Continuing Education – Distilled, Practical & Advanced Knowledge
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series (Qualifies for ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal)
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Understanding the 2023 Embodied Carbon Amendments
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment for Code Compliance
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Implications of Material Procurement for Design Professionals
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Building Reuse for Decarbonization and Compliance
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
ZNCD: New Releases! (Qualifies for ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal)
ZNCD: Overview Courses (Qualifies for ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal)
Carbon Accounting Part 1: Terminology and Metrics
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
Free New Tools for Planning Low-Carbon Buildings
AIA/CES (HSW), 2 LUs
Carbon Accounting Part 2: Measurements and Tools
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
Material Selection: Embodied Carbon + Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment
AIA/CES (HSW), 2 LUs
Understanding Carbon Analysis for Existing Building Renovation
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
ZNCD: Design Culture, Excellence and Resiliency (Qualifies for ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal)
ZNCD: Case Studies (Qualifies for ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal)
Designing for ZNCD | Case Studies of All-Electric Affordable Housing Projects
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs
Reuse and Transform
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs
Designing for Zero Carbon - Three Case Studies of All-Electric Buildings
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs
Case Study of All-Electric Buildings – UCI Medical Campus
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs
Induction Cooking: The All-Electric Kitchen of Today and ZNCD for Food Service
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.25 LUs
Case Study: California Air Resources Board Headquarters Building
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.5 LUs
Climate Action Standard for ZNCD All-Electric ADUs and Residential Projects
AIA/CES (HSW), 1.75 LUs
Climate Action
Related AIA California - Climate Action and ZNCD Resources
DISCOUNTED Course Bundles
- Course Bundle Overview
- Accessibility 2025 (AIA California)
- AIA Seattle 2024 Housing Forum
- AIA Los Angeles & AIA|LA COTE 2024 1.5 Degrees Symposium
- AIA California CALGreen Embodied Carbon
- Accessibility 2023 (AIA California)
- AIA Seattle 2023 Housing Summit
- AIA Seattle 2024 Climate Summit
- AIA Seattle 2023 Climate Summit
- AIA Seattle 2022 Housing Forum - Transforming Residential Practice
- AIA Seattle 2019 Housing Forum - Density Done Right
- AIA Seattle 2018 Housing Forum - Housing Innovations
- MDC 2022 Keynotes (AIA California)
- MDC 2019 Keynotes (AIA California)
- MDC 2017 Keynotes (AIA California)
- MDC 2017 Emerging Talent (AIA California)
- MDC 2015 Keynotes (AIA California)
- MDC 2013 Keynotes (AIA California)
- MDC 2011 Keynotes (AIA California)
- Accessibility 2017 (AIA California)
- Accessibility 2019 (AIA California)
- Accessibility 2021 (AIA California)
- AIA Seattle 2022 Equity & Advocacy in Rapid Decarbonization
- AIA Seattle 2021 Just Transitions - Upstream and Downstream Impacts of Decarbonization
- AIA Los Angeles & AIA|LA COTE 2020 Two Degrees Symposium
- Active Design (AIA New York)
- Sustainable Design (USGBC-NCC)
- Sustainability Practices (AIA New York, AIACC)
- Financial Management for Design Professionals
- Leadership Effectiveness (AIA Dallas)
- Practice Mgmt. (for small and mid-size firms)
- Project Delivery Methods (AIA California)
- Specifications & CA Phase Best Practices
- Risk Management
- Growing a Small Firm (AIA San Francisco)
DISCOUNTED Group Pricing
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- AIA New York
- AIA San Francisco
- AIA Seattle
- USGBC-Northern California Chapter
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- Step 2Select a course and follow instructions for course registration, registration and course viewing. Courses are available for 90 days following registration.
- Step 3Take the CE Quiz after viewing the entire course. After you have successfully passed the quiz, a Certificate of completion will be automatically downloaded to your computer for you to save. If you are an AIA member, your AIA CES Learning Units will automatically be submitted.
Continuing Education FAQs
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Understanding the 2023 Embodied Carbon Amendments
In this webinar, the first in a 4-part CALGreen Embodied Carbon joint educational program between the SEAOC Sustainable Design Committee and AIA California, experts from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) focus on the compliance pathways and requirements essential for industry professionals.
The presenters offer a detailed overview of the regulations related to embodied carbon and insights into the future development of California’s state code. The webinar also includes a segment on resources available to assist professionals in adapting to these changes.
