Join LA.IDEA and Porcelanosa USA for the yearly celebration of Porcelain Slabs, Tapas, and Vino. Porcelanosa USA will be presenting on their 47x47 floor tiles, porcelain pavers, and raised access floors (RAF.) Learn about XTONE Porcelain Slabs while enjoying wine, flamenco and small bites!

XTONE is a company specialized in large format surfaces through two product lines: porcelain and natural stone. It has a wide range of finishes and thicknesses, which allows the material to adapt to any environment and application. XTONE has a number of advantages that make the material stand out for its high performance and unique design, both in its porcelain and natural stone product lines. The material has the ability to adapt to any size, use and space, making it an ideal material for all types of projects. There is no limitation for large format porcelain tile; a concept of use that goes beyond the traditional format and allows the execution of avant-garde ideas.

Porcelanosa Grupo is today a benchmark company in the national and international market, based on values such as innovation and quality but, above all, based on the trust placed in its extensive human team, made up of more than 5,000 people, and on the attention to its social environment. With almost 40 years of experience, PORCELANOSA Grupo is present in almost 100 countries around the world.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the advantages of specifying large-format floor tile
• Identify why porcelain is a unicorn of a material and is equally suited for both indoor and outdoor application
• Identify the two types of porcelain pavers available as well as the RAF system
• Explore the sustainable advantages to specifying XTONE large format surfaces

Join Pella Mid-Atlantic for a fun-filled night of food, fun and trivia at their Tyson's Corner showroom. Offering catered food and a chance to win amazing prizes, Trivia night is one of Pella's most popular events. Showcase your knowledge of Architecture, Construction and Pella to win your team the ultimate prize and come early to attend our CEU presentation.

In our presentation, we will touch on "Window Solutions for Historic Buildings". In any given year, there are typically more building renovation and rehabilitation projects undertaken by owners than there are new construction projects, and only a small percentage of these existing building projects fall in the category of “historic” with the associated public programs and design restrictions that go along with that designation. The majority are motivated by changing owner needs, energy concerns, maintenance considerations, and general modernization or upgrade requirements. In all of these cases, windows are often a topic of interest and concern. Should they be replaced, or can they be repaired? If they are replaced, what are the options? Which option is best for a particular situation? We will explore how to answer these questions to give architects the ability to work with their clients to make informed decisions and improve the overall outcome of projects.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the historic significance of windows in existing buildings.
• List the National Park Service's guidelines for historic window rehabilitation.
• Design a window rehabilitation plan for buildings that includes recommendations for preservation, maintenance, repair, replacement where needed, design for missing historic features, alterations/additions, and energy retrofitting.
• Evaluate window replacement options for existing commercial and institutional buildings.

Presented by:

Alexis Wehn, Commercial Architectural Representative

Previously an Architectural Associate and Interior Designer, Alexis is one of Pella Mid-Atlantic's biggest fans and newest employees. Captivated by the company's attention to detail, she understands the need for sustainable products and is eager to better the world through sustainable products and innovative design solutions. Utilizing the latest technologies while not disregarding characteristics of antiquity, she is able to create spaces that mesh the old with the new, creating spaces truly unique to each building.

Panel discussion on the democratic nature of public space in Washington DC - using the Downtown Action Plan, the Public Realm Plan as base points for the discussion, the diverse panel will speak to importance of cultivating sensitive community focused urban spaces and places across the city.

Connect with other SFx'ers from other parts of the country during the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design on Thursday, 6 June. Our local SFx committee is hosting a happy hour and meetup at Square 134 Architects from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Located at 1432 K Street NW, the office is a short 15-minute walk / 5 minute ride from the Washington Convention Center. Our partners at ATG and Azek are co-sponsoring the event, providing libations and treats from local providers. 

Join us as we announce the winners of the 2024 AIA|DC Chapter Design Awards. This annual competition places special emphasis and recognition on projects that exemplify the 10 Measures of Design Excellence. It's open exclusively to registered architects and invites submissions in four distinct project categories: architecture, interior architecture, historic resources, and urban design/master planning.

