Education Sessions

A Study in Collaborative BIM: Open BIM Workflows 
Room 143 B          
Open BIM is an initiative of buildingSMART and several leading software vendors that supports the open and collaborative exchange of Building Information Models (BIM) through the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file format. This presentation outlines how organizations can adopt IFC-based standards to achieve streamlined workflows. File-sharing methods such as the Reference Model workflow will be presented in conjunction with the role of the BIM manager. The presentation concludes with a hypothetical case study that proves the concept of BIM interoperability.

Presented by Wes Gardner, Assoc. AIA, Architectural Industry Specialist, Nemetschek Vectorworks

D E S I G N | C O M M U N I T Y | S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y :
9 students | 3 professionals | 3 teams | 1 challenge | 48 hours 
Room 143 C          
This session provides an overview of the HKS Mid-Atlantic Design Fellowship program, which aims to cultivate and showcase emerging design talent, stimulate new design approaches, and build relationships with regional schools and the community.  Fellows are selected from the Richmond, New York City, and Washington, DC offices as well as local universities.  The competition then asks professionals and students who have not previously worked together, to brainstorm, research, design and develop solutions to local design challenges.  The result of the 48 hour charette is ideas and design solutions that can enhance local communities. Attendees to this session will gain an understanding of the concept and goals of this fellowship program.               

Presented by Chad Porter, HKS, Designer and Kate Renner, LEED AP BD+C, Intern Architect

Compensation Strategies: Career Development and Employee Retention 
Room 145 A         
Why can't we retain our top talent? Do your staff have more austere working conditions and less take home pay than they did three years ago? Attend this session on total compensation (and perquisite) strategies that can save our industry. We will review benchmarks from the industry for salaries at all tier experience levels and the strategies necessary for promotion from one to the next experience level that will keep the best and brightest a part of our chosen field. Specific analysis of salaries by tier will be offered as well as a review of non-compensation perquisite items that add value to any employment offer. We will also discuss take home tools that can be tailored for your own practice to help give you a competitive edge. 

Presented By Tim Bakos, AIA, Perkins+Will

Professional Ethics for Emerging Professionals and Young Architects               
Room 145 B     
Session participants will examine the answers to such questions as: What does it mean to be a licensed architect? What are the things I need to know so I, and my firm, don't get into trouble? What happens if I break one of the rules? Where do I find the rules? Most entering the profession or starting a practice do not ask or explore these questions in-depth. This seminar will discuss the legal and ethical responsibilities of clients, and the various professionals involved in evaluation, design, construction, and utilization of buildings and the built environment, through a review of professional practice (licensure) regulations and professional and organizational ethical standards.             

Presented by Kathryn T. Prigmore, FAIA, VP, HDR Architecture, Inc, Former Chair, Virginia APELSCIDLA Board, Former Chair, AIA National Ethics Council

EarthCraft and Multifamily: A Team-based Approach to Better Buildings 
Room   147 A        
The EarthCraft Virginia program has evolved into one of the largest regional green building programs in the country. EarthCraft assures energy and water savings, healthier indoor air quality, and reduced maintenance and utility costs, attributes that are critical to moderate and lower income residents.  In this roundtable discussion, team members will share their experiences with the EarthCraft program through the lens of real life examples. At the heart of the presentation is the recently completed Jordan project in Arlington, Virginia AHC Inc.’s award-winning 90-unit multi-unit affordable apartment building designed by Bonstra | Haresign Architects and constructed by Harkins Builders. 

Presented by Philip Agee  EarthCraft Virginia, Jeremy Arnold, AIA Bonstra | Haresign, Architects, Thomas Wallinga, AIA AHC, Inc. and a representative from Harkins Builders

Bird-Safe Buildings: Latest Developments in Reducing Bird-Glass Collisions 
Room 147 B         
Collisions with glass in buildings kill as many as 1 billion migratory birds in the US every year, or about 5% of the fall migratory bird population.  These numbers are growing as we build increasing numbers of glass buildings.  However, awareness of the issue is growing too, and the last two years have seen several major developments of interest to architects who want to reduce bird/glass collisions: a San Francisco law requiring bird-safe design; a LEED pilot credit for bird-safe design; and a Toronto lawsuit.  This seminar will outline the reasons for these fatal collisions, will offer some principles of bird-safe design, and will discuss the significance of the recent laws and lawsuits.

Presented by Anne Lewis, FAIA, President, City Wildlife, Inc.

The Technology Trajectory: Digital Design and the Smarter City 
Room 143 B               
Suddenly it's all about the algorithm.  Mainstreamed by prognosticators in politics, sports and on-line dating, data related technology is hot.  SOM has a long tradition of using new technology to establish advanced systems of architecture from super tall engineering to large-scale sustainable urban plans. The SOM BlackBox Studio takes that tradition a step further. It is developing analytic tools that could help municipalities create a framework to conceptualize and manage the smarter city. The primary focus of this presentation will be on how parametric and urban systems information modeling (USIM) can be used to encourage smart growth and increased sustainability by predicting likely outcomes from raw input data.             

Presented by Rod Garrett, FAIA, Director, SOM, Teresa Rainey, PE LEED AP BD+C, Director, SOM and Rita Yurow, Senior Manager / Business Development, SOM

2013 Comprehensive Master Plan for the NIH Bethesda Campus 
Room 143 C             
This session will describe how one federal agency's planning staff developed a comprehensive master plan for its main campus. Presenters will review NIH program requirements, the NIH Bethesda Campus and its region; NIH Bethesda Campus and its community, the NIH Bethesda Campus Master Plan and development guidelines. Presenters will also discuss regulatory and community issues with respect to developing the Bethesda Campus Master Plan.      