Presenter:
Luke Lombardi, PE | Buro Happold; Amie Lewis | New Buildings Institute;
Arnish Tilak, Manager | Carbon-Free Buildings Program, RMI
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment for Code Compliance
In this webinar, the second in a 4-part CALGreen Embodied Carbon joint educational program between the SEAOC Sustainable Design Committee and AIA California, industry experts focus on implementation of the Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) compliance pathway and cover basic practices, available tools and resources, and practical considerations for practitioners and provide practical case study examples.
Topics range from an introduction to the fundamentals of WBLCA, essential practices in material quantity takeoffs and application of environmental product declarations, compliance tools and resources, setting an effective baseline, and the landscape of common reduction strategies.
Presenter:
Luke Lombardi, PE | Buro Happold; Amie Lewis | New Buildings Institute;
Arnish Tilak, Manager | Carbon-Free Buildings Program, RMI
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Implications of Material Procurement for Design Professionals
In this webinar, the third in a 4-part CALGreen Embodied Carbon joint educational program between the SEAOC Sustainable Design Committee and AIA California, in industry experts from AIA California and SEAOC focus on implementation of the prescriptive pathway. They are joined by contractors and manufacturers responsible for meeting the prescriptive performance requirements by material. Discussion topics include collaboration between design and construction teams, supply chain engagement, specifications, and practical examples.
Presenter:
Moderated by Luke Lombardi, PE | Buro Happold; (1.25 hours of HSW)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
CALGreen Embodied Carbon Series: Building Reuse for Decarbonization and Compliance
In this webinar, the final in a 4-part CALGreen Embodied Carbon joint educational program between the SEAOC Sustainable Design Committee and AIA California, industry experts focus on the benefits of existing building reuse and how it contributes to operational and embodied carbon emissions reductions. Presenters also review the requirements of CALGreen embodied carbon mandatory code compliance through the existing building reuse pathway.
Presenter:
Moderated by Luke Lombardi, PE | Buro Happold and Avideh Haghighi, AIA, LFA | ZGF (1.25 hours of HSW)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Using Microgrids for Resilience
As natural disasters threaten large areas of the State, incorporating microgrids can promote resilience and are becoming an increasingly attractive option for communities, businesses and residents. This course illustrates how microgrids can make a positive environmental impact while providing financial incentives for exiting the traditional utility grid.
Presenter:
Alex Kaffka | Verdera and Sean Armstrong | Redwood Energy (This course is accredited by AIA for 1.75 hours of HSW -- Health, Safety and Welfare)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Standard of Care: A Decade of Passive House Projects in California
Passive House BB, led by Bronwyn Barry, CPHD, RA, has been designing, building and monitoring Passive House projects across California for more than a decade. This presentation provides a high-level review of that journey, starting with Passive House basics and then looking at how this standard has been integrated into the processes and practices of this firm. A selection of single- and multi- family projects located across California is used to illustrate specific targets, metrics and details, including early forays into embodied carbon analysis.
Presenter:
Moderated by Jennifer Kretschmer, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate | J. Kretschmer, Architecture and Art
Presented by Bronwyn Barry, RA CHPD | Passive House BB (This course is accredited by AIA for 1.75 hours of HSW -- Health, Safety and Welfare)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Understanding and Reducing Energy Use and Carbon Emissions in Museums
Museums and other cultural institutions have unique building use patterns and characteristics, which can present energy challenges not often encountered in other public buildings. Limited research on the sector’s energy use patterns and greenhouse gas emissions makes energy benchmarking difficult.
Presenter:
Mischa Egolf | New Bldgs. Inst.;
Sarah Sutton | Environ. & Culture; Shani Krevsky, AIA, LEED AP BD+C IFMA SFP ; Henry Art | Clark Art Inst.; Kate Scurlock, AIA | GWWO; Judith Holt and Anne Scott-Putney | Heritage Museums & Gardens
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Carbon Accounting Part 1: Terminology and Metrics
This course, the first in a two-part series in partnership with the Carbon Leadership Forum, guides viewers through core concepts of carbon analysis and defines commonly used and often misunderstood terms such as embodied carbon, whole-life carbon, and zero carbon. Course takers will develop a foundational understanding of the built environment’s contribution to global climate change, increase their carbon literacy, and be better positioned to embody carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated over the full life cycle of a building.
