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September 2019
AIA Northwest Washington 2019 Design Awards Call for Submissions
We invite you to submit to AIA Northwest Washington’s 2019 Design Awards. The intent of the Design Awards is to encourage excellence in architectural design and planning and to provide an avenue through which architects may gain recognition by their peers and the public. The ultimate goal is to raise the standards of architectural design excellence by both the architectural community and the public. We encourage you to join the conversation and tell your design story. Submission deadline: September 16…
CANCELLED – NWW: ShiftBuilding Symposium – A Window On the Future – Bellingham
If you are in the business, student, or professional wanting to achieve these goals in the future, join us for this month’s NW EcoBuilding Guild ShiftBuilding Symposium: A Window On The Future – High-Performance Window Systems, Read more
CANCELLED – ShiftBuilding Symposium – A Window On the Future – Seattle
If you are in the business, student, or professional wanting to achieve these goals in the future, join us for this month’s NW EcoBuilding Guild ShiftBuilding Symposium: A Window On The Future – High-Performance Window Systems. Read more
October 2019
AIA Northwest Washington 2019 Design Awards Live Event
Join us as we celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. Read more
December 2019
AIA NWW: 2019 End-of-Year Party
Join AIA’s Northwest Washington section for our end-of-year social. First drink on us! Read more
NWW: Sustainable Connections Green Building Slam
Join Sustainable Connections and AIA Northwest Washington section for the annual green building presentation slam! Read more
February 2020
NWW: Green Building Nerds – Building Envelope & Energy Code
Join Sustainable Connections and its monthly Green Building Nerds program for an inside look at the much-anticipated Fairhaven Towers project. Read more
Home of Distinction 2020A – Submissions Due
Submit your Home of Distinction application by February 28 to be featured in Seattle Magazine. Read more
April 2020
WEBINAR: Virtual Collaborative Spaces with Sheryl Cababa
Join AIA Seattle for a short, live webinar on how to facilitate creative collaboration virtually. Read more
WEBINAR: Digital Firm Management Solutions with Carlos Obando
Join AIA Seattle for a live webinar on technological solutions for remote firm management and client relationships. Read more
JOIN US FOR A SERIES OF TOWN HALLS
In response to COVID-19, AIA Seattle has been adapting to the changing needs of our partners and members. One of our priorities includes finding new ways for our community to co-create, share knowledge, and support one another. We know that your professional and personal lives are being deeply affected by this situation. To help unite our community around this crisis, we are putting on a series of Town Halls immediately. Our goal is to provide a platform for discussion and…
WEBINAR: Coping With Coronavirus – Design Firm Challenges
Join AIA Seattle sponsors AP | Hall & Company for a webinar on insurance- and legal-related challenges from COVID-19. Read more
POSTPONED – NWW: 2018 International Residential Code Overview Seminar
**POSTPONED – Future edition to be determined.** Join AIA Northwest Washington section for a daylong overview of major changes to the 2018 IRC Code, with Stephen Thomas of Colorado Code Consulting. Read more
July 2020
NEW DATE – NWW: 2018 International Building Code Overview Webinar
**NEW DATE** Join AIA Northwest Washington section for a daylong overview of major changes to the 2018 IBC and Washington state amendments, with Stephen Thomas of Colorado Code Consulting. Read more
October 2020
AIA Northwest Washington 2020 Design Awards Virtual Event
Join us as we celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. Read more
November 2020
NWW: 2018 IEBC Overview Webinar
Join AIA Northwest Washington Section for this live 7-hour webinar with Steve Thomas. He will address the relationship of the 2018 International Existing Building Code to existing buildings. Read more
January 2021
NWW: 2018 International Residential Code Update Webinar
Join AIA Northwest Washington Section for a live webinar overview of changes in the 2018 edition of the International Residential Code. Read more
February 2021
2021 Path to Fellowship
Are you a seasoned professional who is considering applying for AIA Fellowship? Or are you an emerging professional who’s curious about steps you can take now to make a future application more competitive? Join a panel of local FAIAs to learn more about the College of Fellows eligibility and submittal process, our chapter’s coaching and nomination of candidates, and tricks and tools you can employ now to tell your own professional story. Read more
April 2021
NWW: 2018 WA State Energy Code – Commercial Highlights Webinar
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section and Lisa Rosenow, Director – Energy Code Services, Evergreen Technology Consulting. This training will provide an overview of various substantive multi-discipline updates in the commercial 2018 WSEC. Read more
June 2021
NWW: WA State Residential Energy Code Compliance in 2021
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section for a deep dive on the Washington State Residential Energy Code, with WSU Senior Building Science Specialist, Michael Lubliner Read more
August 2021
2021 AIA NWW / AGC Scholarship Golf Tournament
