A
Solar Celebration for Public Education
"Now, more than ever, it is imperative that the public, clients,
and policymakers revisit the lessons of sustainability," AIA
Executive Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, told the Solar
Decathlon contestants at the opening ceremony September 26 on the
Capital Mall. Full
Story
AIACC
Awards Program Turns 20
The AIA California Council feted the winners of its 2002 design
awards program, including its Savings by Design Energy Efficiency
Integration Awards, at the newly renovated Ferry Building in San
Francisco on September 20. Also presented were the AIACC Firm Award,
25-Year Award, and five other individual-achievement awards. Full
Story
Foundation
Receives NEA Grant to Restore WTC Model
The National Endowment for the Arts announced September 25
that it is awarding Save America's Treasures grants to 80 projects
in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, including
one to the Octagon Museum/American Architectural Foundation Collection
for restoration of a seven-foot-tall model of the World Trade Center.
Full
Story
McGraw-Hill
Construction Conference to Feature Three Major Events
It's almost that time of year again when construction-industry
leaders gather in the nation's capital to share information that
will help themindividually and collectivelyset the course
for business in the year to come. This year's McGraw-Hill Construction
Conference Series, October 2123, in Washington, D.C., offers
a hat trick of special events: The 64th annual Outlook Executive
Conference, the ENR Construction
Summit, and the Business
Week/Architectural Record/AIA "Good Design Is Good Business"
Awards Gala. During the conference you can attend continuing-ed
sessions and earn up to five AIA/CES learning units. Full
Story
BEST
PRACTICES
A Few Practical Facts on Photovoltaics
Solar energy does not live by cost alone. Although in many locations,
photovoltaics (PV) cost two to three times the price of on-grid
electricity, consider this: the cost has come down more than 80
percent in the last 25 years, and continues to fall. Add
to that equation a renewable source of non-polluting, silently produced
energy. Full
Story
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