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| Wednesday, November 14 | ||
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | ||
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| A01 | Energy Planning for Today and Tomorrow | Energy |
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The presentation will focus on the current energy efficiency programs available from the Program Administrators (utilities) and how to maximize the incentives and rebates available. We will review the natural gas and electricity efficiency programs, the process it takes to navigate the programs, what the potential payment and incentive/rebate will be, and examples of many of these project types.
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| A02 | Design Pros go Mobile, Local and Social | Software and Technology |
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A prospective client reached out to an architect and contractor who have a history working together. She hired the duo site-unseen because she was already familiar with their work. No interview and no budget proposal. How does this happen? We'll answer that with an interactive demonstration via iPad of Houzz, a free tool that is changing how architects, interior designers, design-build companies and other professionals communicate with clients and prospective clients. The tool also enables a whole new way of marketing that is visual, mobile, local, social and crosses all borders.
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| A03 | After The Bubble Burst | Business Matters |
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Using The Warren Group's powerhouse database of Massachusetts real estate data tracing back to 1987, The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren Jr. will discuss and dissect patterns in the local real estate market. Warren frequently studies the local foreclosures picture and housing market to interpret the data and make sense of the recent housing crash and will use those studies to speak to the imminent recovery, and what it will take Massachusetts to get there.
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| A04 | Design Thinking and The Use of Electronic Media (CANCELLED) | Design |
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Mass media (radio, television, and the Internet) has led to a much smaller world. Businesses have benefited through advertising dollars and the increased fluidity of products and services. Education has benefited by bringing classrooms to under served areas and expanding institutions prospective markets. Organizations providing intellectual discovery, or Design Thinking, use mass media as a means for marketing, but few of these organizations have explored a completely virtual process for idea discovery and innovation. Design education, traditionally based on the studio experience for collaboration, brainstorming, and discovery, has seen the advent of online professional degree programs for many design careers. This presentation will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Internet as the primary office space, and as an environment for intellectual discovery and creative innovation. We will demonstrate the virtual creative process in action, linking those ideas to real world problem solving. Speakers
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| A05 | Lighting Design Inspirations and Challenges | Senses |
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Lighting Design changes our perception of a space and alters our mood. What would your work look like if the only requirement was to inspire with light? Lighting challenges today are endless, requiring technical expertise and a sensitive approach to both architectural and landscape design. This seminar will explore how energy efficient sources, colored light and dimming controls can create the right mood and inspire.
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| A06 | Boston Permitting: Concept to Construction | Urban |
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Boston has a reputation for being a tough-to-build-in town. That's not necessarily true if you know the process. This session will address the components and intricacies of developing real estate in Boston. What permits are required? What is a realistic permitting schedule? When do you approach the city? Who do you approach? What are the city's primary concerns? What are the neighborhood's primary concerns? How has the economy impacted lending practices? How do you educate your client? How do you mitigate pitfalls? How has Article 32 impacted design? How has Article 37 impacted design? Join this panel of some of Boston's more seasoned veterans in the permitting arena; they've been there, done that, and are happy to share.
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| A07 | Modular Multistory Building | Project Types |
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Off-site construction can significantly reduce the time between conceptualization and implementation. Time being money, not only does off-site construction save construction financing costs, but earlier income-producing or earlier occupancy projects represent earlier value for the client. For architects, the challenge lies in using the industry's manufacturing and transportation requirements as disciplines to create energy-neutral and aesthetically appealing architecture. The three panelists will give an overview of the 3-dimensional modular building systems, discuss tradeoffs of cost, schedule, scope, quality and risk, and show specific multistory modular projects as case studies.
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| A09 | Growing Trends in Urban and Suburban Sustainable Agriculture, Part 1: Local Edible Landscapes | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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From the Commonwealth’s increased priorities to America’s oldest school, Boston Latin HS, becoming the first public school in the U.S. to achieve “Green Flag” status, New England has a growing appetite for the responsible integration of agriculture into the urban fabric of our cities. More than just a feast for the eyes and stomach, edible landscapes play a vital role in the sustainable food chain and the economic, environmental and social sustainability of our cities. The panel will discuss user-initiated public landscapes, the role of design professionals and institutions, and the range of options for bringing agriculture into our daily lives. These include rooftop and vertical gardens, creative structures for hydroponics and aquaculture, urban beekeeping, orchard parks, and the adaptive reuse of industrial and commercial buildings for farming practices.
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| A10 | The 90 Minute MBA for the Emerging Professional | Emerging Professionals |
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Most architecture firms fail within the first three years of starting their practice. In fact, one third of all architecture firms were started in the last ten years. What impact does this instability have on the emerging professional? How can they better prepare to enter professional practice? To succeed in today's marketplace, you must have a strong business foundation to build your career on. This seminar will offer insights into how a firm is created, managed and sustained, including the emerging professionals role in a firm's success. The speaker's secret to a successful design practice: Sell it, Do it, Bill it, and Collect it, will drive your business when put into action. If you can't sell, you can't do the project. And if you don't do the project, you can't bill a client. And if you don't bill a client then you have no fees to collect.
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| A11 | Green Building with Accountability | Performance Measured |
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The only way for your work to be truly "green" is to set specific performance goals and to frequently check if your work is meeting those goals. How much energy should your projects be using? How much water? What other quantifiable criteria should we establish? If the green building movement is to get us closer to solutions for the energy and environmental issues we face, it needs to incorporate a much more serious element of accountability. In this session we will share the process and results of our efforts to develop measurable standards of sustainability for our residential remodeling practice. We will describe the challenges we faced, provide examples of successes and failures, and review data we have gathered from our projects.
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| A12 | Innovation City | ArchitectureBoston |
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Boston was recently named the top innovation city in the world according to the Innovation Cities Index, based on a city's cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. Surprised? So were we at first. Upon further look, however, Boston is an incubator for technology start-ups, a hub of cutting-edge medical research, a proving ground for experimentation in industries like education and the arts, all set in a political environment with a history of groundbreaking policies having national implications. How can our built environment better support and express Boston's leadership in the innovation economy? How can our work as designers continue to push Boston's innovation economy forward? This session is inspired by ideas explored in the spring 2012 issue of ArchitecutureBoston magazine: Change.
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| A13 | Client Communications with BIM | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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The ‘I’ in BIM can be easily understood in its relationship to the physical construction of a project. BIM speeds up basic documentation, deepens links between the AEC team, and allows for continuity with Facility Management. Viewing the Information differently, BIM also provides clients with better understanding of the project and opens them up to larger ideas about the value of Architecture. Presentation materials and visualizations need not be a detour in the design and documentation process. Attendees to this session will learn how to use BIM to help clients visualize, analyze, and virtually live in their projects prior to and during construction. Techniques for visually presenting information about function, cost, and aesthetics will be shown.
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | ||
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| TA1 | Hostelling International | Tours |
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Hostelling International chose a historic building on the edge of Boston’s Theater District for its street-level storefronts and spacious floors. Capitalizing on the innate efficiency of hostel accommodations and building on adaptive reuse as a strategy, the team designed the hostel to achieve LEED Gold Certification. Sustainable and energy efficient features include high-performance space heating and cooling systems, building envelope enhancements, high recycled-content furniture and finishes, bicycle storage, reduced lighting power density, and regionally-sourced recycled building materials. Rather than specify photovoltaic panels, the design incorporates solar thermal panels to optimize hot water heating, a significant portion of HI’s energy consumption. Signage and QR codes encourage travelers to learn more about the building’s integrated sustainable strategy. Speakers |
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| 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
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| TA2 | Hostelling International | Tours |
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Hostelling International chose a historic building on the edge of Boston’s Theater District for its street-level storefronts and spacious floors. Capitalizing on the innate efficiency of hostel accommodations and building on adaptive reuse as a strategy, the team designed the hostel to achieve LEED Gold Certification. Sustainable and energy efficient features include high-performance space heating and cooling systems, building envelope enhancements, high recycled-content furniture and finishes, bicycle storage, reduced lighting power density, and regionally-sourced recycled building materials. Rather than specify photovoltaic panels, the design incorporates solar thermal panels to optimize hot water heating, a significant portion of HI’s energy consumption. Signage and QR codes encourage travelers to learn more about the building’s integrated sustainable strategy. Speakers |
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
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| K1 | Speaking of Architecture | |
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FREE and Open to All Attendees
Join the BSA in launching a new program called Speaking of Architecture — a series of short interviews, captured at times through audio and other times through video — created to preserve and disseminate the oral history of architects and other contributors to Boston’s built environment. The program will help foster cross-generational dialogue between emerging and seasoned professionals as well as making the players behind Boston’s architecture scene accessible to the public at large. Speakers
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| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | ||
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| A21 | Can You Take the Heat? Three Geothermal Case Studies | Energy |
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It's no accident that most net zero energy and low energy buildings use ground source heat pumps as a key strategy to save energy. As we move toward a new energy future, design professionals must be familiar with the benefits and applications of these systems. This workshop discusses how ground source heat pumps save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by illustrating three case studies: A small community college; a large university campus; and a midsize airport terminal. In addition to learning how the systems work, we will share real-world lessons learned, actual construction/operations cost data and the corresponding environmental benefits.
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| A22 | Egress Requirements of the Mass Building Code 8th ed., Chapter 10 | Code |
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Introduction to and overview of the Mass Building Code 8th ed. requirements for egress. The presentation will cover; the requirements for exit access, exits including the provisions that allow open egress stairs and single exits, exit discharge, remoteness, accessible means of egress, calculating occupant load, required exit width, assembly aisle egress, special locking arrangements, horizontal exits, guards, handrails, and fire escapes. Major egress code differences between past editions of the code and 8th edition, IBC based code will be highlighted, as well as some of the variations in egress code requirements in the other New England States.
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| A23 | Scrubbing the Paperwork: New Standards in Construction Administration | Software and Technology |
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Concurrent with the advances of BIM in the A/E/C Industry, construction administration processes are becoming more streamlined, resulting in less data logging and paper pushing and allowing more time for better coordination, answering RFI's and tracking construction progress and budget. Change does not happen overnight, however, as archaic standards can be difficult to overcome. This panel will share innovative and feasible ways to streamline your day-to-day paper trail. Panelists will discuss new technologies for A/E/C organizations of all sizes, including; shared on-line CA databases, field application of touch-screen computer tablets, more efficient punch listing tools and information sharing applications for use with consultants, owner's representatives and contractors. Less waste, greater efficiency and the speakers' first-hand feedback with their own implementation experience will give attendees measurable action items suitable for all organizations and budgets.
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| A24 | Leadership: Finding your Mojo | Business Matters |
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Many seek to be leaders but not everyone succeeds. Are there specific traits that leaders share? How do you find your own combination of traits that will help guide you into a leadership role? Laura Wernick, AIA and BSA president will lead a panel discussion with designers who have found different paths to leadership within their organizations and the design community. The four panelists have very different careers ranging from academia to innovative practice and the public sector. Panelists will first discuss their paths and the sources they draw upon in their professional lives, followed by a breakout into small roundtable discussions to share thoughts about leadership qualities in an informal environment.
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| A26 | Daylighting Success Stories | Senses |
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Using daylight as the primary light source is the first step in creating beautiful buildings with a positive connection to nature. Each project comes with its own unique considerations, and the earliest decisions can have the greatest impact. This seminar covers the basics from design conception through analysis, coordination, specifications and the commissioning of daylight harvesting controls, as part of a totally integrated architectural design process. Four in-depth case studies will take you through these steps for an office, industrial, academic and library project.
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| A27 | The Urbane Campus | Urban |
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Boston has over 200 colleges and universities, many which are situated in urban environments. The balance between campus identity and adherence to the urban contexts of the host community poses an ongoing challenge for designers and the City. This panel focuses on these challenging urban design questions, exploring distinctly different approaches to the development of campus identity, from assembling a collection of similar looking buildings, to the use of signature buildings, and the use of landscape as primary connector. Architects and landscape architects who work directly with urban institutions and the City of Boston will discuss specific case studies.
