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WMAIA PROGRAMS: Spring Professional Development Programs
The Nuts & Bolts of Super-Insulated Houses When: April 25, 2008; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Where: Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA LUs: 7 HSW Presenter: Marc Rosenbaum, P.E. The meeting space has generously been provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This workshop provides a thorough understanding of the methods for achieving homes that require little or no non-renewable energy to power them. Download program registration form.
Art in the Public Sphere: Singular Works Plural Possibilities When: April 25, 2008; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Where: University of Massachusetts/Amherst/Cape Cod Lounge Student Union LUs: 5.5 (HSW designation pending) This program is sponsored by the University Gallery, UMASS Architecture + Design Program, UMASS Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, UMASS Alumni Association, UMASS Arts Council, SACEF, NEFA, Conference Center and WMAIA. This daylong symposium will bring together architects, artists, curators, scholars and landscape architects to examine the complexities and challenges of producing work in and about the public domain. A series of conversations and panel discussions will provide a critical space to consider various theories, processes, and models for artistic intervention. This program is free and open to the public. WMAIA will charge a registration fee to those who seek AIA Learning Units for attendance. |
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OTHER PROGRAMS: Requirements of the Massachusetts Residential Energy Code: Catch the Wave to Greener Construction When/Where: Belchertown Town Hall (Tuesday, March 25) Lenox Town Hall (Wednesday, April 23 LUs: 1.5HSW These programs are offered by the Center of Ecological Technology and are co-sponsored by WMAIA. For more information or to register email CET or call 800-369-3333x26 Ongoing Programs Five College Lecture Series - Architecture + Design SDAT (Sustainable Design Assessment Team) is a community assistance program that focuses on the principles of sustainability. SDATs bring teams of volunteer professionals (such as architects, urban designers, planners, hydrologists, economists, attorneys, and others) to work with community decision-makers and stakeholders to help them develop a vision and framework for a sustainable future. WMAIA has participated in SDATs in three of our communities: Northampton, Pittsfield and Holyoke. The Holyoke program was funded under an AIA150 grant.
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Grants Enterprise Community Grant Funds up to $50,000 per Project Now Available for Developers Committed to Providing Green Affordable Housing. Applications must be received online by April 11. Grant guidelines and application available here. Awards are expected to be made by the last week of June. Please note that Enterprise and its partners have updated the Green Communities Criteria. Before starting the application please make sure to request the new Criteria. For information related to the application, call 410.715.7433 or email greencommunities@enterprisecommunity.org |
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