SEMINARS
AIA-CES Provider #: H566
Whether an AIA member or not, or if you are a Interior Designer,
those courses are accepted by all the States Boards of Architecture.
(Check with your Board(s) if there are any changes in regulations and requirements)
MCE - CLIK HERE TO SEE YOUR STATE’S REQUIREMENTS
scrawl down to the 5th paragraph and enter the state you are licensed in.
Seminars in Sarasota - 4 participants MAXIMUM
June 3, 2020 - 8:30 to 15:45
UNDERSTANDING WIND ENERGY AND ITS FUTURE
AIA course number: WINDENERGY - Credit Designations: 6 HSW/LU
In Europe wind energy is multiplying. while the US is still the largest wind power in the world. with China. Installing large wind generator close to housing is a challenge and need to be understood to come to create a more efficient and sustainable grid, while smaller ones could be brought in urban settings.
June 4, 2020 - 8:30 to 15:45
PASSIVHAUS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AIA course number: PASSIVHAUS - Credit Designations: 6 HSW/LU
Set on a sea front location in the town of Dunoon, Scotland, a development of affordable housing town house was recognized as the first Passivhaus project in the UK, proving that sustainable and energy efficient design is possible on a social housing budget. Architectural design or construction quality were not considered as of lesser importance and the design solutions chosen met the requirements of best practice in environmental sustainability.
June 5, 2020 - 8:30 to 13:00
HURRICANE-PROOF HOUSES - A DISCUSSSION
AIA course number: URPROOFHSE - Credit Designations: 4 HSW/LU
After the two of the most devastating hurricanes ever to reach the US coasts, can we build hurricane proof buildings that would keep their inhabitants safe during the worst times of the storm? Is it a question of materials, components, shapes? Are there weak points in too many buildings? Is this about choosing between many different techniques and materials or are there only a few choices? What about floods? Can we build safely to survive floods of the kind experienced during Katrina, Harvey or Irma? What about the losses of power? Why is it that so few buildings have solar panels integrated in their design and how can we push power companies to let people store power in case of an emergency. This course is about ideas that need to be shared to find simpler solutions adaptable to a wide array of buildings, not only Mac-Mansions but also low-cost housing,
June 5, 2020 - 13:45 to 18:45
THE SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE MOVEMENT GREEN CONCEPTS
AIA course number: SSOAGC - Credit Designations: 5 HSW/LU
Between 1941 and 1960 in Sarasota, Florida, a group of young architects defined a new way of designing simple houses and buildings that were often more "green" than later built buildings because they took into consideration the local climate and resources. They were influenced by the Modernists European movements of the Bauhaus, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra as well as some of FL Wright philosophies. They tried to create a simple, efficient and economical architecture that applied as well to housing, commercial buildings and schools
TO REGISTER CALL JEAN RENOUX at 941 365 5214
BUT great tours, for credits.
Columbus, Indiana, one of the most interesting city in US for architecture with 90 buildings designed by great architects.
Charleston, where architecture is historical and fascinating
Sarasota -Lakeland, appreciating the Sarasota School of Architecture 1945 -1968, the largest concentration of F.L. Wright's buildings, an extraordinary university building by Calatrava and an introduction to a very good type of construction bloc, AAC.
Don't forget Greece, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, Peru, Mexico City, Malta & Sicily, Portugal, SW France, Croatia on a small Motor-sailer, etc., and tour I can organize just for you.