More details available here.

From the ancient Tower of Hercules to the modern-day Jeddah Light, lighthouses around the world serve to guide ships safely to harbor. In this workshop, kids will be challenged to use their building skills to create an authentic lighthouse. Become enlightened in the history of lighthouses!

Join AIA|DC and Capital Area CRAN for a tour at NetZeroRowHouse.  This reconstruction and expansion of an existing row house is a case study on applying Net Zero design principles on the scale of a family-sized urban infill home.  Heating and cooling, hot water generation, and cooking are all electric.  A ducted mini-split heat pump system, zoned on a floor-by-floor basis, provides superior thermal comfort and optimized efficiency.  Energy recovery ventilators provide abundant outside air that is conditioned to minimize heat loss and gain.  

A shared heat pump water heater provides hot water for both the primary residence and the lower-level apartment.  The award-winning kitchen features induction cooktops and smart appliances.  The 8 kW array solar array helps to offset onsite consumption.  Smart electrical panels provide insights into electrical consumption on a circuit-by-circuit basis.  Additional verification systems include air quality monitoring and water flow.  Rain water is collected for use in irrigation, and overflows onto a permeable paving garden.

Air infiltration is reduced with a combination of new doors and windows, spray foam insulation and a fluid-applied air barrier.  The exterior is composed of reusing the existing street facade, metal panel, thermally treated cypress, and nickel-gap cementitious siding.

Learning Objectives:

• Determine how ducted mini-split heating and cooling apply to different types of housing typologies.
• Learn how smart electrical panels can help verify Net Zero compliance.
• Become fluent in best practices regarding heat pump water heater installations.
• Discuss detailing to achieve blower door compliance.

Presented by:

Will Teass, AIA

Will Teass, AIA is the Managing Principal at Teass\Warren Architects, as well as the 2024 AIA|DC President; Will is both Owner and Architect for the NetZero RowHouse.

Organized by:

Capital Area Custom Residential Architects Network

Join us to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition, reIMAGINE: Creating New Uses for Old Buildings.

This exhibition presents 19 buildings in the Washington, DC, area that architects have recently reimagined, bringing new life to structures that might otherwise have been doomed to disuse, decay, and ultimately the wrecking ball. Any building that survives long enough is likely to undergo regular maintenance, occasional restoration, or possibly comprehensive renovation. Even so, some buildings inevitably become obsolete due to changes in business practices, technology, demographics, or other factors. Fortunately, many structures facing obsolescence can be converted to purposes other than the ones for which they were designed—a process known as adaptive reuse. Essentially a form of recycling at a large scale, adaptive reuse offers numerous potential advantages over new construction, including environmental, economic, and social benefits. 

We welcome your presence at this opening and invite you to navigate through all 19 projects featured, and learn more about the benefits of adaptive reuse. Drinks and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. 

SPONSORS

KEYSTONE 
_{Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners 
DPR Construction 
David and Patricia Haresign}

_{Gilbane Building Company}

THRESHOLD 
_{Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS 
Eric Colbert & Associates 
GCS-SIGAL 
Hartman-Cox Architects
Hickok Cole 
SmithGroup
StudioMB 
Studio Twenty Seven Architects 
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company 
Anice Hoachlander/StudioHDP 
Judy Davis/StudioHDP}

OTHER GIFTS 
_{Jon Hensley Architects
KUBE architecture}

EXHIBITION TEAM 
_{EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mary Fitch, AICP, Hon. AIA, District Architecture Center 
CURATOR AND SCRIPT WRITER: G. Martin Moeller, Jr., Assoc. AIA, Independent Curator and Writer/Editor of ArchitectureDC 
EXHIBITION/GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jennifer Byrne, Live.Create.Play. LLC®
EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMS COORDINATOR: Molly Ford, District Architecture Center}

_{DAC thanks David Haresign, FAIA, of Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS, who originated the idea for this exhibition series.} 

