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C. Jaye Berger, Esq.
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Upcoming Events

October

Oct 6, 2022 • AIABK CRAN

CRAN Meeting

6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Virtual Meeting. Please register to attend.

TOPIC: Practice Methodologies

1) Establishing preliminary budgets for projects

2) AIA agreement discussion

3) Construction administration phase

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Oct 7, 2022 • AIA New York State

Application of the 2020 Existing Building Code of NYS

9:30 am–2:30 pm

Webinar

An overview of the 2020 Existing Building Code of NYS (EBCNYS) utilizing two project examples, for recipients to better understand how to use the Existing Building Code and the main code provisions that can affect design and trigger compliance with the Building Code of NYS, as follows:

Review 2020 EBCNYS scope and format
Cover general accessibility, structural, and fire protection requirements from EBCNYS Chapter 3 (provide graphic examples of upgrades required)
Review main Alterations-Level 1, -Level 2, and -Level 3 provisions and how they progressively become more restrictive and/or trigger compliance with new construction requirements for means of egress, accessibility, and engineering systems
Comprehensively review Chapter 10 – Change of Occupancy for means of egress, accessibility, fire separations, fire protection systems, building height/are, and fire distance separation, specifically for urban mixed use (residential and commercial) buildings
Review Historic Buildings Chapter 12, including different applications and flexibility within the provisions
Walk through project examples and the EBCNYS provisions, to show how they apply and what would be triggered, based on the scope of work

Approved for 4.5 HSW/LU

Registration Fees:

AIA Members: $90
Non-Members: $110

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Oct 12, 2022 • AIA Brooklyn x The Jewelry Library

WEBINAR: Spaces for Collections

7:00 pm–8:00 pm

Webinar / Live online

Spaces for Collections with Margaret Zyro, Exhibition Designer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Matthew Bird, Senior Critic: Industrial Design at RISD, hosted by Karen Davidov of The Jewelry Library and moderated by Luci Jockel, artist lecturer at Towson University, and Emily Jockel, artist and architect member of AIA Brooklyn. The panel will discuss the ways in which collections are considered spatially at the personal scale, gallery scale and global scale.

This program will carry with it 1 AIA LU, thanks to AIA Brooklyn member Emily Jockel.

“A Curriculum on Collecting” is a series of 6 virtual conversations focusing on various aspects of collections, including: the birth of collections; the artful transformation of objects in the context of collections; spaces for collections; how we assign value to collections; collecting as autobiography; the immortality of collections.

Learning objectives:

Identify the main design criteria when designing a space for a collection
Describe the spatial needs of collections at the personal/ residential scale, gallery scale and institutional scale
Discuss the geographical and socio-cultural considerations for displaying collections near their origin region vs. in a place removed from their origin region
Understand the interplay between the roles of a curator and a spatial designer in displaying a collection for public view

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Oct 14, 2022– Oct 28, 2022 • AIA New York State

Tri-State Legal Series

Webinar

AIA New York State, AIA New Jersey and AIA Pennsylvania have developed a five-part legal series covering issues affecting the architectural and design professions.

Full Registration – Entire Series

AIA Member: $195.00

AIA Associate Member: $110.00 Non-Member: $245.00

Single Session AIA Member: $50.00 AIA Associate Member: $40.00 Non-Member: $75.00

All courses will be submitted for AIA CES credits.

Prominent attorneys from the three states will be featured in each program discussing contract management, licensing and ethics, human resource management, insurance issues and what potential trends are coming that may affect you.

You will be able to register for the entire series or select individual sessions.

This is a virtual event.

The schedule is:

Friday, October 14 10:00-11:30am | The Architect’s Guide to Contract Management

1:00-2:30pm | Architectural Ethics

Friday, October 21 10:00-11:30am | Managing Human Resources Risk in the Post-Pandemic Office

1:00-2:30pm | Professional Liability Insurance Policy – What Architects Need to Know

Friday, October 28 10:00-11:30am | Insurance Trends Roundtable: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

*subject to change

Cancellation / Refund Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to 5 days prior to the start of the program(s) for which you registered. No shows receive no refunds. All cancellations and refund requests must be emailed to David Hodgkinson, Director of Finance, dhodgkinson@aianys.org.

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Oct 17, 2022 • Brooklyn Architects Scholarship Foundation and Queens Foundation for Architecture

BQ GOLF 2022 Tournament + Dinner Scholarship Fundraiser

10:00 am–8:00 pm

Lawrence Country Club
101 Causeway, Lawrence, NY 11559

Join us at the 2022 BQ Golf Tournament + Dinner Scholarship Fundraiser!

The Brooklyn Architects Scholarship Foundation (BASF) and the Queens Foundation for Architecture (QFA) are two distinct non-profit 501(c)3 organizations established to support students as they complete their accredited architecture programs in New York. The two foundations joined forces last year for a wildly successful fundraiser and have decided to make a greater impact on the field—together.