Presented by Ricardo Herring, Director, Division of Facilities Planning, National Institutes of Health, Phillip Neuberg, Chief, Facilities Planning and Programming Branch, National Institutes of Health, and Andrew Quathamer, Architect, National Institutes of Health

Building Future Architects: Understanding Internship & Licensure 
Room 145 A    
The rules and requirements for licensure as an architect continue to evolve with the architecture profession.  Today, the IDP can be completed more efficiently than ever, the ARE allows more flexibility than ever, and tools such as the NCARB certificate facilitate more mobility than ever.  However, despite the numerous changes, the licensure process still remains daunting and complex for many interns.  Come learn effective strategies for completing this process as seamlessly as possible. Together, we will review the steps necessary to achieve licensure as an architect to get the most out of your career in architecture.        

Presented by Martin Smith, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Assoc. Manager, IDP, NCARB

Getting to the Job Offer:  Understanding the Hiring Process to Improve Your Resume and Skills for Interviews and Negotiation 
Room 145 B    
There are very few resources for resume design and job-hunting that address the unique needs of architecture and design professionals. This presentation will focus on what happens behind-the-scenes during the hiring process at a typical architecture firm.  Presenters will describe how architecture firms determine when to hire, what makes a successful resume, how they find and select candidates to interview, what they look for in an interview, their strategies and selection process for making offers, and how to negotiate once an offer is made. This session is for architects of all experience levels who are either seeking employment or involved in the hiring process.     

Presented Robert L. Holzbach, AIA, Associate Principal, Director of Staff Operations, Hickok Cole Architects

Energy Modeling:  Tools and Application to Frame Future Buildings for Performance 
Room 147 A               
Energy codes are increasing the performance requirements for new construction, and green building criteria seek performance beyond minimum code compliance.  Energy modeling is an impactful tool for informing the building design process to achieve these requirements.  This session will outline a methodology for using energy modeling tools throughout the design process including post-occupancy. The Department of Energy’s integration of a graphical user interface called Simergy allows EnergyPlus to be used more easily and effectively.  Providing tools that are user-friendly and produce reliable results is critical for adoption of energy modeling in the integrated design process.  The second part of this session will demonstrate the features of Simergy from incorporating the building geometry to visualization options for resultant data.   

Presented by Teresa Rainey, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Director, SOM, Amir Roth, PhD, Technology Manager for Building Energy Modeling, U.S. Department of Energy

Contextualizing Temporary Urbanism: The Future of Temporary Urban Architecture 
Room 147 B
Temporary architecture, known familiarly as the 'pop-up', has gained traction in recent years. This presentation will explore its exposure in the US and abroad. A framework for understanding temporary architecture will be established, referencing and schematizing over fifty specific best practices and projects. One expanded case study will illustrate how temporary uses can be mapped across a city, and how the constellation or 'weather map' of these uses can indicate areas undergoing gentrification. This discussion will focus more on the social utility and organization of these spaces and less on the specific architectonic forms that they assume. The content of this presentation will be extracted from a Spring 2013 publication by Gensler Press.    

Presented by Carolyn Sponza, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate, Senior Master Planner, Gensler

What's In It? Advances in Material Transparency 
Room 143 B
The move toward disclosure of the chemical composition of construction materials is building momentum.  For years, there have been efforts to obtain and manage information about the bewildering range of materials that go into any building.  In the last year, the Health Product Declaration(HPD) Collaborative released its open source format for soliciting material composition data that can be compared between manufacturers, and the International Living Futures Institute released its Declare Label that documents the absence of "Red List" chemicals in a given material.  Presenters will discuss the state of the transparency movement with reference to the publication of their red list tracking tool for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Center.   

Presented by Wade Bevier, FCSI, Construction Specifier, SmithGroupJJR and Russell Perry, FAIA, Vice President, SmithGroup JJR

Visions of Seaside: A New Old Town 30 Years Later 
Room 143 C           
This session reviews the development history of Seaside, Florida, which broke with practices common place since the 1950s.  The town integrated a mix of uses including housing, office, retail, and civic institutions arranged in a memorable block structure with walkable streets where pedestrians were given priority over cars.  The trend to disinvest in cities and build single use enclaves had the unintended consequence of prohibiting meaningful assemblage of buildings and making of place.  30 years later, terms like walkability, sustainability, form-based codes, native species, mixed-use, compact, place-making, civic space, are common in the development lexicon, and many of these ideas were germinated in Seaside.  The session offers a critical view of development strategies that worked and what ideas were less successful.          

Presented by Robert Davis, Developer, Seaside Community Development Corporation and Dhiru Thadani, Principal, Thadani Architect + Urbanist

Grow Firm Success by Harnessing the Talents of Future and Young Architects 
Room 145 A     
The future of the profession lies in how we take advantage of the vast wealth of untapped talent among firms’ emerging architects.  Our firms’ success depends on the paths we create for our young people.  Employee retention remains key to preserving corporate knowledge, gaining new projects, and saving on personnel turnover.  This panel will guide attendees through a series of case studies to illuminate ways firms can take advantage of assets in the form of enthusiasm, passion, and drive, as well as the cutting-edge technological expertise these young professionals bring to the table.  This seminar will show participants how to harness this valuable human resource to increase their bottom line.         

