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Architectural Detailing for High Performance and Healthy Buildings
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 2:00-3:00pm EST
Join Emily Mottram, known for her work on the "Pretty Good House" concept, for a session exploring the proper detailing and installation for air, water, and insulation layers within a building. Emily will demonstrate how to begin the design process with the specific climate zone, and then reverse engineer decisions from there. Participants will learn to identify risks associated with poorly executed detailing and explore strategies to enhance air quality and building durability through careful material selection and detailing control layers. By viewing the structure as a whole-building integrated system, this approach highlights a practical framework for designing custom residential homes that prioritizes occupant health, safety, and welfare.
The Federal Budget and Its Impact on the Profession
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00-3:00pm EST
Join us to hear from the AIA national advocacy team as they explain the structure and timeline of the federal budget process, including how appropriations affect architecture and vertical infrastructure programs. This course will highlight why the federal budget matters to architects and designers, and discuss how architects can engage in the budget cycle and support advocacy efforts. Discover how to connect federal spending priorities to opportunities and challenges facing the built environment and the profession. By translating complex fiscal policy into clear, actionable insights, this course aims to empower practitioners to anticipate funding trends, align services with public investment priorities, and engage in effective advocacy.
Climate-Responsive Design: Balancing Resilience, Thermal Performance, and Embodied Carbon With Concrete Masonry
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 3:00-4:00pm EST
This course explores how using concrete masonry units (CMU) in the built environment provide an integrated approach to climate-responsive design by simultaneously addressing three critical sustainability strategies: resilience, operational energy use, and embodied carbon reduction. Participants will examine how CMU construction offers inherent solutions to modern building challenges, from natural disasters and extreme weather events to energy conservation and carbon footprint reduction. The course demonstrates that CMU structures perform beyond code requirements without additional measures, providing durable, cost-effective buildings that support community resilience while contributing to low embodied carbon goals.
Driving Innovation: Technology Adoption for Architecture Firms
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 3:00-4:00pm EST
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are rapidly transforming the architecture and engineering landscape, offering new opportunities for efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage. Join Bret Tushaus, VP of Product Management at Deltek, for a discussion on how architecture firms can successfully navigate technology and AI integration. Drawing on industry trends and real-world examples, Bret will share practical strategies to identify, implement, and scale technology solutions that align with firm goals, drive efficiency, and improve outcomes. Join this session for the best practices on how to adopt and optimize new technologies with confidence.