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Best Green Projects: Case Studies in Sustainable Design Success

Amy — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:05:16 +0000

QKA Principal Aaron Jobson will be a speaker in this webinar tomorrow. Here are the details:

WHO:
GRAPHISOFT, the leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) software

WHAT:
Best Green Projects: Case Studies in Sustainable Design Success, a webinar hosted by Architectural Record and GreenSource, and sponsored by GRAPHISOFT. AIA members will receive continuing education credit.

WHEN:
May 19, 2011 from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT

FOCUS:
Learn how fellow architects develop and deploy best practices in sustainable design. Three architects with diverse and interesting green projects in North America will present their projects of distinct scales, illustrating best practices in achieving high performance design with exceptional aesthetic standards. Topics to be discussed include material and technology choices; energy-saving strategies; balancing aesthetics with performance; meeting and managing client expectations; attaining an eco-friendly building within schedule and budget, outcomes from utilizing BIM, and post-occupancy lessons learned.

GreenSource’s Managing Editor Jane Kolleeny will host the event.

GRAPHISOFT Director of Virtual Design and Construction, Kurt Ameringer, will kick it off and introduce the panelists.

Bob Miklos, Founder of designLAB architects, Inc. will discuss his IFAW World Headquarters project and his pragmatic approach to environmentalism.

Aaron Jobson, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects will talk about American Canyon High School, and the importance of BIM in sustainable design.

Bradley Khouri, AIA, Principal & Founder, b9 architects, Inc. will highlight his “Urban Canyon” residential design and the use of reclaimed materials.

Arch Daily Interviews Aaron Jobson

Amy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:28:53 +0000

Check out this interivew featuring Aaron Jobson.

Awarded BIM Contract with U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Amy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:56:39 +0000

Example of BIM in practice on American Canyon High School

We’re very happy to report that Hallam-ICS was awarded a highly sought after potential $30 Million, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for Nationwide Building Information Modeling (BIM) services.

Hallam-ICS leads a team of national and international BIM pioneers and experts including: The S/L/A/M Collaborative in Glastonbury, CT, McFarland-Johnson in Concord, NH, Blach Construction Company in Santa Clara, CA, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects in Santa Rosa, CA, Gregory P. Luth & Associates in Santa Clara, CA, HMH in San Jose, CA, Hitchcock Consulting in Kelsey, CA, and Olof Granlund in Helsinki, Finland.

Aaron’s trip to Washington, DC

Aaron — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:37:52 +0000

I traveled to our nation’s capital a few weeks ago for an interview of all things. We are a part of an incredible multi-disciplinary team that is interviewing for a position as BIM consultant to the US General Services Administration (GSA). Other team members include Hallam-ICS, Blach Construction and Gregory P. Luth and Associates among many others. It’s a great opportunity and we are pretty excited about it.
In addition to talking about BIM and making the pitch to GSA I had a few hours for an evening stroll along the Mall including a visit to the new FDR memorial. Here are a few pictures.

My new favorite quote

FDR and his dog..... toto?

The Lincoln Memorial