Thursday, September 25, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
AIANYS Registration Desk Open
Ballroom Foyer
Crowne Plaza Hotel

Thursday, September 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AIANYS Registration Desk Open
Ballroom Foyer
Crowne Plaza Hotel


10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
TH-01
Historic Buildings and Energy Usage: Methods for Assessing and Improving Energy Performance While Restoring America’s Historic Resources
1.5 LUs/HSW

Historic buildings are often thought to be “energy hogs” with drafty windows and leaky walls that ooze energy dollars from every pore. However, the truth is that many historic buildings have sustainable attributes, including large windows for day-lighting, natural ventilation systems, high ceilings to dissipate summer heat, and incorporation of local natural materials. This session will teach attendees how to analyze the energy efficiency of historic buildings as well as various techniques for improvement. Further, attendees will learn methods of enhancing buildings’ energy efficiency without losing the historic character that enriches our lives in so many other ways. Presenters will discuss efficiency strategies utilizing both energy and historic preservation criteria, while exploring examples of projects that have successfully integrated both. Mark Thaler, AIA, Principal
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, P.C.
Albany, NY

Peter Ottavio, PE, LEED AP, Principal, Director of Engineering
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, P.C.
Albany, NYTH-02
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sustainable Design In The LEED Era
1.5 LUs HSW

Ten years ago the LEED Green Building Rating System had not yet been   launched.  Now, in New York State there are 38 built Certified LEED-NC Projects of all classifications (i.e., Platinum, Gold, Silver, Certified) out     of 351 Registered Projects.  The interest and advocacy takes other forms. NYS has adopted LEED-based requirements in Executive Order 111; NYC has adopted        LEED-based Local Law 86; and various localities have or are following suit.The LEED process is very rigorous and in ways rigid. On many of our LEED projects, its been observed that the objective to gather up points can interfere      with the real business of designing environmental architecture.
Project designers that are considering schematic design strategies that generally             are included within the five categories of LEED will surely go down an easier     LEED and design path than a process that lets the points steer the project.Learning Objectives:
Enhance your understanding about Integrated Design
Utilize the LEED Weighting of Design Strategies
Improvement of the Sustainable Design ProcessWilliam Bobenhausen,CCS,LEED-AP
Sustainable Design Collaborative LLC
Hastings on Hudson

TH-03
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Beyond Lunch and Learn: Bringing Practice Information to Small Firms
1.5 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA Credit only.

This program presents a model for small practitioners to share knowledge. The Small Project Practitioner (SPP) Roundtable aims to develop information to benefit architects engaged in the practice of small project work.  The roundtable forum allows for the exchange of knowledge and expertise to promote the professional development via local seminars and member interaction. This session will cover an overview of the Small Project Practitioner Roundtable Toolkit and how to start a successful Roundtable.  It is a not to be missed session for the smaller practitioner.


Linda Sussman, AIA
East Hills, NY

Mark Wittenberg, AIA
Greenlawn,NY

Vincent Sena, AIA
Garden City, NY

TH-04
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Architect-Led Design Build
1.5 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA Credit only.

Integrated practice continues to take on added importance as projects are faster, clients more demanding, with tighter budgets than ever before, and as increasing use of new technologies and collaborative teaming strategies are embraced by clients and AEC firms alike.  The Next Architect articulates how architects need to establish clearer goals to guide the design process, and work to lead the entire process – and how design-build is the project delivery methodology that maximizes the architect’s leadership role as well as the value of collaborative design, team communication and technology tools such as BIM.  This seminar will provide participants with methods to achieve these critical goals through the use of simple tools and strategies, thus maximizing the value and design quality as well as bottom-line results for our clients and our teams.

Christopher P. Martersteck, AIA, LEED AP, DBIA
PSMJ Resources
Deerfield, IL
11:45-1:30 p.m.


Thursday Keynote Event: Transformations In Practice
and the Presentation of 2008 AIANYS Honor Awards and Luncheon
KN-0108
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1LU
This session qualifies for AIA Credit only

The Thursday Keynote Event and Honor Awards Presentation is truly a reflection of the 2008 Convention Theme:  Practice, Practice, Practice. 

Don’t miss George Miller’s inspiring and informative look at the great transformation of the profession and the challenges it faces in the future.