Presented by Benjamin Burgin, AIA, LEED AP, Architect, KCCT, Thomas Jacobs, AIA, LEED Green Associate, Principal, Krueck + Sexton Architects, and Jon Penndorf, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Project Manager/Sustainability Leader, Perkins+Will

Women Architects in the 21st Century Studio 
Room 145 B    
The session will begin with the viewing of the short film produced by the Bevery Willis Architecture Foundation "100 Women Architects in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright", followed by a panel discussion about current perspectives of women in practice.  The discussion will incorporate various studio environments and different stages of career development from students through senior professionals.  We will examine the similarities and differences between our experiences and the experiences of the women in the film.  Finally we will collectively develop suggestions on how to use the shared experiences of the past and the present to develop strategies for success within the studio environment and in the profession.  

Presented by Melissa Daniel, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, Intern, KCCT, Amanda Hoch, Assoc. AIA, Intern, SHW Group, Valerie Hassett, AIA, AICP, Designer, SBE Architects, Theresa del Nino, AIA, Principal, Maginniss + del Ninno Architects and Kathryn T. Prigmore, FAIA, NOAMA, VP, HDR Architecture, Inc.

The Capitol Grounds: New Knowledge of the Past Will Guide the Future 
Room 147 A         
The past, present and future of our iconic Capitol landscape is revealed in this in-depth panel session. The recently completed Capitol Square cultural landscape report sets a sustainable trajectory for the core of our nation inspired by the original Olmsted design. The Architect of the Capitol team will present the process, findings and directions that are shaping the Capitol landscape toward enhanced sustainability and historic integrity for the 21st century.

Presented by Ted Bechtol, Superintendent of Capitol Grounds,  Architect of the Capitol and Marty Shore, Preservationist, Architect of the Capitol

Bicycles and Transit Lead the Way to a More Livable Community 
Room 147 B             
The recent movement of people into more compact communities along with the use of public transportation and bicycles is helping to create more "Livable Communities".  The total number of bike to work trips in the US has increased by 32 percent since 1990, yet the US is still behind the rest of the world.  This discussion will include both local and international bike and transit trends, and the advantages and disadvantages of various modes.  Bike facilities and networks will be discussed.  Transportation and the "last mile" will be illustrated defining what needs to happen to improve our circulation systems.  We have choices to make, and those choices will frame the future.                

Presented by Eric Birkhauser, Designer, KGP Design Studio, Chris Brown, Designer, KGP Design Studio, William Gallagher, AIA, Principal, KGP Design Studio, Seth Garland, Associate Principal, KGP Design Studio, and Don Paine, Principal, KGP Design Studio Courtney Tarr, Associate, KGP Design Studio

Framing the Photograph: Aesthetics, Composition and Creatively Photographing the Built Environment 
Room 143 B
Architects and designers love their cameras, and rely on photography to communicate their design intent.  You might be motivated to record your design once the transformation of a project is near completion, or to document a project for marketing purposes.  Presenters will discuss capture and exposure techniques, and the various aspects of composition and lighting.  Participants will learn how to use their camera to effectively communicate architectural perspective and environmental context, and compose visually compelling photographs.  Whether you are looking to hire a professional photographer or photograph your own work, this presentation will inspire you to creatively frame the future of your visual communications.

Presented by Judy Davis, Anice Hoachlander, and Allen Russ, of Hoachlander Davis Photography

Transformation of L'Enfant Plaza / Banneker Overlook Park 
Room 143 C               
L'Enfant Plaza/Banneker Overlook Park is slated to be upgraded to a world class living memorial, along  with creation of the Benjamin Banneker Institute of Math, Science & Technology, and Founding Father's Walk, to commemorate the legacy of Banneker as America's First Black Man of Science.  This seminar will discuss the transformation of L'Enfant Plaza/Banneker Overlook Park in the context of the culturally diverse history of the nation’s capitol. Presenters will review the elements of the re-design project, and participants will have the opportunity to view the pre-design program and illustrations. Attendees will leave this session with an enhanced appreciation of both the aesthetic and substantive improvements that the transformation of the space will entail.           

Presented by Andrew Rashid, Associate Principal, Perkins+Will Architectural Firm and Peggy Seats, Founder & President, Washington Interdependence Council

Is Fellowship in Your Future? 
Room 145 A
This seminar is designed for AIA members who have significantly contributed to the advancement of the profession and are potential candidates for Fellowship. If your goal for Fellowship is further in the future, you can learn effective planning and strategies for developing and supporting your candidacy including networking and documentation tools. This session can realize positive results for your future and for the future of the profession.    

Presented by David Haresign, FAIA, Principal, Bonstra | Haresign Architects, Suzane Reatig, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Suzane Reatig Architecture and Janet R. White, FAIA, LEED AP, Chair, AIA/DC Fellows Committee, Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative, AIA College of Fellows

Network Like an Introvert 
Room 145 B
Introverts are innately great networkers. "Network like an Introvert" is a new perspective on networking for introverts and extroverts alike based on the Amazon best-selling book. Leave the sales pitch at home and learn to network by being yourself. “Network Like an Introvert” will discuss the keys to real networking by looking at the stories of several introverts that have learned to network effectively. We will see how these individuals have succeeded by embracing their personal strengths and eliminating the pressures of sales-driven networking. Plan on coming away with a fresh look at how you can use networking to succeed in your career and in life.    

