May 17: AIA Denver Housing Committee Meeting: Solar Installations in Residential Construction
Join the AIA Denver Housing Committee on
Thursday, May 17, from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., at the AIA Colorado office (
303 E. 17th Ave., Ste. 110, Denver, CO 80203). Amanda Bybee with Namasté Solar will discuss solar installations in residential construction as well as their business model (employee-owned co-op). This event is free to attend; coffee and bagels will be served. This presentation is eligible for 1.0 CEH; however, attendees must self-report through CES Discovery. Please RSVP to Helene Jewett, PA, at
hjewett@peakcivil.com by noon on Wednesday, May 16.
May 23: ACAD Presentation: The Art of Engineering
Join the Associates Committee of AIA Denver (ACAD) on
Wednesday, May 23, at 6 p.m., at AIA Colorado (
303 E. 17th Ave., Ste. 110, Denver, CO 80203), for
The Art of Engineering. Charles Keyes, PE, PA, will be discussing the basic relationship between art, architecture and engineering. He will examine the collaborative efforts of artist/structural engineer/fabricator compared to architect/engineer/contractor; the differences between art and architecture (structural loads, safety factors and non‐structural performance); and the uncommon structural materials used in art: cable, fabric, stainless steel, aluminum, glass, bronze and copper.
Assoc. AIA members can earn IDP points for attending. Please RSVP to Brandon Rutledge at
BrandonRutledge@beckgroup.com by Tuesday, May 22.
AIA 2013 National Convention – Call for Committee Members and Participation
Are you interested in being involved in the local events surrounding the
AIA National Convention hosted in Denver in 2013? Below is the list of subcommittees currently looking for volunteers to assist in the planning of the local chapter events during the convention weekend from June 20 – 22, 2013. A brief description of each subcommittee, as well as the regular monthly meeting time for that committee is included. All meetings include the option of a conference call number, so if you are not in the Denver area, you can still participate on the committee!
We will also need help during the convention weekend and will be doing a call for general volunteers later this year. If you want to be involved during the convention weekend but do not want to volunteer on a specific committee, please make that preference known when you contact us.
If you are interested in being involved in one of the committees below, please contact Nicolle Thompson, AIA Convention Manager, at
nicolle@aiacolorado.org and we will get you the necessary information to become involved. For more information, visit
www.aiacolorado.org/events/aia2013nationalconventionanddesignexposition.