Presenter:
Avideh Haghighi AIA, LFA, LEED GA, ZGF Architects; Brad Benke, AIA | Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum; Jack Rusk, LEED AP | Climate Strategist, EHDD
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Free New Tools for Planning Low-Carbon Buildings
New tools allow for actionable carbon reduction strategies and goals to be set at the beginning of a project when data is scarce but the potential for carbon emissions reduction is high. This session reviews how architects can use these tools during pre-design to chart a course to decarbonization, present the most impactful low-carbon design strategies to clients, and carry these strategies through the project life cycle. Presenters demonstrate the open access Early Phase Integrated Carbon (EPIC) assessment to model buildings and discuss the results. The session also reviews methods and assumptions for early-phase carbon modeling to understand the model results in greater detail while illustrating the finer points of planning low-carbon buildings.
Presenter:
Hafsa Burt, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | HB+A Architects; Presenter Jack Rusk, LEED AP | Climate Strategist, EHDD
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 2 hours |
Carbon Accounting Part 2: Measurements and Tools
In this second session of this two-part series, the presenters set the groundwork for a rapidly growing ecosystem of tools and strategies available for designers to measure the greenhouse gas emissions of their projects. This session focuses on methods and processes for assessing the whole building life cycle of buildings. Course takers will learn the core concepts of conducting whole building life cycle assessment and build an awareness of the different tools, data, and resources that can be used throughout the design process.
Presenter:
Avideh Haghighi AIA, LFA, LEED GA, ZGF Architects; Kanika Sharma, LEED AP BD+C, Well APm ENV SP, LBC Ambassador, Fitwell Ambassador, Integral Group; Brad Benke, Carbon Leadershp Forum | University of Washington Carbon Leadership
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Material Selection: Embodied Carbon + Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment
This course focuses on how embodied carbon impacts our environment, the urgency or reducing carbon emissions associated with buildings, how to assess the amount of embodied carbon early in the design process, and strategies for reducing carbon emissions. Moderator Frank Bostrom, AIA, is joined by Laura Karnath, AIA, and Dirk Kestner, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, ENV SP, both from Walter P Moore.
The course is divided into four parts:
• Embodied Carbon as a Performance Metric
• Embodied Carbon and Structure: Whole Building LCA
• Embodied Carbon and Enclosure: System LCA and Optioneering
• Resources
Presenter:
Moderated by Frank Bostrom, AIA
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 2 hours |
Understanding Carbon Analysis for Existing Building Renovation
Simone Barth, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C of Mithun moderates panelists from Syska Hennessy, Omgivnign and Skanska as they share zero carbon strategies that reduce embodied and operational carbon through reusing and renovating existing buildings. Viewers will gain an appreciation for the carbon advantages of adaptive reuse and learn how to employ research tools and steps for tracking data to analyze a building’s energy efficiencies and deficiencies.
Justin DiPalo, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, of Syska Hennessy, Sergio Cuculiza of Omgivning, and Mark Chen and Tolga Tutar, LEED AP, of Skanska present a series of case studies highlighting how Adaptive Reuse is an effective strategy for optimizing the operational and commercial performance of built assets.
Presenter:
Moderated by Simone Barth, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Re-Designing Design Excellence
Bill Leddy, FAIA, principal of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and AIA California’s Vice President of Climate Action, moderates presentations with three other award-winning architects who have integrated decarbonization and social equity within their nationally known practices for decades present.
Angela Brooks of Brooks+Scarpa discusses the triple thread of design, density and decarbonization. Julie Eizenberg of Koning Eizenberg Architects illustrates the benefits of creative adaptive reuse for harvesting the embodied carbon of existing buildings. Christiana Moss of Studio MA illustrates strategies for achieving zero net carbon at various building scales. A lively panel discussion then tackles why design professionals must re-define our concepts of “design excellence” in the Zero Carbon Age to enrich the quality of life within urban and suburban settings.
Presenter:
William Leddy, FAIA | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects; Angela Brooks, FAIA, ENV SP, LEED AP BD+C | Brooks + Scarpa; Julie Eizenberg, FAIA, FRAIA | KoningEizenberg Architecture; Christiana Moss, FAIA | Studio Ma
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Introduction to Zero Net Carbon Design: Transforming Design Culture
Given the acceleration of climate change and its effects experienced by California communities today and in the decades to come, architects are increasingly responsible for designing buildings that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining literacy in low carbon design. This course provides an overview of Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) design and how to incorporate best practices to reach aggressive sustainability goals in our built environment. This course also explores examples of how high-performance design intrinsic to design excellence.