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| A28 | Green Schools from the Ground Up | Project Types |
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School districts often find themselves in the difficult position of needing vital upgrades to facilities while facing harsh economic realities. Hear how one public school in Lebanon, New Hampshire gained community support to build a high performance school that dramatically reduces its energy use while creating a healthy sustainable environment for children to learn. Attendees will hear from Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) about tools such as the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) protocol in use across the Northeast. Project features include a biomass plant, a green roof that will serve as a teaching tool and 40% energy savings beyond code.
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| A29 | Passive Retrofits: Energy Metrics, Detailing and Quality Implementation | High Performance Residential (Sponsored by NESEA) |
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The existing U.S. building stock represents a huge, untapped energy reserve. Through Passive Retrofits, retrofitting existing buildings to high levels of energy efficiency and comfort, these reserves could be put to better use. Passive House standards are attainable for most existing buildings, but not without challenges, such as mitigating existing thermal bridges and detailing to avoid condensation within assemblies. After this workshop, you will understand the limiting conditions of existing buildings as well as the possible energy savings, be able to identify successful detailing solutions, and know which critical construction details are most likely to be incorrectly installed – and how to avoid this with on-site Quality Assurance-Quality Control.
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| A30 | Four Barriers For Four Wetting Potentials: Effective Exterior Wall Design | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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The four wetting potentials that above grade vertical building enclosure assemblies are exposed to are identified and explained, as well as the four barriers required to control or prevent them. Interactive displays are used to demonstrate how the barriers work against the wetting potentials in several types of assemblies and hygrothermal modeling will be used to assess the performance of several of the assemblies. The 2006 and 2009 IECC requirements for insulation will also be reviewed, including moisture problems stemming from complying with these codes.
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| A31 | Growing Trends in Urban and Suburban Sustainable Agriculture, Part 2: International Landscape - Plan | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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Recreational agricultural development is a new and fresh approach to land development in China, particularly since the slowdown in the residential real estate development market. The panel will discuss this sustainable trend for land preservation and environmental protection in this rapidly growing developing country. Using case studies of both built work and projects in the design phase, participants will be introduced to the specialized services needed for the unique nature, scale and land use of this new trend.
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| A32 | Utilizing Energy Modeling to Drive Investments | Performance Measured |
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This presentation will highlight the use of energy modeling and other holistic assessment techniques for new construction and renovation projects as a way to prepare accurate estimates of costs and benefits for energy efficiency measures. Examples of common and counter-intuitive measures will be discussed, showing that assessments early on can help to reduce the perceived risk and uncertainty of an investment in energy efficiency. Financing for energy efficiency will also be discussed, including financial incentives, performance contracting, and private investment mechanisms.
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| A33 | Design Solutions for Reducing Noise & Alarm Fatigue in Hospitals | ArchitectureBoston |
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Noise can be a deadly risk in hospitals, as witnessed in recent declarations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the FDA, amongst others. What can architects and designers do about this life-safety hazard that has only recently been acknowledged? The next edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute, already in draft form in Boston, addresses alarm fatigue and other important noise issues. A panel of experts on the guidelines drafting committee give a brief but comprehensive overview of how noise issues like alarm fatigue affect what you should say to hospital CEOs and what you can do to help your clients in the healthcare industry avoid risk.
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | ||
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| AFH1 | Design Like You Give a Damn! | |
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| A41 | Rating the Rooftop: A New Sustainable Guideline for Roofing Systems | Energy |
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Few elements of modern construction have as great an impact on energy efficiency as the roofs over our heads. In addition to shielding occupants from the elements, roofs form the critical "fifth wall", contributing up to 50% of building envelope energy savings and serving as an economical platform for the production of clean energy. The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing has developed the RoofPoint Environmentally Innovative Guideline for Nonresidential Roofing Systems to help building designers and owners manage the 3 billion square feet of commercial roofs installed on new and existing buildings in North America each year. Launched as a nationwide pilot in 2011, RoofPoint is organized around four categories of energy, materials, water and life-cycle, providing a road map for the development of sustainable nonresidential roofs. This presentation will review the key features and benefits of RoofPoint, providing attendees with the tools to evaluate, design and select an energy-efficient, sustainable roofing systems.
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| A42 | The Changing Residential Energy Code: Moving from 2009 IECC to 2012 IECC | Code |
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The next version of the energy code is coming quickly. The emphasis on performance testing is increasing and mechanical ventilation is now required. In this workshop we will review the changes between 2009 and 2012 IECC. We will discuss how these changes will impact details, material selection, and current practices. We will also look at the stretch code and how that is changing to keep ahead of the changing energy code.
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| A43 | SketchUp: Creating Photorealistic Renderings | Software and Technology |
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Shaderlight (www.artvps.com) is a SketchUp plugin that gives designers the power to create photorealistic renderings of their project from directly within SketchUp. This session is intended to provide attendees with a how-to guide for using Shaderlight to take their SketchUp renderings to the next level. Mike will demonstrate how to set material properties and light objects, as well as demonstrate workflow tips for achieving quick and effective results. Work will be hands-on and attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers.
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| A44 | Differentiate: Start Competing on Your Distinction and Not Your Fee | Business Matters |
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Can clients see a difference between your firm and the competition? If not, can we blame them for making a selection based on fee? As we emerge from the Great Recession, the need to show how our firm, people, process or personality is distinctive, and why that distinction matters in the marketplace, is more important than ever. Communications and PR consultant Michael Reilly will show how to recognize and articulate your distinctive message. Examples of effective differentiation campaigns and suggestions for translating your message using social media, inbound marketing and effective storytelling will be provided. A working small-group session, teaming attendees with non-competing colleagues, will provide an opportunity to test and advance these strategies.
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| A45 | Crowdsourcing Architecture: A new model for Architectural Project Acquisitions? | Design |
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This workshop will address the emergence of crowdsourcing platforms as disruptive models of architectural project acquisition. We will present a panel made of clients and architects who have used crowdsourcing platforms and share their experiences, and debate pros and contras of competition engines. We will discuss the rationality of collaborative and competitive design protocols for small-to-medium scale architectural design competitions. The panel workshop will discourse on topics of design collaboration, sustainability, handicap-design and visual communication skills. Speakers
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| A46 | Sustainability Trends in Architectural Lighting | Senses |
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Rising energy costs and stringent energy codes have made lighting a strong focus in sustainable design. This seminar explains the trends driving lighting today, including; energy and sustainable design, lighting products, emerging technologies, and applications that meet sustainability goals while achieving extraordinary visual impact. The seminar will provide: A review of current energy codes and strategies for how to meet these codes; a review of existing and emerging lighting technologies, including LEDs, linear and compact fluorescent, and energy-efficient halogen light sources; case studies of successfully integrated daylighting and electric lighting strategies; and a discussion of the pros and cons of emerging technologies such as LEDs, including what designers should consider when applying these technologies in projects.
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| A47 | Revitalizing Dudley Square | Urban |
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Dudley Square is the heart of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood and a cultural center for its African-American community. It was a thriving commercial center in the early 20th century, but like other U.S. urban centers, experienced a period of decline in the middle and late 1900s. The community has remained viable, but has not shared in the successes of other City neighborhoods in recent business cycles. We will explore recent efforts to transform the neighborhood and will discuss two key projects: The recently completed Dudley Square Neighborhood Police Station, and the Dudley Municipal Center, which incorporates the historic Ferdinand Building and promises to be the centerpiece of the community. This is an opportunity to learn how a community's vision can be made a priority by municipal government to affect change.
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| A48 | Specs for Small Projects | Project Types |
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We present several options for quickly preparing specs for small projects, ranging from specs on the drawings to short-form specs and the use of master specifications. Aimed at design professionals who write specs only when necessary, this session includes tips on preparing general conditions and general requirements, creating technical specs, and communicating with your engineering consultants. Handouts include Kalin Associates' Sheetspec and specification checklists in Word format.
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| A49 | High Performance at a Low Cost: Hitting the Sweet Spot in Maine | High Performance Residential (Sponsored by NESEA) |
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This session will explore the design, construction methods and energy data from Maine's first certified Passive House. Completed in 2010, the GO Home is the prototype for GO Logic, LLC, a design/build firm specializing in Passive House, near zero-energy and net-zero-energy homes. The firm's two partners will explain how this home achieves its unique combination of elegant design, near-zero-energy performance and livability while being built at the moderate cost of $150 per square foot. The home demonstrates that green construction can be affordable to a wide range of home buyers who will not sacrifice comfort or style by choosing a high-performance home.
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| A50 | Avoiding Pitfalls With Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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The use of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation in building construction has increased markedly over the last decade because if its superior insulating qualities, control of air leakage and control of wetting potentials. Some problems have been experienced when using SPF's, however. The problems have been due to a lack of understanding of the properties of SPF's, improper detailing and improper installation. These issues will be addressed so that future problems can be avoided.
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| A51 | Garden Design, Part 1: The Craft | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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Creating well-crafted, meaningful landscapes, requires the vision and expertise of design professionals, as well as the on-going support of clients. Join us as we explore the meaning of our craft in private landscape design. This session will showcase projects where creativity influences material selection, construction, and inspiring landscape spaces.
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| A52 | Ten ways to sell, execute and measure a sustainable project | Performance Measured |
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While many view the architect, builder and developer professions as worlds apart, their goals and means of achieving them are actually one and the same; to sell, execute and measure results. This presentation reconsiders these goals by focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability. Proper communication with clients regarding issues like KPIs, building analysis, and state mandated energy efficient building codes are important steps in securing sustainable projects. Together with an analysis of energy efficient technologies and components, the session provides a complete view of energy consumption and cost output.
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| A53 | Housing the Innovation Economy, Part I: Supply | Project Types |
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Massachusetts continues to be a global leader in research and innovation, boasting the most educated workforce in the country. However, assessments of ‘quality of life’, of which the quality and value of housing is a major factor, influence Massachusetts ability to attract and retain talented people. This workshop will focus on current efforts aimed at providing new housing for this vital demographic. In addition, the regulatory, financial and political forces currently in play in the development of new housing will be discussed.
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | ||
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| AFH2 | Design Like You Give a Damn! | |
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| SB10 | EPNet Speed Mentoring | |
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| A61 | The pros and cons of green roofs for the nation’s largest property owner | Energy |
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The GSA recently commissioned a study on the benefits and challenges of green roofs on federal and commercial buildings. This session discusses these benefits and challenges, as well as an approach to valuing the social, economic and environmental factors involved. The study includes a cost benefit analysis of different sized green roofs, quantifying capital costs and maintenance costs, as well as more qualitative benefits that are often harder to define.
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| A62 | The Principal’s cloud: What does the cloud computing hype mean for firm leaders | Software and Technology |
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Cloud Computing” is everywhere, touted as cost saving, performance enhancing, and the solution to IT problems for firms of all sizes. The cloud is really a term for many different kinds of services, however, some new and others renamed from previous marketing cycles. This workshop takes a non-IT perspective to de-mystify these offerings for owners, principals, and senior management. We’ll explain the benefits and risks of various approaches and the trends that will impact future firm strategy in order to equip firm leaders with the knowledge to discuss the cloud with their IT advisers and staff with confidence.
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| A63 | Good Walking is Good Business | Design |
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Whether you are a retailer, homeowner, developer, city official, or CEO, an investment in walkability pays off. The presentation covers the economic benefits of pedestrian-friendly communities and introduces easy, low cost ways to begin creating vibrant main streets. In an era of constrained budgets, public investments that are supported by a broad constituency are the most likely to be adopted. While support for walking has grown in the health and environmental communities, the business community has not yet been drawn into the movement. WalkBoston will present research that investing in walkability is one of the most cost-effective ways to reinvigorate our communities.
