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- Wednesday, 8:30 AMET600 Innovative Learning Environments: CAE Tourschools, universities; LEED; FEMA; education
Keynote Presentations
Preconvention Worskhops
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE100 Leadership in Business Development: Strategies for Winning More Workbusiness development, sales strategy, practice management, differentiation
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE102 Leading High-Performance Building Enclosure Designenergy, durability, performance, science, building performance, sustainability, building enclosure
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE103 Applied Leadership: Combining Personal Interest with Professional Impact to Create Better Placesleadership, professional development, action plan
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE104 Architect-Led Design-Build for Residential Practice CRAN, architect-led design-build, design-build, residential, practitioner-integrated project delivery, project delivery, master builder
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE105 BIM and Contract Administration: Architects Leading the Processbuilding information modeling, BIM, construction, integration, leadership, collaboration
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE106 Lighting at a CrossroadsLED lighting, cultural change, minimizing risk, new lighting design opportunities 
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE107 Growing Up: Where to Go Once Your Firm Has Arrivedfirm wledge Resource and the AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community (PMKC)growth and development, global practice, multioffice practice, emerging project delivery methods, practice management
- Wednesday, 8:00 AMWE109 Accessibility Workshop: 2010 ADC and CBC Revisions; Interior and Exterior Path of Travel; and Vertical and Horizontal AccessADA, accessibility, universal design, barrier free access
- Wednesday, 8:30 AMWE200 Design Drawing Workshop: Combining Traditional Hand-Drawing Techniques with Advanced Digital Toolsdrawing, visualization, rendering, digital, graphics
- Wednesday, 8:30 AMWE201 Energy Retrofits for Existing Buildings: Expanding the Role of Architects through Opportunity and Expertiseenergy, retrofit, performance, existing building, historic, conservation, efficiency, rehabilitation, sustainability
- Wednesday, 8:30 AMWE202 Leadership in Housing: Creative Strategies for Healthy NeighborhoodsMulti-family Housing, Leadership in Housing, Accessibility, Healthy Housing
- Wednesday, 8:30 AMWE203 Learn How to Use OpenStudio to Integrate Energy Modeling into All Phases of the Design Processenergy modeling, integrated design, energy efficiency, software, OpenStudio
- Wednesday, 8:30 AMWE204 The AIA Disaster Assistance Program: Certification Training for Building Safety Evaluatorsdisaster assistance, resilience, building safety, public service 
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE300 Moving to an International Practice: Small, Medium, Large—Guidance for All Practices Regardless of Sizeinternational, global, China, Middle East, practice management
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE301 Internal Air Pressures in High-Rise Buildingshigh-rise, ventilation, enclosure, fire and life safety, codes, sustainable design, sustainability, building performance
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE302 Tools and Trends in Web Platforms and Social Media for Residential Architects and Small Project PractitionersCRAN, website development, metrics, social media, analytics
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE303 Equal Voices, Equal Rolesdiversity, inclusion, equity, human resources, office management, practice management 
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE304 IPD in Practice: Transformation ClarifiedIPD, integrated project delivery, practice, case study, collaboration
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE305 Leadership for Affordable, VERY High-Performance Buildingsinnovation, research, sustainability, sustainable design, building performance
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE307 Strategic Planning: Simplicity, Power, and Action for Firm Leadersstrategy, planning, leadership, marketing, practice management
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE308 Prevent the Most Common Accessibility Errors in Multifamily Housing under FHA, ICC, and CBCADA, FHA, multifamily, residential, housing, accessibility
- Wednesday, 1:00 PMWE309 Corporate Architects and Facilities Management Workshop: Leading BIM's Extension into Operations and ManagementBIM, building information modeling, technology, clients, operations, Corporate Architects and Facility Management, project leadership
Public Architects Workshop
- Wednesday, 8:30 AMPA100 General Session: Public Architects as Leadersleadership, collaboration, technology, construction
- Wednesday, 9:45 AMPA200 Ten Common Code Compliance Misunderstandings in Public Buildingscode compliance, design, code terminology, public buildings, public architecture 
- Wednesday, 9:45 AMPA202 Is BIM Really Paradise? Things You Should Know about Managing BIMBIM, building information modeling, cost modeling, quality, scheduling, education facilities, public architecture
- Wednesday, 11:00 AMPA300 Innovative Approaches for Powering Low-Energy Buildingsnet zero, energy, hybrid power, building performance
- Wednesday, 11:00 AMPA301 Integrated Project Delivery: A Catalyst for Collaboration and PlanningIPD, integrated project delivery, design, construction, project management 
- Wednesday, 12:15 PMPA400 Green Code Updates and the City of Dallas, Texascodes, energy efficiency, sustainability, IgCC, green building standards, rating systems
- Wednesday, 1:45 PMPA500 Getting the Most Out of the Value Engineering Processvalue engineering, process definition, preconstruction
- Wednesday, 1:45 PMPA501 Designing for 21st-Century Justice: Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, Denverurban design, detention, justice, community, Denver, public architecture
