1. AIA Orlando COTE Committee Meeting (Wednesday, April 15th)

2. AIA Orlando Lunch-n-Learn Seminar (Friday, April 17th)

3. AIA Orlando Chapter Lecture (Thursday, April 23rd)

4. Design Advantage Seminar Sponsored by AIA Orlando (Friday, May 1st)

5. ARE Study Session (Saturday, April 18th)

6. ARE Study Session (Tuesday, April 21st)

7. USGBC Central Florida Chapter offers Scholarship

8. AIA Orlando Online Resume Page

AIA Orlando is reorganizing the COTE committee (Committee on the Environment). COTE is a local committee of the AIA Knowledge Community, and it aims to improve the quality of the regional and urban environment by promoting excellence in design, planning, and public policy in the built environment. This will be achieved through membership and public education, in concert with allied professionals.

Our next organizational meeting will be Wednesday, April 15th at 6:00 pm (VOA Associates, 4776 New Broad Street, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32814). Please RSVP to Karen@aiaorlando.com if you are interested in attending. For more information please contact Carl Shea, AIA at cshea@voa.com.

AIA Orlando Lunch-n-Learn Seminar: "Sustainable Solutions for Large Openings"

Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 11:30 AM - lunch served and registration starts (please come early to register so we can start on time)
12:00PM-1:00PM presentation
Provider: NanaWall
Credits: 1 AIA CES SD/HSW Learning Unit
Location: Central Florida Building Exchange 340 North Wymore, Winter Park, FL 32789

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The information you need to confidently design innovative projects using operable glass walls. You will learn the differences between folding and single track sliding wall systems and how and where they are used. Learn how stringent product testing supports design freedom, and view imaginative new applications in an ever increasing market place. Challenge yourself to blur the lines between landscape and living space. LEED and ANSI 700-2008 updates are included for residential, schools, hospitality and sporting arenas, regarding smaller carbon foot print via flex-space, building envelope, energy efficiency, weather-tightness, acoustics and security.

Please join the AIA Orlando Chapter for this FREE Lecture & presentation by Bill Belleville author of Losing it All to Sprawl on Thursday, April 23rd at 6:00pm (Orlando Public Library-Albertson Room, 101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801). RSVP to info@aiaorlando.com by Monday, April 20th.

6:00-6:30pm (Meet with the Guest Author)

6:30-7:30pm (Presentation from Guest Author)

NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION
DESIGN ADVANTAGE SEMINAR SPONSORED BY AIA ORLANDO

Friday, May 1st, 2009 (Omni Champions Gate Hotel- Augusta Room)

8:00 AM- 12 NOON (BREAKFAST & LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED)

$30 for AIA Members/ $45 for non-members

4 AIA/CES HSW Learning Units
This seminar clearly demonstrates how to use design options in the various model building codes to provide increased fire protection while controlling construction costs.

What You’ll Learn
• Determine the inadequacies of current basic building and fire code requirements.
• Provide increased fire protection without increasing construction costs.
• Use the Fire Sprinkler Guide to identify code requirements and design advantages.
• Understand the various types of sprinkler systems and where they are required.
• Have a broader range of material options.
• Much, much more!

If you would like to attend this seminar please fill out the registration form DesignAdvantageSeminarMay2009 and fax to 407-898-3399 or mail to AIA Orlando before the April 20th deadline.

The National Fire Sprinkler Association’s biennial Trade Show is scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2009 in the Omni Champions Gate Resort National Ballroom. Show hours are 12:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This will be one of the largest fire sprinkler industry events ever held in Florida and admission is absolutely free. This will be one of the largest fire sprinkler industry events ever held in Florida.

AIA Orlando ARE Study Session: Building Systems
This study session reflects the changes and is current with the ARE 4.0 study program.
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (as needed)
Place: TLC Engineering
(255 S. Orange Ave. Suite 1600 Orlando, FL 32801)
Speakers: Tony Esposito and Vince Rea

Please fill out the ARE Registration Form and email or fax (407-898-3399) to Kristi Adkins (kristi@aiaorlando.com) by Monday, April 13th. The cost to attend individual sessions is $20 for AIA Members & $30 for non-members. The cost for all sessions is $80 for AIA members & $160 for non-members.

This event scheduled for Wednesday, March 25th was canceled due to lack of attendance. We have rescheduled the event for Tuesday, April 21st. You will need to RSVP in advance to attend this seminar.

AIA Orlando ARE Study Session: NCARB & Program, Planning and Practice
This study session reflects the changes and is current with the ARE 4.0 study program.
Date: Tuesday, April 21st
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Place: HuntonBrady Architects

(800 N. Magnolia, Suite 600, Orlando, FL 32803)
Speakers: Drew Krecicki, AIA

Please fill out the ARE Registration Form and email or fax (407-898-3399) to Kristi Adkins (kristi@aiaorlando.com) by Friday, April 17th. The cost to attend individual sessions is $20 for AIA Members & $30 for non-members. The cost for all sessions is $80 for AIA members & $160 for non-members.

Honorary David A. Gottfried Scholarship
Deadline: Friday, April 10th 5:00pm

The application deadline is fast approaching for the 2009 offering of the Honorary David A. Gottfried Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a student who has done the most for market transformation and stewardship in their school, community, or career field. Eligible applicants must be a Florida resident currently enrolled in a college or university in the Central Florida Region.

Please encourage anyone who you feel is eligible to apply!

The application and letter of recommendation forms can be found here:
http://chapters.usgbc.org/centralflorida/Scholarship.html

Contact Clarice Sollog with any questions.

Karen D. Jones, Executive Director
American Institute of Architects, Orlando Chapter
930 Woodcock Road, Suite 226
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 898-7006 Fax (407) 898-3399
email: karen@aiaorlando.com
website: www.aiaorlando.com