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| A64 | Going 1:1 - How Grafton High School Planned for Educational Technology (CANCELLED) | Project Types |
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The new Grafton High School opened in September 2012 with one iPad for every student (1:1). With the influx of mobile technology, a pedagogical shift is occurring from teacher-focused to student centric learning, allowing for increased differentiation and personalization in the classroom, and requiring a comprehensive approach to the design of the facility. The shift to mobile technology specifically impacts the selection of furniture and space design, which will be discussed in detail.
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| A65 | The All New Electric Home | High Performance Residential (Sponsored by NESEA) |
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In the past few years, new heat pump technologies have become available that make using electricity for space and water heating much more practical and cost effective, even in the cold Northeast. Speakers will discuss mini-split heat pump and heat pump water heater technologies and present data from many monitored systems throughout the Northeast. Speakers will also present data from homes where heat pumps were combined with photovoltaics to effectively achieve zero energy.
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| A66 | Health and Wellness Enrichment through our Built Environment | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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Part 1: The New Definition of Play within the City
By defining and creating opportunities for “play” for all ages and abilities in the fabric of the city, design professionals and institutions can shape environments to serve a full range of age groups, abilities and interests. Integrated play environments become community places for all seasons and all weather conditions, stimulating physical activity and imagination. Part 2: Playground Regulations & ADA How can designers and institutions balance the need for reasonable safety with the need for challenge and risk-taking? This session will provide an update of current requirements and the implications and opportunities for design. Speakers
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| A67 | Achieving high energy performance in smaller commercial buildings | Performance Measured |
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Small to mid-size commercial buildings make up 95% of the total commercial building stock in the U.S. and 50% of total square footage. Many of these projects forgo energy-efficient technologies and strategies because of the perception that high energy performance and smaller construction budgets are mutually exclusive. Not true. Over 100 projects have used the Core Performance Guide as a prescriptive path to high performance building. This session will introduce the new guide, to be released this fall, explaining opportunities for technical and financial assistance from Mass Save, along with the panels perspectives on how Core Performance has impacted their projects.
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| A68 | From Inner Belt to Urban Ring | ArchitectureBoston |
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Whether a master highway plan, the Big Dig or the strategic decision to connect outlying cities and towns by public transit, transportation decisions affect all Massachusetts citizens. The Urban Ring is envisioned as a bus rapid transit system extending along a 15-mile corridor that connects the South Boston Waterfront, portions of the South End and Roxbury, Columbia Point in Dorchester, the Fenway and Longwood Medical Area, Brookline, Allston, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Everett, Chelsea, East Boston and Logan Airport. What lessons have we learned from past projects that might illuminate future decisions? This session is inspired by ideas explored in the winter 2012 issue of ArchitectureBoston magazine: The Road Ahead.
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| A69 | Graphisoft User Group | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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Join Team GRAPHISOFT at ABX in Boston for this special session featuring some of the leading ArchiCAD users in the United States! Moderator Yanni Alexakis, GRAPHISOFT Product Manager, will lead this panel of users to discuss some of the key design and productivity benefits of ArchiCAD using real-world examples.
Attend the Free User Group and Learn More About: Interoperability and Open BIM Leveraging the "I" in BIM Successful management of building information models And more! Speakers
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| A70 | Housing the Innovation Economy, Part II: Demand | Project Types |
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While housing affordability influences the region’s ability to attract and retain talented individuals, other qualitative factors come into consideration in the minds of a new generation of housing consumers. The question is – what are young innovators seeking in housing? How do they differ from previous generations? This workshop will feature a panel of journalists, taste makers, market researchers and leaders in the Innovation Economy. In addition, we have invited an audience of young housing consumers to participate, both in person and over social media.
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| SA1 | The Opening Night Party | |
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Join your fellow attendees on the Skybridge overlooking the ABX exhibit hall for a night of music, food and drink with installation art by the deCordova Sculpture park and Museum. For speakers, exhibitors, young and old professionals and everyone in between, the Opening Night Party is the social vent for you.
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| B02 | SketchUp: An Introduction | Software and Technology |
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This workshop touches on the fundamental tools and skills that are critical to building a solid foundation for working in SketchUp. From drawing simple 2D shapes to creating and editing 3D objects, this session is filled with time-saving tips and techniques making it ideal for beginners and seasoned users alike. Work will be hands-on and attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers.
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| B16 | Design Charrette | |
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On June 1, 2011, a tornado struck Western and
Central Massachusetts, leaving a path of destruction a half-mile wide and 39 miles long. It cut directly across the town of Monson, hitting Main Street, the Town Hall, churches, stores, and several hundred homes. While many structures have been rebuilt, many others — including civic spaces — are yet to be designed. How might Monson use this historical moment as an opportunity to look ahead, and to rethink how its public places — buildings, parks, open spaces — might work together to support and foster this community? Join the Community Design Resource Center, the Town of Monson, and other stakeholders for a morning of collaborative visioning. Speakers |
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| B01 | Zero Net Energy: Projects and Prospects | Energy |
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A new litmus test of building performance is on the horizon, whereby a building uses no more energy over the course of a year's operation than it produces sustainably. This goal has been achieved in numerous building sizes and types, and is likely to become a requirement for all new construction within the next decade. Learn what studies and experience have shown regarding the achievement of zero net energy in building design from researchers and practitioners.
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| B03 | A View from the Top: 2012 | Business Matters |
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Listen to senior executives from the most prominent players in Boston’s construction community discuss the latest developments in construction and what’s next on the horizon. Topics include BIM, IPD, teaming, and the effects of the current recession on business.
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| B04 | Intentional Communities: History and New Applications for Clustered Development | Design |
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This session will explore the rich history of clustered intentional communities in the U.S. and Europe, evaluate the design characteristics that make these neighborhoods unique, and suggest new applications for the modern-day. Historically, the intentional community is defined as a planned residential community in which residents are organized toward a common purpose. In the U.S. we've had utopian communities and communities of faith, health-based communities, factory towns, agrarian/craft communities, artist communities, and more recently ecovillages, ecoresorts and sustainably-focused developments. As a firm focused on smart growth and healthy alternatives for community design, Union Studio has identified definite and concrete techniques and quantifiable methods by which great design can induce a sense of well-being, safety, and interaction between residents.
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| B05 | Elderly Vision and The Design of Retirement Communities (CANCELLED) | Access and Aging |
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Approximately one third of the human brain is devoted to vision, yet vision is the first of our sensations to be compromised with age. Most experts agree that 99% of the population will require reading glasses by age 55. Visual disorders and deficits can drastically affect an individuals perception of the built environment, including light and shadow, the use of color and patterns, and an assortment of architectural features. This workshop will address biological factors that contribute to visual discrepancies between different ages, and then analyze different surface materials in conjunction with lighting sources to identify ideal lighting transition zones when entering or exiting a building. Speakers
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| B06 | Subterranean Blues: Building Beneath Boston | Urban |
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Dylan said in his Subterranean Homesick Blues, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, but when it comes to building underground in Boston, you better have someone who knows what they're doing. Tunnels have long snaked through the bedrock beneath Boston, carrying people and water, but the underground labyrinth is growing. With larger parking garages, the Big Dig, an array of utility pipes and cables, foundations, water lines, tree roots, tunnels and below-grade edifices, Boston's hidden underground can be a complex and confusing labyrinth. This session will focus on how to understand that cross section and more importantly, how to design and build into it. Our panel of experts will discuss the challenges and solutions to building underneath both new and existing buildings, including working with utilities, sewer and water, slurry walls, pilings and all the commensurate agencies that control the networks below the city.
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| B07 | Connecting New to Old: Lessons from Renovation and Expansion Projects | Adaptive Use |
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One of the major challenges designers and builders face today is renovating existing buildings with contemporary building materials and connecting and sealing new structures to existing buildings. This presentation uses case studies to address building enclosure issues with insulation, air and vapor barriers, and waterproofing. The presenters will show how to evaluate existing building enclosures, analyze renovation and restoration options, select compatible and durable materials for restoration, and design watertight connections at the interface between new and old buildings. Field photographs and three dimensional repair drawings will be utilized to illustrate points and results of hygrothermal modeling and laboratory testing will be provided to bolster repair recommendations.
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| B08 | Three pathways to high-performance homes | High Performance Residential (Sponsored by NESEA) |
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This session will feature case studies of three Massachusetts homes, all built or substantially remodeled in the past three years, that have aimed for and achieved aggressive energy performance goals. A zero-net energy home in western MA; a certified Passive House in central MA; and a deep energy retrofit of a 90-year-old two family in the Boston area. The presenters will share construction details, project cost data, and a broad range of actual measured performance data, including energy usage and on-site renewable energy production and environmental data such as temperature and relative humidity and ongoing moisture content of various building materials. The presentation will include an extensive section on lessons learned from these projects.
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| B09 | Details for the Building Enclosure | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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In this workshop you will learn how to stay out of trouble when detailing building enclosures. A brief review of Building Science (the management of heat, air and moisture) is combined with a review of contemporary details for commercial construction and how the principles of building science are applied to them. The principles of rainscreen cladding are integrated into the presentation. The presenter is nationally known for his expertise in the design of building enclosures.
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| B10 | New Lien Laws (CANCELLED) | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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This session will help design professionals understand the specific requirements placed on them in order to be protected under the new lien law. Five timely topics will be covered: A brief history of Chapter 254; Mechanic’s Lien basics; new protections for design professionals; how to protect your fees and traps for the unwary design professional; and non-lien mechanisms to collect professional fees.
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| B11 | Singapore as Socially Sustainable Design City Exemplar | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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Over the last decade, Singapore earned a reputation as a global hub for design creativity and excellence. The commitment to integrating environmental and social sustainability in its built environment are among Singapore’s world class accomplishments. Through a commitment to ‘barrier-free’ solutions in its remarkable housing estates that comprise 85% of all housing, Singapore has evolved to build appetite, expertise and capacity. Unusual among leaders in the global inclusive design movement, Singapore succeeded in bringing together not only architects and designers but also developers, builders and design academics. Singapore’s leaders will share their process and illustrate their accomplishments through case studies.
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| B12 | Estimating for Contractors | Residential Homebuilding (Sponsored by BAGB) |
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It’s been said and proven that the estimate is the single most important phase of the construction process. In this session, participants will become more versed in the art and science of estimating. Topics include preliminary budgeting, establishing accurate costs and expectations, sourcing, contingencies, value engineering, and preparation of complete and accurate estimation documents. This course has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards for 2.0 Hours of Continuing Education Credits toward renewal of a Construction Supervisor License (CSL).
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| B13 | WID Breakfast Keynote: Software Technology in Practice | Women in Design |
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BIM software and parametric modeling tools are becoming an integrated and essential component of the architectural design process. While these technologies can streamline work and enable greater efficiencies, they are also changing the way design teams produce, collaborate and think about design. WID is pleased to start our 2012 symposium with a keynote address that will present unique viewpoints around the question of how the latest software technologies are altering the ways in which design teams work together. Tamara Roy, Senior Associate Principal with ADD Inc, and Dr. Luciana Burdi, Deputy Director for Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs at Massport, will share their approaches to these challenges. Come, learn and be inspired!
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| B14 | Collaborative Global Practice: Small Firm Practices | Design |
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The globalization of the design fields is one of the most significant changes professionals have grappled with in the last ten years. With cross-cultural collaborations on the rise, how have design firms cultivated their own expertise in negotiating the complexities and challenges that arise in international projects? This session will bring together small design firms to share stories and strategies about their global work. Brief “case study” presentations will be followed by small group discussions that focus issues identified by the session participants. The session is designed to complement “Session 2: Collaborative Global Practice: Large Firm Practices.” Attending both will provide a more in-depth consideration of global practice issues. The development of both sessions is supported by a 2011 NCARB Grant for the Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy to the Boston Architectural College.