Presenter:
Gwen Fuertes, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects; Keith Hempel, FAIA, LPA Design Studios. ((This course is accredited by AIA for 1.25 hours of HSW -- Health, Safety and Welfare)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Zero Net Carbon Design and Wildfire Resilience
Wildfire has become one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases in California and the world, potentially jeopardizing our ability to reach our carbon reduction targets. In this course, an interdisciplinary team of experts discuss the inter-relatedness of zero net carbon design and wildfire resilience and share best practice design solutions, explore the effects of wildfires on carbon emissions and air quality, offer advice regarding hardening of buildings to wildfire ignition, and discuss the importance of landscape design in the prevention of building ignition.
Presenter:
Libby Barnes, AIA, LEED AP BD+C | Workbench, AIA Monterey Bay Climate Director; Richard Stedman | Air Pollution Control Officer for the Monterey Bay Air Resources District; Josiah Raison Cain | Director of Innovation, Sherwood Design Engineers
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Design for Decarbonization: New Materials / Old Buildings
This course focuses on how both operational and embodied carbon must be considered to achieve rapid, Statewide decarbonization in the building sector. Avideh Haghighi, AIA, LFA, LEED GA discusses the time value of carbon emissions associated with construction, why we need to reduce embodied carbon in the next decade, and design strategies and tools for measuring and reducing embodied carbon.
Larry Strain, FAIA, LEED AP, then delves deeper into operational carbon and discusses reuse and renovation in the context of reducing both embodied and operational carbon. Course takers will develop a better understanding of how building renovation and reuse, coupled with reducing embodied and operational carbon, strengthens neighborhoods, maintains diversity, builds equity, increases resilience, and improves thermal comfort and health.
Presenter:
Avideh Haghighi AIA, LFA, LEED GA, ZGF Architects; Larry Strain, FAIA, LEED AP, Siegel & Strain Architects
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Designing for ZNCD | Case Studies of All-Electric Affordable Housing Projects
In this course, Edward Dean, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, PhD, presents three case studies of how all-electric affordable housing projects incorporate energy-efficient design strategies and on-site renewable energy systems to achieve zero carbon emissions operation once the California electric grid has been 100% decarbonized.
Presenter:
Moderated by Jamie Steinmetz, LEED AP | Paul Halajian Architects. Presented by Edward Dean, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, PhD | Bernheim + Dean, Inc.
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Reuse and Transform
This course, presented by Siegel and Strain Architects, uses three case studies to explore how building renovation and reuse can reduce operational energy and associated greenhouse gas emissions in existing buildings and reduce the embodied carbon and greenhouse gas emissions resulting in new construction. The presenters illustrate why reusing and upgrading existing buildings can improve social equity, repair communities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. They also discuss how carbon impacts can be evaluated using the recently launched CARE Tool.
Presenter:
Larry Strain, FAIA LEED AP | SIEGEL & STRAIN Architects; Susi Marzuola, AIA, LEED BD+C | SIEGEL & STRAIN Architects; Allison Hyatt, RA | SIEGEL & STRAIN Architects (This course is accredited by AIA for 1.75 hours of HSW -- Health, Safety and Welfare)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Designing for Zero Carbon - Three Case Studies of All-Electric Buildings
Edward Dean, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, , PhD, presentss case studies of three common building types that are designed as all-electric buildings and that will operate with zero-carbon emissions once the California electric grid has been 100% decarbonized, currently scheduled for 2045. Each of these case study buildings have been designed to achieve zero-net-energy (ZNE) performance through the use of on-site renewable energy systems and energy-efficient design strategies.
Presenter:
Edward Dean, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, PhD
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Case Study of All-Electric Buildings – UCI Medical Campus
Moderated by Suyama Bodhinayake, Assoc. AIA, AIA Orange County, this program examines the process and decision making that led to an all-electric approach at the new University of California, Irvine Medical Center design-build project.
The project, located on a pristine site adjacent to a large wetland marsh, includes a 144-bed hospital, an ambulatory care center, a shared surgery suite and outdoor venues. Core design principles include strong commitments to sustainability, a connection to nature, and a belief that these connections lead to wellness and better patient outcomes.
