the principles, materials, and technologies of plumbing, HVAC, electrical and lighting systems within buildings. Particular emphasis will be stressed on design implications and collaboration between disciplines.
Neighbor Islands! If interested to attend via Go-To-Meeting please choose that option when registering.
Register for last 2016 ARE Session:
- Nov 17: Schematic Design
Member Corner
New Names and New Logos for Two AIA Honolulu Firms
Congratulations Architects Hawaii and Group 70 who recently re-branded themselves to reflect their focus toward a new future!
- G70 is the new name for Group 70 International - Read article in Pacific Business News from Sep. 16.
- AHL is the new name for Architects Hawaii - Read article in Pacific Business News from Oct 7.
Welcome New, Re-Instated & Transferred in Members
The below AIA Honolulu members are new, re-instated or transferred into our Chapter since August 2016.
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Two Allied Member Finalists in 15th annual Business Leadership Hawaii Awards
We just found out that two of our local allied members have been nominated as finalists for Pacific Business News 15th annual Business Leadership Hawaii Awards. This year’s categories include Best Family-Owned Business, Eureka Award for Innovation, Best in Business, Best in Small Business, The Cades Schuttte–The Cades Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Award and the Business Leader of the Year. View slideshow of the finalists.
Congratulations to below finalists and good luck!
- Best in Small Business: Kieselbach Woodworks (Nicholas Haigler, Allied)
- Best Family-Owned Business: Contract Furnishers of Hawaii dba Office Pavilion (Judy Barnhart, Allied)
AIA National Update
Mixed Results for AIA 2030 Commitment Progress Report tracking Carbon Reduction
Washington, DC – October 5, 2016 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has produced a report assessing the work of firms that are part of the AIA 2030 Commitment, a voluntary initiative to commit their practice to advancing the AIA’s goal of carbon-neutral buildings by the year 2030 that began reporting performance data in 2010.
“We have made some progress in the overall program, with a noteworthy jump in the amount of buildings included in the report,” said Greg Mella, FAIA, Director of Sustainable Design at SmithGroupJJR and co-chair of the AIA 2030 Working Group. “But we are simply not making significant strides in crucial metrics that predict building performance. These findings should serve as a wake-up call to architects that there needs to be greater urgency to drive improved energy efficiency across their project portfolios if we are going to reach our ultimate carbon reduction goals.” View the AIA 2030 Commitment: 2015 Progress Report.
Architects to Participate in United Nations Habitat III Conference
AIA delegation will discuss design solutions aimed at making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Washington, D.C. – October 10, 2016 – The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development (Habitat III) is taking place in Quito, Ecuador on October 17th – 21st. The goal of the conference is the adoption of a New Urban Agenda that intends to set global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is sending a delegation of topical experts led by AIA President, Russell Davidson, FAIA, who will be moderating the panel, Building Better Environments: Resilience, Health & Design.
“This is an ideal opportunity to share how design practices are responding to the multitude of environmental and ecological shocks and stresses to foster thriving urban spaces,” said Davidson. “Architects and planners will be discussing their first-hand experiences in addressing global challenges ranging from rising sea levels to skyrocketing housing costs, with an eye on the future and other emerging urbanization issues and how we can orchestrate solutions to transform our communities.”
There will be an exhibit on display of a carefully curated collection of projects selected from various AIA award programs. These projects were chosen to be showcased because they are scalable and can be replicated in environments around the world. Click here for more information.
AIA Honolulu Job Board
Two Jobs on the Job Board
View ALL jobs on the AIA Honolulu Job Board.
The Job Board is open to members and non-members. All listings will run for 30 days.
- Job Captain - de Reus Architects, Inc.
- Project Architect (Honolulu) - Lionakis
Upcoming Events in the Community
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Oct 13: Sustainable Materials for the Bath (1 HSW)
Attend a Ferguson event on Thursday, Oct. 13, 11am-1pm at their showroom for lunch and a continuing education program, Sustainable Materials for the Bath, presented by National Sales Manager of Native Trails, Eric Dietz. Register by RSVP to Adrienne McCay adrienne.mccay@ferguson.com or call at (808) 832-7474. - Oct 13: ACECH October Meeting: Honolulu Rail Transit Project Update (AIA Receive Member Rate)
Thursday, Oct. 13, 7:30am-9:30am at the Pacific Club.Update on the Honolulu Rail Transit Project by Brennon Morioka, Ph.D., P.E., Deputy Executive Director for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.
Questions? Contact Ginny Wright at gwright@acechawaii.org or (808) 741-4772. -
Oct 14: UHSoA Lecture "The Beginning of the Beginning"
Friday, Oct 14, 6pm at the UHSoA Auditorium. Attend a lecture with David Leatherbarrow, who's work addresses the appearance and perception of buildings and landscapes, in particular the ways topography shapes architecture. He is one our professions’ foremost teachers and theorists address the topic, “The Beginning of the Beginning.” Reception to follow.
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Oct 15: Second Annual Technology and Business Conference
Learn how companies are leveraging emerging technologies on Saturday, Oct. 15, 7:45am–2:00pm at the University of Phoenix Hawaii Campus, Student Resource Center. Hear from top industry leaders in government, military, retail, security and technology. They’ll discuss the evolving technology and concepts in areas like the Internet of Everything, supply chain management, cyber security, block chain technologies and big data. This event is free, parking is free and food is free. -
Oct 19: ASID Event: Installation Guidelined for Steam Shower Systems
Join ASID on Oct 19, 5:30pm-7:00pm at the Davis Design Center for a free event. This course will teach the designer about better living through the use of steam therapy. Refreshments provided. Entertainment by Jazzy Jay.
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Nov 7-9: Hawaii SFPE Seminar Presentation - 2016 NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code
The Hawaii Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers are sponsoring this three-day seminar through a special arrangement with the National Fire Protection Association. It will take place on Nov. 7-9 from 8am-5pm each day at the Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Golf Clubhouse. The cost is $1295 per person.