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| B15 | How BIM has Changed Managing a Project Team | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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BIM requires a different approach to managing a Project. Project schedules, man-hours, deliverables, skill-sets and training are different for a BIM workflow.
We will present and discuss differences between traditional CADD and BIM workflows. BIM Project roles and responsibilities will be presented and discussed. Successful and un-successful BIM projects will be presented as vehicles for understanding and improving management of BIM projects. Emphasis will be placed on the practical processes a small architectural office could employ to improve efficiencies of BIM. Speakers
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| 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM | ||
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| TB2 | Three Maples | Tours |
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Built in 1894, this historic Stick-style house in Cambridge, Mass. was originally part of an expansive estate owned by Gardiner Greene Hubbard, a lawyer who became the first president of National Geographic Magazine. His daughter married Alexander Graham Bell in the garden. Woodrow Wilson's daughter later owned the house. Meyer & Meyer was commissioned by the new homeowners to better accommodate their active young family. The scope of restoration and renovation included all areas of the house. The small kitchen and eat-in area were gutted to receive the new extension of a larger kitchen, pantry, family dining and office space which together opened up to a back stair access and new mudroom. A Master Bedroom Suite was comprised of found space from adjacent rooms including a 400 sq ft Master Bathroom with a fireplace and Walk In Closets. The grand staircase, Living room, Dining room, two home offices, all bedrooms and an upper laundry room were part of the renovation project. An excavation at the basement level created 10-foot-high ceilings for a new family room, wine storage area, a full guest suite, new mechanical systems and access to indoor storage under an outdoor patio. Restoration of the original paneling, beams and woodwork in the Living room completed the work performed in this project. Speakers |
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| TB1 | The Homes at Old Colony | Tours |
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Old Colony in South Boston was the oldest public housing project in the U.S. Built in 1941, it had become a symbol of poor housing conditions. With an injection of federal funds, an innovative master plan and a green-building design approach, the housing development, renamed The Homes at Old Colony, is now seen as a national model for sustainable multifamily design and successful urban living. The redevelopment involved the complete demolition of the barrack-style buildings on the 16-acre site. Phase One included 116 units of townhomes and a midrise building, both designed to achieve LEED for Homes Platinum certification, and the LEED Gold Certified Joseph M. Tierney Learning Center, all which were completed in May 2012. Phase Two will include 169 units and is expected to break ground in the fall of 2012. Speakers |
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
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| B21 | The New eMonitor: An Innovative Solution for Passive House Monitoring | Energy |
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This workshop will provide an overview of the newest eMonitor and its capabilities as a whole house monitoring system. The eMonitor's unique ability to monitor all the circuits in your homes gives you deep and detailed insight into your energy usage. It also has the ability to monitor HVAC equipment performance, indoor air quality, and comfort parameters such as indoor temperatures and relative humidity. You'll learn how whole house monitoring can optimize performance in a home as well as act as a guide future building designs.
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| B22 | Massachusetts Code for Existing Buildings | Code |
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With the 8th edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code, the provisions for renovation, addition, and change of use in existing buildings are now governed by the International Existing Building Code (IEBC 2009). In this interactive workshop we will describe how the IEBC works, provide case studies, and discuss problems and possible modifications which have been identified.
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| B23 | Stewardship of our Planet | Business Matters |
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Many women have made contributions to the relationship between citizens and the natural environment. Rachel Carson became the first voice to resonate with the general public when Silent Spring propelled millions to help end the use of harmful pesticides in the 1960's. More recently, Janine Benyus's Biomimicry guidebook aided and inspired designers of industrial processes and building development on how to follow natural models. Do these women, their modes of thinking, and the social movements they initiated tell us something about gender and design? Do women draw on different influences to apply systems thinking, take the long view, bring others along, and gain consensus? Research on international development has found that when women gain access to financial resources and decision influence, they prioritize actions that foster benefits to their community and future generations. Are women's contributions helpful to steer how designers tend the health of our planet?
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| B24 | Building Blocks: Informing the future of design | Design |
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The future of the design profession lies with the next generation and the way that design education is presented to them. This panel discussion will engage audience members to understand how they can help serve the future of the profession. YouthBuild Boston, Learning By Design in Massachusetts, and the Urban Neighborhood Design Alliance are three organizations that use architecture, design, and construction to educate youth of all ages and economic backgrounds.
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| B25 | Leveraging the Latest Software Technology Tools | Women in Design |
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As a founding partner of CASE, a Building Information Modeling (BIM) consultancy based in New York City, David Fano provides strategic advising to help identify, implement and manage the technologies that enable project teams to improve coordination. In this session, David will be discussing how to address gaps in architectural software capabilities and give an overview of best practices for incorporating these tools into the design process. Project case studies and examples of how integrated software technology can be a key tool in effective project design and delivery will help illustrate what these technology tools may mean for the future of architectural project teams.
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| B26 | Transformations in Adaptive Use | Adaptive Use |
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As more buildings reach the end of their useful lives, Architects have developed a deeper understanding of how to transform them by creatively combining old and new. In this session, presenters will review the shift towards 'mutual adaptation' of old buildings and additions and provide insight into how the changing faces of preservation, sustainability, and building technology have affected the practice of adaptive reuse. Three case studies will be examined: A historic church recomposed as part of an Art College; a mid-century modern tower reinvented for a law school; and a 1960s dining hall repurposed as an art and new media center. The discussion will identify common threads that apply regardless of cultural value.
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| B28 | Cities Fit for People: Strategies, Elements, Examples | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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Sam Sullivan is the ultimate urbanist; 12 years on the Vancouver City Council, 3 years as Mayor of Vancouver, founder of the Global Civic Policy Society, host of the television program called Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon and recipient of Canada’s highest honor, the Order of Canada for his civic commitment. Since an athletic accident on the slopes of Cypress Mountain at 19, Sam has mastered five languages, invented dozens of new patented products and indulged his passion for the City of Vancouver. When he succeeded in bringing the Winter Olympics to Vancouver, he used the Olympics as a tool for reinventing Vancouver as one the world’s most appealing, dynamic and inclusive cities. Led by another dedicated global urbanist and writer, Moderator Barabara Knecht, the session will be a tour-de-force of provocative ideas and hard-to-beat evidence of what works.
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| B29 | Reduction by Ventilation | Performance Measured |
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Ventilation is responsible for 45% of the average high-technology building’s energy consumption. With indoor air quality as a central concern in green building initiatives, design professionals need strategies to enrich high-technology programs with efficient climate control methods. Via an analysis of research and healthcare facilities, we uncover the relationship between high-technology designs and their built results. The study includes actual ventilation and the strategies employed to achieve lower rates as well as building performance models showing consumption, comfort, and health measures. Best practices will be synthesized into a set of recommended design techniques to dramatically reduce a project’s outside air requirements.
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| B31 | Unmodern; Unnecessary Complicatedness and Contradiction | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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Today, many contemporary building systems exhibit unwarranted complications. In this session, the speakers will expand upon their provocative article from the Unmodern issue of ArchitectureBoston to outline the technological trap of excessive complication in contemporary systems and enclosure design, and expand upon alternative approaches. The authors question the 20th century tendency of ever increasing complexity in systems design and use case studies to illustrate contemporary “avante garde vernacular” alternatives of lower technology, high performance systems for various climates.
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| B32 | Collaborative Global Practice: Large Firm Practices | Design |
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With international cross-cultural collaborations on the rise, how have large design firms negotiated the complexities and challenges that arise in these projects? This session will bring together large design firms to share organizational strategies and programmatic thinking about their global projects. Brief “case study” presentations will be followed by small group discussions that focus issues identified by the session participants. This session is designed to complement “Session 1: Collaborative Global Practice: Small firm Practices.” Attending both will provide a more in-depth consideration of global practice issues. The development of both sessions is supported by a 2011 NCARB Grant for the Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy to the Boston Architectural College.
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| B33 | South Cove Manor: The Reality of BIM Collaboration with IFC Data Exchange | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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South Cover Manor is a $22-million, 86,700 square-foot Long Term Care Facility in Quincy, Massachusetts. With numerous CAD and BIM software applications employed by AEC team members, this project is an excellent example of a successful IFC-based collaborative workflow, which ultimately delivered an IFC file to the building owner. , Levi + Wong Design Associates, (Architects, Intertior Designers and Landscape Architects) use ArchiCAD throughout all stages of the design process, from site selection, conceptual design, 3D visualization, contract documents, constructability investigation/options and cost estimating.
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| C68 | Public Private Partnerships for Storrs Center (CANCELLED) | Project Types |
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A private public private partnership (PPP) is defined as a business venture funded and operated by government and private sector companies. This workshop will focus on the advantages and challenges of establishing a Public Private Partnership for the purpose of real estate development, using the Storrs Center in Mansfield, CT, as an example.
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| B30 | Green and Energy-Efficient Construction and Remodeling | Residential Homebuilding (Sponsored by BAGB) |
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With the adoption of the International Energy Conservation Code and Stretch Energy Code, Massachusetts has stringent energy standards for residential construction and design, applicable to both new building and remodeling projects. Hear about these standards, as well as the energy-efficient practices and products leading the way, including programs such as Energy Star and the National Green Building Standard and Certification program. This course has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards for 2.0 Hours of Continuing Education Credits toward renewal of a Construction Supervisor License (CSL).
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| B41 | The Emerging DER Baseline in Eastern Massachusetts | Energy |
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This session will explore the progress of a handful of completed Deep Energy Retrofits in Eastern MA from the combined perspective of an energy efficiency program manager, a builder, and an architect. After reviewing energy, design, construction, ROI savings, and costs, this session will focus on programmatic issues of risk management for buildings and the "DER movement", including a summary of non-energy benefits for other programs. We will report on the progress of DER projects engaged with monitoring efforts such as the ACI 1000 Home Challenge, as well as the evolution of utility programs and incentives as they move from their initial pilot phases to next steps. How can the combined efforts of all building professionals help secure this effective and relatively new building type so that it can take its proper place in a shifting and competitive housing market?
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| B42 | The New Massachusetts “Stretch” Energy Code | Code |
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The Green Communities Act empowers Massachusetts cities and towns to adopt more stringent energy conservation requirements than the base statewide Building Code. Known as the "stretch" code, these provisions have resulted in Massachusetts being declared #1 nationwide in terms of energy conservation, and have been adopted as the basis for the requirements of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code. As a result, the "stretch" code has been updated for both commercial and residential occupancies. Hear from the folks who wrote both the original and the new "stretch energy code" regarding its contents and development.
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| B43 | LayOut: An Introduction | Software and Technology |
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LayOut (http://sketchup.google.com/product/layout.html), the 2D companion to SketchUp Pro, is a powerful project documentation and presentation tool. This session will serve as a quick-start guide to working with LayOut, highlighting some of the most important aspects of effectively managing the workflow between SketchUp and LayOut. Work will be hands-on and attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers.
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| B44 | The Usual Suspects: Problem Clauses in Contracts | Business Matters |
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Owner-Architect Agreements generated by the Owner often have clauses that are problematic for the Architect. These clauses can be almost anything, but there are 6 "usual suspects" that frequently appear. They are: Indemnification, Ownership/Use of Documents, Standard of Care/Compliance with Law, Design to a Fixed Budget, Assignment of Contract, and No CA Services. This program will discuss why they are problematic and how they can be modified successfully.
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| B45 | Marina Bay Sands: A Global Collaboration | Design |
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In Singapore, Safdie Architects, in collaboration with Arup, designed and built the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort. Marina Bay Sands is a $5 billion, high-density, mixed-use resort bringing together a 2,560-room hotel, convention center, shopping and dining, theaters, museum, and a casino. Designed for the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the 10 million square foot urban district anchors the Singapore waterfront. A true engineering feat, the complex includes a SkyPark, a nearly two hectare garden and observation platform which bridges the top of three fifty-five story hotel towers, creating the longest inhabited cantilever structure in the world. The design team was headquartered in Massachusetts and engaged design and engineering expertise from around the world. The presentation will outline key challenges that required deep collaboration between architect, engineer, and the building industry.
