The COTE Corner! What’s Coming Up in 2024

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VA COTE is planning for an engaging and impactful 2024! The steering committee is looking to:

  • Continue our successful education series with a summer/fall webinar program.
  • Coordinate carbon accounting workshops in each regional chapter.
  • Facilitate peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and troubleshooting.
  • Expand connections to national COTE resources, networks, and initiatives.
  • Track and advocate for impactful sustainability statewide legislation.
  • Connect elected representatives to the work YOU are doing by co-hosting sustainable building tours in each chapter.
  • Provide educational updates on 179D deductions, IRA tax incentives, and R+D tax credits as legislation evolves

Read more about national C.O.T.E activities and resources here – with a Chairperson’s overview by our very own Michelle Amt!

VA C.O.T.E. meetings are held virtually the third Tuesday of each month at 4pm.  For more information contact dogden@aiava.org.

Virginia Design Forum XVI – [Un]Certainty: Reflections on Craft at the Cyberfrontier

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REGISTRATION CLOSED FRIDAY, MARCH 22!
*There will be no on-site registration

Tickets are SOLD OUT for the 2024 Virginia Design Forum XVI – [Un]Certainty: Reflections on Craft at the Cyber Frontier! Taking place in Richmond, VA on April 5-6, 2024 at the Institute for Contemporary Art VCU. Our speakers will challenge assumptions and define new boundaries along the spectrum of craft and design, evolving how humanness and technology continue to intersect in our built environment.

SOLD OUT

Speaker Line Up:

Billie Tsien of TWBTA
Ted Flato of Lake Flato
Rick Joy of
Studio Rick Joy
Dwayne Oyler of
Oyler Wu Collaborative

Earn 6.75 AIA LU | Elective (pending)

Schedule

FRIDAY
2:00 p.m.  Meet and Greet, Registration Opens
3:00 p.m. Welcome and Moderator Remarks | Dwayne Oyler
4:00 p.m. Ted Flato, FAIA
5:30 p.m. Happy Hour Reception
7:00 p.m. First Fridays in Richmond, VA (attendees out on your own)

SATURDAY
8:30 a.m.  Check-in and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Billie Tsien, AIA
10:45 a.m. Rick Joy, FAIA
11:45 a.m. Provided Lunch
1:00 p.m. Moderator Remarks and Speaker Panel
2:00 p.m. Tour of the Institute of Contemporary Art VCU with Quinn Evans (associate architect)
3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

Location
Attendees can join us at the award-winning Institute for Contemporary Art VCU in Richmond, Virginia.

Tickets
AIA Member/VANOMA Member: $250
Assoc. AIA Member: $175
Non-member: $300
Student: $60

SOLD OUT

Lodging
The room block for this event is SOLD OUT.

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Explore Your Passions!

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Did you know that AIA Virginia depends on 36 advisory council and numerous committee volunteers each year to accomplish our strategic goals? Diverse voices from all over the Commonwealth are needed to move the organization forward in the areas of Education and Member Services. Click on the links below to read more about the duties and experience you can expect on these Councils.

If interested, you can self-nominate yourself. Simply send a brief letter of interest and resume to AIA Virginia Executive Vice President, Paul Battaglia, at pbattaglia@aiava.org. If this service opportunity isn’t right for you at this time, please do share it with others. Fresh voices are welcome and encouraged to serve!

Join the VA COTE Steering Committee!

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We have a few open spots on the AIA Virginia Committee on the Environment Steering Committee and would love for you to join us. Coordination meetings are held virtually on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.  Contact info@aiava.org or dogden@aiava.org for more information.

The Committee on the Environment (COTE) is an AIA Virginia Knowledge Community working for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We believe that design excellence is the foundation of a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. Our work promotes design strategies that empower all AIA members to realize the best social and environmental outcomes with the clients and the communities they serve.

Visit The Committee on the Environment page here to learn more!

Join the Historic Resources Committee!

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Do you have a love and passion for historic architecture? Maybe adaptive reuse of existing buildings? If so, we need more committee members and would love to have you join this wonderful knowledge community.

Mission
To identify, understand, and preserve architectural heritage within the Commonwealth of Virginia. VHRC is engaged in promoting the role of historic preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive use within the profession through the development of information and knowledge among members, allied professional organizations, and the public.

Virginia HRC’s activities are developed and sponsored by a leadership group of AIA Virginia members from across the state.

If you are interested in participating and being a member of the committee, please contact us at info@aiava.org or dogden@aiava.org

Save the Date! Virginia Design Forum XVI

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Please join us for the upcoming 2024 Design Forum XVI on Friday, April 5-Saturday, April 6, 2024 in Richmond, VA at Institute for Contemporary Art VCU. The theme of Design Forum XVI will be [Un]Certainty: Reflections on Craft at the Cyber Frontier, and our speakers will challenge assumptions and define new boundaries along the spectrum of craft and design, evolving how humanness and technology continue to intersect in our built environment.

Speakers

We are excited for this event and hope to see you there!

The Virginia Design Forum is a biennial event celebrating and exploring critical topics around design. Curated by the Design Committee, the two-day event showcases the talent and work of some of the profession’s most cutting-edge designers, and brings together and connects architects of all ages as we engage the pressing issues of our time.

Launched in 1994, the Virginia Design Forum continues a tradition of matching urgent topics with engaging speakers, which have included Samuel Mockbee, Tod Williams, Kai-Uwe Bergman, Anne Fougeron, Glenn Murcutt, Doris Kim Sung, and many more.

Procrastinator’s Series presented by AIA Virginia!

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Join AIA Virginia for our Procrastinator series – a series of Lunch-n-Learn sessions for those who still need LUs and specifically HSW credits before December 31, 2023.

Each approved course is worth 1 AIA LU | HSW credit.

We hope you’ll join us below:

(click the subject below to be taken to registration link)

November 29: Design Green & Healthy Built Environments with Natural Wood Flooring with Walter Laurie from mafi (1 AIA LU | HSW credit)

November 30: Stuff it or Wrap it – Understanding Advanced Wall Designs with Continuous Insulation with Rob Klein from Rockwool (1 AIA LU | HSW credit)

December 4: The Seeds of Sustainability with John Pugh from Sierra Pacific Windows (1 AIA LU | HSW credit)

December 7: Tisk, Tisk, You Forgot to De-Risk with Marian Crawford from Wealth Innovations and Van Smith from Smith Strong LLP (1 AIA LU)

December 8: Interior Non-Load Bearing Partitions with Anthony Stazzone from Marino\WARE (1 AIA LU | HSW)

December 13: Fitness Center Noise and Vibration Control – Scott Harvey from Phoenix Noise and Vibration (1 AIA LU | HSW credit, pending)

December 14: Waterproofing Roof Decks and Balconies with Walkable PVC Membranes with Nathan Heavel from Duradek (1 AIA LU | HSW credit)

Sign In Form – 2023 ArchEx | 503: Embracing BIM: A Paradigm Shift for Building Owners (1 AIA LU)

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2023 ArchEx | 503: Embracing BIM: A Paradigm Shift for Building Owners (1 AIA LU)

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Sign In Form – 2023 ArchEx | 401: Mad Men – A Journey in Retail Design (1 AIA LU)

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2023 ArchEx | 401: Mad Men – A Journey in Retail Design (1 AIA LU)

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