AIA-West Jersey kicked off the 2015 General Meetings on March 31st with the 2015 International Building Code Seminar at Caffe Aldo Lamberti in Cherry Hill. If you were in attendance, thank you for supporting the event. If you were unable to attend – you missed a lot!
John Terry, Building Code Official / Representative of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gave a lively, interactive presentation highlighting the major changes between the current 2009 New Jersey IBC/IRC and the 2015 New Jersey IBC/IRC that will be adopted in June of this year. Despite having to reschedule the meeting due to snow from the original February date, the meeting was a tremendous success drawing over eighty (80) design and construction professionals.
AIA-West Jersey hopes you will help us keep this momentum going by attending our next meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 5 p.m. The meeting is a joint event hosted by AIA-South Jersey at the Avalon Links Restaurant in Cape May Courthouse, NJ. Meeting details will be forwarded shortly via email. To RSVP, please contact Bruce Turner, AIA at (856) 405-0351 or bdtaia@aol.com by Friday, April 17, 2015.
Additionally, AIA-WJ would like to notify the membership of these future events:
AIA-WJ Committee for Emerging Professionals in Architecture (CEPA): April 25, 2015, AIA-WJ will host Barry Bannett at the Cherry Hill Public Library for a presentation and discussion on Construction Site Visits: Architect’s Role and Responsibilities. This program is geared towards Associate AIA members, Interns, ARE candidates and Architects licensed 10 years or less. Principals are encouraged to send firm staff members to attend this valuable presentation. Please RSVP to Mark Barone, AIA at (856) 429-0868 or markb@markbaronearchitect.com by April 23rd.
CSI Philadelphia: April 30 – May 3, 2015, Mid Atlantic Regional Conference, Concordville, PA. The conference will explore the theme of “Detailing Innovation” intended to explore innovative changes that will impact the construction industry in the near future. Presentations and tours will offer AIA Continuing Education Credits. Contact David Stutzman, AIA at dstutzman@conspectusinc.com for more information.
AIA-WJ General Membership Meeting, May 7, 2015. Save the Date for AIA-West Jersey’s next Dinner Meeting. Presentation topic and meeting location to be determined, stay tuned for additional details.
AIA National Convention: May 14-16, 2015, Atlanta, GA. Our immediate past AIA New Jersey Regional Director, Jerome (Jerry) L. Eben, AIA, announced his candidacy for member at large to the new AIA National Board of trustees. There are 5 candidates running for 3 positions. The election will take place at the National Convention. It is very important to AIA New Jersey to make every attempt to have a representative on the new National Board. Delegates to the National Convention elect the candidates. Therefore, if you know anyone from other regions or components around the country, please request their support for Jerry.
BIM Seminar: May 19, 2015. AIA-South Jersey has partnered with Atlantic Cape Community College to offer a new continuing education course entitled: Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Legal Issues Facing New Jersey Design Professionals. This full day course offers 6 AIA/CES LU/HSW CSE Hours (approvals pending), breakfast and lunch, all for a reduced rate of $149.00 for current AIA members. Contact Bruce Turner, AIA at (856) 405-0351 or bdtaia@aol.com for additional program details.
East Coast Green: June 22, 2015. AIA New Jersey plans to hold the East Coast Green Conference this year. The location will be NJIT in Newark, NJ. Watch the AIA New Jersey website aia-nj.org, or contact Jason Kliwinski, AIA by email at designs4life.jason@gmail.com for more information.