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| B46 | The Devil is in the Details | Access and Aging |
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The BSA Design for Aging and Access committees have created an experiential exhibit as part of ABX 2012. ABX attendees will be able to experience maneuvering environments that are accessible or almost accessible with mobility aids such as wheelchairs, walkers, and scooters, and experience firsthand the challenges that face anyone with impaired abilities. The goal is to eliminate questions such as "why do we need the clearance next to a door". We'll talk about the common errors in accessible design, why they matter (as demonstrated in the exhibit), and how to avoid them.
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| B47 | Survival strategies of existing buildings | Adaptive Use |
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A property owner turns unleased office space into elegant energy efficient living. A local campus looks to optimize space within limited downtown real estate. A second generation apartment owner looks to maximize the value of a real estate portfolio. A school district strives to meet continuing educational needs by addressing the learning environment of its students. A community based non-profit strives for safe and stable home ownership in a neighborhood of foreclosed properties. No matter the motivation, survival strategies for existing buildings are at the core of sustainability. The greenest building is the one that isn't built. This session will explore creative means to extend the life of older buildings through re-use, reduction, recycling, and sometimes resuscitation.
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| B48 | IDP, IPD and BIM: Tools, Skills, Methods and Mindsets | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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The Integrated Design Process (IDP) and the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) concept were developed as projects became more complex. Increased awareness of the building sector's impact on climate change has made interdisciplinary collaboration even more important. CAD and BIM were developed to construct complex virtual models before the first shovel is put into the ground, in turn, allowing for energy and daylight modeling. As climate change awareness became more widespread, so did the building sectors impact. Systems thinking was required to grasp the complexity of climate change so that mitigating measures by the building sector could be developed. This new way of thinking is called the Green Mindset. Panelists will illustrate this complex interrelationship of mindset and our professional tools, skills and methods.
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| B49 | Integrating Building Envelope, IAQ and Energy | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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New buildings and building retrofits often suffer from one or more interrelated problems of energy consumption and indoor air quality (IAQ). This presentation will show how building engineers fix these problems after occupancy and alternatively, how they can be avoided for a fraction of the cost during design and construction. Proper detailing and mitigation strategies are integrated into the design based on 2D and 3D heat flow analyses, avoiding problems related to thermal bridging, air infiltration and moisture transfer. Proficiency in specification of high quality materials leads to enhanced comfort. Certain insulation techniques will avoid mold and degradation in masonry buildings. Presenters will share experiences from projects in the Northeast that incorporate these elements and principles.
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| B51 | Frameworks for Teaching and Learning Inclusive Design | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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Designing a world responsive to today’s diversity of age, ability and culture demands inculcating both values and skills in the course of design education. There remains a persistent habit of introducing accessibility in the curriculum only within the context of an introduction to codes. The larger idea of designing for inclusion and social sustainability is too seldom addressed at all. In moving beyond ‘just tell me what I have to do,’ there’s a need to stimulate a shared sense of creative potential and meaningful professional identity. The panelists are leaders in design education from Belgium, France, Singapore and the US. They’ll share their personal experience with how they’ve made it work and share insights to take away.
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| B52 | Innovation in Multi-Family Development: Green and Universal | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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Density, convenience and long-term independence go hand-in-hand. In 2010 the world passed the 50% mark for a majority of the world’s population living in cities. In the U.S., both Millennials and Baby Boomers are choosing city life. And, without much question, the biggest challenge in developed nations will be the creation of suitable housing for the 65+ population that will double by 2050. How to pair green and universal? How to maximize long-term independence and find options that work for the resources available to the majority of older people? Panelists from the U.S., Canada and Singapore will share examples about how they are inventing new options for multi-family housing that’s green, inclusive and affordable.
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| B54 | WID Awards Ceremony and Luncheon | Women in Design |
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The WID Awards Ceremony & Luncheon serves as the primary public presentation for this year's Women In Design Award of Excellence. Since 2000, this annual award honors individuals who have exhibited exceptional achievement in Person, Process, Product and Position. Two of the 2012 Honorees, Janet Echelman and Tamara Roy, will speak and present to this year's winners. Join us for a truly inspiring event.
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| B53 | The MA State Building Code: What builders, designers, and remodelers need to know about the 1 & 2 Fa | Residential Homebuilding (Sponsored by BAGB) |
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The current 8th Edition Massachusetts Building Code has transitioned to the International Code publications, and specifically for one and two family dwellings, the International Residential Code, 2009, with a separate set of Massachusetts amendments. This session will provide background on the residential code from the standpoint of what designers, builders, and remodelers need to know. Topics include: The Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) - what is it, what is its authority, recent actions, and code hierarchy; the Department of Public Safety and other useful websites; FAQs, CSL license lookup, CSL Continuing education info, ICC read only codes, and HIC program; new code format, amendments and IRC 2009; a summary of recent code changes, as well as an exploration of what’s remained unchanged in the recent transition to the ICC IRC and accompanying amendments. This course has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards for 2.0 Hours of Continuing Education Credits toward renewal of a Construction Supervisor License (CSL).
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| B61 | Introduction to the International Green Construction Code | Code |
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The International green Construction Code (IgCC) represents the culmination of the market transformation process initiated by the USGBC's LEED rating systems. Hear from active participants in the IgCC's development regarding the application and contents of this new comprehensive code for sustainability.
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| B62 | 10 Things I Hate About Your SketchUp Model | Software and Technology |
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Ever wonder what the CAD jockeys at the office are saying about your SketchUp models behind your back? In this session, Mike will put on his "I'm-a-know-it-all-computer-genius-and-you're-obviously-not" hat and break down a few things that are sure to earn you a little more street cred with the geek squad at your office. In addition to picking up some new SketchUp superpowers that will make other people in the office feel dumb for a change, you'll delight in learning solutions to some of the most frustrating issues that plague SketchUp users of all skill levels.
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| B63 | Is Ethical Practice Good Practice? | Business Matters |
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In recent years, nearly a third of complaints to the AIA’s National Ethics Council (NEC) related to cases of providing proper credit for work. These issues come up daily and highlight one of the paradoxes of architectural practice, in which the goals and responsibilities of architects as professionals and as business people don’t always align. This workshop will focus on the obligations and ambiguities of proper crediting and attribution through analysis of cases studies, followed by discussion of problematic scenarios on the margins of the Code of Ethics or NEC Guidelines.
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| B64 | Community and Political Leadership Matters In Transforming Priorities | Business Matters |
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Sadly, too many decision-makers today reflect the old establishment, yet women are increasingly showing their prowess as community and political leaders. Whether it is on a local level or internationally, women are stepping up to the plate to look at problems critically and propose different kinds of solutions. In this panel we'll hear from women who are transforming the world they live in by changing the focus and the priorities. It is collectively women like this who will help develop the solutions for America for the future.
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| B65 | Designs and Devices for Aging at Home | Access and Aging |
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Over 85% of Americans want to live out their years at home, yet few houses are up to the task. Only 5% of new multi-family housing units are accessible, and the visitability movement has not yet reached mainstream status for single-family homes. Aging is a progressive health condition that impacts not only physical mobility, but also sensory and intellectual capabilities. Universal Design is only part of the answer. In addition to code requirements and jurisdictions, the designer needs familiarity with the medical and legal landscape for aging homeowners and their families. The Aging in Place (AIP) phenomenon requires a new vision of both the home and its setting, both on the site and within a community. What are the opportunities and limitations in adapting stand-alone houses or in creating new living space? What requirements are unique to the Boomer generation?
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| B66 | Green Line Extension: 21st Century Addition to a 19th Century Network | Urban |
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In the works since 1945, the Cambridge, Somerville and Medford communities are eagerly awaiting the completion of the Green Line Extension Project. The project reaches a significant milestone this year with the selection of the final construction team and the groundbreaking of Phase 1 work. With a project of this size and complexity, many components need to work in tandem to assure project success. This seminar will provide an overview of the design elements and challenges faced by the preliminary design team and how their collaboration with the three municipalities helped strengthen the final design and the project as a whole. The discussion will emphasize: Embracing neighborhood character through station design; Understanding the challenges of universal accessibility; Dissecting the urban landscape and improving circulation; Navigating and embracing the complexities of the public involvement process; and long-term serviceability constraints through innovation and modularity.
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| B67 | Choice of Software Platform as a Design Decision | Women in Design |
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With multiple software platforms readily available, a design team is always faced with the tradeoffs between a given technology's capabilities and its unique constraints. However, often software limitations are only fully understood later in the design phases. To better explain how the right strategy of tools can be used to enhance the designer's process, a panel of working design professionals will discuss the software they use (including Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros, and CATIA) and its strengths and weaknesses in supporting their own practice.
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| B68 | Saving Our Cold War Era MC2 | Adaptive Use |
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New England has a particularly rich legacy of architecturally significant mid-century modernist concrete (MC2) buildings. Built primarily in the 1960’s, these buildings are now at the age when we regard them as historic and thus as deserving of careful restoration and stewardship. They are also at an age where they exhibit concrete deterioration and other maladies from a half century of exposure to the elements. Drawing from his extensive experience leading investigation and rehabilitation efforts on MC2 buildings designed by Paul Rudolph, Josep Lluis Sert, Eliel Saarinen and others, the speaker will describe various maladies and deterioration mechanisms that can befall exposed concrete, evaluate the pros and cons of different solutions, and describe approaches and procedures for the ever-challenging task of matching the color and texture of uncoated (“raw”) exposed weathered concrete.
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| B69 | Introduction to Lean Construction. | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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Lean management caused a revolution in the manufacturing world, challenging traditional notions of how to plan and manage work, achieving new levels of performance in return. A similar revolution is happening in construction. Lean Construction makes it possible to improve quality, safety, and shorten project duration, all while reducing cost. In Lean Project Delivery, the facility and its delivery process are designed together to better reveal and support customer purposes. The focus is on total project performance rather than the performance of individual operations. This discussion introduces the philosophy, principles and techniques of Lean and distinguishes Lean Construction from current project delivery practices. Integrated Project Delivery principles, value definition, Target Value Design, Last Planner® in design and construction, Lean supply chain, pull methods, project as a production system, continuous improvement in practice, and Lean culture will all be discussed.
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| B70 | MEP/FP Systems Basics: Understanding the Systems and Designing for Success | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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This course contains everything non-engineers (such as architects) need to know about the basic function and operation of HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical (MEP/FP) building systems in an easy-to-understand way. Included is the difference between certain systems, what they are, how they operate, and samples of what buildings they are in. The class will present how to incorporate the systems into the design of a building based on function, performance, and clearances, and address why certain systems are used within different buildings. For each MEP/FP building system covered, the instructors will include a list of local buildings that currently have the system in place.
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| B71 | Historic Preservation and Design for Inclusion: Model Precedents | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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Commitment to historic preservation is almost unanimously seen as a value that matters. Design for inclusion, however, is often seen as a competing value and unworkable in historic properties. Two young designers will share their work in doing projects that find a balance between the two. Emmanuel Andrade will describe a number of Boston projects including the just completed renovation of the original ICA and former police station on Boylston Street for the BAC, and Florent Orsoni will describe his work in policy, education and consulting in France, including on Versailles.
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| B72 | Inclusive Landscapes, Catalysts and Examples | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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The landscape has the power to shape deeply important experiences that affirm our sense of self as well as to comfort and delight us. A trust in the potency of design impact generates big ideas for landscape as a transformative experience. The panel will explore those catalysts as well as illustrate exemples of landscapes they’ve designed that are opportunities for holistic multi-sensory exploration. Panelists bring an extraordinary depth of practice, teaching and research expertise and a passion to inspire. A special focus will be on sharing research about outdoor lighting and innovative materials that respect a commitment to good design that jointly attends to respecting the planet and people.
