For more information contact robert@rdayarch.com.au
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Cal EMA Safety Assessment Program Training
Cal EMA Safety Assessment Program Training
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The City of Oceanside has made a commitment to be pro-active regarding the protection of it’s residents and visitors in the time of natural disaster. They surveyed the list of certified safety assessment program volunteers and determined a need for more certified professionals within close driving distance to Oceanside. To that end, they sponsored a training program last March for interested professionals and successfully trained and certified about 30 local architects and engineers. They are providing this same training program again in October, and the Palomar Chapter in support of this endeavor is offering 6.5 AIA Continuing Education Credits in addition to the certification.
Schedule:
Registration | 8:00 am
Program | 8:30 am – 4:00pm
1-Hour Lunch Break
We members of the Palomar chapter have been focused on learning from natural disasters and giving back to the community this year so this program allows you to put all that knowledge to use in a meaningful way.
If you are interested in giving back to your community by using your talents in a time of crisis please contac:
Donald Kaiser (760) 435-4092,
dkaiser@ci.oceanside.ca.us
This program is limited to 35 professionals, and preference will be given to those living or working in the city of Oceanside.
Sponsored by
The City of Oceanside & The AIA Palomar Chapter
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Pasadena heritage's 20th Anniversary Craftsmen Weekend
Pasadena Heritage is pleased to present Craftsman Weekend on October 14-16, 2011. A tribute to Pasadena’s unique contributions to the American Arts & Crafts Movement, Craftsman Weekend is the largest and most comprehensive celebration of the Craftsman Movement in the Western United States.
Tickets are on sale now at www.pasadenaheritage.org
Tickets are on sale now at www.pasadenaheritage.org
Attached please find the event brochure or for more information visit us at www.pasadenaheritage.org
The 2011 Craftsman Weekend offerings include:
WEEKEND-AT-A-GLANCE
Thursday, October 13
Preserving the Past:
Old Pasadena Luncheon and Walking Tour
Friday, October 14
Exclusive Art Tour and Brunch
South Pasadena House Tour
Woodworker’s Dream Drive-Yourself Tour
Governor Markham Landmark District Walking Tour
Greene & Greene Bus Tour
Opening Reception at the Pitcairn House
Saturday, October 15
Craftsman Exposition Show & Sale,
Silent Auction, Presentations and Demonstrations
Your Bungalow Inside and Out Workshop
California Light: A Century of Landscapes Lecture
Intelligently Rebuilding Lecture
Developing a California Architecture Lecture
Craftsman Kitchens Bus Tour
Great Architects Bus Tour
Prospect Park Walking Tour
Reception at the Manor Del Mar
Sunday, October 16
Craftsman House Tour
Craftsman Exposition Show & Sale,
Silent Auction, Presentations
Pasadena Heritage
Saving our Past for the Future
651 South Saint John Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
651 South Saint John Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
626-441-6333, ext. 12 phone
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Encinitas 101 Home & Patio Expo
We are excited to present our first Encinitas 101 Home & Patio Expo, June 11-12, at the new Pacific Station development. Tour new luxury condos furnished by these main street merchants:
* Bliss 101
* Grounded
* Rustic Rooster
* Community Resource Center Thrift Store
Musical entertainment provided by Stellar Solar:
Saturday, 1-3pm: Joshua Bonas
Sunday, 1-3pm: Creede Johnson
This free, public event will run both weekend days from 10am to 5pm. Healthy refreshments will be provided by soon-to-open Whole Foods.
Visit tables and displays featuring some of the many home-related products and services offered by DEMA members and downtown businesses, including:
* American Institute of Architects
* Art N Soul
* California Solar Innovations
* Community Resource Center Thrift Store
* Crown ACE Hardware
* Deboarah Norton Interiors
* Greenliness.com
* Servpro
* HOCOA San Diego – Your Home Repair Network
* Off Track Gallery
* Rustic Rooster
* Stellar Solar
* The Greener Things
* Weidners Gardens
Get some great ideas for improving your home, or consider making Pacific Station your new one!
For more information visit: http://www.encinitas101.com/events/encinitas-101-home-patio-expo/
* Bliss 101
* Grounded
* Rustic Rooster
* Community Resource Center Thrift Store
Musical entertainment provided by Stellar Solar:
Saturday, 1-3pm: Joshua Bonas
Sunday, 1-3pm: Creede Johnson
This free, public event will run both weekend days from 10am to 5pm. Healthy refreshments will be provided by soon-to-open Whole Foods.
Visit tables and displays featuring some of the many home-related products and services offered by DEMA members and downtown businesses, including:
* American Institute of Architects
* Art N Soul
* California Solar Innovations
* Community Resource Center Thrift Store
* Crown ACE Hardware
* Deboarah Norton Interiors
* Greenliness.com
* Servpro
* HOCOA San Diego – Your Home Repair Network
* Off Track Gallery
* Rustic Rooster
* Stellar Solar
* The Greener Things
* Weidners Gardens
Get some great ideas for improving your home, or consider making Pacific Station your new one!