- Wednesday, 3:15 PMPA600 Denver Justice Center: Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse and Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center Tours with Workshopcourthouse, detention, urban design, sustainability, justice, AAJ, Academy of Architecture for Justice, Denver, public architecture
- Wednesday, 3:30 PMPA601 State Architects Speak: Design Excellence in the State of Utah, Then and Nowstate architecture, Design Excellence, state capitols, lessons learned, public architecture
- Wednesday, 3:30 PMPA602 Process, Impacts, and Leadership of the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) Process at the University of TexasOPR, leadership, owner, planning, public architecture 
Seminars
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH100 Sustaining the Leading Edge from Design to Performance: Colorado's Poudre School District as a U.S. Best Practiceschool design, energy-efficient design, high-performance buildings, sustainability, building performance
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH101 Paving a Path toward Local Disaster Response and Resiliencydisaster resiliency and recovery, emergency management, safety training, postdisaster reconstruction, disaster assistance
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH102 Leadership in Sync: Developing High-Performing Leaders of Design Studiosleadership, sustainability, visionary, engagement, professional development
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH103 Materials Flash Charrette: Next-Generation Environmental Impact and Cost Assessmentlife-cycle costing, life-cycle assessment, LCC, LCA, materials, embodied energy, BIM, building information modeling 
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH105 AIA Small Project Awards: Small Projects, Big Ideasawards, design, small projects, Small Project Practitioners, SPP
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH106 University Research + Architectural Education + Community + Leadership + Practice: Advancing Architectureuniversity research, architecture education, leadership, practice
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH107 (Re)Learning to Lead with BIM and IPDBIM, IPD, collaboration, integrationBIM, building information modeling, IPD, integrated practice delivery, collaboration, integration
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH108 Sustainable and High-Performance Facades: Design Methods, Analysis, and Case Studiesbuilding facades, high-performance design, sustainability, energy efficiency, building performance, building envelope
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH109 Politics and the Profession: NOT a Pretty Picturelaws, politics, practice, leadership, advocacy
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH110 Culture, Religion, and History: Working in the Middle Eastern Regioninternational, cultural differences, design, religion, Middle East, sustainable design
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH111 Compliance under the 2010 ADA for K-12 Schools and Housing for Places of EducationADA, disability, universal design, accessibility, acoustics, schools, education 
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH112 Sympathetic Additions to Historic Buildingshistoric resources, preservation, restoration, renovation
- Thursday, 7:00 AMTH113 Utilizing New Daylight Modeling Technologies to Optimize Building Design and Performancedaylighting, lighting, architecture, modeling, design, building envelope, building performance
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH200 Public Interest Practices in Architecture: 2011 College of Fellows Latrobe Prize Final Research Reportpro bono, social, Latrobe, public-interest, College of Fellows
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH201 Design Drawing: New Hybrid Drawing Techniques for the Design Process That Merge Pencils with Pixels!drawing, visualization, rendering, graphics
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH202 New Developments and Legal Considerations in Digital Practice and Building Information Modelingcontract documents, digital design, BIM, building information modeling
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH203 Teaching Architects to Teach—Or the Craft of Being an Invited Studio Criticstudio critic, architecture education, thinking like an architect, teaching architects to teach 
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH204 Best Practices in Residential Lighting Design and Lighting Controls with Emphasis on LED and Solid-State LightingCRAN, residential, housing, small practice, lighting
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH205 Not So Big Community: A Vision for Our Collective Futurecommunity, neighborhood, housing, walkable, right-sized, sustainable, planning, aging in place, new urbanism
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH206 Sanctus Locus: The Temple Mount in Jerusalem—The Most Sacred Place on Earthreligious architecture, Jerusalem, Temple Mount, preservation, historic resources
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH207 Colorado State Capitol Domehistoric, preservation, technology, stewardship, public architecture, LEED, Denver
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH208 Lead Your Firm Using Scenario Planningscenarios, strategic planning, management, practice management
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH209 Geo BIM: The Power of BIM Geo-spatial and Energy Analysis at the Scale of Urban Design and Eco-DistrictsBIM, building information modeling, geospatial, urban design, planning, eco-districts, National Capital Planning Commission
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH211 Leadership by Conse+nsus: Turning Stakeholders into Vampire Slayersleadership, consensus, process, collaboration
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH213 Knowledge Transfer in the Fast Lane: Adding Value for Your Clients, Your Firm, and Yourselfmentoring, leadership, practice, knowledge, generations
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH214 Permit Streamlining: Architects in a Leadership Rolepermit streamlining, plan check, regulatory environment, economic recovery, advocacy
