Lunch and Learn

Commercial and light industrial projects typically require high-performance coating solutions to provide optimal performance against abrasion, chemicals, moisture and other harsh conditions common to these types of buildings. Technological advancements have created high-performance coatings that not only provide the aesthetics and durability your owners demand – there are also a variety of formulations that can help contribute towards green building certifications.

As professionals of AIA this seminar offers a platform to specifically address the current world aspects that effect all and offer navigational tools into way of business, financial security and strategies to adjust to times of uncertainty offering equitable access, encourage social interaction and benefit all. This seminar will allow participants the opportunity to learn about creative solutions to personal finance questions.

This seminar offers an open forum for business owners to learn strategies that improve the well being of their employees, the entity they own and their clients they serve in these unique times.

This is an introductory lighting design class that will familiarize you with the basic concepts of good lighting design.

Architects want to know what new innovations and techniques exist in the structural steel industry and how they can be applied to express their designs, overcome client serviceability and safety concerns while optimizing budget and schedule. Participants in this program will learn about sustainable and efficient framing systems, methods and practices which make steel the material of choice for any project, no matter the size, shape or end use.

This program walks through various coatings, slurries, broadcasts, and trowel applied flooring systems. Emphasis is provided on surface preparation and installation requirements. Industrial and decorative systems are outlined including benefits, limitations and type of areas for installations.

Learn what new advances have been made in Custom Architectural Woodwork Standards Development. Understand the measurable qualities and properties of custom woodwork grades while recognizing the importance of specification essentials that protect the integrity of the design intent and the owner’s best interests.

Excellent communication, a transparent process, and a strategic schedule are all critical components to a productive design team. This presentation reviews the interaction of key engineering and architecture functions throughout the design process and offers strategies for efficient communication, saving time and money, and creating a framework to develop innovative design solutions for clients.

This program explores the ways that acoustics can impact our built environment. After a brief review on acoustics terms, the session looks at various concerns clients have raised.

This session will review the impact COVID-19 will have on building design and systems as it relates to acoustics, technology, and lighting design. Acoustically, the workplace will require redesigning. The current high-density hoteling of workers will not be accepted in the future due to social distancing. This will impact office acoustics as well as noise levels within restaurants.