For more information visit: http://www.encinitas101.com/events/encinitas-101-home-patio-expo/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Architects have more laws to follow
Architects have more laws to follow
By: Richard L. Gonser Jr., AIA, CSI, CCCA, SCIP, LEED
By: Richard L. Gonser Jr., AIA, CSI, CCCA, SCIP, LEED
Again this year our overzealous lawmakers bring new laws that all of us in the building industry have to add to our already voluminous collection. Almost no media outlet seems to produce a list and summary of these new statutes that many of us have to deal with at some level in construction.
As many of you are aware, the newest requirement of the bunch is the now mandatory CalGreen Code. Summaries of this new one are available. The biggest item in this code is that how it applied is variable between jurisdictions. Adjacent cities can have widely different implementations. Anecdotally, most cities I've heard about have elected the minimum standards. I'll deal with that one later.
The part that always gets us as design and construction professionals are the laws and statutes that the legislature creates in areas other than the building codes. For once I thought we should be made aware of them.
This one I included below is important for many of us that have to be involved with re-roofing or even remodeling projects with public agencies. We as private Architects now have to certify if we have a financial relationship with a roofing manufacturer, supplier, or distributor. In my memory this was already covered by conflict of interest.
Additionally, it goes further by trying to codify the attitude that "a roof is a roof". Obviously it's a layman's point of view of someone who has never had to maintain a roof for 20 years.
In the Public Contract Code:
• Anecdotal history (unconfirmed stories) on this statute is that there was a series of incidents involving bribery type kickbacks between a sales representative posing as an independent "roofing consultant" and a facility manager on actual sole bid projects. The result of this requires all parties involved in re-roofing projects to sign and submit disclosures stating any financial relationship between the Architect/Engineer, School District, Roof Consultant, and the roofing vendor prior to any contract.
• A reading of 3003(b) would appear to disallow using a manufacturer's proprietary warranty alone as a reason to reject mixing manufacturer's products. The implication being that roofing products are "interchangeable". This opens the door to a manufacturer declaring a warranty invalid after the repair/re-roof. However, it does not state that lack of "proof of compatibility" must be overlooked.
• Personal comment: I would not consider a roofing contractor's guarantee equal to a manufacturer's warranty. In the long run it really will depend on the quality of the installation by the roofer.
This is a partial copy of the statute. You can use the link to get the complete document.
The complete language of the statute is linked below. On the state website you can obtain the complete history and approval process for each.
AB 635, Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review. Public contracts: roof projects.
"...Public contracts: roof projects.
Existing law prohibits a state agency, political subdivision, municipal corporation, or district from drafting specifications for bids, in connection with the construction, alteration, or repair of public works, calling for a designated material, product, thing, or service by specific brand or trade name unless the specification is followed by the words "or equal" so that bidders may furnish any equal material, product, thing, or service.
This bill would provide that, for a project for the repair or replacement of a roof of a public school or community college, a material, product, thing, or service shall be considered equal if it meets specified requirements. The bill would require an architect, engineer, roofing consultant, and other specified persons or entities to complete and sign a certification related to financial relationships in connection with such a roof project and provide the certification to the school district or community college district.
SECTION 1. Article 1 (commencing with Section 3000) is added to Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, to read:
Article 1. Roofing Projects
3000. For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: ..."
"...(e) "Roofing consultant" means a consultant who is registered by RCI (formerly Roof Consultants Institute).
(f) "Roof project" means a project for the replacement or repair of a roof of a public facility, except that "roof project" does not include a project for the repair of 25 percent or less of the roof or a repair project that has a total cost of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) or less.
(g) "Substitute" or "substitution" means a material, product, thing, or service proposed by a bidder to be an adequate substitute material, product, thing, or service that is equal to an item designated in specifications, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3400 and subdivision (a) of Section 10129.
3002. (a) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 3400 and subdivision (a) of Section 10129, for any roof project, a material, product, thing, or service shall be considered equal if it meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The item is at least equal in quality, durability, design, and appearance but not necessarily of an identical color.
(2) The item will perform the intended function at least equally well.
(3) The item conforms substantially, even with deviations, to the detailed requirements contained in the specifications.
(b) A substitute may be unequal if the resulting roof system would be substantially different than other equal or better systems in terms of performance and durability, but not merely different by virtue of the inclusion of proprietary products or a proprietary warranty.
3004. Specifications for any roof project shall be designed to promote competition.
3006. (a) (1) An architect, engineer, or roofing consultant who provides professional services related to a roof project shall disclose any financial relationships by completing and signing the certification set forth in subdivision (b) prior to the time professional services are engaged. A materials manufacturer, contractor, or vendor involved in a bid or proposal for a roof project shall disclose any financial relationships by completing and signing the certification set forth in subdivision (b) when the award is made. The architect, engineer, roofing consultant, materials manufacturer, contractor, or vendor shall provide the certification to the district. ..."
