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AIA PodNet is proud to offer a wide range of
programs through its Architecture Knowledge Review
Series. The following selected podcasts may
be of special interest to COTE-member architects (title links go
directly to an MP3 file of the podcast):
 Austin Energy’s Zero Energy Home
Design Competition
Can a home really run on zero energy? Austin Energy, the
10th-largest U.S. public power utility, pioneered a “Zero
Energy Home” project that accomplished just that. Richard W.
MacMath, AIA, tells how, based on his experiences as an architect
with the Austin Energy Green Building Program. He outlines
several cases, including a scenario in which utilities have
actually credited accounts.
Read More | Bio
Sustainable Design: Ecology,
Architecture, and Planning
Architects currently identify
"sustainability" as the most important change affecting the future
of the profession. In this podcast, Seattle-based architect and
urban planner Daniel Williams, FAIA, describes how he became
involved in sustainable design, what it really means, and the
current direction of architecture as outlined in his book,
Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, & Planning
(Wiley, 2007).
Read More | Bio
The Simple Home:
The Luxury of Enough
Sarah Nettleton, AIA, LEED AP, presents
her six paths to simple sustainability, each illustrated by
examples of human-scaled, unadorned homes with straightforward
floor plans from her book, The Simple Home: The Luxury of
Enough (Taunton, 2007).
Read More | Bio
2007 Recipient of the Topaz Medallion
for Excellence in Architectural Education
Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, 2007 rcipient of the AIA Topaz
Medallion, discusses the current dialogues and debates between the
worlds of study and practice in the United States and around the
world with Kathleen Lane, Assoc. AIA, director of knowledge
communities at AIA National. In this podcast, Brown speaks to the
challenges students are facing in a global economy, how schools are
responding to emerging issues, and how professional practice is
engaging these new issues.
Read More | Bio
BIM and Sustainable
Design
Phil Bernstein, FAIA, Autodesk vice president of
Industry Strategy and Relations, AEC Solutions, discusses building
information modeling (BIM) and how digital prototypes are serving
to optimize sustainable results. This podcast reviews practical
advice for how and why to make the transition, especially for
smaller firms venturing to remain competitive.
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The Practice of Regenerative
Design
William G. Reed, AIA, LEED AP, of the Integrative
Design Collaborative discusses the Regenerative Design Process. To
move beyond sustainability, attention is shifted from minimizing
human impact to promoting an understanding of the benefits of human
activity in healthy participation with natural systems.
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A Message to Architects from Congressman Earl
Blumenauer
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon's 3rd District
discusses the challenges that face society and the role architects
play in solving these problems.
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Sustainable Design: Current Trends
and Measurement Tools
AIA PodNet’s Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA, 2007 Advisory Group chair
of the AIA Committee for the Environment, leads a discussion with
Henry Siegel, FAIA, founding principal of Siegel and Strain, and
Dan Williams, FAIA. These two nationally recognized experts in
sustainable design examine the cooperation between scientists and
architects in creating a greener paradigm for architecture.
Read More | Bio
Sustainability and
Architecture
RK Stewart, FAIA, spoke with the AIA PodNet’s Phil Simon, AIA
managing director, Marketing and Promotion, about sustainability
and architecture.
Read More | Bio
How to Use MP3 Files
Play while online by clicking the link above, OR play offline by
right-clicking the link, select "Save Target As...", and save the
file to your desktop or "My Documents" folder.
For more information about AIA podcasts, including optional
XML and iTunes links and download directions, see the
AIA PodNet Web
site.
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