In this course, you’ll learn about the importance of residential shading. You’ll also gain a better understanding of the differences between motorized and manual shading, the importance of fabric characteristics and how it plays into the performance of shading fabric, and discover how automated shading systems maximize daylighting. Presented by Michelle Guss from Crestron Learning…
Join us for a presentation on Fire Regulation and the Built Environment: A Theoretical and Practical Review of Local Fire Ordinances 1 LU/HSW Fire Marshal/Battalion Chief, Aaron Briner and Assistant Fire Marshal, Alex Broumand of The Montecito Fire Department and, Division Chief, Steve Oaks of The Santa Barbara County Fire Department, will provide a theoretical…
Join us for a tour led by Blackbird Architects Inc. Located in Ojai, California, at a highly selective, co-educational, independent boarding school located on 427 acres of hillside overlooking the Ojai Valley. A new 14,500 square feet Dining Hall for the school revitalizes the heart of campus with inviting and high functioning spaces that better serve daily…
Kids Draw Architecture is an event hosted by the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara (AFSB,) whereby children of all ages are invited to sketch significant architecture in Santa Barbara. Architects are invited to sit with the children and support their efforts. Architects are also encouraged to sketch. There is no registration required. You can simply…
The Art of Architecture We invite AIA Member projects that reflect these concepts. To celebrate the exceptional blend of art and architecture, the Santa Barbara AIA’s 11th annual ArchitecTours is looking for projects that could be seen as architecture, art, or both. We invite you to submit a project that showcases “The Art of Architecture” in…
The SWMP committee will be meeting to review the draft from the City of suggested changes to the SWMP program Please contact Paul Zink, AIA or Tom Ochsner, AIA if you want to be involved.
Be ready for the 2019 update of Title 24 mandating Zero Net Energy for residential construction. We will highlight major code changes, offer cost-effective details on construction assemblies and provide guidelines for sizing your project's PV system. Presented by In Balance Green Consulting: Jennifer Rennick, AIA, Certified Energy Analyst Mike Horgan, Passive House, and…
THE SEMINAR – The ADA requirement for a business to remove “barriers” in their existing facilities was intended to be a very modest and straightforward requirement that created an entire industry of litigation and compliance consulting; including California’s “CASp” program. Learn what this standard actually requires and how to comply. This seminar will cover the most constantly-asked (and…
In celebration of 90 years of service to our community and our members, AIA Santa Barbara is hosting a booth at the Earth Day Festival. April 27-28th at Alameda Park. Join your fellow AIA members at Earth Day to celebrate our chapter's 90th birthday and to share our organization's mission and many years of sustainability advocacy…