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
5th Annual AIA Palomar Industry Mixer Tabletops Available Today
For more information & to register online visit http://aiapalomar.mymemberlink.com
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Architecture Firm Plans to Grant Up to Ten Architectural Franchises each worth $35,000
Columbia, Maryland (March 2, 2011) - Transforming Architecture (TA), the first and only franchise opportunity for registered architects in the country, is awarding up to ten franchises in its new grant program. The value of each franchise is $35,000.
“We’re proud to offer this new program to talented and entrepreneurial architects in various regions in the U.S.,” says Karen Pitsley, owner of TA. “It’s a franchise opportunity that allows architects a chance to redesign their businesses.”
The objective of TA is to make an architect’s private practice more viable by providing branding and collective marketing, shared resources, group discounts, education, business support and project leads. By leveraging other professions, we add to our pipeline of projects while helping real estate agents sell more homes and giving builders and contractors a way to obtain more bidding opportunities.
TA has developed franchises in Texas, Ohio and Maryland, and is planning for further growth. The company is searching for leaders in the field of architecture, who have acknowledged the need to improve the profession in the U.S. Applicable candidates will have established firms that are ready to grow, or are architects interested in starting their own firms. TA has experience in providing the knowledge, systems, and support that is essential to help architectural practices thrive in any area.
The owner of Transforming Architecture is Karen Pitsley, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS). She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Architecture and has worked in the profession for 15 years. Her firm designs for a flat fee… no added costs during the design process… no surprises at the end of the project.
For an application and official rules on Transforming Architecture’s Franchise Grant Program, contact Karen Pitsley, AIA, at 1-877-828-7267 or visit www.TransformingArchitecture.com.
“We’re proud to offer this new program to talented and entrepreneurial architects in various regions in the U.S.,” says Karen Pitsley, owner of TA. “It’s a franchise opportunity that allows architects a chance to redesign their businesses.”
The objective of TA is to make an architect’s private practice more viable by providing branding and collective marketing, shared resources, group discounts, education, business support and project leads. By leveraging other professions, we add to our pipeline of projects while helping real estate agents sell more homes and giving builders and contractors a way to obtain more bidding opportunities.
TA has developed franchises in Texas, Ohio and Maryland, and is planning for further growth. The company is searching for leaders in the field of architecture, who have acknowledged the need to improve the profession in the U.S. Applicable candidates will have established firms that are ready to grow, or are architects interested in starting their own firms. TA has experience in providing the knowledge, systems, and support that is essential to help architectural practices thrive in any area.
The owner of Transforming Architecture is Karen Pitsley, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS). She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Architecture and has worked in the profession for 15 years. Her firm designs for a flat fee… no added costs during the design process… no surprises at the end of the project.
For an application and official rules on Transforming Architecture’s Franchise Grant Program, contact Karen Pitsley, AIA, at 1-877-828-7267 or visit www.TransformingArchitecture.com.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
2011 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship Nominations Open
2011 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship Nominations Open
Completed nominations and applications are due Friday, April 8, 2011, 5:00 pm EDT
The AIA Center for Emerging Professionals has opened the nominations for the 2011 AIA/NAC Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship. The NAC established this scholarship in honor of late friend and colleague Jason Pettigrew, who was committed to professional development and community service. The scholarship recognizes the significant contributions of interns at early stages in their careers and encourages them to complete the licensure process by defraying costs associated with the Architect Registration Examination (ARE).
To be eligible, a nominee must be an Associate AIA member, an NCARB Record holder, or a person who has passed one or more divisions of the ARE but has not passed all divisions.
For full eligibility rules, award criteria, and application procedures, visit the scholarship Web page. A committee of distinguished professionals will select the recipients, who will be honored at the Emerging Professionals Reception at the AIA National Convention in New Orleans.
About Jason Pettigrew
Jason dedicated much of his time towards the development and growth of others and was committed to community and professional service through the AIA. He touched many lives through his engagement and AIA leadership roles at the local, state, and national levels. As a member of the first NAC Executive Committee, Jason was instrumental in the formation of the NAC. He also served multiple years as an intern representative to the IDP Coordinating Committee and contributed to the development of the AIA Emerging Professionals Companion released in 2004.
To learn more about Jason, or to make a donation to the Jason Pettigrew Memorial Fund, visit NAC Jason Pettigrew Memorial page and watch Remembering Jason Pettigrew, a video produced by the AIA.
To learn more about Jason, or to make a donation to the Jason Pettigrew Memorial Fund, visit NAC Jason Pettigrew Memorial page and watch Remembering Jason Pettigrew, a video produced by the AIA.
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