AIA CES

The April 10, day-long workshop will qualify for 6 learning units in the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System. This is the first such workshop of its kind in North Carolina.  For more information, please visit Greensboro's Treasured Places.

Have you found courses in your geographic area similar to this one?  What did you think of them?

The AIA Board Knowledge Committee is seeking proposals for research projects to be completed in a seven-month period, beginning in May, 2008.  For more information please email Richard Hayes, PhD, AIA, CAE, Managing Director, AIA Knowledge Resources.

How Hospitals and Health Systems Can Implement Green Practices Creating Healthy Environments for Patients, Employees and the World.  Please download the brochure for more information.

How do you prioritize what type of facilities are green first?  Are the greening of buildings prioritized based on need or availability?

The list has a place for your notes and asks questions like this:

• What are the raw materials used to create the product?
• And where do they come from?
• Is the manufacturing process energy efficient?
• Does the manufacturing process release harmful substances?
• Does the product release VOCs? At what rate?
• How is the product packaged and transported? And so on. 

For more information, please visit the LA Times.

Should providers use the lines items on the checklist as the foundations for creating green remodelling courses?