High-Performance Building Week May 23-29, 2011

The High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC), established by ASHRAE, will host a week-long event, May 23-29, 2011, highlighting the importance of high-performance buildings to federal, state and local policymakers and the general public.

Events for the week kick off on Tuesday, May 24, with a Congressional press event, held at 9:30 a.m. in 2325 Rayburn House Office Building. Press may contact Amanda Dean, adean@ashrae.org to register to attend.

Speakers include ASHRAE President Lynn G. Bellenger, P.E., as well as representatives from the Institute for Market Transformation, the International Code Council, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), among others. Panelists will discuss how high-performance buildings impact jobs, the economy, environment, safety and security, as well as what “high-performance building” means in practice and what it takes to get there.

Download the list of events here. For a complete listing for the week’s events please go to the website at www.hpbccc.org and click on the individual invitations. Please note that all events require RSVPs.

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Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA 2011 AIA/ACSA Topaz Winner

ACSA Educators Bestowed AIA Fellowship in 2011

The 2011 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 104 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Of this year's college, six were ACSA educators:

• Stanley Allen, Princeton University
• Michael Fifield, University of Oregon
• Ron Haase, University of Florida
• Martin Harms, California Polytechnic State University
• Clark Llewellyn, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• Dan Pitera, University of Detroit Mercy
• Robert Shibley, University at Buffalo, SUNY
• Joy Swallow, University of Missouri at Kansas City
• Kim Tanzer, University of Virginia

The 2011 Fellows were honored at a ceremony at the 2011 National AIA Convention and Design Exposition in New Orleans.

The Fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Election to fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of architects as individuals, but also their significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.

Read AIA's press release here: http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB087471

DesignIntelligence Expands Its Survey

Architecture students are now invited to register their opinions on architecture schools at this URL: http://www.di.net/surveys/students.

Three Schools Awarded NCARB Grant

Architecture schools at three U.S. universities are recipients of the 2010 NCARB Grant, a monetary award from the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) to support new projects that further the integration of education and practice.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was awarded $4,000; and the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and North Carolina State University received $3,000 each. The awards total $10,000.

The NCARB Grant for the Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy is awarded annually to schools to implement new for-credit curricular initiatives that integrate practice and education. Grants are awarded to programs that desire to turn good ideas that might involve risk into reality; have a long-term impact on students, faculty, the curriculum, and the profession; and give other schools high-quality ideas for initiating new programs.

Click to read more at NCARB.org

NEA Grant: Universal Design

The National Endowment for the Arts recently launched funding guidelines for Art Works, an update to the existing Grants for Arts Projects category. This funding opportunity is available to organizations with Universal Design projects in disciplines including, but not limited to, planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, product and fashion design, and communications and graphic design. The Office of Accessibility has supported the growth of the Universal Design field through its leadership initiatives and welcomes this new opportunity to offer funding for Universal Design projects through Art Works.

Art Works Guidelines: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP12/DesignAW.html

Webinars: NEA staff will be conducting a series of webinars on the new Art Works guidelines:

· February 3, 3:30-4:30 pm

with Accessibility, Challenge America, Local Arts Agencies, and States & Regions staff

· February 7, 3:30-4:30 pm

with Design, Media Arts, Museums, and Visual Arts staff

Inquiries: NEA staff is available to answer questions regarding Art Works and Universal Design.

Jen Hughes

Design Specialist

Design Department, Art Works

hughesj@arts.gov

Katie Lyles Levy

Accessibility Specialist

Office of Accessibility

levyk@arts.gov

Transformation Initiative: Natural Experiments Grant Program

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invites investigators to submit proposals for funding to support scientific research that make use of natural experiments to evaluate the impacts of local, state, and federal policies in the areas of housing and community development. HUD is particularly interested in funding evaluations that can help policymakers determine how to spend taxpayer dollars effectively and efficiently, though other types of projects will also be considered.

Nonprofit organizations, for profit organizations located in the U.S (HUD will not pay fee or profit for the work conducted under this NOFA), foundations, think tanks, consortia, institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and other entities that will sponsor a researcher, expert or analyst are eligible.

See the link below to apply.

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=0ywjN5FfVypzXLppfh5Qz8yhT9LQL5WNvDYr55nvk8hbTd13Lhff!1018814583?oppId=65873&mode=VIEW

smARTpower

smARTpowerSM engages a diverse range of American visual artists to work with communities around the world to create community-based projects. The artists will collaborate with local artists and young people in China, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kosovo, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Venezuela. Focusing on direct community engagement that encourages dialogue, experimentation and creativity, this program is designed to stimulate discourse around local or global social issues including the environment, education, health, girls and women’s issues and freedom of expression.

The inaugural program—designed and funded by ECA and administered by the Bronx Museum of the Arts—will kick off in Spring/Summer 2011. The call for applications is now open. Applications are available online until February 28, 2011.