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| B74 | Energy Master Plans: From Here to A Zero Carbon Footprint | Energy |
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EMPs are comprehensive plans for whole facilities with typical end goals of net zero energy use, 65% maintenance reduction and return to preventive maintenance, and improving occupant comfort. EMPs form a pre-design document for future new building and remodeling projects, providing sustainability goals, objectives and the integrated strategies to achieve them. Dovetailed with a Facility Master Plan, an EMP provides a comprehensive sustainability plan for a facility. This workshop will develop protocols, procedures and strategies for planning, developing and sustaining an EMP. Integrated design strategies, computer simulation and information modeling will be discussed as an essential part of design and operation solutions.
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | ||
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| AFH4 | Design Like You Give a Damn! | |
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| SB12 | Women in Design Social Hour | |
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A Happy Hour in the BSA Design Gallery Lounge sponsored by Women In Design. This will be a great opportunity to both network and socialize! All proceeds to benefit a Boston-area non-profit.
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| SB1. | Associated Builders and Contractors 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards Reception | |
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ABC’s Massachusetts Chapter will celebrate the best of merit shop construction with its 20th Annual Excellence in Construction Awards. All ABX attendees are invited to share in the celebration at a complimentary reception in the Southwest Lobby C.
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| B81 | 3D Printing: Controlling the Aesthetic | Software and Technology |
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With so much 3D digital clay being created for CAD, BIM and visualization purposes, this session will look at how to best leverage these efforts for physical model creation. For architects who need to understand and control their tools, we will fill the knowledge and experience gap that exists with architectural 3D printing. We'll demonstrate how to control the aesthetic so that the machine isn't giving you something you don't want. High quality 3D printed finish models will be presented, dissected, diagrammed and shown under-the-hood and may change your perception of color 3D printing as a designer's medium.
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| B82 | What’s In (And Who’s Out) | Urban |
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There's a lack of emerging professionals living in downtown Boston. The City wants to retain its young and educated population to capitalize on their progressive ideas, community activism, and the provision of a cheap workforce. In order to understand the status quo, we must analyze the conditions that will attract emerging professionals to live in downtown Boston, and provide emerging professionals with a variety of housing opportunities to appeal to their lifestyle interests. These two design issues are further complicated by a multitude of social, economic, and political issues which prevent both the young professionals and the City from easily attaining their respective goals. Our panelists will share their findings from a 'What's In?' brainstorming session with emerging professionals held at ADD Inc in April, as well engage a broader discussion on the economic and social context of housing in Boston.
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| B83 | Rocking it with the MSCBA: A Design/Build Case Study | Project Types |
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Join us for a fascinating discussion with the team behind one of the more recent design-build successes in the Commonwealth. This seminar will examine the challenges of working within the public realm and completing a complex addition to the Westfield State University (WSU) Dining Commons in just nine months. Key issues include: Putting the right team together; identifying key program elements; design and construction contracts; an energized high-design process; co-creating an aggressive schedule; and meeting construction milestones. Our goal is to educate participants on what key strategies worked, what didn't, and how they could apply these lessons to their own work.
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| B84 | Q&A Discussion with the Lean Construction Institute-New England Chapter | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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What's the difference between Lean Construction, Integrated Project Delivery and Design Build? How do Lean Construction, sustainability, and BIM relate to each other? How do you start implementing Lean Construction? What are the benefits of Lean Construction? How is Lean Construction different than current industry practices? These questions and more will be discussed by a variety of local practitioners who are implementing Lean Construction, including public and private owners, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, and consultants. Questions will be preselected as well as fielded from the audience.
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| B85 | Dysfunctional Details Deconstructed | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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In this interactive workshop, two senior exterior consultants present examples of problematic exterior details and a variety of ways they fail during the design, construction, and maintenance sequence. The first half will review the basic building science and durability principles of high-functioning exterior details. By exploring errors resulting from faulty design, installer interpretation, and unexpected consequences of weather and field conditions, participants will be able to recognize compromising mistakes before they get built. In the second half of class we will work with attendees to identify flaws of example details and then rework them to achieve robust, constructable results. The workshop is aimed at both experienced and inexperienced architectural designers, contractors, and Owners looking to understand the principles of good exterior detailing.
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| B86 | Cultural Environments: Creating Great Experiences for Everyone | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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In a time when nearly everyone’s time and attention are consumed by technology-driven, two-dimensional lives, our shared cultural experiences matter more than ever. Cultural environments, at their best, offer experiences we can’t replicate with technology. A full-fledged cultural experience engages our bodies, our brains and all of our senses. Designing these environments deserves exquisite attention to what works for audiences and visitors now and over the coming decades. Environments that will not only satisfy the old audiences, but will attract new people across all ages, abilities and cultures. Presenters will share examples and research-driven methods from their projects in the US and France.
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| B87 | Great Design and Usability: Your Website Can Have Both | Socially Sustainable Design (Sponsored by IHCD) |
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Good, thoughtful design should start with your website. Your site is often the your first opportunity to display how much you value your client’s needs and time and most importantly, convince them you are the one to design and build their next project. 56 seconds is all a person will spend deciding if it’s worthy of a return visit or further exploration. Poor graphics, illegible copy, confusing site navigation and disruptive interactions might unintentionally alienate your client before they ever have the opportunity to meet you. This session will offer clear examples and tips to help you direct your web designers to build a site that is eye catching while at the same time user friendly.
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| B89 | You Must Remember This | ArchitectureBoston |
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The creation of memorials often spawns controversy. Perhaps that's inevitable when the task is to externalize the way people remember distinguished leaders, wars, natural disasters and other highly emotional events shared by the disparate citizens of cities, nations and the world. Whether a question of how to remember a war that we lost, as in Maya Lin's famous memorial to the Vietnam War; whether to identify a place or structure as a memorial at all, as in the Armenian National Heritage Park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway; or how to emphasize the achievements of one man, as in Frank Gehry's proposed Eishenhower Memorial, designers are at the center of shaping the way we honor, remember and grieve. The session is inspired by ideas explored in the fall 2012 issue of ArchitectureBoston magazine: Memory.
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| B90 | Strategies for Giving Voice to Your Communities | Design |
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Design professionals are taught to look at problem-solving not as a method to find a single solution, but as an opportunity to investigate multiple options in order to find the best, most appropriate solution. Deeply held feelings of stakeholder groups are often more critical to project success than the project parameters. The process-driven, problem-solving skill sets that design professionals use to design new schools, flood control infrastructure, or widgets, represent a thought process and tool box that can be used in other settings, such as the corporate boardroom or City Hall. A panel of design professionals will present strategies for utilizing these tool sets in all arenas to enhance stakeholder engagement and project success.
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| SB4 | Meet Massachusetts | |
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Back by popular demand, we are excited to host another opportunity for connecting with planning and design professionals like you. Meet Massachusetts 2012 is your chance to make new business contacts and refresh connections made at past Meet Massachusetts events. This year’s event will be held in conjunction with the Architecture Boston Expo at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Thursday, November 15, 2012 from 6-10PM in room 101. Come enjoy a drink and make a connection!
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| SB6 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Reception | |
| SB7 | Roger Williams University | |
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| SB5 | CHPS 10th anniversary celebration and MA-CHPS award recognition cermony | |
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For 10 years, the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) has been changing the way people think about what schools can be. For the last decade, we have been giving schools across the country the tools they need to make healthier, greener, and better school buildings for their students and staff. We’re inviting the Northeast school community - architects, engineers, facilities managers, superintendents, and K12 stakeholders – to be a part of honoring Massachusetts’ incredible legacy of green schools. At this year’s ArchitectureBoston Expo, the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, and the local schools community will be celebrating MA-CHPS schools, green schools around the region, and CHPS’ 10-year anniversary at a cocktail reception on Thursday, November 15th at 6 PM.
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| SB9 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Alumni Reception | |
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Join us for this Wentworth tradition by the waterfront. Wentworth alumni, friends, and parents are welcome to attend our Architecture Boston Expo alumni reception following a day at the BCEC. Two complimentary drink tickets will be provided per attendee. Networking, an Institute update, and an exchange of ideas are all part of this alumni program.
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| 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ||
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| SB11 | Builders Meet Bankers | |
| SB3 | Boston Architectural College (BAC) Alumni Reception | |
| SB8 | University of Cincinnati Alumni Reception | |
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| SB1 | Associated Builders and Contractors 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards Presentation & Dinner | |
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Join us in Room 170 to recognize some of the best projects in the region and the talented teams behind them. The presentation of Excellence in Construction Awards will include dinner and networking with owners, architects, contractors, suppliers and associates. We also invite you to visit ABC’s Excellence in Construction Display located in the Design Gallery of ArchitectureBoston Expo’s Exhibit Hall. Register online at www.abcma.org.
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| SB2 | BSA UnBuilt Forum | |
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The Unbuilt Architecture and Design Awards program forum brings this year’s jurors, award recipients, and everyone else with an interest in design together for an informal discussion of contemporary design ideas reflected in the award-recipient’s work. We begin this session by identifying this year’s award winners, and all of this year’s submissions will be on display. This is a free discussion.
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| Friday, November 16 | ||
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| C01 | Toward Zero and Beyond | Energy |
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This seminar discusses Net-Zero Energy design for various facility types, using built examples and historical data. Renewable energy solutions will be analyzed for their contribution potential to the on-site energy generation half of the equation. Design opportunities and limitations of various systems such as solar thermal and solar photovoltaics, wind, micro-hydro, and geothermal solutions will be presented.
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| C02 | Back to Basics: Building Height, Area, and Construction Type | Code |
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One of the building code's most basic functions is regulating building height and area based on use group and construction type. This workshop explores the relationship between these elements within the context of the 8th Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code. Basic height and area calculations are used as a starting point to introduce the available treatments for mixed uses; accessory, non-separated, separated, firewalls, and separate detached buildings. Architectural and construction professionals of all experience levels will benefit from this primer on height and area analysis. Working examples will be incorporated and attendees are encouraged to bring a calculator.
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| C03 | SketchUp: Managing Project Data | Software and Technology |
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The Product Connect Plugin for SketchUp (www.igloostudios.com) includes a powerful set of tools to help designers manage information about the products and materials within a SketchUp model. Product Connect gives users the power to add or edit product information (such as size, SKU, price, etc.) for any component or material in their project, and then export that information as a set of industry standard product schedules. Call it BIM or call it SketchUp with turbochargers. Either way, if you are a professional designer who is using SketchUp, you are going to want to see what this plugin can do. Work will be hands-on and attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers.
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| C05 | Color: Do We Dare? | Design |
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Intense color in northern cities is always a surprise. Garbed in black, raised on chroma-stripped ruins of classical architecture, and black and white photos of modernist buildings, western architects typically shy away from the use of strong color. Yet color has a strong history in the urban realm. Given new technologies in materials, surface coatings, and lighting that enable a broader spectrum, color is playing an increasingly prominent role in the design of our cities today. This panel explores the intentional use of color in architecture, urbanism and landscape, from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Looking at broader global trends and materials as well as chromatic local case studies such as the MassArt Tower and BSA Space, this panel engages the risky adventure of using color in the urban realm.
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| C06 | ADA Updates 2012 | Access and Aging |
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Join us for this annual workshop covering what's new under the ADA. We will review the ADA Standards for Accessible Design that went into effect on March 15. Focus will be on what's different from the previous ADA Standards, requirements for older buildings, obligations for employee areas, when an elevator must be used and when a limited-use-limited-application (LULA) or platform lift may be used. We will look at future requirements for accessible furniture and equipments such as medical equipment, requirements for public-rights-of-ways and the U.S. Access Board's web-based technical assistance. We are fortunate to have staff from the U.S. Access Board to explain what's happening in D.C. As usual there will be plenty of time for your questions.
