Continuing Education


What's Driving Your Clients Today Seismic Considerations for Design Green Materials: Green Metals	Contemporary Design & Details for Masonry Construction Tour of Austin House

What's Driving Your Clients Today With Richard G. Jacques, AIA May 6, 2008; 8:30 - 10:30 am AIA Connecticut, 87 Willow Street, New Haven Sponsored by The AIA Connecticut Professional Practice and Public Relations Committees Breakfast will be served 2 CES Hours This workshop, which is essential for every size firm, will focus on improving the quality of the service relationship and helping architects to achieve greater client satisfaction. You will learn: Insights gained from 1,200+ confidential client interviews; How to achieve success in a turbulent economy; How to identify what your client values, and in the process communicate your own value as a design professional; Tips and techniques that can help you to be more responsive to your clients; What client driven firms are doing to spark the prospective client's interest. Registration (PDF)

Seismic Considerations for Design with Tom DiBlasi Tuesday, May 13, 2008; 3:00-6:00 pm AIA Connecticut, 87 Willow Street, New Haven (Please note change of location) Sponsored by the AIA Connecticut Education Committee In this seminar, you will learn how to: Determine the Seismic Design Category of a building Understand the importance of the Seismic Design Category Develop a basic understanding of the seismic design parameters required in construction documents Understand general requirements for seismic bracing of architectural and mechanical components What's in store for the future? 3 CES HSW Hours More information/Registration (PDF)

Green Materials: Green Metals Zinc and Copper in Architectural Applications AIA Connecticut, 370 James Street, New Haven, Fourth Floor (Note our New Address) Thursday, June 19, 2008; 3-5 pm; 2 CES Hours HSW Sponsored by the AIA Connecticut Education Committee Presenters: Anne Schade, CSI, CD Gail Whitney Karn, AIA Today more Green products are being specified than ever before, as Owners and Architects alike become increasingly concerned with our environment and dwindling resources. This program will explain the role that metals play in the specification of Green products and in particular the roles of Copper and Zinc. More information (PDF)

Contemporary Design & Details for Masonry Construction Wednesday, June 25, 2008; 3 to 6:30 pm IMI Training Center, 17 North Plains Industrial Road, Wallingford 06492 A special presentation co-sponsored by the AIA Connecticut Education Committee and the International Masonry Institute (IMI) Presenters: Richard Filloramo, IMI Director of Market Development and Technical Services Jim DeStefano, AIA This presentation covers new details and technologies for contemporary masonry construction including materials' specifications and examples of buildings. 3 HSW Hours More information/Registration (PDF)

The AIA Connecticut Committee on Historic Resources and Design Committee invite you to a Tour of Austin House Thursday, June 26, 2008; Tours at 2:15 pm and 3:45 pm; 1 CES hour 130 Scarborough Street, Hartford 06105 The Austin House is a National Historic Landmark and the former home of A. Everett "Chick" Austin, Jr. and his family.Eugene R. Gaddis, the William G. DeLana Archivist and Curator of the Austin House, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, will lead a special tour with a background of period music from Chick's own records, voices of his friends in the art world, and his own narration of Peter and the Wolf on stage at the museum in 1945. More information/registration (PDF)