Presented by Tim Klabunde, Director of Marketing at Timmons Group

Reframing The Business Case for Green Buildings 
Room 147 A               
A range of studies have been published on the benefits of greener buildings, but until recently, there was no single source bringing together key findings. To address this, the World Green Building Council compiled a report titled The Global Business Case for Green Building which aggregates the most robust research and incisive analysis. The report speaks to all parts of the sector, including stakeholders in investment, finance and other key decision makers. This session will address how this research can support increased green building activity. Presenters will discuss incentives, mandates and business imperatives in the Washington region that support green building, and will present case studies that illustrate that the business case is being made, not only around the globe, but also in your back yard.

Presented by Bill Brennan, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Skanska USA Inc., and Elizabeth Heider AIA LEED AP BD+C, Senior Vice President, Skanska USA Inc., 2012 Chair, US Green Building Council

Storm Water Management: Affordability through Innovation and Collaboration 
Room 148 B               
The Sustainable DC Plan aims, by 2032, to: make 100% of District waterways fishable and swimmable, use 75% of the landscape to capture rainwater for filtration or reuse, and decrease total water use by 40%. The Renovation of Bass Circle Apartments exemplifies how low impact stormwater design can help the District reach these goals. The design exceeds recently proposed and very stringent DC stormwater regulations. Strategies employed are affordable and can be replicated on a variety of projects and scales. This presentation will discuss the collaborative process, and identify key strategies for comprehensive stormwater management. It will also suggest ways that these strategies can be replicated on other development projects through the city.

Presented by Sharon Bradley, RLA, Landscape Architect, Principal, Bradley Site Design, J. Chris Earley, LEED AP, Principal, Greening Urban LLC, Reshma Holla, Project Manager, Telesis Corporation and Jay Wilson, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Sustainable Design, Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners DC, LLP

The AIA's Young Architect's Forum and How DC Can Help Nurture Young Talent 
Room 143 B
This presentation will introduce participants to the AIA's Young Architects Forum. This special branch of the AIA is designed to serve architects who have been licensed 10 years or less.  Although less well-known in DC, the Young Architects Forum is poised to grow into a fine resource for the area.  The Young Architects Forum recently met for a summit in its 20th year to discuss its mission.  It is pursuing further inquiry into six main issues:  Career Advancement, Advancement of the Profession, Value of Design, Starting Your Own Firm, Value of Licensure, and Economy and Change.

Presented by Jeremy Sharp, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Quinn Evans Architects

Historic Preservation and the Design / Build Project Delivery Process 
Room 143 C
The design/ build contracting process is a favored methodology with many government agencies and even with some private institutions. While frequently utilized for construction of utilitarian buildings or site improvements, some agencies are applying this methodology to a broader range of projects, including those involving historic properties. Grant Hall was constructed circa 1832, and housed the conspirators in the assassination of President Lincoln as well as the trial room in which the military tribunal met in 1865. The current program for the building is primarily office space, but a key objective of the project was to reclaim the trial room space. This presentation will use the design/ build project at Grant Hall to illustrate the specific challenges of this project delivery approach.             

Presented by Matthew S. Chalifoux AIA , Principal, Sr. Historic Preservation Expert, EYP, Architecture & Engineering, and Suzanne Hren, Architect and Acting Chief of Master Planning, US Army Directorate of Public Works, Fort Myer

Taking Cues from Historic Materials:  Revitalizing the Interiors of the National Academy of Sciences 
Room 145 A
This presentation will discuss two components of the National Academy of Sciences multi-million dollar rehabilitation completed in 2012:  the sustainable preservation methods and the interior finishes approach. The original building, dating to 1924 and designed by Bertram Goodhue, is a neoclassical design filled with very elaborate architectural finishes and decoration. As one of the earliest buildings required to comply with the DC Green Building Act, the project was designed to achieve LEED Silver and is on track to achieve LEED Gold.  This presentation will demonstrate how the design team sensitively incorporated and integrated sustainable strategies and technologies in the context of a historic preservation project with highly significant spaces and interior finishes.

Presented by Thomas C. Jester, AIA, LEED AP BD +C, Quinn Evans Architects and Katie Irwin, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C, Quinn Evans Architects

Transform Your Career Path with Technology 
Room 145 B
This presentation will address the ways that emerging architectural professionals can use technology to convey design ideas and advance their careers. Among other questions, panelists will discuss how their technology skills helped them gain experience and propel their career forward, how technology can be used to advance one’s practice and industry standards, whether the limited technology skills hinders career progress, and which of today’s technologies are becoming obsolete. Panelists will present projects that highlight their design skills and the tools they use during the design process. They will also share opinions about how technology and software vendors can better cater to the needs of the industry and support the career growth of young architects.               

Presented by Kevin Nigri, AIA, LEED AP, Project Architect at Perkins + Will, Rubina R. Siddiqui, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, Architectural Industry Specialist, Nemetschek Vectorworks, and  Michael Walton, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, Project Architect at Perkins + Will

High Performance Buildings: Towards Zero Energy 
Room 147 A
It is the declared goal of the US government to have net-zero energy buildings ready for the market by 2030.  The current practice is far away from this goal. Professional associations and other entities started initiatives to advance the design, delivery and operation of buildings to support this goal and improve the overall building performance.  This presentation shows examples of projects that are designed as high performance and even net-zero energy buildings.   These include a net-zero energy bank branch, a Living Building Challenge project, as well as a school building that has been in operation for almost 10 years.  The presentation highlights the technology, but even more, the integrated approach that has been successfully employed in projects in the US and abroad. 

