AIA UK - Understanding the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

Join AIA UK for the latest lunchtime talk in our Sustainability Series - a guide to using the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.

When: Monday 31 March 2025 @ 07:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 12:30 (UK time)
Where: ONLINE
CES Credits - Estimated 1.0 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

Speaker

Jess Hrivnak, RIBA Lead on Sustainability

Moderator: Mark Breeze, AIA UK Sustainability chair

Description

Discover the essential elements of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS), launched in September 2024 to unify the approach to net zero carbon in the built environment. Join us to understand how to leverage this comprehensive and collaborative standard to design, verify, and future-proof your projects, and dispel any greenwash claims. The Standard, created for the industry by the industry, provides robust, transparent guidelines to achieve Net Zero Carbon Aligned Buildings, and addresses upfront carbon, operational efficiency, and performance alignment with UK carbon reduction targets.

Jess Hrivnak will share how to use this free-to-access framework to initiate impactful change.

Speaker Bio

Jess Hrivnak is the RIBA’s Lead on Sustainability, and member of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard’s Technical Steering Group since its inception. She heads up the Institute’s work on the UKNZCBS Standard, and is responsible for the RIBA’s 2030 Climate Challenge guidance and the RIBA’s Chartered Practice Sustainable Development Toolkit. She works collaboratively within the Institute and with partner organisations to improve climate literacy, align design targets, strategies and processes. She is passionate about bridging gaps between sectors and disciplines to enable better guidance and action to improve planetary and human health outcomes.

AIA Japan - Book Talk: The Making of The Critical House

When: Thursday 27 March 2025 @ 06:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 19:00 (Japan time)
Where: Lutron Asuka Co., Ltd., 1 Chome−1−1 Shin-Aoyama Bldg. West 14F Minamiaoyama, 107-0062 Japan/ ONLINE

Speaker

Mohammad Eimar, Mohammad Eimar Architects; leading design, KKAA

Masaru Otsuka, Institute of Science Tokyo

Koshiro Ogura, architect and researcher

Description

A lecture and discussion exploring the research and editorial process behind the book “The Critical House: Words of 20 Contemporary Architects (Shokokusha, 2024).

The newly released book, entitled in Japanese 住宅は、批評する, “Houses Criticize,” reflects on the post-WWII concept of “criticality” in the architecture of Japanese houses and its evolving role since the turn of the 21st century.How did criticality become a precondition for the design of a single-family house? What sparked the turn away from it? The Critical House unpacks the initial debates within the architecture scene of the 1990s at the juncture between the “critical” and “post-critical” eras.

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When: Wednesday 26 March 2025 @ 06:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 19:30 (KS time)
Where: SKM Architects, 33, Samseong-RO 122-Gil, Gangnam-Su, Seoul, Korea / ONLINE CES: Estimated 2 LU for AIA Members

Speakers

Jung Hoon Lee, Kira DPLG, JOHO Architecture 

Chieh-Erh Huang, Harmony- design Studio 

Jou Min Lin, AIA; Principal Architect, J.M. Lin Architect / The Observer Design Group; President, AIA Taipei

Jaebong Jeon, AIA, Hanyang University, Erica

Moderator

Heejoon Jo, AIA, Samsung C&T

Event Description

Join us for a collaborative event hosted by AIA Taipei and AIA South Korea, where we will explore the dynamic connection between innovative materials and spatial design. Engage in thought-provoking conversations about how cutting-edge material advancements shape architectural spaces, creating both functional and culturally meaningful environments.

AIA Middle East - Open Spaces. Design, Performance, and Sustainability

When: Tuesday 25 March 2025 @ 12:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 20:00 (UAE time)
Where: ONLINE

Speaker

Khalid Shamlawi, Regional Specifications Manager MEIA – Powder Coatings at Jotun

Description

Organised with Epic Metals, this webinar "Open Spaces - Design, Performance, and Sustainability" will be led by John Heinly, Western Regional Manager of Epic Metals Corporation.

EPIC Metals steel roof and floor deck ceiling systems have been installed in many United States landmark buildings over the past 50 years. These award-winning systems are located in both high profile and modest buildings across the U.S., North America, and the world.

EPIC systems enables a designer to create unique, visually open public spaces with responsible materials and unmatched acoustics.

AIA Canada Society - Designing for Brand and Community: Exploring York University’s School of Continuing Studies

When: Thursday 5 December 2024 @ 12:00 (Eastern US Time)
Where: Online
CES: 1.0 LU for AIA Members

Description

Participants will explore how the architectural design of York University’s School of Continuing Studies enhances the institution’s brand and business. Attendees will gain insights into how the building’s design fosters an academic community through strategic programming and architectural elements, delve into the innovation around the building’s distinctive façade, and discuss the resilience of iconic designs in adapting to change.