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Save the date: IBC and IRC code seminars
AIA New Jersey
The governor's office has approved publication of the Notice of Adoption. Expect the 2015 Codes to be formally adopted on Sept. 8, 2015. In September, AIA NJ will be hosting two all day seminars covering significant changes to The International Residential Code & The International Building Code.
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NJ Emerging Professionals Committee
AIA New Jersey
AIA NJ is creating the first inaugural State Emerging Professionals Committee and is looking for individuals to take on this great leadership opportunity. All interested should apply to Regional Associate Director, Nick Caravella, by Aug. 21,2015. Candidates will be notified of their selection Sept. 7, 2015.
2015 AIA-NJ Design Awards information
AIA New Jersey
The AIA New Jersey Annual Design Awards Program brings public and professional recognition to architectural projects which exhibit design excellence. Architects are invited to submit their work for review by the distinguished Design Awards Jury.
In memoriam — Richard Rivardo AIA
AIA New Jersey
Richard B. Rivardo of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, died on July 16, 2015, at age 89. Richard was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and before retiring was an architect with Rivardo Schnitzer and Capazzi Associates, Cliffside Park. He was also a United States Army Veteran of WWII.
AIANJ 2014 Design Awards in AIArchitect
AIA New Jersey
The AIANJ 2014 Design Awards recipients were showcased in the July 24, 2015, edition of AIArchitect magazine.
Southern New Jersey Development Council Environmental Remediation Seminar
AIA New Jersey
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015
Cleanup of a previously used property can be a complicated and lengthy process. However, the implementation of the Site Remediation Reform Act has dramatically changed how remediation projects in New Jersey proceed.
New buildings database focuses on facade retrofits
The Journal of the American Institute of Architects
Building green rarely means demolishing existing structures and creating anew—yet retrofitting comes with its own set of concerns. Among them: What to do with the building's façade, which can be costly and cumbersome to renovate and, yet, is a key factor in managing energy performance. FacadeRetrofit.org is a new online database that aims to give AEC professionals a better idea of what works and what doesn't when it comes to upgrading a façade in the name of energy efficiency.
NJ home building permits soar to nearly 30-year high
NJ.com
Homebuilders in New Jersey received more permits in June than they had in nearly 30 years, new data shows. Roughly 4,800 permits were authorized in New Jersey last month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported, an increase of 12 percent from May. Nearly 80 percent of the permits obtained in June were for multifamily projects, the data shows.
The top 5 questions to prepare for in an architecture job interview
Arch Daily
The architecture profession has been steadily recovering since the downturn of 2009. The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards has released "NCARB by the Numbers," their annual report featuring a positive trend for the architecture profession. This means more jobs for architects — assuming you can get through the interview of course.
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AIA projects significant growth in commercial sector spending in 2015 and 2016
The Journal of the American Institute of Architects
The AIA released the semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, which projects that nonresidential construction spending will be up significantly this year and next. The institution's chief economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, estimates spending on nonresidential buildings to be about $360 billion this year (an 8.9 percent increase from 2014 figures) and approaching $380 billion next year (an 8.2 percent increase from projected 2015 totals).
This low-cost refugee camp architecture is made from sand
Fast Company
At the sprawling, city-like Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan, the average Syrian refugee is expected to stay as long as 17 years. And yet despite that time frame, many people are living in canvas tents that can start to fall apart in months. The U.N. is starting to invest in longer-lived prefab housing, like clever new flatpack homes from Ikea. And now a team of architects has proposed a more sustainable way of building homes, schools and clinics in refugee camps: Using local materials like sand and gravel, the design can be built by refugees with no prior knowledge of construction, using no electricity or water. If a family or school later moves, they can disassemble the building and rebuild it somewhere else.
Sustainability — where design meets nature
Archinect
Sustainability has taken the center stage, whether it is architecture design, furniture design, product design or machine design. Sustainable Designs have become the prime driver of innovation. Sustainable Building Designs that includes energy efficiency, carbon footprints, downsizing, design optimization etc. are all the buzzwords that every client will ask about. Sustainability has become significant, so much that even hotels are being rated based on the energy efficiency quotient.
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