Presented by Oliver Baumann, President, Ebert & Baumann Consulting Engineers, Inc.

The Social Responsibility of Dynamic Lighting 
Room 147 B
Before the 1990s dynamic exterior lighting was generally limited to specific monuments and theatrical displays. With modern control and solid state fixture technology, specifically LED, general lighting systems are becoming inherently dynamic. The latest codes for sustainable systems call for levels of sensing and control in parking and site design equal to that of a small theater. After attending this presentation, participants will be able to evaluate the appropriateness of dynamic exterior lighting for Architecture and landscape, interpret the new rules and recognize trends in building codes for exterior lighting, explain the requirements of the LEED Pilot Credit for Light Pollution Reduction, and develop a responsible strategy for implementing dynamic exterior lighting. 

Presented by Coffield King LC, Designer, Gilmore Lighting Design

The Catalyst for Change: Ambulatory Facility Design in a Reforming Health System 
Room 143 B
The new US healthcare laws emphasize improved access to health services and stronger primary care. It’s anticipated that health care providers will use advanced ambulatory care practices, integrated clinical service lines, as major sources of growth and innovation, so architects will have a critical role in helping the changing health system deliver care in high quality, clinically efficient, flexible, and therapeutic Ambulatory Care Facilities. Architects serving this segment will need a new set of tools to deliver successful design solutions to their clients. During this session, discussants will address the economic and political forces of reform, and the planning and design results of three leading design practices. 

Presented by Alicia Dougherty, Practice Manager, Marketing and Planning Leadership Council of The Advisory Board Company, Ray Brower, AIA, Vice President, RTKL Associates, John Michael Currie, FAIA, FRSPH, Vice President/Health Care, Baskervill, Jonathan Hoffschneider, AIA, Associate Principal, Perkins and Will

Case Study:  Residential Energy Conservation, Power Distribution and Management 
Room 143 C
WaterShed, the international-prize-winning solar house built by University of Maryland students, faculty and professional partners was purchased by electric service provider Pepco. Attendees to this session will learn about WaterShed's original design as it relates to energy use, conservation, and power management. Participants will also hear how Pepco plans to develop a WaterShed campus which will serve as a living classroom highlighting  advanced power management technologies, including solar energy, renewable, smart grid benefits, advanced metering infrastructure, home area network and testing, smart thermostats and appliances, inverter technology, and electric vehicle charging research, development, and deployment, and the integration of these technologies into the built and natural environments.     

Presented by Amy E Gardner AIA LEED-AP, Associate Professor, WaterShed Principal Investigator, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Brian Grieb, Lecturer, WaterShed Faculty Advisor and Project Manager, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, and Rob Stewart, Manager of Advanced Technology, Pepco, and Shuk Chuk, Electrical Engineer, Pepco

Modern Classicism S/M/L 
Room 145 A         
Three leading Washington DC based architects will illustrate their firm's use of the vocabulary of classical and traditional architecture to create buildings that are well-fitted to modern requirements, respectful of context and connected to memory and meaning. The work presented will run the gamut from private residences to large civic spaces (S/M/L).  David Neumann, AIA, will present the domestic work of his firm Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects. Art Lohsen, AIA, will present the work of his firm Franck & Lohsen Architects in the areas of town planning and religious facilities. Sean Nohelty, AIA, will review the large-scale civic commissions designed by David Schwarz Architects. Each presenter will explain how their work relates to modern sustainability standards.

Presented by David Neumann, AIA Principal, Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects, Arthur Lohsen, AIA, Principal, Franck & Lohsen Architects, and Sean P. Nohelty, AIA David Schwarz Architects

Acoustics 101 
Room 145 B               
Acoustics 101 is a primer on room acoustics with a heavy concentration on the design of performing arts venues.  After establishing the acoustic design goals for world class performance venues, the presentation will start with a brief discussion of venue types followed by the basic building blocks of acoustic theory - how sound waves behave.   Next, these theories will be applied to the design of concert halls and multi-use theaters with particular attention given to orchestra shells, concert platforms, acoustic coupling, and variable acoustics.  The lecture will conclude with the topics of noise criteria, sound isolation and the often overlooked concept of psycho-acoustics.      

Presented by Craig Williams, Principal, David M. Schwarz Architects

Understanding and Implementing DC's New Green Code and IECC 2012 in Residential Buildings 
Room 147 A              
The District of Columbia became a national leader in green building with the passage of the 2006 Green Building Act, and is maintaining that tradition with the  adoption of the International Green Construction Code and the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code. This session will review the new code requirements, how they overlay with existing green building laws and regulations.  Attend this session to better understand how inspections and testing are performed, and to learn practical strategies for meeting the new code requirements such as designing continuous air barriers, simplifying geometry and bringing HVAC equipment into conditioned space.  The session will have a specific focus on residential buildings including single family, low-rise multifamily and high-rise multifamily.  

Presented by David Epley, Green Building and Sustainability Coordinator, Permitting  & Inspections, Dept. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) and Andrea Foss, Managing Partner, Everyday Green

Lifestyle Design 
Room 147 B           
The desire for urban living and the need for more multi-family housing projects has, in the last few years, made a significant impact on the development of neighborhoods and the architectural fabric of our city.  How buildings attract tenants has as much to do with how the building reflects their desired lifestyle, as with the neighborhood in which they choose to live.  The attraction comes from a design that infuses both their lifestyle and their chosen neighborhood, in a process we refer to as Lifestyle Design.  This session will examine the design process with a particular focus on how architects and interior designers collaborate during project planning and implementation, and the role of demographics in shaping the design of multi-family buildings.  

