AIA+2030 Professional Series 2013

AIA Seattle, the Seattle Chapter of American Institute of Architects, with partners BetterBricks, the City of Seattle, and Architecture 2030 present AIA+2030 Professional Series: Prepare for the New Energy Future.

The AIA+2030 Professional Series helps design professionals create buildings that meet the ambitious energy efficiency goals of the 2030 Challenge. Ten four-hour sessions offer strategies to reach 60% reduction in fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions, giving design professionals the knowledge and leverage to create next-generation, super-efficient buildings—and provide firms with the skills that will set them apart in the marketplace.

Sessions assume participants have an intermediate understanding of the suite of energy efficiency strategies and technologies available to a design professional. Session information is cumulative and aims to provide an overall understanding of specific design strategies and how they can be integrated to provide optimal results. Regional and National case studies will illustrate concepts and lessons learned. Experts from both academia and active practice will lead the sessions. Participants will be provided tools to take back to their firms to help share and implement the knowledge and skills gained.

In order to maximize group learning and information transfer, session attendance will be limited to 60 seats.

	Date	Session

	Feb 8	Session 1: The 2030 Challenge: setting + achieving energy goals with integrated design
	Mar 8	Session 2: Getting to 60: the power of targets + load reduction
	Apr 12	Session 3: Accentuate the positive: climate responsive design
	May 10	Session 4: Skins: the importance of the thermal envelope
	Jun 14	Session 5: Passively-Aggressive: employing passive systems for load reduction
	Jul 12	Session 6: Illuminating savings: daylighting and integrated lighting strategies
	Aug 9	Session 7: Right-sized: equipment and controls for super-efficient building system
	Sep 13	Session 8: Site power: renewable energy opportunities
	Oct 11	Session 9: The hand-off + staying in shape: operations, maintenance + education
	Nov 8	Session 10: Putting it all together: achieving 2030 goals on the project and at the office

MODERATOR

Robert B. Peña
University of Washington
Rob Peña is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington where he teaches architectural design and environmental control systems courses with an emphasis on ecological design and high-performance buildings. Rob is the former director of Ecological Design Consulting for Van der Ryn Architects and the Ecological Design Institute in Sausalito, California.

As a building performance consultant with the UW Integrated Design Lab, Rob works regionally with design teams on the development of high performance and net-zero energy buildings. He is working to establish Architecture 2030 energy standards on the campus of the University of Washington and in the City of Seattle.

Sponsored by:

The AIA Seattle Sustainable Design Symbol indicates education opportunities that provide the tools and skills necessary to create high-performance buildings.

American Institute of Architects Seattle

AIA+2030 Professional Series 2013