- Thursday, 2:00 PMTH215 Leading by Designleadership, innovation, engagement, value proposition
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH300 Pro Bono Publico: Small, Mid-Size, and Large Firms Serving Societypro bono, community, strategic, social outreach, public interest 
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH301 AIA 2030 Commitment2030 Commitment, COTE, sustainable design, sustainability, energy, building performance
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH302 Design That MOVES You: A Joint Effort of the AIA Young Architects Forum and Committee on Designactivity, lifestyles, obesity, design, health, design for health, urban design, community, livability, walkability
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH304 Strategies for Growing and Sustaining a Global Practice: Lessons Learned from a 10-Year Journey Working in Chinaglobal, China, international, collaboration 
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH305 Zero Net Energy Buildings: From Policy to PracticeZNE, NZE, zero net energy, net zero energy, sustainability, carbon-neutral
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH306 Retail Design around the World: Challenges and Guidelines for American Architectsretail, design, international, global marketplace
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH307 Leading on Sustainability: Serving Your Client While Avoiding the Green Monster of Liabilitysustainability, risk, contracts, green, practice management
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH308 Corporate Architects and Facility Management Seminar: Being Better Architects by Leading the Communityleadership, mentorship, professional development, community, Corporate Architects and Facility Management
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH309 Reclaim Your Power! Win New Work by Being the Leader You Are Meant to Bewinning work, business development, relationships, leadership, practice management
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH310 Sustainability Education: Best Practices from the Academysustainability, sustainable design, architecture education 
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH311 Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks: Transforming Architecture, Health Care, and a Communityhealth care, adaptive reuse, LEED, sustainability, mixed-use
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH312 Architects as Leaders: Best Practices for Engaging Community after the Joplin Tornadodisaster, Joplin, tornado, design professionals, community
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH313 Connecting Architects, Lawmakers, and the Public: A LEED Platinum Study in Urban Sustainable Designurban design, sustainability, legislation, fundraising, LEED, advocacy, leadership, building performance
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH314 Clinton Global InitiativeClinton Global Initiative, CGI, collaboration, social action, postdisaster, environment
- Thursday, 4:00 PMTH315 Building Leaders Creating True Sustainable Environments: How the ADA and LEED Work TogetherADA, accessibility, sustainability
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH401 Religion, Art and Architecturereligion, art, architecture, collaboration, IFRAA 
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH402 You Don't Have to Trade Design Quality for Design-Builddesign excellence, design-build, partnership, integrated project delivery
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH403 Learning from Passive House Design: The Real-World MetricsCRAN, residential, housing, small practice, metrics, passive, sustainability, sustainable design, energy efficiency, building performance, energy conservation
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH404 IDP Supplemental Experience: Broadening Internship OpportunitiesIDP, intern, internship, supplemental experience, Associate
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH406 Integrated Conceptual Master Planning: Physics, Philosophy, and the Art of the Conceptual Design Processenergy, design, owner, analyze, master planning, conceptual design 
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH407 Designing the Built Environment for Global Healthhealth, community, livability, sustainability
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH408 Award-Winning BIM: Innovation and Excellence in Nine Years of AIA BIM Awardsbuilding information modeling, BIM, integrated project delivery, sustainability, architecture practice, innovation
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH409 Re-Treads, New Threads, and In-Betweens: New Directions in Seniors' Housingseniors, design for aging, senior housing, aging in place 
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH410 Advice from the Experts: Using the Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Deduction as a Tool for Businesstax deduction, energy-efficient, tax incentive, commercial buildings
- Thursday, 6:00 PMTH411 Access Law OverviewADA, accessibility, universal design, barrier free access
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR100 Creating Your Future Workforce: Shaping the Next Generation of Leadersleadership, hiring, retention, succession planning, workforce, firm culture, practice management
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR101 Historic Resource Surveys: Innovative New Applicationshistoric resources, urban living, architectural survey, city planning, Denver
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR102 Master Planning for Net-Zero Energy and Other Intertwined Sustainable Systemssustainable urbanism, green neighborhoods, sustainability, master planning, net zero, passive design
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR103 U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technology Programenergy modeling, integrated design, energy efficiency, software, federal, Department of Energy, OpenStudio
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR104 The Architect, Urban Designer, and Transport Engineer as Civic Leaders: The LA Union Station Master Plan Competitiontransit-oriented development, TOD, master plan, transportation, historic preservation