Presenter:
Moderated by Suyama Bodhinayake, Assoc. AIA, AIA Orange County,
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
Induction Cooking: The All-Electric Kitchen of Today and ZNCD for Food Service
This course illustrates how all-electric kitchens are instrumental in meeting California’s net-zero-carbon goals and, properly designed, can also save labor, reduce maintenance, increase kitchen comfort, and reduce utility costs. Moderated by Miranda Gardiner, Assoc. AIA, LEED Fellow, this course focuses on applying ZNCD principals to commercial kitchen design; however, viewers can adapt these principles for residential kitchens.
Presenter:
Moderated by Miranda Gardiner, Assoc. AIA, LEED Fellow
Provider:
AIA California - Climate Action
Certification:
AIA/CES (HSW)
Learning Units:
1.25 hours
Case Study: California Air Resources Board Headquarters Building
Situated in the historic City of Riverside, the new headquarters of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has now become the largest true net-zero energy facility in the nation—producing more energy than it uses. The project is designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification and meets all CALGreen Tier 2 building standards. This facility symbolizes the transition of transportation in California to zero-emission technologies.
Presented by leaders of ZGF Architects and Affiliated Engineers, Inc., this program illustrates strategies that contribute to achieving net-zero performance for a dynamic and energy-intensive campus including active and passive energy-efficiency strategies for storing surplus energy and for reducing operational and embodied carbon.
Presenter:
Avideh Haghighi AIA, LFA, LEED GA, ZGF Architects; Marisa Keckeisen, AIA, ZGF Architects; Paul Erickson LEED AP BD+C — Principal | Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (This course is accredited by AIA for 1.25 hours of HSW -- Health, Safety and Welfare)
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.5 hours |
Climate Action Standard for ZNCD All-Electric ADUs and Residential Projects
Great things come in small packages, especially all-electric homes and ADUs. Moderated by Jennifer Kretschmer, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate, ADU owner Nick Brown, CEA, CABEC, AEA, CABEC, of Build Smart Group and architect Tim Kohut, AIA, Director of Sustainable Design at National CORE, describe a new 1-bedroom all-electric ADU built above an existing garage in Long Beach. They discuss how all-electric ADUs can achieve zero net carbon and discusses the energy efficiencies of heat pump HVAC systems, heat pump water heaters, induction ranges, electric washers, heat pump clothes dryers, Heat Recovery Ventilators, 12-panel PV systems, and SIPS insulated panels.
Nick and Tim also discuss how energy modeling and project cost considerations shaped decisions around building envelope, systems and equipment, and affected T-24 Part 6 compliance.
Presenter:
Moderated by Jennifer Kretschmer, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.75 hours |
How to Design and Procure Low Carbon Concrete
The building industry is under constant pressure to provide low-carbon solutions. Through early collaborative decision-making, performance-based specifications, and using NRMCA’s Concrete Carbon Calculator, project teams can successfully establish and execute sustainability goals.
Although this course provides valuable information about decarbonization, it is NOT part of the ZNCD program that meets the requirements for California license renewal.
Presenter:
Luke Lombardi, PE | Buro Happold; Dave Walsh, AIA, LEED AP BD+C | Dave Walsh Consulting; Brandon Wray | National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.25 hours |
Climate Action Part 1: Overview
This course is offered FREE courtesy of AIA California
Part 1 of this day-long workshop, hosted by the AIA California Board of Directors, provides an overview on climate change policies and opportunities in the areas of Water, Carbon and Energy.
Presentations include a “State of the State” on California’s ambitious Zero Net Energy goals, an impassioned “Climate Emergency” warning by Ed Mazria, and presentations about preserving water resources and reducing embodied carbon. The presenters than gather for an insightful panel discussion about how the architectural profession can take action in response to the changing climate and its impact on the built environment.
Presenter:
Subject matter experts from AIA California COTE, City of Campbell, California Energy Commission, Water Foundation, Architecture 2030, and Siegel & Strain Architects
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.5 hours |
Climate Action Part 2: Implementation Strategies
This course is offered FREE courtesy of AIA California
Part 2 of this day-long workshop, hosted by the AIA California Board of Directors, provides more in-depth insights into the ZERO Code and opportunities for architects to engage in policy discussions and the code development process, strategies for reducing embedded carbon in our built environment, and examples of zero net carbon buildings.
The course concludes with an overview of opportunities and impediments that attendees identified for adopting the Zero Code and how individual architects, firms and AIA chapters can proactively respond to climate change.
Presenter:
Subject matter experts from Architecture 2030, City of Campbell, Siegel & Strain Architects, and Integral Group
Provider: | AIA California - Climate Action |
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Certification: | AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.0 hours |