Presented by Laurence Caudle, AIA, Director of Housing, Hickok Cole Rhea Vaflor, IIDA, LEED AP, Senior Associate

Building, Renovating and Maintaining Facilities for Occupant Health 
Room 143 B         
Recent events have drawn attention to the relationship between buildings and public health. This talk will explore building design strategies, as well as growing movements and recently developed standards intended to elevate the occupant’s experience of the modern workplace and home. Topics covered will revolve around healthy building concepts, strategies, and examples for office and residential facilities. In particular, the discussion will address healthy building programs, healthy building in the LEED framework, and core healthy building components including lighting, acoustics, thermal comfort and ventilation, indoor air quality, biophilia and active design.

Sandra Leibowitz, AIA, LEED Fellow, Managing Principal, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC

Gaddy House: LEED Platinum, Passive House and Living Building Certified! 
Room 143 C      
The Gaddy House, a 2,000 square foot house in Clarksville, Maryland, is seeking a LEED Homes Platinum rating under the LEED v4 Pilot, a Passive House certification and a Living Building Challenge certification. In addition to the difficulties inherent in each of the certifications, some of the systems’ requirements conflict with one another. The owner of this house will present his rationale for pursuing this goal, and the consults addressing each of the rating systems will present their experiences in pursuing targeted certifications. Other team members including the architect, landscape architect and contractor will be available for the Q&A period.        

Peter Doo, FAIA, LEED AP, Founder and Partner Doo Consulting LLC, Edward Gaddy, PhD Physics, Owner of the Gaddy House, Janice Romanosky, President, Pando Alliance, and David Peabody, President, Peabody Architects

Living in the Lighting Lab: Testing Innovative Lighting Control Systems in the Workplace 
Room 145 A
Can we design spaces that minimize energy consumption while maintaining a healthy and comfortable workplace for users? In 2012 six colleagues tested lighting power reduction strategies in their LEED-CI Platinum office space to fine-tune strategies beyond basic LEED requirements. By examining task tuning, load shedding, and daylight harvesting variables, the team was able to propose and implement a lighting energy reduction strategy that did not adversely affect occupant productivity or comfort. This session describes the findings of this study to help designers and owners understand the link between lighting and the open workplace.          

David Cordell, Technical Coordinator, Perkins+Will, Jon Penndorf, Project Manager/Sustainability Leader, Perkins+Will, Haley Russell, Interior Designer, Perkins+Will

Possible Futures of Architecture + The New Role of Architectural Education  
Room 145 B
A continuation of University of Maryland’s spring 2013 lecture series – Conversations on Architectural Education and the Future of the Profession, this presentation will explore trends in our changing profession, both systematic,  seen through NCARB, NAAB, AIA, etc., and innovative, seen in the marketplace through entrepreneurial designers, design firms, etc. Panelists will discuss the impact of changes to the way we practice architecture, and how architectural education must respond to changes in technology, licensure, the university system, and market demands. The majority of the panelists are emerging professionals, and they will present their unique and shared views on these trends while also seeking to engage the audience in an interactive discussion.            

Presented by Tyler Ashworth, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Architectural Designer, Wiencek + Associates | Architects + Planners; Joseph Lai, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Project Architect, Wiencek + Associates | Architects + Planners, AIA Regional Associate Director, Mid Atlantic Region; Anna McCorvey, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Architectural Designer, Wiencek + Associates | Architects + Planners

How Can THAT Building Be Sustainable? 
Room 147 A
A perception that sustainable architecture is an aesthetic style has often resulted in highly sustainable buildings that lack important characteristics of successful architecture, such as entry doors that can be found on the street, or spaces with good proportion and scalable elements. This session will expand the participant’s understanding of available sustainable design choices to incorporate a broader palette of architectural tools and strategies. The presenter will discuss built works that might appear to be traditional solutions, but are in fact exceptionally innovative and highly sustainable buildings relative to their exterior and interior material choices; the manipulation of their massing; their responsiveness to the neighborhood context; their reception by the community; and even their water conservation techniques.

Presented by Gregory Hoss, Principal, David M. Schwarz Architects

Car Wars: The Parking Garage in Contemporary Transit Oriented Mixed-Use Development  
Room 147 B      
This presentation discusses the parking garage as an integral component of contemporary, transit-oriented, mixed-use and multi-family development.  Although TOD is often conceived as an antidote to urban sprawl, global climate change, and the proliferation of private automobiles, designers know that the success or failure of mixed-use projects often rests on the availability and efficiency of the parking component. This session will review strategies for minimizing the size, as well as the environmental and visual impact of garages.   It will also present a survey of contemporary approaches to aesthetic design of exposed garages, and case studies from the Washington metropolitan region including the rapidly developing Tyson’s Corner submarket around the new Silver Line Metro stations.   

Presented by  Sacha Rosen, Principal, R2L Architects

Public Works: Reclaiming Infrastructure 
Room 143 B
This seminar will explore DC’s historical regimes of infrastructure in order to inform participants’ thinking and proposals for the future. After attending this session, participants will have an expanded concept of public infrastructure versus capital improvement projects related to the dynamics of our cities, and will be able to conceptualize how to repurpose significant historical infrastructure projects for a more sustainable future. Attendees will gain a better understanding of state and federal infrastructural investment and development, and the way these investments effect urban form. Participants will leave this session with historical knowledge of four significant historical infrastructural projects within the District of Columbia.        

