NEWS // FEBRUARY 2010

SINGAPORE, RENEWABLE ENERGY & BUILDING EFFICIENCY...

Hello February! This month we welcome back the popular program, Opening Doors, which is a free monthly educational event at a local business related to the profession where you get to see a "behind the scenes" point of view.

AIA Milwaukee will also be holding its quarterly Board Meeting, directly before the Opening Doors event - so if you've got an exciting event proposal, an opportunity for AIA Milwaukee or something to get off your chest, please feel free to join us. 

Don't miss out on our annual workshop, it's only 6 weeks away!

Don't forget to check out the AIA Milwaukee Events Calendar for other architecture and design related events including other SARUP events, Historic Milwaukee events and a ton of other architecture and design related events and exhibitions.

If you haven't yet, join us on Twitter, LinkedIn or on Facebook for your daily dose of AIA Milwaukee.

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FEB 17 Wednesday >> OPENING DOORS // Postcards from the Edge: Singapore

AIA Milwaukee Board Meeting >> 3:30pm - 5:00pm, All Welcome.
Opening Doors >> 5:00pm - 6:30pm, FREE EVENT!
Kahler Slater - ASQ Building | 111 West Wisconsin Avenue | Milwaukee, WI 53203 >> MAP

"Postcards from the Edge: Singapore" presentation with Jen Fletcher Voight from Kahler Slater

Join us for an exciting presentation as we hear from Jen Fletcher Voigt from Kahler Slater, who spent the last year in Singapore for with 8 other team members from Milwaukee, working on the National University Hospital, a high-rise project in Singapore. Kahler Slater teamed with CI-AP (Consultants International - Architects and Planners) a local firm in Singapore. READ MORE >>

RSVP // Randy Morrison, AIA at president @aiamilwaukee.org

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR HOST >> www.kahlerslater.com

FEB 19 Friday >> COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT //  Meeting

8:00am - 9:00am, FREE & Open to All to Attend
Hunzinger Construction University | 21100 Enterprise Avenue | Brookfield, WI 53045 >> MAP

This month we'll be discussing:

>> Integrated Project Delivery with Hunzinger Construction's Energy Solutions Team.

RSVP // Kurt Zimmerman, AIA at kurt.zimmerman @zastudios.com

MAR 2 Tuesday >> BUILDING SCIENCE SERIES // Focus on Energy

12:00pm - 1:00pm, FREE EVENT!
Kahler Slater - ASQ Building | 111 West Wisconsin Avenue | Milwaukee, WI 53203 >> MAP

"Renewable Energy Overview" presented by Focus on Energy.

Our March Building Science Series Lunch will be hosted by Focus on Energy, who works with Wisconsin residents and businesses to install cost effective energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Learn about the wide variety of renewable energy sources including: solar, wind, biomass and biogas systems and so much more! READ MORE >>

RSVP // Randy Morrison, AIA at president @aiamilwaukee.org

MAR 16 Tuesday >> WORKSHOP // Improving Energy Performance in the Building Envelope

7:30am - 2:15pm (still time to go back to the office for the afternoon)
Italian Conference Center | 631 East Chicago Street | Milwaukee, WI 53202 >> MAP

5 CES Learning Unit, Sustainable / HSW Learning Units!

Looking to earn more AIA CES Learning Units? Or maybe you aren't an AIA member but you are an engineer, specifier, contractor, building code official or building owner and you would like to learn more about how you can make your building envelope more efficient. Join us for our 6-Hour Workshop and learn how to design and construct more sustainable and energy efficient buildings. READ MORE >>

REGISTER EARLY FOR A DISCOUNT // Program Agenda & Online Registration

QUESTIONS? // John Holz, AIA at directorholz @aiamilwaukee.org | 414-410-2813

Presented by AIA Milwaukee in partnership with AIA Wisconsin.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS //

MAR 24 Wednesday >> ARE STUDY SESSION 01: Introduction to the ARE/IDP

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Engberg Anderson | 320 E. Buffalo Street, SUITE 500 | Milwaukee, WI 53202

MORE INFO // CLICK HERE! or email Matthew Edwards, AIA at treasurer @aiamilwaukee.org

MAR 31 Wednesday >> 20|20 with AIA Milwaukee & AIGA Wisconsin

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Swig - Roasting Room | 217 North Broadway - Second Floor | Milwaukee, WI 53202

>> 8 PRESENTERS (4 Designers, 4 Architects), 20 slides each with 20 seconds per slide

TO PRESENT or RSVP // email Joseph Lawton at communications @aiamilwaukee.org

APR 28 - APR 29 Wednesday-Thursday >> CATALYST AIA Wisconsin Convention & Expo

Monona Terrace | Madison, WI

The 79th Annual AIA Wisconsin Convention & Building Products Expo offers members and allied professionals an opportunity to explore emerging design, practice, technology and environmental issues, as well as to investigate innovative products and services available to the design and construction industry.

MORE INFORMATION // CLICK HERE!

JUN 15 Tuesday >> 5th ANNUAL Architects Roll-Up Their Sleeves Blood Drive

10:00am - 3:00pm
Milwaukee Public Market | 400 N. Water Street - Second Floor | Milwaukee, WI  >> FREE PARKING & PRIZES!

* All qualified donors are welcome, no need to be an architect. Please mark your calendars to calibrate your donation schedule - donors are eligible every 58 days.

TO DONATE // email John Holz, AIA at directorholz @aiamilwaukee.org

Eisner Museum

Now Through March 2010

Unseen Architecture: MKE at The Eisner, American Museum of Advertising and Design

An exhibit of unbuilt building projects showcasing creative and inspirational architectural thinking of 18 local architecture firms, "UNSEEN ARCHITECTURE: MKE" runs through March 2010.