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR106 LED Lighting: Worth the Risk?lighting culture, LED lighting, lighting aesthetics, energy conservation, sustainability
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR107 Informed Leadership: Using Data to Drive Decisionsmanagement, leadership, planning, analytics, data, NCARB
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR108 Designing for Risk and Reconstruction (DFRR): Preparedness, Mitigation, and Planning for Risk in the 21st Centurydisaster preparedness, mitigation, risk resilience, recovery, full-spectrum design, second responder, New York, New Orleans, urban planning
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR109 Planning for the Future of Architectural Education + Practice: The AIA's Preparations for the NAAB's 2013 ARCeducation, 2013 ARC, future of practice, architecture education, NAAB
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR110 Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project DeliveryLean, methodology, quality, delivery
- Friday, 7:00 AMFR111 Ownership Transition Planning and Mergers and Acquisitions in the Recovery Decademergers and acquisitions, ownership transition, valuation
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR200 2013 AIA Twenty-Five Year AwardTwenty-Five Year Award, design, AIA Honors and Awards, design excellence, Committee on Design
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR201 2013 AIA Architecture Firm Award: A Professional Practice That Leads, Inspires, and Innovates with Purity of PurposeFirm Award, design awards, design excellence, awards
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR202 Making Stapleton Ready for Business: New Plans for Commercial Development at Denver's Former AirportStapleton, master planning, sustainable community, urban design, urban planning, Denver
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR203 Designing Bird-Safe Buildings: How to Prevent Bird-Glass Collisionsbird-safe design, bird-glass collisions, fatal light attraction, Lights Out programs, glass, LEED
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR204 The Architect's Guide to Construction Specificationsdocumentation, specifications, technical performance, construction documents
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR205 Did You Get the Owner's Manual for Your Practice?CRAN, law, legal practice, management, liability, practice management
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR206 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Environmentalistssustainability, Living Building Challenge, regenerative architecture, effective environmentalism, design 
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR207 The Construction Outlook: Implications for Architecture Firmseconomic, outlook, economy, financial
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR208 The ADA and Fair Housing Compliance: Why Does It Go Wrong on Our Projects?ADA, FHA, fair housing, disability, construction documents 
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR209 Sustainability in Retail Architecturesustainability, retail, corporate, bottom line, net zero, carbon neutral 
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR210 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park Master Plan ProcessOlympics, site selection, community, athletic facilities
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR211 How Small Firms Can Team with Other Firms: The Good, the Bad, and the Uglyteaming, collaboration, partnerships, experts
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR212 Our 21st-Century Moon Shot: 3D Modeling and Virtual Simulation of the Building Envelopebuilding envelope, BIM, building information modeling, IPD, integrated project delivery, building performance, climate change, eco-challenge, sustainability
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR213 Leading the Change to Net Zero Energy: Salt Lake City's New Net Zero Public Safety Buildingnet zero energy, sustainablity, ultra low energy building, renewable energy, public policy, leadership, planning, advocacy
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR214 Next-Generation Leadership in Community Design: The Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowshipcommunity design, leadership, emerging professionals, affordable housing, development
- Friday, 2:00 PMFR215 A Case Study in Professional Ethics and Conduct: Understanding the Significance of Standing Tallethics, AIA Code of Ethics, LeMessurier, Citicorp Center, decision making 
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR300 Interior Excellence: Leading by Design—The 2013 AIA Interior Architecture Honor Awardsinterior architecture, emerging design, Honor Awards
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR301 2013 AIA Institute Honor Awards for Architecture: Defining the Qualities of Excellence in Designdesign, excellence, process, communication, awards, Honor Awards
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR303 Using AIA Tools to Manage Legal Issues on Sustainable Projectssustainable projects, sustainability, design-bid-build, construction management, project delivery, contract documents
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR304 Makers of the Environment 2030: Leaders of the New Realitybig BIM, building information modeling, future, environment, profession
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR306 Re-Imagining the United Nations in a Sustainable World: Finn Juhl's Trusteeship ChamberUnited Nations, sustainability, historic preservation, interior architecture
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR307 Emerging Practices: Lessons on Starting a Design Firmdesign, practice, firm management, business planning, practice management, YAF, Young Architects Forum, start-up
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR308 Leadership Beyond Architectureleadership, community leadership, civic leadership, architect leaders, citizen-architect, advocacy
