The American Institute of Architects Asheville Section continues its series Where Building Science Meets Climate Science, one of the most important symposia in the country about where climate and architectural design interface. The 2018 theme is “Deep Retrofit” – renovation of existing buildings to promote sustainable design.

American Institute of Architects HSW credits are pre-approved.

Thursday, 1 November

5:00 pm till 7:30 pm

Join us Thursday evening for a public lecture by architectural historian Daniel A. Barber. Thursday evening’s public lecture is free, and all community members are invited to attend and hear Dr. Barber discuss his recent book, A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War, an account of solar energy experiments during the Cold War. Dr. Barber describes how architecture has engaged with environmental issues, combining architectural history with geopolitical considerations. His talk illuminates current issues involving energy, architecture, and climate.

The event takes place at The Collider and is free and open to the public and includes a reception with light refreshments.

Friday, 2 November

The Friday conference is also held at The Collider with registration from 8:15 am to 8:45 am. The conference concludes at 4:45 pm. A catered lunch is included in the registration fee,

Speakers include two senior associates from the award-winning global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm HOK.

• HOK’s Director of Sustainable Design, Anica Landreneau, discusses the importance of sustainable design in the adaptive reuse of existing structures.
• Kyle Prenzlow, Senior Associate with HOK’s San Francisco office, describes the firm’s sustainable design of NOAA's Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center, one of AIA’s 2017 COTE (Committee on the Environment) Top 10 Award winners.

Credit HOK - This NOAA facility features the adaptive reuse of two World War II era airplane hangars linked by a new glass and steel structure.

Speakers also include two Senior Scientists, experts in Climate Services

CASE Consultants International Senior Climate Policy Advisor Eileen Shea provides a client’s perspective on the Inouye Center. Ms. Shea is the former Deputy Director of NOAA’s Climate and Global Change program and was directly involved in the Center’s conception and design while with NOAA.

Deke Arndt, a senior climate scientist from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and Chief of NCEI’s Climate Monitoring Branch, discusses the current state of the climate.

Other speakers include cutting-edge academics from the University of Pennsylvania whose talks focus on the conference theme of Deep Retrofit:

• William W. Braham, FAIA is a Professor of Architecture at Penn Design where he is Director of the Master of Environmental Building Design and of the Center for Environmental Building + Design. He has worked on energy and architecture for over 30 years as a designer, consultant, researcher, and author of numerous articles and books, the latest of which is Architecture and Systems Ecology: Thermodynamic Principles of Environmental Building Design, in Three Parts.

• Daniel A. Barber is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Penn Design. He is an architectural historian researching the relationship between the design fields and the emergence of global environmental culture across the 20th century. He is the author of the recently published book A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War.
  

The conference is a collaboration between the Asheville Section of American Institute of Architects (AIA Asheville) and CASE Consultants International - Led by Steering Committee:

• Chair Margaret Chandler, Samsel Architects
• Emily Coleman-Wolf, NOVUSarchitects
  
• Bill Langdon, Wm Langdon Architecture
  
• Mary Fierle, AIA Asheville
• Scott Shuford and Marjorie McGuirk, CASE Consultants International

We gratefully acknowledge our Supporting Event Sponsors

Gemaire Distributors and Mitsubishi Cooling and Heating

We thank our Gold Level Sponsors for their invaluable assistance in making this program a reality

The Green Built Alliance, a nonprofit organization advancing sustainability in the built environment with education, measurable standards and regional action, and

The Collider a nonprofit innovation center for entrepreneurs creating data-driven climate solutions

and our Bronze level sponsors the American Planning Association North Carolina Chapter APA-NC and AIA-Asheville.

FAQs

Are the education credits?

Friday’s conference is geared toward design and construction professionals. Six credit hours of professional development is offered for Friday’s conference and one credit hour is offered for Thursday’s lecture. Continuing education certifications are provided upon request. American Institute of Architects HSW credits are pre-approved; other professions may self-report to obtain credit.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

For more information, please contact Scott Shuford at shuford@caseconsultantsinternational.com

What's the refund policy?

Full refunds will be provided up to seven days prior to the event start date (November 2, 2018).