Native of Rafaela recognized for her green architecture

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Chatham Record recent article: Chatham architect LEEDs the way

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AIA+2030 Professional Series

Register now at http://aiatriangle.org/
(10 sessions will be included in the Series. For the next few weeks, we will highlight each session, providing you with more information- Don’t forget to register before Dec. 23 for the lowest registration fee)
AIA+2030 Session I

The 2030 Challenge®: Energy Goals and Integrated Design

Integrated design is an important element in the creation of next-generation 2030 Challenge compliant buildings. In this session, we will explore the Integrated Design Process (IDP) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). We will explore collaborative strategies that can achieve the targets outlined in the 2030 Challenge, and how this process can be used as a roadmap throughout the design process. In particular, we will examine the utility of IDP in defining core, early design decisions such as building form and orientation.

AIA+2030 Learning Objectives
• Explain how the Integrated Design Process differs from traditional design.
• Identify specific characteristics of Integrated Design and its implications building energy performance.
• Summarize the potential benefits gained by employing the Integrated Design Process.
Masaki Furukawa, AIA, LEED BD&C
Masaki is an architect and Director of Sustainable Design at Innovative Design in Raleigh, NC. He has 15-years of experience in sustainable and energy efficient architectural design and consulting. Before joining Innovative Design, he designed several pilot projects of the NC High Performance Guidelines, provided energy consulting for US Department of Energy, US Department of Housing, and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

He is AIA Triangle’s 2012 president-elect, served on the NC Sustainable Energy Association board of directors, is immediate past chair of ASES’s Ethics and Member Concerns Committee, and is founding chair of AIA Triangle’s Committee on the Environment.

Masaki has presented on the 2030 Challenge implementation and net-zero energy use at the AIA NC Conference, GreenNC, National School Expo, and CSI National. He graduated Cum Laude from University of Washington, and was an Integrated Building System Teaching Assistant while earning a Master of Architecture degree from MIT.

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Back from Toronto – on my way to Argentina

Greeenbuild in Toronto was very exciting and I always come back with renewed hope: this time from Amory Lovins presentation, and other creative thinkers.
There needs to be a mind shift to get ourselves out of fossil fuels, not new technologies: no excuses, no compromises. Nature does not compromise. Health is a good metric on the environment.
The LEED Fellow recognition was a significant milestone for me, I am ready to take my knowledge and experience back to Argentina and Latin America. I am excited about speaking at the upcoming conference Buildgreen on October 25 at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires. This will be an interesting different kind of trip for me, exploring potential collaborations on projects and opportunities for green building training in Spanish. May be I finally get to implement a “Train the Trainers” program in the real South. Stay tuned!

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2011 Gail Lindsey Sustainability AIA NC award recipient

I am the recipient of this prestigious AIA NC Chapter award. It is awarded to a North Carolina individual or organization that has positively impacted the attainment of a sustainable and harmonious environment, espousing ideals pioneered by the late Gail Lindsey, FAIA. The ceremony was held at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on Saturday evening.

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Amory Lovins on Reinventing Fire

Reinventing fire: Amory Lovins
This is the most comprehensive, intelligent, smart video I have seen in a long time showing hope for a cleaner and safer future

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I am on the first class of LEED Fellows named by GBCI

I am very happy to start my blog with this wonderful news! I am very happy to be joining this amazing group!!!

In the words of GBCI, The LEED Fellow designation recognizes exceptional contributions to green building and significant professional achievement within the rapidly growing community of LEED Professionals. Thirty-four of the world’s most distinguished green building professionals were selected to be LEED Fellows through a peer nomination and portfolio review process. Among other requirements, LEED Fellows must have at least 10 years of green building experience and hold a LEED AP with specialty credential.”

The 2011 class:

Alan Scott, Green Building Services
Alicia Ravetto, Alicia Ravetto Architect
Anthony Bernheim, AECOM
Chris Schaffner, The Green Engineer, LLP
Christopher J. Webb, Chris Webb & Associates, Inc.
Dagmar B. Epsten, The Epsten Group, Inc.
Dan Nall, WSP Flack + Kurtz
Dan Young Dixon, Opus AE Group, Inc.
Gail Vittori, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Helen J. Kessler, HJKessler Associates
Jerry Yudelson,Yudelson Associates
Jim Ogden, 3QC Inc.
Jim Weiner, Collaborative Project Consulting
John Boecker, 7group
Kath Williams, Kath Williams + Associates
Kathleen Smith, Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company
Ken Wilson, Envision
Kim Shinn, TLC Engineering for Architecture
Kris Callori, Environmental Dynamics, Inc.
Lidia Berger, HDR Architecture, Inc.
Lois Vitt Sale, Wight & Co.
Malcolm Lewis, CTG Energetics, Inc.
Marcus B. Sheffer, 7group
Mario Seneviratne, Green Technologies
Michaella Wittmann, HDR Architecture, Inc.
Michelle Halle Stern, Perkins+Will
Nellie Reid, Gensler
Paul Marmion, Stantec
Prasad Vaidya, The Weidt Group
Rick Carter, LHB Engineers & Architects
Rob Bolin, Syska Hennessy Group
Sandra Leibowitz, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC
Stephen Carpenter, Enermodal Engineering
Tom Liebel, Marks, Thomas Architects

The LEED Fellows will be recognized in Toronto at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo from October 4-7, 2011.

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