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SUMMARY:Bi-annual Freshman Legislators Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 24| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Zoom \nDue to COVID\, this year’s event\, hosted by AIA Massachusetts\, will be held virtually. \nWith 17 new state representative and two new state senators from cities and towns all across the state\, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet your newly elected leaders and engage in a conversation about the importance of our profession to both the construction industry and overall built environment. The agenda is casual conversation\, and the event is free.  It requires no preparation\, only a willingness on your behalf to engage in conversation about your profession. \nTo register for this event\, please CLICK HERE \nI hope I can count on your attendance. \nThanks! \nRussel Feldman AIA \nPresident\, AIA Massachusetts
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bi-annual-freshman-legislators-breakfast/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Legislative Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T160000
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SUMMARY:RSVP Now: WMAIA Annual Meeting & Design Awards
DESCRIPTION:WMAIA CHAPTER AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING \nWednesday\, December 9 | 4:00 PM | Zoom \nRSVP via email to Lorin Starr\, Executive Director \nOur December program is a celebration of the season and of architecture and landscape architecture in Western Massachusetts. The winners of the 2020 Design Awards Program will be announced. This awards program was held in conjunction with the Western Massachusetts Section of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects.   In addition we will present student scholarships and our Hon WMAIA awards.  Hopefully all members can attend this year as we grab a festive beverage and celebrate virtually. \nThanks to our sponsors\, Keiter Builders 
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Awards Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T173000
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SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T171500
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195031Z
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SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nTHIS MONTH:\nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195031Z
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SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201019T171500
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
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SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nTHIS MONTH:\nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T171500
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
UID:10000582-1601913600-1601918100@www.wmaia.org
SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nTHIS MONTH:\nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201004
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
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SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200925T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195032Z
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SUMMARY:AIANE Virtual Design Awards Presentation & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:AIA NEW ENGLAND DESIGN AWARDS PRESENTATION & PANEL DISCUSSION\nThe 2020 AIA New England Design Awards Presentation will take place virtually.\nThis event is FREE but RSVP is required.   \nRSVP HereThe virtual program will include:\nPanel Discussion\nDesign for a Changing World: How Can Architecture Respond to Societal Shifts? \nOur values and beliefs define us\, as well as our built environment. Architecture is a manifestation of our beliefs which\, in turn\, can lead us to new ways of living and valuing the world around us. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented change as our country responds to the COVID-19 pandemic\, the social justice movement\, Black Lives Matter\, and the ensuing economic fall out of failed systems. How will architecture\, and the institutions of our communities respond? With representation from the fields of economics\, sociology\, arts and culture\, sustainability\, and architecture\, our panel discussion will look for evidence of where our culture is going\, and provide clues for architects as we look to re-envision our communities. \nPanelists will include: \n\nPhil Bernstein\, Associate Dean of Architecture at Yale School of Architecture\nAimee Vieira\, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology at Norwich University and Interim Director\, School of Justice Studies and Sociology\nArthur Brooks\, Teacher at Bennington College\, Musician and Founding member of Ensemble 5\nJohn Fernandez\, Director and Professor\, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative\nSteve Pecsok\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics at Middlebury College\n\nCo-Moderators: Gregor Masefield\, AIA and Jeff McBride\, AIA \nJury Roundtable\nHear from the awards jury as they discuss their definition of design excellence\, how they chose the projects selected for awards\, and how the events of 2020 influenced their thinking. \nAwards Presentation\nThe winners of the 2020 AIA New England Design Awards will be announced. This year’s jury deliberations were recorded\, and comments will be included in the announcement of winning projects. \nMore info here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/aiane-virtual-design-awards-presentation-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Awards Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195033Z
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SUMMARY:Our first VIRTUAL Building Tour! UMass Student Union
DESCRIPTION:UMASS Student Union Tour\nTuesday\, September 22 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom |1.5 HSW \nThe UMass Student Union building\, completed in 1957\, was designed by architect and UMass alumnus Louis Warren Ross in the modernist style. Located at the center of the UMass Amherst campus\, it was the first campus building dedicated to student organizations and extracurricular activities. The facility contains shared common areas\, a large ballroom\, and dedicated offices for student organizations and other campus services. At the time of its construction\, the Student Union was the largest building on campus\, and served 4\,800 students.  Today\, the building supports over 30\,000 students and 200 registered student organizations (RSOs). \nThe $62 million renovation\, designed by Shepley Bulfinch\, will revitalize the facility as a modern hub for student activity and interaction\, and reconnect the building to its surrounding natural landscape. As a “global campus living room\,” the design will embrace student entrepreneurship\, organizations\, and events to support collaboration\, multidisciplinary learning\, and leadership. The project team is targeting completion for spring 2021\, and anticipating LEED Silver Certification.  The building features many strategies in support of the University’s commitment to sustainability. \nThe program will consist of a project overview and “live” tour led by WMAIA member Derek Noble AIA of Shepley Bulfinch.  Derek will be joined by Shepley colleagues and staff members from UMass Campus Planning. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/our-firstvirtual-building-tour-umass-student-union/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:WMAIA Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T171500