Monday, October 17, 2021 is an opportunity to take a day off from work, have fun on the golf course, and join us for dinner and cocktails after. BQ Golf is a great networking event that benefits crucial scholarship efforts to ensure that a diverse and dedicated pool of architectural students are supported on their paths to success.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. See event registration for sponsorship packages.

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Oct 19, 2022 • AIA Brooklyn x City Tech

Discussion Panel at City Tech: Creativity and Collaboration — Design for Resources

6:00 pm–8:00 pm

285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Discussion Panel (1.5 AIA LU) and meeting

This is an event hosted at City Tech New Academic Building | 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

“Good Trouble: Creativity + Collaboration”—an AIA Brooklyn x City Tech Speaker Series featuring architects, academics and change makers—considers solutions to some of the most pressing problems in the built environment. The AIA framework for design excellence serves as an anchor and a springboard to explore sustainability, inclusivity and resilience in our borough, our city, and beyond.

OCTOBER TOPIC: Design for Resources | Material Cycles

As the series is about collaboration, all talks will be panel format, followed by discussion with participants.

AIA Brooklyn members, City Tech students and faculty and New York City residents are welcome.

AIA Brooklyn General Meeting will precede or follow the panel.

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Oct 20, 2022 • AIA Brooklyn

ON THE MENU: Next Generation Residential Lighting & Controls

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Virtual presentation.
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1 AIA LU|HSW|AXP

PRESENTED BY SAVANT

Course Description:

This course introduces participants to the latest technologies available for easily controlling intelligent lighting fixtures. It also explores the impact WRGB and tunable white LED technology how on an occupant’s circadian rhythm cycles. Other topics include user interface considerations, energy management, and high vs low voltage control.

Learning Objective 1:

Participants learn the history of lighting and lighting controls. “How did we get here?”, “What were the challenges faced by designers, engineers, integrators, electrical contractors and homeowners?”

Learning Objective 2:

Participants learn the features and health benefits of next generation lighting fixture LED technology. There’s more than “wow factor, there’s real science behind the benefits of circadian rhythm lighting temperatures.

Learning Objective 3:

Participants gain a basic understanding of the technology behind “driving” and wiring high performance, intelligent LED fixtures.

Learning Objective 4:

Participants learn the benefits of the latest user interfaces that strip out all of the complications formally associated with keypads, touch screens and apps by stream lining the user experience.

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November

Nov 3, 2022 • AIA Brooklyn and Existing Conditions

ON THE MENU: Laser Scanning and BIM

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Virtual presentation.
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1 AIA LU|HSW|AXP

PRESENTED BY EXISTING CONDITIONS

Course Description:

In this short course, we will illustrate how 3D laser scanning, point clouds, and BIM can be used to reduce risk and add value to projects in the building industry.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover the option that professionals have available to them to gather accurate data about a building, its system and its context.

• Learn how to create, use, and access point cloud data in a digital environment.

• Gain insight about the historical evolution of architectural drafting from hand-drawing to BIM.

• Comprehend the theory and process of building a model from point cloud data, as well as how BIM can be used across the lifecycle of a building.

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Nov 3, 2022 • AIABK CRAN

CRAN Meeting

6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Virtual Meeting. Please register to attend.

TOPIC: TBD

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Nov 5, 2022 • AIA Brooklyn, AIA Long Island, AIA Queens

Green Leaders

11:00 am–5:00 pm

Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center
West End 2 — Jones Beach State Park
150 Bay Parkway
Wantagh, NY 11793

Green Leaders is a half-day education program hosted by AIA Brooklyn, AIA Long Island and AIA Queens—held at the award-winning Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center—explores the ways in which architects can design surroundings to be smarter, healthier, more prosperous, and sustainable. Course options will include: a lecture by nARCHITECTS; a design charette on Climate Action; presentations by AIA members on sustainability and resilience; and manufacturer presentations on green solutions and approaches to materials and regulations.

Up to 5 AIA LU/HSW/AXP available with registration. All courses are 50 minutes unless otherwise specified. In addition, a free virtual course will be offered to all those who attend.

This program is sponsored by Victor, the CNA Insurance Companies, and The AIA Trust, providers of the AIA Trust Professional Liability. Presenting sponsors include: Green Logic, Sherwin Williams, Acuity, Hansgrohe, and Feather Friendly.

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Nov 16, 2022 • AIA Brooklyn x City Tech

Discussion Panel | General Meeting at City Tech

6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Discussion Panel (1.5 AIA LU) and meeting

This is an in-person event hosted at City Tech New Academic Building | 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

As the series is about collaboration, all talks will be panel format, followed by discussion with participants.

AIA Brooklyn members, City Tech students and faculty and New York City residents are welcome.

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December

Dec 1, 2022 • City Tech Department of Architectural Technology x AIA Brooklyn

Building Blocks: A Benefit for City Tech

SAVE THE DATE: New York City College of Technology invited you to help us build a sustainable, resilient and equitable future for our greatest resource — our students.

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