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| C07 | Designing for Food | Urban |
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Cities across the globe are recognizing local food production as an important 21st century design and planning issue. Motivated by factors including lifestyle interests and environmental concerns, food production is increasingly driving urban and suburban land use planning. Whether an urban farm, a rooftop apiary or a backyard chicken coop, each suggests the need for design and planning considerations in order to survive and thrive. With growing interest and commitment to local food systems, it is critical for designers to understand how these issues inform building and site design, planning, and decision-making. Using Boston as a case study, this workshop will explore how an urban community is embracing this challenge from the top down.
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| C08 | Living on Track in Boston | Project Types |
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Transit-oriented developments in Boston are breathing new life into previously barren parcels. Increasing the number of dense, walkable, transit-connected neighborhoods is key to enhancing residential choice, improving access to employment, and improving air quality. This session explores the challenges associated with building above or adjacent to transit infrastructure. Specific examples include new developments along the MBTA's Orange Line, on parcels opened up by the Big Dig, new communities along the Green Line, and air rights developments proposed above the Mass Turnpike. Technical issues, including unique structural challenges, vibration isolation, acoustic separation and coordination with existing infrastructure will be examined.
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| C09 | Growing Up with Big BIM | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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With BIM being marketed as the preferred way to plan, design and construct new buildings, designers must make substantial commitments to new tools and training to succeed. In this session, presenters will discuss the new UML Health and Social Sciences Building from conception through finished construction to demonstrate the benefits and growing pains of using BIM tools. Panelists will represent the Owner, Architect, Contractor and Engineer, emphasizing the practical benefits in the overall project delivery and how each participant needed to respond to new relationships, including with DCAM, as the state makes a commitment to this new tool as well.
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| C10 | Finding Value in Building Enclosure Commissioning | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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This presentation will review the current Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) standards and perceptions of the BECx process, outline the specific quality assurance/quality control provisions, and discuss how a suitable scope of BECx work adds value to projects. BECx is not a new concept, but the term is just starting to gain popularity in the design and construction communities. This is the time for the industry to come to terms with its purpose and arrive at a consensus on the process, or differentiate it from other building enclosure consulting. When implemented properly, BECx improves quality, controls risk, and reduces costly changes and delays during construction.
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| C11 | Is Your Building on a Bender? | Performance Measured |
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After the awards, the certifications and the beautiful photographs, a building starts to actually live its life. The goal of green building design and third-party certification systems (e.g., LEED) is a building that uses as little energy as possible. Designers use computer models to predict energy use and specify high performance envelopes and systems in the hope of creating high levels of energy efficiency. But how do we know that buildings are performing as predicted? Two architects with a wealth green design experience and a supplier of energy monitoring equipment will describe how designers can easily and effectively monitor actual building performance, organize the information, and assess the results. Content will include a step-by-step guide to the process, forms for recording and analyzing data, and examples from actual buildings.
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| C13 | How to Increase Efficiency in an Architectural Practice Using Open BIM Technology | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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Through an innovative collaborative Open BIM process, architects, engineers, builders, and owners have the ability to explore a project's key physical and functional characteristics digitally--before it's built. This session examines how using coordinated, data-rich information models, allows all members of a project to contribute to its success through improved accuracy, less waste, and the ability to make informed decisions earlier in the process.
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| C44 | Low-Cost PR and Marketing Tactics for Small and Mid-Size Firms | Business Matters |
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You're a small to medium sized A/E/C firm looking to raise your visibility in a competitive industry, but are concerned about how to get started and how you can afford PR and Marketing services. So what do you do? In this session, you'll learn low cost and easy-to-implement PR and Marketing tactics that you can use in your own firm. Through real-world case studies, we will provide the tools for a basic PR plan, including social media and marketing, speaking opportunities and in-house events. Attendees will be provided an overview of the tools available to help them build a low-cost and efficient public relations program.
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| C12 | Legal Framework (and Practical Tips) for Residential Contractors and Remodelers in MA (CANCELLED) | Residential Homebuilding (Sponsored by BAGB) |
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Learn how to navigate your way through the legal and regulatory environment in Massachusetts; of specific interest to residential contractors. Among the highlights covered: The Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) Registration program; the contract; Mechanics Lien law; project closeout; strategies for getting final payment; and retainage, arbitration, and understanding what the courts can and can’t do. This course has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards for 3.0 Hours of Continuing Education Credits toward renewal of a Construction Supervisor License (CSL).
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| AFH5 | Design Like You Give a Damn! | |
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| C21 | Performance-Based Design: Moving from Concept to Practice | Code |
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Performance-based approaches for fire and life safety focus on achieving goals and objectives rather than meeting prescriptive requirements of the code. After more than 10 years in use, a viable tool now exists to help designers realize architectural and owner vision without compromising safety. This presentation will review two projects using a performance approach, the renovation and extension to the landmark Harvard Art Museum and the new 400,000 square foot Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The architectural vision for these structures will be presented and the performance-based aspects and approaches used to justify these visions will be discussed.
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| C22 | SketchUp: Importing CAD Files | Software and Technology |
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Increasingly, SketchUp has become a key component to a professional designer's workflow. This workshop is intended to demonstrate the most critical techniques for importing 2D CAD plans and elevations into SketchUp. The session will also explore options for exporting 2D and 3D CAD files from SketchUp back into your preferred CAD program. Work will be hands-on and attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers.
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| C23 | Cross Generational Forum on Workplace and Technology | Business Matters |
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This interactive roundtable of mulit-generational corporate real estate professionals will discuss how different generations are influencing the workplace environment. Panelists will discuss the evolution of the workplace, their vision of an ideal workplace, and the influences of technology on performance. Differences in opinions and work styles of the generations will be discussed in terms of how they're viewed by one another.
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| C24 | Boston’s Seaport: History and Future | Design |
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Using maps and photographs, Robert Campbell and Peter Vanderwarker will trace the history of the Seaport from a place of goods to a place of services. Their talk will emphasize good patterns of city building, and will give insights into the vast design possibilities of this area.
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| C25 | Multi-Family Housing and Accessibility: Untangling the Confusion | Access and Aging |
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No one set out to confuse architects, but if you've worked on a multi-family housing project in Massachusetts, you know how difficult it is to figure out which accessibility and adaptability requirements apply. MAAB, ADA, UFAS, Section 504, HUD, IBC, Type A, Type B, FHA, Group 1, Group 2A, Group 2B. Confused? You're not alone. We will clarify requirements in new construction, alterations and additions under the federal Fair Housing Act, the ADA, Massachusetts AAB regulations, the International Building Code (which has been adopted by RI, NH and CT) and, if federal funds are involved in the project, Section 504 of the Rehab Act. We will provide resources for you to contact after the workshop and there will be time for your questions.
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| C26 | Community Focused Sustainable Design Solutions | Urban |
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Successful sustainable design solutions include an interdisciplinary team of architects, ecologists, hydrologists, landscape architects, engineers and urban planners who collaborate throughout the design process. Community issues include aging stormwater systems, water availability, rising energy costs, and the desire for community gardens. As urban neighborhoods undergo revitalization required by neglect or storm damage, there's an opportunity to incorporate a systems based sustainable design approach in the rebuilding and planning efforts that will reduce water and energy consumption. In this panel we will hear from consultants who have developed sustainable design solutions for communities using community-participatory design from large scale development projects to small scale urban parks.
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| C27 | Dissolving the Live Work Boundary | Project Types |
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Artist live/work housing increasingly drives real estate ventures in emerging neighborhood districts. The cities of Boston and Lowell have established a unique artist certification process and clear standards for design of live/work space. This seminar will highlight those standards and explore five unique live/work projects in and around Boston, ranging from adaptive use to new construction. Each project combines affordable live/work space with other complimentary uses. Exploring aspects of each project specific to each different site and artist group, we will discuss how program goals were met through creative design.
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| C28 | IPD Full Strength or Collaborative Delivery Lite: Which is Right for You? | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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As practitioners who count eight IPD projects between our firms, we are familiar with typical owner questions about collaborative delivery. What is this 3-party agreement? How does it work? Tell us about the risk? What if it fails? How do you ensure the best (competitive) price? How is BIM best implemented? How do you involve subcontractors early and how do you keep them performance-based? Join us for a discussion between architect, contractor, and an interested owner. We will discuss project objectives, project finance, contracting, risk management and insurance, incentives, collaborative planning, and of course, outcomes. We will also reveal some of the well-honed tools in the project toolbox; cost modeling, scheduling, the role of BIM, and co-location.
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| C30 | Integrated Design and Detailed Follow-up Lead to High Performance | Performance Measured |
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For the new Sloan School of Business, MIT set out to design, build and operate a building that would significantly advance the level of building performance on campus. MIT Facilities created a highly integrated design process that set a comprehensive set of measurable performance objectives. Most have been met or exceeded. This session will describe the integrated design process and present some of the measured data. The commissioning and two-year monitoring and adjustment process will be discussed and examples given.
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| C42 | The Still New Chapter 34 Requirements for Existing Buildings in the Massachusetts Building Code | Code |
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This is an introduction to the still new Mass Building Code 8th ed. requirements for alterations and additions to existing buildings. Most existing buildings in Massachusetts can be altered, changed in use, and even enlarged without triggering all of the requirements and cost of full compliance with the code for new construction. This workshop explains how to approach and document code compliance on projects involving existing buildings. The presentation will cover the 2009 IEBC based Prescriptive, Work Area, and Performance methods of compliance, and the benefits of each method. In addition, the workshop will focus on the structural engineering upgrade requirements that may be triggered by each compliance method.
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| C43 | Integrating Design and Fabrication on the Cloud | Software and Technology |
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Realizing complex designs through technology requires sharing 3D digital information and intelligence among architects, engineers and fabricators. Today, global teams increasingly require this information around the clock. A key to the process is technologies allowing stakeholders to add intelligent rules to 3D models that configure themselves to specific design requirements. This dramatically accelerates the process of design by allowing designers to make changes that automatically conform to the design constraints of these rules. A second key to the process is 3D web platforms that allow the real time distribution of 3D digital data at low cost. This session will introduce several case studies of how unprecedented designs are achieved through parametric, automation, and cloud collaboration tools.
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| C45 | How to Architect Steampunk Design | Design |
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Learn about the coolest aesthetic going on in object and architectural design: Steampunk. A retro future art and design style that infuses modern technology into period objects, rooms, homes, offices, restaurants, hotels and even whole mill building complexes, our workshop will be an interactive seminar with a panel of Steampunk design experts including a Steampunk Guru & Evangelist, Architect, Interior Designer, Technologist and Architectural Salvager. Panelists will show specific examples of their work and the applicability to a wide range of potential projects. Many panelists have a long history with the Boston market and have been suppliers to local architects and interior designers for decades.
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| C46 | Tiptoeing 101 | Senses |
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The existence of construction and renovation projects in populated areas creates noise and vibration for both neighbors and occupants, with sensitivities ranging from inconsequential to critical. With proper understanding, consideration, and communication, a project can ensure a smooth process and minimize obstacles to cost and scheduling. In this workshop, we will compare a variety of potential adjacent sensitivities, ranging from microscopes to murals to mice, as well as data centers and performance spaces. In doing so, we will look at some real-world examples from projects and actual approaches to mitigation. By using best practices, any project can proceed agreeably instead of under avoidable adversarial conditions.
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| C47 | Urban Agriculture and the Form of the City | Urban |
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The term urban agriculture seemingly combines contradictory concepts. Compact agriculture is becoming an integral part of the urban fabric outside, inside and on top of our buildings, however. This panel explores how farming in cities can be incorporated into sustainable building design and neighborhood planning strategies. We will use case studies in roof-farming, greenhouses and other specialized buildings. Technical considerations from roof loading, insulation, soil safety, the use of pesticides and regulations will be discussed. The panel will consider Boston's citywide zoning initiative, led by the BRA, to encourage and manage urban agriculture from production to the point of sale, through farmer's markets and farm stands.