George H. Miller, FAIA
Pei, Cobb and Freed & Partners Architects LLP

George H. Miller, FAIA, is a partner of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP New York, NY a firm that has practiced internationally for over 50 years. The firm has received more than 25 national AIA awards, including the Architecture Firm Award. George’s projects have included the Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas), the National Constitution Center (Philadelphia), and the headquarters of ABN-AMRO Bank (Amsterdam). Other projects include Bellevue Hospital Center’s ambulatory care facility (New York), the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse (Boston), and the Museum of Modern Art (Luxembourg). His current projects include the Goldman Sachs Headquarters (New York), the NASCAR Hall of Fame (Charlotte), and in New York, a law school for Fordham University, and the new St. Vincent’s Hospital.


TH-05
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Does Your Firm Have the Right Ownership? Could you be an Owner?
1.5 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA Credit only.


Do you know who owns design firms? No, not in New York, where owners must all be licensed design professionals.  Rather, everywhere else in the US, where creative firms design their organization so they can work with great people, advise their great clients at the very start of projects, and charge great fees for their efforts.

Joan Capelin and Jamie Frankel, Esq.  – well known to AIA NYS audiences  and Russell Davidson, AIA will discuss the changing nature of ownership: insights, case studies, and information you will need to make your practice as exceptional as your work

Learning Objectives:
Take away essential information about the business of design.
Assess the pros and cons of business ownership.
Analyze how design enterprises are structured and consider what might work for their own practice.

Joan Capelin, Hon. AIA
Capelin Communications
New York, NY

James E. Frankel, Esq.
Arent Fox
New York, NY

Russell A. Davidson, AIA
President
KG&D Architects
MT Kisco, NY



TH-06
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Housing Accessibility: Are You Covered
1.5 LUs HSW

The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, among other federal accessibility laws, requires that newly constructed multifamily residential buildings are designed and constructed to provide access to people with disabilities. A violation of these federal laws perpetuates discriminatory housing practices. This presentation showcases lessons learned and real world examples of common design and construction mistakes with proposed solutions.

Many design professionals have found themselves and their firms involved in costly lawsuits as a result of non-compliance with federal accessibility laws. Designing for compliance with federal accessibility laws is one of the greatest challenges facing design professional and their firms. No design firm, whether small, medium, or large is safe from potential costly lawsuits and remediation as a result of non-compliance. A shift from reactive to proactive thinking is required to ensure compliance with these laws.

Learning Objectives:
Learn the general scoping requirements of all federal accessibility laws and the technical criteria referenced by each
Learn the seven design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act and common violations of each requirement
Learn realistic solutions to common design and construction errors.

Peter Stratton
Senior Associate
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Norwalk, CT 06854

TH-07
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Transitional Small Practice – Alternate Management Strategies
3 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA Credit, but not for NYS CE Credit

This session ends at 5:00 p.m.

This program will describe our analysis of the employment market place our firm draws from and how we had to abandon several long standing expectations about how a firm “should” be run, to engage the manpower it requires and to build the work environment that supports these employees. We will describe the policies that support these new architects and the various types of management services small firms can employ to help manage these issues.
Small firms need to utilize a strong mix of full time, part time and consultant employees to meet it's growing work load, and address the issues that challenge the coordination of its work by this hybrid workforce, and importantly actively manage the potential problems that can arise in maintaining the firms identity as it works with it’s clients. This study will describe the tools and policies that we have developed to address these issues.
Finally, because BIM software presents functionality too advantageous for the small practice to ignore, the small firm must find ways to manage what can be the breath-taking first costs of purchasing the software and, more critically, managing the productivity hits the small firm will take as the software is rolled out. This study walks through these issues as they were encountered and will discuss the strategies that were developed to mitigate these issues.