Presented by John K. Burke, AIA, Principal, Studio Twenty Seven Architecture, Craig Cook, Designer, Studio Twenty Seven Architecture, and Ray Todd, AIA, LEED, Principal, Twenty Seven Architecture.

The Brock Center: Sustainable Design and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation 14 Years Later   
Room 143 C      
The pioneering design of CBF’s Merrill Center, the first LEED Platinum building in the world, paved the way for the widespread adoption of sustainable design.  Fourteen years later, the same team has reunited with CBF to design the Brock Environmental Center, once again seeking to create the most environmentally sensitive building possible.  The Brock Center is pursuing the Living Building Challenge, targeting net-zero energy, water, and waste.  This presentation will highlight the sustainable design strategies included in the new design, while drawing on the lessons learned from the Merrill Center, resulting in the next evolution of sustainable design. The design team’s architect and lead mechanical and electrical engineers will discuss their strategies as well a new set of energy simulation tools that have guided an integrated design process. 

Presented by Greg Mella, Principal, SmithGroupJJR, Brian Coffield, PE, Associate, SmithGroupJJR, and Sara Lappano, PE, LC Principal, SmithGroupJJR

Transforming a Diamond in the Rough 
Room 145 A
Hear from key players in the acclaimed modernization of Wilson High School, what it took to accomplish: successful collaboration between the architect, owner's rep, builder, school community,  and ever-watchful review agencies; creative adaptive re-use, renovation and expansion of a valuable historic and community asset; and delivery of a comprehensively modernized green public high school that competes with the best in the nation, delivered on-time, on-budget with minimal disruption to the school and  community. Wilson has won multiple preservation and design awards and this session will delve into the unique, but also typical challenges this ambitious, and at times controversial, project faced and how it ultimately exceeded expectations.       

Presented by Kerric Baird, Sr. Vice President, GCS, Inc.,  Christoffer A. Graae AIA, LEED®AP BD+C, Principal, Cox Graae + Spack Architects, Beth Penfield, LEED AP, Project Manager, Brailsford & Dunlavey, and Alexander Wilson, Director of Academic Development, Wilson High School

Creating a Business Development Culture 
Room 145 B            
Building a corporate culture that embraces business development can be one of the most effective ways to achieve your company’s growth objectives. Companies that are successful in developing a business development culture reap the benefits of strong work capture collaboration, cross-selling among departments, and active participation in the marketing process. This session will teach you how to engage in a systematic cultural change process that will allow you to create this type of culture.

Presented by Tim Klabunde, Director of Marketing at Timmons Group

Integrating Green Building Analysis into BIM 
Room 147 A
Integrating BIM into the project work flow dramatically increases one's ability to perform sophisticated analyses of a building's performance.  This presentation will explain how new software systems allow designers to quickly analyze energy requirements for their BIM models, to levels that previously required energy consultants and engineers.  When designers can perform such analyses during the early stages of design, they can make sustainability-based decisions early on, where it has the most impact and lowest cost.  Presenters will address how integrated Building Energy Model (BEM) data can be communicated to external consultants who are using other energy software, as well as the principles of Passive House design, and the software that makes it possible to identify thermal bridging issues in design details.

Presented by Peter Henry, Architect, Peter Henry Architecture

Rehabilitation of the Northeast Neighborhood Library: LEED, CBE, 9b, VRF and Other Words You Didn't Learn as a Kid 
Room 147 B  
The design-build project is one of the first rehabilitation projects subject to the local Historic Preservation Section 9b process. This presentation will discuss measurement and verification targeting 30% optimized energy performance, 35% CBE utilization and 40% water use reduction for the LEED Silver rehabilitation project.  Learn how the design-build team incorporated energy efficient artificial and daylighting, MRL Elevator, VRF HVAC systems and innovative structural approaches to modernize while preserving significant interior and exterior spaces. Learn about the decision process to eliminate all direct GHG emissions (stationary combustion sources). This presentation is coupled with a construction tour.               

Presented by Scott Beglinger, Mechanical Engineer, IBC Engineering Inc, David Bell, AIA, LEEDapBD+C, Principal, BELLArchitects, PC, Andrew E. Easter, Senior Project Manager, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Nicole Ferran, Structural Engineer, Robert Silman Associates

ARE 4.0 Prep Course: Structural Systems
Structural Systems is often seen as the most challenging of the seven divisions of ARE 4.0 due to the more technical nature of the content and the broad range of problems that can be presented. This full-day training will prepare participants for the Structural Systems exam through a thorough review of exam structure and question format, and extensive guided practice with an experienced instructor. Participants will go over multiple-choice questions and practice vignettes to flex and strengthen their problem solving skills.
Presented by Gary Strand, Associate Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Workshop: Navigating DCs Commercial Energy Code
AIA|DC and the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) will provide a three and a half hour workshop that will help participants navigate the specifics of DC's Commercial Energy Code. DC has nearly completed the process of reviewing all the 2012 International Codes, including the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), for adoption in 2013. There have been many changes in the IECC from the current 2006 version DC has adopted. In addition, DC may be the first jurisdiction in the country to adopt the IgCC as a mandatory code. In this workshop designed specifically for architects, participants will learn about the current DC Energy Code, significant changes when DC adopts the 2012 IECC, Chapter 6 of the IgCC and potential DC-specific amendments, and how and where energy codes have the most impact on the design process.
Presented by Ryan Meres, Code Compliance Specialist, Institute for Market Transformation

TOUR: Rehabilitation of the Northeast Neighborhood Library                                
A follow-on to a seminar presented earlier in the conference program, this hard hat construction tour will show some of the features and activities of the ongoing construction related to targeted 30% optimized energy performance, 35% CBE utilization and 40% water use reduction for the LEED Silver rehabilitation project.  See how the design-build team incorporated modern lighting, VRF HVAC systems and innovative structural approaches to preserve significant interior and exterior spaces.  The design-build project is one of the first historic rehabilitation projects subject to the local Historic Preservation Section 9b process.  