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR309 Living Your Life as a Citizen Architect: How to See Your Value beyond Architectureleadership, citizen architect, training, case study, advocacy, professional development
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR310 Cradle to Cradle: Communities, Buildings, and Materialssustainable design, sustainability, cradle to cradle 
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR311 Air Barriers Are Now Code: How to Meet the Requirementsair barriers, airtightness, IECC, ASHRAE, LEED 
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR312 The Reality of Net Zero: A Postoccupancy Review of the NREL Research Support FacilityNet zero, NZE, Net-zero energy design operation, energy modeling, building performance, sustainability
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR313 You Will Learn Something: New Professional Development Strategies for Young Architectslearning, professional development, young architects, technology
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR314 The AIA Practice Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Processenergy modeling, sustainability tools, building performance
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR315 Learning from France: Sustainable Stewardship Best Practicespreservation, France, fellowship, historic, Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship, sustainability, international
- Friday, 4:00 PMFR316 NPR’s Cities Project: Exploring Urban Life in the 21st CenturyNPR, Cities Project, Smart City, Technology
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR400 Balancing Water Resources: Navigating International Challenges in Water Security, Conservation, and Protectionwater, water conservation, infrastructure, rainwater, State Department, embassies, international 
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR401 Leading the Charge for New Business: Five Essential Steps to Business Developmentmarketing, business development, relationships, leadership
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR402 Intrinsic Sustainability: Bioclimatic Design, Performance, and Innovationbioclimatic design, teamwork processes, high-performance, analysis, sustainability, sustainable design, building performance, net zero energy 
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR403 Architects in Transportation: Lost among Engineers or Effective for Better Communities?transportation, integrated design, community, urban design
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR404 The 2012 IgCC in PracticeIgCC, adoption, practice, adoption, building codes, International Green Construction Code
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR405 Maximizing BIM: How to Successfully Execute a Fully Integrated BIM ProjectBIM, building information modeling, coordination, Revit, innovation
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR407 Architecture for Humanity and Public Architecture: Leaders in the Social Impact Design Movementsocial impact, design, pro bono, humanitarian design, community design, participatory design
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR408 The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Future of Educationresearch, schools, innovation, leadership, school design, educational facility 
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR409 Architects: Regaining the Master Builder Role in the Modern Collaborative Construction Environmentarchitects, construction, collaboration, leadership, design-build, architect-led design-build, master builder, project delivery, IPD 
- Friday, 6:00 PMFR410 Accessible Theaters and AuditoriumsADA, accessibility, universal design, barrier free access
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA100 AIA Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievementhonors, awards, connections, collaboration, achievement, Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA101 Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a LEED Platinum HomeCRAN, post-occupancy, energy, residential, sustainability, LEED
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA102 Invest Now! (AIA Cincinnati VISION Leadership Program)leadership, Fellow, young, vision, emerging professionals, professional development, mentorship
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA103 Diplomatic Access: Barrier-Free Accessibility in an International Settingaccessibility, barrier-free accessibility, diplomatic facilities, universal design, international, ADA, federal, State Department  
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA104 Just Go with It: Development Programming for Architects in a BIM / IWMS Worldprogramming, facility life cycle, BIM, building information modeling, CAFM, Corporate Architects and Facility Management, IWMS, integrated workplace management system, Problem Seeking, facility management
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA105 Design for Aging Review 11: Award-Winning Projectsdesign, housing, aging, Design for Aging, trends, innovation, senior housing, postoccupancy evaluation
- Saturday, 7:00 AMSA107 ReFAB PreFAB: The Practice and Science of Prefabrication at the Cutting Edgeprefabrication, residential, sustainability, advanced design
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA200 Topaz Medallion SymposiumTopaz Medallion, architecture education, future of education, academy
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA201 2013 Honorary Fellows Forum: Design Leaders from Around the WorldAIA Fellow, design, culture, leadership, international
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA202 2013 COTE Top Ten Eco-Buildings and Communitiesdesign, sustainability, ecology, climate, integrated design, green, health, environment, COTE, energy, water
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA203 A Forum of Two AIA College of Fellows Recognized for Design and Two 2013 AIA Young Architects Award Recipientsdesign, sustainability, excellence, AIA Young Architects Award, AIA Fellow