Join the Northwest Washington Section of the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of Washington’s Northern District as we host the 2021 Scholarship Golf Tournament. This tournament has been created to help students in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction reach their goals through scholarships. Read more
October 2021
AIA Northwest Washington 2021 Design Awards Live Event
Join us as we celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. Read more
November 2021
NWW: New Building Envelope Solutions
Join AIA Northwest Washington Section for a half-day webinar focusing on thermally efficient envelopes for new construction and renovation projects to meet more stringent energy codes and human safety and welfare requirements. Read more
February 2022
NWW: 2018 WSEC Commercial Existing Building Alterations Training Series – Building Envelope
Join Evergreen Technology Consulting, with support from AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section, for an informative webinar summarizing the 2018 Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) commercial requirements for existing building alterations, focusing on building envelope alterations. Read more
April 2022
NWW: IBC Building Areas, Fire Areas, & Mixed Occupancies
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section for a live, virtual four-hour webinar with Steve Thomas featuring a comprehensive discussion of the major compartmentalization concepts of the IBC, focusing on those requirements that deal with building size, sprinkler options and mixed-use buildings Read more
June 2022
NWW: WA State Building Code Means of Egress
Join AIA Seattle’s Northwest Washington Section for a half-day deep-dive into chapter 10 of the Washington State Building Code. Read more
September 2022
Sustainable Connections: 2022 Green Building Slam
HOST COPY: The Green Building Slam, our most fun, fast-paced, and inspirational green building event of the year, is back in-person, baby! Read more
February 2023
Washington State Clean Buildings Act 101
Washington State passed the Clean Buildings Act in 2019 with the goal of reducing energy consumption, operating cost, and carbon emissions from existing buildings which account for 27% of emissions statewide. Within the bill, the Clean Buildings Performance Standard sets energy performance targets for various building types, which go into effect beginning in 2026. Luke Howard from the Department of Commerce will be presenting on the bill and breaking down the requirements for compliance. Luke has decades of experience in…
May 2023
AIANWW: 2021 A117.1 Code Changes Webinar
Review changes from the 2018 to the 2021 edition of the ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. The background behind many of the changes will be discussed to provide the participant with an understanding of the intent of the changes and how to apply it to their everyday work. Read more
AIA NWW: WSEC-C Code Changes Webinar
Join AIA NWW section and learn about upcoming WSEC-C code changes. Read more
Conversations Toward Resilience: Urban Heat and Air Quality
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation and Resilience Committee for a panel discussion on urban heat and air quality in the Puget Sound region. Our panelists will share their latest research, design strategies, and community-based initiatives related to the complexities of equitably addressing urban heat and air quality at a variety of project scales. Audience questions and discussion will follow presentations by each panelist.
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September 2023
AIA NWW Tour of Seattle’s Transformative Architecture
Join us as we road trip by charter coach from Bellingham to Seattle to tour the UW Foster School of Business Founders Hall and the Madrone Passive House Apartments in Seattle’s Central District. Read more
October 2023
The Great Shakeout – Seismic-themed Happy Hour
Join AIA Seattle’s Adaptation & Resilience committee for a seismic-themed happy hour the evening of October 19th! Shaken cocktails and seismic design petcha kucha will pair with the chance to connect with your resilience-minded colleagues. Read more
AIA NWW 2023 Design Awards
The 2023 AIA Northwest Washington Design Awards celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. This year we look forward to recognizing excellence in design for all of the exciting built projects and on-the-board designs in our area. It is an important night for us to acknowledge the many valuable colleagues, clients, and construction industry professionals who make our work possible. These projects represent the finest standards in sustainability, inclusion, innovation, building performance, and overall integration with client and surrounding community.
The 2023 AIA Northwest Washington Design Awards celebrate the best architectural designs available from the AIA members in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties. This year we look forward to recognizing excellence in design for all of the exciting built projects and on-the-board designs in our area. Read more
May 2024
AIA NWW: PV Panels Production from Start to Finish with Silfab Solar!
Join the AIA Northwest Washington section for an afternoon at Silfab Solar, Inc., a leader in the design and development of high-efficiency solar panels. Event includes an informative session and tour of their new manufacturing plant in Burlington, WA. Read more
September 2024
AIA NWW | Tour of WWU: Sustainable and Equitable Design of Four Buildings
Join us for an afternoon touring four campus buildings at Western Washington University (WWU) in Bellingham. Read more
