November 2023
Code Reload | Code 101 & Workshop
This is the fourth and final session in the 2023 Code Reload Series presented in joint collaboration by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee and the Young Architects Forum (YAF). This in-person seminar will focus on a broad overview of the 2021 IBC to present the basics of how the code is organized and used. The seminar will also include a hands-on workshop focusing on Chapter 5 Allowable Areas and Area Increases, as well as Chapter 10 Means of Egress. Join us…
October 2024
Code Mode | Codes and Guidelines in Healthcare
This is the fourth and final session in the 2024 Code Mode Series presented in joint collaboration by AIA Seattle’s Code Committee and the Architecture for Health Committee (AHC). Healthcare facilities are one of the most technically complex project types that architects design. This in-person session will focus on the various code requirements that are layered onto the IBC including the FGI Guidelines and NFPA 101. Read more
May 2025
Fostering Our Ecosystems: Co-existence & Climate Resiliency
Architects and allied professionals have an important role to play in stewarding environmental well-being at local, national, and global scales. How do we help foster climate resiliency for communities and ecosystems in the face of rapid environmental change? Who should we be learning from, collaborating with, and centering in this work as we consider the impacts? And what would it mean to design not just for humans, but for entire ecosystems? Read more