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA204 Expanding the Architect's Influence as Civic Leader: Best Practicescommunity, leadership, engagement, sustainability, sustainable design, SDAT, Sustainable Design Assessment Team, advocacy, AIA Colorado South, charrette, livability, Livable Community
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA205 Design Is a Verb: Architects, Design Thinking, and Project-Based Learning with 21st-Century Teensdesign thinking, teens, mentorship, digital learning, education, ACE Mentor Program, high school, DiscoverDesign.org
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA206 Understanding the General Conditions of a Construction Contractcontract documents, general conditions
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA207 Fantasy Meets Science: Disney Navigates the Maze of BIM, IPD, KPI, ROI, and VDC with VDC Scorecardintegrated project delivery, IPD, return on investment, ROI, metrics, BIM, building information modeling, VDC, virtual design and construction, collaboration, life-cycle optimization, KPI, key performance indicators
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA208 Habitat Design Competition: A Case Study in Design, Sustainability, and AffordabilityConvention Legacy Project, affordable housing, design competition, design leadership, sustainability, sustainable design 
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA209 Leading a Practice: Making the Transition to Running Your Own Firmstartups, entrepreneurs, legal ethics, practice management
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA210 When Do We Shake Hands? Leading Architecture with Effective Building Analytical Modelinghigh-performance design, building performance, building analytical modeling, integrated project delivery, effective design teaming
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA211 Facts on the Ground: Testing the Performance of Fort Carson's Green Buildingsgreen building, sustainable design, sustainability, military construction, buildings research, building performance, LEED
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA212 Project Haiti: Bringing LEED Platinum Design to the Developing Worldsustainability, public-interest, resilience, collaboration, pro bono
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA213 Process, Impacts, and Leadership of the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) Process at the University of TexasOPR, leadership, owner, planning, public architecture 
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA214 Experiential Architecture: Beyond the Boxexperiential, neuroscience, retail, entertainment
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA215 Sticks and Carrots: The AIA Code of Ethics as a Leadership Toolethics, profession, leadership, context, AIA Code of Ethics
- Saturday, 8:30 AMSA216 Do You Know Your Emerging Professionals?mentor, emerging, professional, generational
Show Floor Education
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEL101 Sustainable Lighting: The Integrated LED Solutionlighting, sustainability, LED
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEL204a Understanding Publications for Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)materials, sustainability, LEED, products
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEL301a NFPA 285 Exterior Wall Fire Testing, Design, and ComplianceNFPA 285, fire testing, air barriers, water-resistive barriers
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEX101 Innovative Design: The Expanding Use of Wood in Constructionwood, sustainability, innovation, hybrid, construction
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEX102 Components of a LEED Strategy in Division 8: Glass & GlazingLEED, curtain wall, sun shade, shading, BIVP, building integrated photovoltaic, energy performance, building performance, renewable energy, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, daylight, thermal, USGBC
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEX103 The Renaissance of the Steel Windowwindows, doors, modern, historic, steel
- Thursday, 10:30 AMEX104 Energy-Efficient Windowsenergy-efficient windows, windows, affordability, windows thermal performance
- Thursday, 10:45 AMEE142a The Willow School: An Environmental Ethic in Design, Construction, and Curriculumsustainable design, natural stone, educational facilities, life cycle
- Thursday, 10:45 AMEE162a Fluid-Applied Air, Vapor, and Water-Resistive Barriers building envelope, air barrier, water-resistive barrier
- Thursday, 10:45 AMEE171a Security vs Aesthetics: How Wireless Access Control Can Help You Meet Your Design Intentionswireless access, wi-q security, access control
- Thursday, 11:15 AMEE181a The Role of Windows in Getting to Net Zerowindows, doors, sustainability, design, detailing, installation, specifications, net zero
- Thursday, 11:15 AMEE190a Restoring the Historical Roof: Copper and Zinc Applicationsrestoration, roofing, ornaments, historic
- Thursday, 11:15 AMEE200a Air Movement for Energy-Efficient Comfort in Conditioned Spacesefficiency, sustainability, comfort, IEQ, thermal, air conditioning, net zero
- Thursday, 11:45 AMEE140a Kroon Hall: A Case Study in Sustainable Stone Design
- Thursday, 11:45 AMEE170a Behavioral Healthcare Form vs Functionbehavioral health care, conical levers, patient safety
- Thursday, 11:45 AMEE180a Fenestration Design for High-Rise Multifamily Constructionwindows, doors, sustainability, design, detailing, installation, specifications, fenestration, multifamily, high-rise
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEL102 Reducing LED Luminaire Costs: How the Correct Specification Can Reduce your Cost.lighting, LED, design, economics, intelligent lighting
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEL203a The Future of Building Materials and Their Impact on How We Buildhealth care, indoor air quality, acoustics, sustainable design, sustainability, materials, envelope, moisture, energy, IEQ, IAQ
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEL302a Durability Design Analysis for Building Envelopes energy modeling, hygrothermal peformance, durability analysis, high-performance design, building performance, indoor air quality, IAQ