Led by David Bell, AIA, LEEDapBD+C, Principal, BELLArchitects, Evan Prucha, Project Manager, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. and Brad Roeder, Project Architect, BELL Architects, PC

TOUR: McKinley Middle School                                        
This tour will discuss the modernization of an early 20th century building to house McKinley Middle School.  The new school is programmed around a STEM curriculum.  We will discuss the process that evaluated the goals and values of 21st century education, as defined by the Common Core Standards and those of the District of Columbia public schools, and how they influenced the design of the new middle school.  The tour will also provide an understanding of this project in the context of an ambitious public school modernization Master Plan being implemented by the District of Columbia.           

Led by Daniel Curry, AIA, LEED AP, Quinn Evans Architects,  and Ryan Columbo, Department of General Services and Wilson Matos, Broughton Construction

TOUR: Growth and Development at Fort McNair, Washington, DC                                         
Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active, is located along the Potomac Channel in Washington D.C. Take a walking tour to see the wonderful collection of buildings arranged in a formal campus plan by architects McKim, Mead & White in 1900 with the National War College as it's focal point. We will review the history of Fort McNair and tour several prominent historic buildings, including the recently renovated Grant Hall where the trial of the Lincoln conspirators took place, the National War College, and the Fort McNair Officer's Club.               

Led by Suzanne Hren, Acting Chief of Master Planning, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

TOUR: DC's First LEED Platinum Public School: Dunbar High School                                         
Located blocks from the US Capitol, the new Dunbar High School campus aims to raise the bar for sustainable, high performance school design, targeting LEED for Schools Platinum certification. Its design reconnects the community by reopening a closed street and engaging an adjacent park, conserves energy and water, creates a healthier and more comfortable place to learn and fosters a commitment to environmental stewardship among students and staff.  The building includes a radiant heating system in a grand public space that is the "heart" of the school; the District's largest ground source heat pump (aka geothermal) system; a 482-kW photovoltaic array; two 20,000-gallon cisterns for collecting and reusing rainwater; enhanced acoustics, low-VOC materials, plentiful daylight and views throughout and a model, "low-impact" urban streetscape.             

Led by Sean O'Donnell, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Perkins Eastman, Matt Bell, AIA, Principal, Perkins Eastman, and Abbie Cronin, RA, LEED AP, Associate, Perkins Eastman

TOUR: Constitution Square                                              
Touring Constitution Square Phase I and II will provide an understanding of the vision and determination required to be among the first projects in an urban revitalization.  Participants will tour the project and see how the designer created a sense of place that would bring a new demographic to an under-utilized area of Washington. Participants will explore the residential unit types new to the area and discuss how they impact the public amenity spaces.  In addition, tour participants will explore the surrounding buildings and evaluate the success of introducing individual architecture in an evolving micro-cityscape. 

Led by Penny Glover, Marketing Director, SK&I Architectural Design Group, Sami Kirkdil, AIA, President, SK&I Architectural Design Group, and Marius Radulescu, AIA, Senior Associate,  SK&I Architectural Design Group

TOUR: DC's First Green Ribbon Public School: Stoddert Elementary School & Community Center
Honored by the US Department of Education as one of the first Green Ribbon Schools in the country, Stoddert Elementary has wholeheartedly embraced sustainable design and the architecture of their renewed LEED for Schools Gold campus, which includes DC’s first fully geothermal system, pervasive natural light and views, green roofs and an active school/community garden.  By leveraging the synergy of architecture, landscape, engineering and education, the school has created a new prototypical curriculum as a teaching tool, and has empowered students to use the campus to teach others about stewardship as they learn.  Through careful zoning and a joint use agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation, the campus has truly become the center of the community.          

Led by Abbie Cronin, Associate, Perkins Eastman, Sean O'Donnell,  AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Perkins Eastman, and Mary Rankin, Senior Associate, Perkins Eastman

TOUR: The New Historic Theater: Renovating The Kennedy Center                                       
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, was originally designed by Edward Durell Stone, and opened in 1971 as a living memorial to President Kennedy. Because of both its age and its significance as a presidential memorial, the Kennedy Center epitomizes the new historic theater. In 1994, driven by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Kennedy Center embarked on a series of major renovations of its principal venues: the Concert Hall (1997), the Opera House (2003), and the Eisenhower Theater (2008). Quinn Evans Architects led the design efforts for all three of these major renovations, (and is currently designing the renovation for the Terrace Theater). During this tour, see how these three theaters demonstrate the challenges and different approaches that can be taken in renovating the new historic theater. 

Led by Leora Mirvish, Principal, Quinn Evans Architects

TOUR: CityCenterDC                                          
Description forthcoming.  

Led by Howard Riker, Managing Director, Hines