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.