AIA Kentucky is once again joining forces with the KY Department of Energy Development and Independence and the KY NEED program to present the annual High Performance Sustainable Schools Workshop. This year's 2-day event will be held March 10-11 in Versailles and will include workshop sessions as well as on-site learning at two schools. The program has been approved for AIA/CE approval for 6.5 LU HSW the first day and 5 LU HSW on the second day.  View program details and register here. 

AIA Kentucky and AIA Indiana will co-host a continuing education workshop on April 16, 2015 in conjunction with the Kentucky Building Materials Association conference at Belterra Casino and Resort in Florence, IN.  "Materials & Methods From the Ground Up" features five one-hour sessions covering subfloors, air/water/moisture management, mortarless stone veneer, aluminum fenestration coating options and synthetic slate roof tiles. The program has been submitted for AIA/CE approval for 5 LU HSW.

Registration will also include the KBMA Luncheon with Medal of Honor winner Sgt. Dakota Meyer as featured speaker, and the KBMA Expo and cocktail reception to close the day. AIA KY members are also invited to participate in a Certainteed plant tour and golf outing the following day. 

View program details and register here. 

AIA Kentucky welcomes Kelly E. Ives, AIA to a new role as Member Outreach Coordinator for AIA Kentucky.  Kelly will be working part-time with Janet on social media, website development/maintenance, membership recruitment/data maintenance, honor awards, directory production, and more. Kelly was previously a project manager at RossTarrant Architects in Lexington and serves as 2015 AIA East Kentucky Chapter secretary.  Contact Kelly at kives@aiaky.org.

• Devon R. Hutton, Assoc. AIA, Paladin Inc., Louisville
• James S. MacMillan, Assoc. AIA, TEG Architects, Jeffersonville
• Edward G. Ouellette, AIA, Gray Construction, Lexington

AIA Kentucky and the local AIA chapters are now utilizing a shared online design calendar called Design Ffunnel, which is also available for use by other design organizations in Kentucky. We'll post information about conferences, chapter events and other "happenings" of interest to the architectural community. A sampling of upcoming items to check out on the calendar:

• Mar. 3 - AIA/CKC-Louisville CSI Trade Fair, Louisville
• Mar. 4 - AIA KY Legislative Breakfast, Frankfort
• Mar. 4-6 - AIA Grassroots Conference, Wash DC
• Mar. 6 - UKCOD "Rebranding Historic Preservation" Symposium, Lexington
• Mar. 10 - AIA/EKC at KET Telefund Phonebank, Lexington
• Mar. 10 - Isenhour Exhibition Opening Lecture, Lexington
• Mar. 17 - AIA/CKC CE Program, Louisville
• Mar. 20-21 - Northern Ky Restoration Weekend, Covington
• Apr. 16 - AIA KY/AIA IN CE Workshop, Florence, IN
• April 16-17 - AIA KY Board Retreat/Strategic Planning, Louisville

• AIA/CSI Trade Fair This Tuesday, Registration Now!
• AIA KY Legislative Day
• Ignite Louisville Applications Due

PO Box 701092

Louisville, KY 40270-1092

Mar. 20-21 - Northern Kentucky Restoration Weekend, Covington. The program will include a Chapter 34 code seminar presented by Wayne Meyer, AIA. The other pending courses are:  

• Controlling and Accommodating Change in Your Community Through Section 106
• Brownfields Basics
• Historic Building Assessments

View More details.

Mar. 6 - Historic Preservation Symposium
The University of Kentucky Historic Preservation Graduate Organization (HPGO) will hold its eighth annual Preservation Symposium on Friday, March 6, at the Black Box Theater in the Downtown Arts Center, 141 E. Main St, Lexington.  The doors will open at 9:00 a.m. Several sessions have been approved for AIA CES credit - up to 4.5 LU available.  More info.

Mar. 10-31 - Exhibition - The Houses of Richard B. Isenhour: mid-century modern in Kentucky

AIA Knowledge Communities - Your Resource! 

AIA Knowledge Communities are a great way for members to access their peers and AIA learning opportunities. Here's a sampling of what's coming up: 

• AAH Design Awards: Submit by March 9
• CCA Webinar, Meeting Challenges & Overcoming Obstacles During CCA-Approaches Toward Best Practice: March 18, 1-2 PM ET
• PM a/e ProNet Scholarship: Applications due: April 2
• 2015 CAE Spring Conference: April 15-18, Detroit, MI. Early Bird Registration ends March 18.

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