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195003Z
UID:10000581-1600704000-1600708500@www.wmaia.org
SUMMARY:BCT Lecture Series - FREE
DESCRIPTION:BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES \nRegistration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public\nArchitects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. \nRegister here for any or all of the BCT LecturesTHIS MONTH:\nBoston’s Big Dig\nMonday\, September 21 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nDan McNichol\, Journalist & Author\, Spokesperson for the Big Dig \nDan McNichol\, best-selling author and award-winning journalist discusses the nation’s most intriguing\, modern\, urban marvel\, Boston’s Big Dig.  McNichol shares how the mega urban project has come to define how we plan\, design\, construct cities in the United States…for better and for worse. The interactive conversation concludes with how The Big Dig\, the current plague and climate change challenge the promise of urbanism in America. For over two decades\, Dan McNichol was the spokesperson for the largest\, most complex highway construction project ever embarked upon in U.S. history: Boston’s Big Dig. McNichol will discuss the management of this mega-public works project\, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project\, sharing lessons learned as well as describing the civil engineering feats of innovative tunnel designs\, the creation of one of the world’s largest ventilation systems\, and the construction of a cable stayed bridge over the Charles River in Boston. Big Dig’s project management revealing managerial successes and failures of the project’s many “messy complexities.” \nForests\, Forestry & Climate Change\nMonday\, October 5 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nRobert Perschel\, Executive Director\, NE Forestry Foundation \nHow we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals.  Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge\, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall. \nStrategies to Lower CO2 Emissions Using Concrete Masonry\nMonday\, October 19 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1HSW\nHeidi Jandris\, BArch\, Technical Services\, Jandris Block \nLowering the embodied carbon of our concrete masonry units during production is essential to lowering the overall global warming potential of our products. The CMU industry on average uses less cement than ready-mixed concrete\, due to the manufacturing process.. CMU uses a dry-cast\, zero-slump concrete mix\, and its’ unique structure enables us to accelerate CO2 sequestration rates. During this presentation we will cover greenhouse gasses\, climate change scenarios\, and CO2 emission sources. We will discuss climate change solutions including adaptation which includes resiliency. We will discuss mitigation\, and show how we are able to lower embodied carbon during CMU production by implementing breakthrough technology. \nA Better Way to Build in the 21st Century\nMonday\, November 2 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom |1LU\nTedd Benson\, Founder\, and CEO of Bensonwood & Unity Homes \nWhat are the critical ingredients of more enlightened homebuilding? In this presentation\, we’ll discuss the ingredients of a better work culture\, design rules for smart standardization\, energy performance standards that must be normalized\, and why “open building” disentanglement are all critical ingredients of a more enlightened age of homebuilding that will get us to a better future.
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs,WMAIA Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195003Z
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SUMMARY:WMAIA COTE Meeting
DESCRIPTION:COTE (Committee on the Environment)\nThursday\, September 17| 4:30 PM | Zoom \nGreen Bite: Laura Fitch AIA will speak about her work on a multi-use project for Marlow NH-based Kroka Expeditions.  The project houses administrative offices\, a multipurpose hall\, and camp support services as well as innovative wood boiler heating\, composting toilets\, and all things “Kroka.”  The project also involved the relocation and super-insulation of the existing farmhouse\, and the addition of a super-insulated\, panelized new wing. \nAlso\, Continuing the Conversation: The Environmental Justice Movement\, we will discuss this article from the NYTimes How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering \nRSVP to director@wmaia.org to receive Zoom login info
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/wmaia-cote-meeting-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:COTE Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T195004Z
UID:10000587-1600272000-1600277400@www.wmaia.org
SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260427T171856
CREATED:20250911T195004Z
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SUMMARY:UMass Architecture Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:UMass Architecture Lecture Series\nThese programs are free and open to the public.\nYou must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. \nWednesday\, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nDavid Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nThe Lois E. Toko Lecture: Billie Tsien\nDetails and registration here \nFriday/Saturday\, October 2-3 | all day | Zoom\nExactitude: A Five College Architecture Symposium\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, October 21 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFive College Architecture Theory Lecture: Alberto Pérez-Gómez\nDetails and registration here \nWednesday\, November 4 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom\nFarshid Moussavi Lecture and a Conversation with Pari Riahi\nDetails and registration here
URL:https://www.wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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