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Dwell on Design Celebrates 13th Year at LA Convention Center

Dwell on Design Celebrates 13th Year at LA Convention Center

Posted by | Apr 25, 2018 | 0 |

Dwell on Design returned to the Los Angeles Convention Center April 5 to 7, 2018 for its 13th year. This innovative four day LA design experience welcomed attendees and participants from around the world for a celebration and exploration of modern design through on-stage content, unparalleled educational opportunities, inspiring exhibitions, pre-fab homes, a design trail through LA show rooms, exclusive Home Tours and appearances from iconic influencers and educators of design.

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2019 RCI, Inc. International Convention and Trade Show to Be Held March 14-19 in Orlando

Posted by | Apr 24, 2018 | 0 |

The 2019 RCI International Convention & Trade Show will be held March 14-19, 2019 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. Educational programs are approved to yield continuing education credits for members of RCI and the American Institute of Architects. “It’s a great opportunity to earn a full year’s worth of continuing education credit at one event,” said William Myers, RCI’s marketing director. “RCI’s consultant members visit the trade show to discover the latest products for designing and repairing today’s building envelopes.”

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The National Stormwater Conference Earth Day Celebration Highlights Green Infrastructure as the #SolutionToPollution

The National Stormwater Conference Earth Day Celebration Highlights Green Infrastructure as the #SolutionToPollution

Posted by | Apr 18, 2018 | 0 |

In anticipation of Earth Day on April 22, StormCon, the national stormwater and surface water quality conference, has launched a brand-new Earth Day campaign, #SolutionToPollution, to promote low-impact development practices and other green infrastructure as the go-to solution to prevent stormwater pollution across the country. Green infrastructure refers to rain gardens, green roofs, permeable pavement, bioswales, and other engineered-as-natural stormwater systems that rely on soil and vegetation to infiltrate, evapotranspirate, and/or harvest stormwater runoff.

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RCI, Inc. 2018 Building Envelope Technology Symposium to Be Held November 16-17 in Nashville, Tennessee

Posted by | Apr 17, 2018 | 0 |

RCI, Inc. has set the date and location for the associations’ 2018 Building Envelope Technology Symposium. An in-depth educational program for building exterior designers and repair professionals, the event will be held November 16-17, 2018, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN. RCI is an international association of building envelope consultants whose members specialize in design, investigation, repair, and management of roofing, exterior wall, and waterproofing systems. RCI regularly hosts education programs designed to demystify and explain the application of roofing, waterproofing, and exterior wall technologies.

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RCI, Inc. to Hold 2018 Canadian Symposium on Building Envelope Technology

Posted by | Apr 16, 2018 | 0 |

RCI, Inc. has set the date and location for the associations’ first Canadian Building Envelope Technology Symposium. The two-day symposium features 12 unique educational sessions presented by leading building envelope design consultants. Speakers offer experience-based insights for the specification of sound, durable exterior envelopes.

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Hackathon gave rise to creative wooden extensions with MIT and Aalto university

Hackathon gave rise to creative wooden extensions with MIT and Aalto university

Posted by | Apr 12, 2018 | 0 |

The second Open Source Wood Hackathon took place at Metsä Group’s headquarters in Espoo on 27 March. Two world-class architecture universities met with the aim of developing innovative solutions for residential wooden extensions. The hackathon is part of Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood initiative aiming to increase openness and global collaboration to make wood construction grow.

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City Building for the Future: The Urban Land Institute’s 2018 Spring Meeting Looks at Lessons from Detroit

City Building for the Future: The Urban Land Institute’s 2018 Spring Meeting Looks at Lessons from Detroit

Posted by | Mar 16, 2018 | 0 |

Innovative city building will be front and center at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2018 Spring Meeting, set for May 1-3 at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. A major focus for the 2018 gathering will be the reinvention of urban areas into thriving places that are drawing talented workers and businesses and are becoming magnets for investment. The Detroit metropolitan area, which is experiencing an extraordinary renaissance, is a prime example of this urban evolution.

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17th Annual Stormwater Conference Announces Six Pre-Conference Workshops

Posted by | Mar 16, 2018 | 0 |

The PDH- and CEU-accredited StormCon pre-conference workshops on Monday, August 13, 2018 offer highly interactive, focused sessions for engineers; consultants; federal, state, and local stormwater organizations; and staff. Aimed at cultivating positive and fruitful discussion, the pre-conference workshops will focus on emerging challenges and the latest strategies, best management practices (BMPs), and technologies in stormwater and surface water quality pollution prevention and mitigation.

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Keynote speaker from Afterburner maps plan for striving toward flawless execution at AAMA 81st Annual Conference

Keynote speaker from Afterburner maps plan for striving toward flawless execution at AAMA 81st Annual Conference

Posted by | Mar 2, 2018 | 0 |

The keynote speaker at the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 2018 Annual Conference encouraged those listening to work toward improving processes across their organization in the style of military precision. Chris “Elroy” Stricklin laid out the elements of his company’s “Flawless Execution” methodology, which prioritizes communication, teamwork and owning up to mistakes while trying to improve for the future.

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AAMA conference hosts expert on sustainability standards, certification in raw materials supply chains

Posted by | Feb 28, 2018 | 0 |

During the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 2018 Annual Conference in Orlando, those in attendance heard from Dr. Fiona Solomon, CEO of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, on the topic of sustainability standards and certification in raw materials supply chains. Solomon focused on the role sustainability standards are playing in impacting sourcing and production across a range of natural resources sectors and more.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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