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEX111 Metal Roofing: The Perfect Platform for Solar Technologiessolar, sustainability, metal, roofing, photovoltaic, PV , roof, materials
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEX112 How to Select the Right Sports Floorwood, wood sports floors, sports, gymnasium flooring, athletic flooring, hardwood flooring
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEX113 Design Considerations for Breathable Air Barrier Coatings for the Building Envelopemoisture transport, mechanism of vapor diffusion, air leakage, building envelope
- Thursday, 12:30 PMEX114 Strong and Smooth: Using Smooth-Finish Concrete Columns in Building Designconcrete, column, seam-free, smooth-finish
- Thursday, 12:45 PMEE171b Security vs Aesthetics: How Wireless Access Control Can Help You Meet Your Design Intentionswireless access, Wi-Q security, access control
- Thursday, 1:00 PMEX100a Mastering SketchUp: The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture and Building DesignSketchUp, 3D modeling
- Thursday, 1:15 PMEE160a Caulks and Sealantsjoint, sealant, caulk, adhesion
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEL103 Designing Buildings for Daylight Harvestinglighting, controls, daylighting, energy
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEL205 Commercial Building Science: Comfortable Environments through Sustainable Designsustainability, acoustics, LEED, building science, thermal, comfort, IAQ, indoor air quality
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEL303a Transparency: The Role of the Environmental Product Declaration sustainability, ecolabels, products, specifications
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEX120 Understanding NFPA 285: Assembly Test of Exterior Walls with Combustible Componentsmaterials, fire, ratings, code, NFPA 285, wall assembly tests, exterior noncombustible walls with combustible components, International Building Code (IBC), ASHRAE 90.1 energy code requirements, building envelope components
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEX121 Healthy Daylight, Healthy Darknesshealth, daylight, lighting, circadian
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEX123 A Study in Collaborative BIM: Open BIM Workflows and the Sharing of Project Information Among StakeholdersBIM, building information modeling, IFC, interoperability, workflows, collaboration
- Thursday, 2:00 PMEX304 Creating Your EcosystemArchiCAD, building information modeling, BIM, interoperability, IFC, project management
- Thursday, 2:15 PMEE170b Behavioral Healthcare Form vs Functionbehavioral health care, conical levers, patient safety
- Thursday, 2:15 PMEE190b Restoring the Historical Roof: Copper and Zinc Applicationsrestoration, roofing, ornaments, historic
- Thursday, 2:45 PMEE161a Closed-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Basicsclosed-cell polyurethane foam, air barrier, commercial
- Friday, 10:30 AMEL110 New Visions for OLED LightingOLED, lighting, sustainability
- Friday, 10:30 AMEL202 Sustainable Surface Materials: The Value of Engineered Stonesustainability, engineered stone, stone, design, recycling, countertops, surface, materials
- Friday, 10:30 AMEL303b Transparency: The Role of the Environmental Product Declaration sustainability, ecolabels, products, specifications
- Friday, 10:30 AMEX201 Environmentally Responsible Message in the Envelopecool roof, envelope, commercial, roofing
- Friday, 10:30 AMEX202 Continuous Insulation and Beyondwall assemblies, panels, materials, CI, continuous insulation, polyisocyanurate, NFPA 285, building envelope, wall assembly
- Friday, 10:30 AMEX204 Window Replacement Solutions for Commercial Buildingshistoric significance, standards and guidelines, energy efficiency, design and detailing, windows, rehabilitation, renovation, preservation, materials
- Friday, 10:30 AMEX223 Design Considerations for the Bariatric Patientbariatric, obesity, body mass index, health care
- Friday, 10:45 AMEE101b The AIA's New Program Manager/Design Manager Contract Documentscontracts, documents, program manager, design manager
- Friday, 10:45 AMEE130b Transitioning from CAD to BIMCAD, BIM, building information modeling, small firms
- Friday, 10:45 AMEE142b The Willow School: An Environment Ethic in Design, Construction, and Curriculumsustainable design, natural stone, educational facilities, life cycle
- Friday, 10:45 AMEE162b Fluid-Applied Air, Vapor, and Water-Resistive Barriers building envelope, air barrier, water-resistive barrier
- Friday, 10:45 AMEE170c Behavioral Healthcare Form vs Functionbehavioral health care, conical levers, patient safety
- Friday, 11:15 AMEE200b Air Movement for Energy-Efficient Comfort in Conditioned Spacesefficiency, sustainability, comfort, IEQ, thermal, air conditioning, net zero
- Friday, 11:45 AMEE102b Revised AIA Sustainability Guidesustainable design, contracts, guide, Sustainable projects, documents
- Friday, 11:45 AMEE140b Kroon Hall: A Case Study in Sustainable Stone Design
- Friday, 12:30 PMEL111 The Visually Optimized, Empowered Patient Room: Approaches to Transforming the Lighting Environment for Health-Care FacilitiesEnvironmentlighting, controls, health care, patient rooms, hospital, LED lighting, patient outcomes
- Friday, 12:30 PMEL206 The Science of Specifying Moisture and Mold Control in Framed Wall Assembliesmoisture, mold, wall assembly, building envelope, building science, sustainability
- Friday, 12:30 PMEL302b Durability Design Analysis for Building Envelopes energy modeling, hygrothermal peformance, durability analysis, high-performance design, building performance, indoor air quality, IAQ
- Friday, 12:30 PMEX210 High-Performance Precast Envelope Systemsprecast concrete, aesthetics, high-performance, thermal mass, building performance, building envelope
- Friday, 12:30 PMEX211 Essential Tax Incentives Often Overlooked by Architecture Firmstax incentives, tax credits, 179D, energy-efficient building
- Friday, 12:30 PMEX212 T5 Fluoresustainabilitylamp, lighting, lighting design, sustainable energy
- Friday, 12:30 PMEX213 Take the Hard Out of Hardwaresecurity, door hardware, hardware specifications, opening solutions, codes