Daniel Garber, AIA,NCARB,IFMA
Partner
Fergus Garber Group
Palo Alto, CA

TH-08
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
AIA 2007 Documents – An Overview
1.5 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA Credit only

The Institute revises A201TM–General Conditions of the Contract for Construction and the AIA Owner/Architect and Owner/Contractor agreements on a 10-year cycle.  This presentation will provide an overview of the revisions to AIA Document A201TM–2007 and the 2007 Owner/Architect agreements, as well as outline the AIA’s digital practice documents which also launched in 2007.  In addition, the presenter will discuss the concept of the Initial Decision Maker, touch on the rationale for the new numbering system, and how AIA documents address green design. Use of the AIA’s documents improves the future of any practice – for sole practitioners and firms of all sizes

AIA Contract Documents are the most respected, widely accepted contract agreements on the market today. And we’ve made them better – by updating the A201™–2007 and nearly 50 owner/architect, architect/consultant, and contractor/subcontractor agreements.  AIA launched the documents in November 2007 and interest in learning more about the new and updated agreements continues to grow
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand the pros and cons of the issues addressed in the revisions and appreciate the implications they will have for the owner, contractor, architect and other stakeholders
Participants will comprehend how the revisions in one document affect, or are reflected in, other AIA Documents
Participants will appreciate how the AIA 2007 documents address green design.

Susan B. McClymonds, AIA, CSI, CCS
Sue McClymonds Architect
Amsterdam, NY Presented by: AIA Document Committee

TH-09
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Practice Beyond Green – Meeting the 2030 Goals Before Everyone Else Does
1.5 LUs HSW

The definition of good design is no longer just limited to form and function.  It includes responsiveness to environmental, economic and social issues that define more than green building design, they define the ability of a community to sustain itself.  Toward that end, the AIA has adopted a very real set of goals to reduce the use of fossil fuels in buildings, and the resulting emissions that they produce, by 50% immediately and down to zero by the year 2030.  That action will have far reaching effects on the environment, on economic opportunities on society in general and on architectural practice in particular. Some firms have already jumped ahead and have organized their practice now to design “net-zero” energy buildings or “living buildings”.  This session will review opportunities available to firms of all sizes to develop their practice into one that has the capability and the reputation to go “beyond green” and achieve these results sooner rather than later.  Included will be discussion of a 5 step process that firms can use to incorporate into the design of buildings to achieve 100% reduction of fossil fuel use

Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand the differences between a sustainable “green” building and average or “baseline” buildings.
Architects will be equipped with tools and resources to use in the design of buildings that use little or no fossil fuels to operate, including a five step process to assure results.
Firm owners and practitioners will understand how to incorporate the above principles of design into their own practice and how to educate other members of the firm and clients accordingly.

Peter J. Arsenault, AIA,NCARB, LEED-AP
Stantec
Rochester, NY

Dennis A. Andrejko, AIA
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

TH-10
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Unlocking the Mystery of Doors and Codes
1.5 LUs HSW

Unlocking the Mystery of Doors and Codes is a comprehensive educational program focused on building codes as they relate to architectural doors and hardware.  The audience will be introduced to door and hardware codes, including Life Safety NFPA 101, Fire Doors and Windows NFPA 80, International Building Code IBC2006, and Accessibility Standards ICC/ANSI A117.1.  Emphasis will be on the proper specifying of doors and hardware in order to meet safety and security requirements.
This program will cover the newest building, life safety, fire, and accessibility codes as related to architectural openings including doors, and hardware.

Learning Objectives:

Make proper choices in selecting architectural doors and hardware in accordance with building codes. life safely, fire, and accessibility codes.
Make proper choices in selecting architectural doors and hardware in accordance with life safety and fire codes.
Make proper choices in selecting architectural doors and hardware in accordance with accessibility codes.
Understand the importance of balancing life safety vs. security in the built environmentScott J. Tobias, AHC,CSI,CDT
Regional Architectural Manager
Northern Region
ASSA ABLOY


TH-11
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Move Towards Integrated Project Delivery with New AIA Contract Documents
1.5 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA Credit only.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a project delivery approach that integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants at the appropriate time.  IPD seeks to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, and reduce waste and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction. To help AIA members use IPD successfully, the Institute has made available a number of state-of-the-art practice tools, including the 2007 Integrated Project Delivery Guide, developed by the AIA and AIA California Council.
On May 15, the AIA released the Institute’s first-ever agreements for integrated project delivery. This presentation is designed to help you navigate through the new IPD document.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand the fundamental concepts of integrated project delivery
Participants will discover how AIA Contract Documents address integrated project delivery
Participants will review two models for achieving an integrated project.

Christopher G. Smith, FAIA
National Real Estate Services
Ernst & Young, LLP
Lyndhurst, NJPresented by: AIA Documents Committee