As climate change intensifies, the risk of devastating wildfires around the world will surge in coming decades and is being considered a “global wildfire crisis.” In recent years, California has seen the wildfire season expand beyond a few months to the entire calendar year, and conditions in spring and early summer give an early indication […]

Sally Blair | Director, NORESCO Jill Marver | Principal Program Manager, Energy Code Ace Energy Code Ace strives to make energy code compliance fast and easy. During this session, we’ll explore how designers can use the Virtual Compliance Assistant to document nonresidential envelope projects using the prescriptive approach, verify compliance prior to permit submittal and […]

With the California State Legislature in session – Actively considering and voting and legislation – Mark Christian, Hon. AIA CA and Director of Governmental Relations of AIA California, will discuss the current political climate in California and highlight the legislation under consideration that is of interest to the architectural profession. In addition to his presentation, […]

Units: 1.5 LU/HSW Qualifies for Zero Net Carbon Design Mandatory Continuing Education. Certificate of completion will be provided to those who stay on and watch the webinar live. Moderator: Avideh Haghighi AIA, LFA, LEED GA — Associate Principal | ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP Speakers: Shara Castillo AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C — Principal | ZGF ARCHITECTS […]

The AIA California Central Coast Chapter and Air Vol Block would like to announce the Call for Entries for the 2022 AIA CCC Design Awards. This is an opportunity to display your talents and accomplishments in celebration of design.The Design Awards is an event that occurs every two years for architects and consultants to submit […]

All-electric homes are becoming more and more common in California. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are also becoming a common way to house people in California. Establishing the owner’s project requirements and associated performance targets and metrics allows comparative evaluation of different design strategies and options. It also generates the data used in reporting for the […]

AIA CCC has booked Janis Kent, FAIA, CASp, Architect and Certified Access Specialist to provide a ONE Day in-person seminar in San Luis Obispo on November 17 from 11:00AM- 4:30PM.  If you are interested, please RSVP to the Save the Date.  We will send an Eventbrite with more information.This event will include: LunchHandout of Seminar5 […]

As many as 100,000 apartment buildings in California, which could house up to two million residents, many lower income, elderly or the disabled, may have a dangerous seismic vulnerability known as a soft story. In June, 2022, CA Governor Gavin Newsom appropriated $250 million in grant funding in budget bill SB-189 to owners of 2-20 […]

The purpose of this session is to provide an introduction to occupancy evaluation, the range of applications, and technologies available today. We will discuss the tradeoffs between effort of implementation and impact of the technology, and how to select the right application for your projects. Flavia Grey, PhDMore information and additional resources can be found […]