_{PRINTING: BluEdge}

_{INSTALLATION: Cross Museum Services}

This course will familiarize you with the basic aspects of fiberglass composites, with a specific emphasis on pultruded fiberglass. By examining the performance characteristics, durability and numerous environmental advantages of pultruded fiberglass, this course will outline the advantages of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and use case studies to demonstrate applications across a wide variety of multi-family and commercial build environments. We will discuss how composite materials provide predictable, sustainable and superior performance characteristics over other materials. Marvin will explain the production of fiberglass composites and the advantages of the pultrusion process from a manufacturing and environmental perspective. Marvin will identify the performance characteristics of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and how they help meet the latest design trends.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss how composite materials provide predictable, sustainable and superior performance characteristics over other materials.
• Explain the production of fiberglass composites and the advantages of the pultrusion process from a manufacturing and environmental perspective.
• Identify the performance characteristics of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and how they help meet the latest design trends.
• Discuss finishes for pultruded fiberglass windows, how they meet AAMA quality standards, and how they impact the building design and energy efficiency.

Presented by:

Beth Davidson

Beth is your Architectural Project Manager for the DMV. She can assist with continuing education, specification writing, general fenestration questions, product selection, preliminary budget pricing, shop drawings, lead time updates, online library guidance, and custom detailing such as mulling, specialty shapes, etc.
Beth is an Interior Designer with over 25 years of experience, all in the DMV. She has worked for architects, interior designers, the federal government as well as for herself. She is your in-market resource for all of your fenestration projects.

Organized by:

Marvin

Join us for a walking tour on the National Mall in downtown Washington, DC. Architecture and enclosure consultant experts will be speaking to recently completed facade renovation projects for several notable historic museum buildings including Hirshhorn Museum, National Air and Space Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. Learn about the logistics of removal and replacement of original precast cladding and stone, a glazing upgrade that has dramatically improved daylight, and facade design principles that support both energy efficiency and comfort for visitors enjoying brand new museum exhibits. Through careful attention to detail, existing historic elements were preserved, and these buildings managed to closely replicate original design, seamlessly integrating into the existing landscape of the National Mall.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will understand the importance of the historic preservation consideration for enclosure repairs of mid-century modern and cultural landmarks.
• Attendees will learn about options for reuse and replacement of the enclosure elements of the historic mid-century modern buildings.
• Attendees learn about technical and aesthetic requirements in matching the historic stone and concrete façade cladding.
• Attendees will consider the impact of complete façade replacement on the integrity of a historic building and learn how constructability analysis could inform design of the historic facade repair.

Presented by:

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Kirill Pivovarov, AIA is an award-winning architect with Page Southerland Page, Inc, a national architecture firm active in the design and rehabilitation of culturally significant buildings. Kirill is passionate about sustainability and his design approach combines contemporary innovation with the careful preservation of historic fabric. Throughout his career, Kirill has contributed to the design and modernization of numerous cultural landmarks in Washington DC, including U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, and the Revitalization of the Smithsonian Historic Core. Kirill served as lead architect and project executive for the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum Envelope Modernization project.

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Ken Hill Jointed TYLin in 2013 with a background in general building design as well as building envelope research and design. His building envelope experience includes forensic investigations, wind tunnel testing, full-scale testing, and most recently product development management for a window, door, and curtain wall manufacturer. His design experience includes a variety of construction types including educational and institutional, residential, commercial, and facade design projects.

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Anthony Nicastro has national experience in the investigation, design, and construction contract administration of building enclosure components for major institutional, commercial, educational, and residential buildings. He has consulted with architects, building owners, and contractors to analyze facade design concepts, evaluate construction defects, and develop repairs for complex enclosure issues.

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Brian Rose is a professional engineer and senior project manager for Simpson Gumpertz & Heger where he provides a variety of building enclosure commissioning, consulting, and investigation services for owners, architects, and contractors. He has worked on the National Air and Space Museum Revitalization project for the past 12 years, including as the primary enclosure engineer during the initial investigation and design and as the project manager throughout the construction phase. He also investigated the original precast cladding at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Organized by:

AIA|DC Building Enclosure Council