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SUMMARY:SPRING Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid\nAll programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm \nFor Detailed Information and TO REGISTER visit here \nThese lectures and free and open to the public\, however\, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units.\nUMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register for no fee.\nWhen registering\, select the TOTAL # of programs (1\, 2\, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend.  \nResidential Construction: It’s Not Like Other Jobs\nMonday February 10| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 LU\nThis presentation will address the challenges and joys of working in the residential construction business. It will discuss and provide anecdotes based on the decades of experience in this work that describe some of the dozens of ways residential builders can be inspired or hindered by its many challenges. Presenter: Patrick McCombe Senior Editor\, Fine Homebuilding Magazine \nThe Pretty Good House: Simplifying High Performance Homes\nMonday March 3| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nWhat are the essential elements of building comfortable\, high-performing\, durable and healthy homes? What are the building science principles we ignore at our peril? Dan Kolbert is a building contractor in Portland\, ME. Co-Author of Pretty Good House\, he has also written for Fine Homebuilding\, Journal of Light Construction and Green Building Advisor. He teaches and presents often and has been the facilitator of the Building Science Discussion Group\, a local monthly meeting\, since 2009 \nManage Energy & Moisture with Equal Intensity\nMonday March 31| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nWe are continually asking more of our buildings and we must respond by asking more of ourselves as building professionals. Because the physics of energy and moisture are inextricably linked\, we must manage moisture with the same respect and care as we manage energy. Presented by: Peter Yost\, sole proprietor of Building-Wright in Durham\, NH. \nLocally Grown Homes: Buildings As A Climate Solution\nMonday April 28| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nDiscover how locally sourced\, biogenic building materials are transforming the construction industry into a driver of climate solutions. This lecture explores the potential of straw insulated structural panels (S-SIPs) and other biogenic building materials to reduce carbon emissions\, promote housing equity\, and support local economies. The presenter is Greg Bossie an experienced craftsman and business owner with a penchant for entrepreneurship and the founder of Rare Forms\, an Easthampton\, MA-based design/build firm specializing in high-performance residential design and straw-insulated panelized buildings. \nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bct-lectures-fall-2024-2/2025-03-03/
LOCATION:Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass\, 551 N Pleasant St.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Other Programs
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SUMMARY:UMass Spring Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass SPRING LECTURE SERIES \nThis semester features a host of speakers that represent a wide spectrum of academic and professional practice in the discipline of architecture. All lectures are on Wednesday afternoons at 5:30pm in Olver Design Building 170 (unless noted otherwise) and are open to the public.\nPlease click the links below to learn more about each of the guest speakers.\nArchitects can Self Report for Learning Units.  \nWednesday March 12 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Olver Design Building 170 | 1 LU\nJeff Day\, FAIA. Professor\, College of Architecture\, University of Nebraska Lincoln. Founder & Principal\, Actual Architecture Company \nWednesday April 2 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Olver Design Building 170 | 1 LU\nAmanda Lawrence PhD. Professor\, Department of Architecture\, Northeastern University. \nWednesday April 16 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Olver Design Building 170 | 1 LU\nJennifer Carpenter\, AIA. Founder & Principal\, Verona Carpenter Architects \nWednesday April 24 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Olver Design Building 170 | 1 LU\nTeddy Cruz & Fonna Forman. Principals\, Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/umass_brut-2-2/2025-03-12/
LOCATION:UMass Olver Design Building 170\, 551 North Pleasant Street\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education
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SUMMARY:SPRING Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid\nAll programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm \nFor Detailed Information and TO REGISTER visit here \nThese lectures and free and open to the public\, however\, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units.\nUMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register for no fee.\nWhen registering\, select the TOTAL # of programs (1\, 2\, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend.  \nResidential Construction: It’s Not Like Other Jobs\nMonday February 10| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 LU\nThis presentation will address the challenges and joys of working in the residential construction business. It will discuss and provide anecdotes based on the decades of experience in this work that describe some of the dozens of ways residential builders can be inspired or hindered by its many challenges. Presenter: Patrick McCombe Senior Editor\, Fine Homebuilding Magazine \nThe Pretty Good House: Simplifying High Performance Homes\nMonday March 3| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nWhat are the essential elements of building comfortable\, high-performing\, durable and healthy homes? What are the building science principles we ignore at our peril? Dan Kolbert is a building contractor in Portland\, ME. Co-Author of Pretty Good House\, he has also written for Fine Homebuilding\, Journal of Light Construction and Green Building Advisor. He teaches and presents often and has been the facilitator of the Building Science Discussion Group\, a local monthly meeting\, since 2009 \nManage Energy & Moisture with Equal Intensity\nMonday March 31| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nWe are continually asking more of our buildings and we must respond by asking more of ourselves as building professionals. Because the physics of energy and moisture are inextricably linked\, we must manage moisture with the same respect and care as we manage energy. Presented by: Peter Yost\, sole proprietor of Building-Wright in Durham\, NH. \nLocally Grown Homes: Buildings As A Climate Solution\nMonday April 28| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW\nDiscover how locally sourced\, biogenic building materials are transforming the construction industry into a driver of climate solutions. This lecture explores the potential of straw insulated structural panels (S-SIPs) and other biogenic building materials to reduce carbon emissions\, promote housing equity\, and support local economies. The presenter is Greg Bossie an experienced craftsman and business owner with a penchant for entrepreneurship and the founder of Rare Forms\, an Easthampton\, MA-based design/build firm specializing in high-performance residential design and straw-insulated panelized buildings. \nFor Detailed Information and to Register visit here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bct-lectures-fall-2024-2/2025-03-31/
LOCATION:Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass\, 551 N Pleasant St.\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
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