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| C48 | The Evolution of Cancer Center Design | Project Types |
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Over the past two decades cancer has evolved from a terminal disease to a chronic illness that can often be successfully treated. Patients today require comprehensive cancer centers that can accommodate their treatment over a long period of time and necessarily, the approach to cancer center design has adapted to this change. We will discuss trends in incidence, treatment types, and ways to understand the scope of demand by each modality. We will also discuss the development of programming models that support the dominant model of care from one center to another, and the incorporation of Lean practices to streamline activities and increase operational efficiencies. Finally, we will explore the importance of adopting evidence-based design principles to create healing environments and elevate patient comfort and satisfaction.
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| C49 | Measuring the Value of BIM: Return on Innovation | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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This panel discussion will address the concept of the value of Building Information Modeling and Virtual Design and Construction. Topics discussed will include: What is Return on Innovation?; Should we measure the ROI of BIM?; How can we measure the ROI of BIM for projects? How can we measure the ROI of BIM for companies? The panel will include perspectives from an Architect, Builder, and Subcontractor.
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| C50 | Thermal Performance of Facades | Building Enclosures and Systems |
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Current energy code requirements for building envelopes focus on the minimum amount of insulation required. Thermal bridges typical in most commercial wall assemblies have become the dominant source of an envelope’s energy loss, however, and to further improve performance of our facades they need to be addressed. This presentation focuses on a research project conducted on the thermal performance of 8 constructed buildings to analyze the discrepancy between design intention, simulated design, and actual performance. The research investigated common wall systems such as metal panels, rainscreens, and stick-built walls.
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| C51 | Making Landscape Lighting Work For Functionality, Aesthetics and Sustainability | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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Everyone notices bad landscape lighting, but good landscape lighting enhances the landscape architect’s composition and brings added value to the end-user. This workshop will visually present Do's and Dont's, delving into the science, art and craft, providing an opportunity for participants to evaluate sample fixtures for landscape lighting applications.
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| C52 | High Performance Buildings: Lessons Learned | Performance Measured |
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Over the last ten years, Homeowner's Rehab, Inc. (HRI) has gone deeper into sustainable building with each new project, diligently tracking post occupancy energy consumption on all of their buildings. Through trial and error, they have found building envelope strategies that significantly reduce operating costs and have scrutinized mechanical systems for efficiency and long term savings. In this workshop we will explore lessons learned from developers goals, building practices, and consumption data. We will look at a range of project types from small to large, renovation to new construction. First cost financing drives development, but operating costs stay with the building for ever.
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| C54 | Net Zero, Passive House, and Thousand Home Challenge: How Low Energy Houses Really Perform | High Performance Residential (Sponsored by NESEA) |
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This session will present energy use data from three super-insulated low energy buildings that were built for Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte, Vermont, including a Certified Passive House. 2 years of sub-metered data from eight affordable homes on Martha's Vineyard designed to be net zero will also be presented. We'll look at where energy goes in low energy houses, how occupant behavior is a big factor, and how to cost-effectively achieve low energy usage by targeting where the next dollar should be spent. We'll also compare how these houses did in relation to the Passive House standard, the Thousand Home Challenge, and Zero Net Energy.
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| TC1 | MassArt Tower Building Tour | |
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This tour with the architects, landscape architect, and client will showcase the intense and unusual collaborative approach with MassArt students, faculty, alumni, administration, and trustees that resulted in a new identifier in the Boston skyline. Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s 1909 Tree of Life painting, this cost-effective project includes semi-suites for 497 students, common lounges and work rooms, a 'pajama floor’ (everything you do in your pajamas), a health center, ground floor living room and café, and commissioned art pieces by MassArt alumni.
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| TC2 | Newton North High School | |
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Completed in 2010, the new Newton North High School is an award-winning comprehensive public high school that combines innovation laboratories, vocational training workshops, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and performing arts theatres to serve a diverse community. Providing stimulating, healthy, safe, and technologically-advanced learning environments that promote academic excellence and build school community was a primary goal. The 413,000 square-foot school was designed by GUND Partnership, with Dore & Whittier, Architect of Record, and received LEED Gold certification.
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| C53 | Workplace Safety and Lead-Safe Practices (CANCELLED) | Residential Homebuilding (Sponsored by BAGB) |
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What would an OSHA officer say about your job site as they drive by? Ever look at your site this way? Maybe it’s time you did. Gain an understanding of construction job site safety as it pertains to ladder safety, hand and power tools and nail gun usage. Open your eyes to safety procedures and communications that you can easily put into use tomorrow, including ladder use and inspection, power tool hazards and recognition, personal protective equipment, basic safety tips and training, the role of the 'competent person' on the job site, and the implementation of a Job Site Safety Procedures Manual. Got Lead?” will give insights on dealing with lead paint, from how the metal works in our bodies and why the focus on children under six years of age. We'll look at the law focusing on field practices dealing with engineered control methods to contain, control, and clean the lead poisons your sites create. This course has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards for 3.0 Hours of Continuing Education Credits toward renewal of a Construction Supervisor License (CSL).
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| TC3 | Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems | |
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Currently under construction, the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems new Building Technology Showcase at 5 Channel Center will become a center of scientific excellence in clean technology and a "living laboratory" which will support the development and commercialization of new energy-efficient building technologies. The 5 Channel Center building will have fully-equipped laboratory facilities for the benefit of CSE's research partners and its scientific teams. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to view this 100 year old building while it is undergoing a deep energy retrofit.
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| C61 | The Good, the Bad and the Shady: A Sun-Shading Performance Retrospective | Energy |
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Controlling the sun’s effect on our thermal and visual comfort is an age-old problem with infinite solutions. In recent years, architects engaged with the AIA 2030 challenge and LEED have designed exterior sun-shading in an attempt to reduce solar heat gain during cooling months and to prevent visual glare. These shading designs vary greatly in depth, orientation, material, rhythm, and location and consequently, little is known on how well they perform. How do we know if light shelves, louvers, blinds, brise-soleils, baquettes, or overhangs are best? This presentation will highlight key findings about the effectiveness of different shading devices and the best solutions for controlling solar heat gain and glare. Details about daylighting simulations and parametric analysis using Radiance, DaySim, and Ecotect will be discussed and steps for carrying out sun-shading investigations on other projects will be outlined.
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| C62 | Floor Openings: Options and Case Studies | Code |
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Multi-story atria and grand stairways are common architectural design features. Early code analysis of these floor openings can lead to more cost effective designs without sacrificing the design intent. We provide design professionals with a greater understanding of the various code options allowing floor openings without smoke control and strategies for reducing the size of smoke control systems when required. This seminar discusses the design implications and offers advantages and disadvantages to common design strategies. We'll discuss prescriptive and performance based requirements of the Massachusetts State Building Code, the International Building Code, and the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code.
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| C63 | Building Better, Faster and Cheaper: How Digital Fabrication Can Improve Construction and Design | Software and Technology |
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Digital fabrication has become a real value proposition for full scale projects. They are able to create multiple unique structures (mass customization) on budget while maintaining a high quality of fabrication and assembly. The presentations will help all design and construction professionals learn about the rising trend of digital fabrication technologies in areas such as: Metal and glass; standard or unique concrete form work; building modeling; MEP; finishes; assembly; and marketing. This is essentially the return of craft movement, but for the digital age. The presenters are all professionals in the construction industry and will be addressing the opportunities and risks of this growing technology.
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| C64 | Building Shareholder Value and Ownership Transition | Business Matters |
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This session will help attendees understand the valuation process and its relationship to ownership transition planning. We will uncover the financial aspects of ownership transition plans and the various tools that can be implemented to create such a transition. The discussion will include why a firm needs a formal valuation, some pitfalls to avoid when valuing your stock and when transitioning stock internally, financial indicators that drive value, building an internal market for your shares, mechanisms for transacting ownership, tax strategies, shareholder's Agreements and other legal documents, and the overall impact of the economy on valuation and exit strategy planning.
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| C65 | Design. Action. Social Innovation. | Design |
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The creative process can propel designers in many directions, including being a catalyst for social change. As creative problem solvers, we have the ability and the responsibility to move beyond the precept that design results in a built solution towards that of designer as social innovator. This workshop will bring together professionals who apply design thinking in ways that challenge the status quo. Considering a variety of experiences and attitudes, we will examine this idea of designer as social innovator. Through the panelists stories, lessons and strategies this workshop seeks to inspire engaged creative design for social action and innovation.
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| C66 | The Hospital As A Healing Garden | Senses |
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Our healthcare system is focused on efficiency, finance and medical outcomes. Creating a hospital environment that is conducive to healing uncomfortable, fearful people is a real challenge. Come hear a physician, a landscape architect, an architect and a Feng Shui practitioner, as they explore the concept of the hospital as a healing garden. The goal is hospital design and implementation that enables healing relationships as well as physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social safety for patients, families, and care giving staff. The concepts explored can also lead to understanding of how design of any space can enable or detract from physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social safety.
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| C67 | The Building/Cyclist Interface | Urban |
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A growing percentage of people regularly cycle for transportation and recreation in urban areas. While the bicycle itself is not a new technology, contemporary cyclists have high expectations about the facilities that serve them. Boston is the thirteenth largest cycling city in the U.S., with a 60% increase in participation over the past decade. To cater to this growth, Boston and neighboring cities have invested in cycling infrastructure, bike share services, and created local ordinances regulating new facilities through design guidelines. Tenants, employees and customers who cycle are now choosing homes, workplaces and businesses that provide for their lifestyle and architects, developers and building managers are taking notice. There are numerous types of cyclists, however, and it's important to identify which ones a particular space should accommodate.
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| C69 | BIM for Subcontractors (CANCELLED) | BIM, IPD, and Lean |
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This session will highlight: How data moves from one organization to another within a model-based environment; coordination methods on BIM projects; and how a subcontractor can use BIM to help with their portion of the project. BIM is replacing CAD as the de facto way design documents are created. We will review what BIM is, how it can be defined in different ways depending on the stakeholder, and what a subcontractor needs to do to work effectively in a BIM environment. The majority of federal projects in the US require the use of BIM and many states are now requiring it too. Subcontractors are often called out in these contracts as necessary users and many large construction firms won't hire subs without a working knowledge of BIM.
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| C71 | Garden Design, Part 2: The Care | Landscape Architecture (Sponsored by the BSLA) |
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To achieve their full potential, all gardens require long term commitment to their care. This session will explore private and public garden spaces and the opportunities to create great legacies. Attendees will understand the basic principles of garden design and the essential components to consider during the planning and design phases, including soils and plant material selection. A pragmatic view of garden design, implementation and maintenance will be discussed, with a focus on acknowledging the evolution of a garden over time. ase studies will be used to describe the do’s and dont's of sound practice.
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| C72 | Internship Today (CANCELLED) | Emerging Professionals |
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The profession is constantly changing. This session will address how the internship experience and the licensure process have evolved with the profession. Attendees will learn about IDP 2.0 and the benefits of participating in the program for interns, mentors, and supervisors. A presentation on the Intern Development Program (IDP) will be followed by an interactive panel discussion of the current trends in the profession as well as ways to engage the next generation of architects. Panelists include a representative from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), an educator, and an intern currently completing the program.
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| C73 | Raising the BAR: Results from the MA ‘Building Asset Rating’ pilot (CANCELLED) | Performance Measured |
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This session will discuss the importance of building energy 'asset' ratings as a means to better inform market actors about a building's energy performance, and to motivate energy efficiency investments. In 2012, DOER and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) launched Phase 1 of a pilot to field test innovative methodologies that seek to generate reliable asset ratings at less cost and in less time than traditional methods. Presenters will report the preliminary findings of Phase 1 as well as plans for Phase 2, which seeks to refine and expand the pilot within the Greater Boston region. In the commercial building sector, where properties can change ownership and tenancy frequently, DOER and NEEP are working to pilot a complementary building asset rating that provides market actors with an understanding of a building's as-built energy use irrespective of occupant behavior.
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