- Friday, 12:45 PMEE120b Liquid Resin Waterproofing Membrane Application-Hands On Demonstrationcold-fluid-applied application, waterproofing, roof, resin
- Friday, 12:45 PMEE171c Security vs Aesthetics: How Wireless Access Control Can Help You Meet Your Design Intentionswireless access, Wi-Q security, access control
- Friday, 12:45 PMEE181b The Role of Windows in Getting to Net Zerowindows, doors, sustainability, design, detailing, installation, specifications, net zero
- Friday, 12:45 PMEE190c Restoring the Historical Roof: Copper and Zinc Applications restoration, roofing, ornaments, historic
- Friday, 1:00 PMEX100b Mastering SketchUp: The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture and Building DesignSketchUp, 3D modeling
- Friday, 1:15 PMEE100b The AIA's New Digital Practice Contract Documentsdigital contract documents, legal, BIM documents
- Friday, 1:15 PMEE130c Transitioning from CAD to BIMCAD, BIM, building information modeling, small firms
- Friday, 1:15 PMEE160b Caulks and Sealantsjoint, sealant, caulk, adhesion
- Friday, 1:15 PMEE180b Fenestration Design for High-Rise Multifamily Constructionwindows, doors, sustainability, design, detailing, installation, specifications, fenestration, multifamily, high-rise
- Friday, 2:00 PMEL112 Custom Decorative Lighting: Guidance for Specifierslighting, custom, decorative, design
- Friday, 2:00 PMEL201 Ceilings in the Health-Care Segmenthealthcare, ceilings, acoustics
- Friday, 2:00 PMEL301b NFPA 285 Exterior Wall Fire Testing, Design, and ComplianceNFPA 285, fire testing, air barriers, water-resistive barriers
- Friday, 2:00 PMEX220 Elevators, Sustainability, and LEEDelevators, sustainability, LEED, building performance
- Friday, 2:00 PMEX221 Modern Trends in Design and Constructionlegal, contract, sustainable documents, digital documents, BIM, building information modeling
- Friday, 2:00 PMEX222 Opening Glass Wall Solutions for Large Openingsfolding doors, storefronts, daylighting, wall systems, glass, glass walls
- Friday, 2:00 PMEX224 EPS: High-Performance Building Insulationinsulation below grade, compressive strength, moisture, EPS, expanded polystyrene
- Friday, 2:15 PMEE170d Behavioral Healthcare Form vs Functionbehavioral health care, conical levers, patient safety
- Friday, 2:45 PMEE161b Closed-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Basicsclosed-cell polyurethane foam, air barrier, commercial
- Saturday, 10:15 AMEX100c Mastering SketchUp: The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture and Building DesignSketchUp, 3D modeling
- Saturday, 10:30 AMEL204b Understanding Publications for Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)materials, sustainability, LEED, products
- Saturday, 10:30 AMEL301c NFPA 285 Exterior Wall Fire Testing, Design, and ComplianceNFPA 285, fire testing, air barriers, water-resistive barriers
- Saturday, 10:30 AMEX301 Code Considerations in Fire-Rated Glassfire, glass, safety, IBC
- Saturday, 10:30 AMEX303 Net Zero Strategies for Existing Buildingsnet-zero, sustainability, power efficiency, electricity
- Saturday, 10:30 AMEX305 Cold Liquid Applied Roofing and Waterproofingwaterproofing, roof, green roof, plazas, resin, sustainability
- Saturday, 10:30 AMEX306 Designing Architecturally Correct Doors with Green Building Materials and Authentic Construction Techniquesdoors, sustainability, LEED, green, materials
- Saturday, 10:45 AMEE102c Revised AIA Sustainability Guidesustainable design, contracts, guide, Sustainable projects, documents
- Saturday, 10:45 AMEE142c The Willow School: An Environment Ethic in Design, Construction, and Curriculumsustainable design, natural stone, educational facilities, life cycle
- Saturday, 10:45 AMEE171d Security vs Aesthetics: How Wireless Access Control Can Help You Meet Your Design Intentionswireless access, Wi-Q security, access control
- Saturday, 11:15 AMEE141c Natural Stone from Trentino: Case Study-Requalification of the Main Piazza in Rosa', Italynatural stone, urban design, porphyry, stone design
- Saturday, 11:15 AMEE181c The Role of Windows in Getting to Net Zerowindows, doors, sustainability, design, detailing, installation, specifications, net zero
- Saturday, 11:15 AMEE200c Air Movement for Energy-Efficient Comfort in Conditioned Spacesefficiency, sustainability, comfort, IEQ, thermal, air conditioning, net zero
- Saturday, 11:45 AMEE101c The AIA's New Program Manager/Design Manager Contract Documentscontracts, documents, program manager, design manager
- Saturday, 11:45 AMEE120c Liquid Resin Waterproofing Membrane Application-Hands On Demonstrationcold-fluid-applied application, waterproofing, roof, resin
- Saturday, 11:45 AMEE140c Kroon Hall: A Case Study in Sustainable Stone Design
- Saturday, 11:45 AMEE170e Behavioral Healthcare Form vs Functionbehavioral health care, conical levers, patient safety
- Saturday, 11:45 AMEE180c Fenestration Design for High-Rise Multifamily Constructionwindows, doors, sustainability, design, detailing, installation, specifications, fenestration, multifamily, high-rise
- Saturday, 12:30 PMEL203b The Future of Building Materials and Their Impact on How We Buildhealth care, indoor air quality, acoustics, sustainable design, sustainability, materials, envelope, moisture, energy, IEQ, IAQ
- Saturday, 12:30 PMEL302c Durability Design Analysis for Building Envelopes energy modeling, hygrothermal peformance, durability analysis, high-performance design, building performance, indoor air quality, IAQ
- Saturday, 12:30 PMEX310 AIA Contract Documents for Small Firms or Residential and Small Project Practitionerssmall firms, contract, residential, software, contract documents, small project practitioners
- Saturday, 12:30 PMEX311 Elevator Technology: Where its Been. Where its Going.elevator, energy savings, machine-room less, hydraulic
- Saturday, 12:30 PMEX313 Air Movement for Energy-Efficient Comfort in Conditioned Spacesefficiency, sustainability, comfort, IEQ, thermal, air conditioning, net zero
- Saturday, 12:45 PMEE100c The AIA's New Digital Practice Contract Documentsdigital contract documents, legal, BIM documents
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