2015 Fourth Quarter Issue

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Letter from the Chair

Wow! What a great trip to Miami! Congratulations to our conference chairs Tom Perica and Jessica Funkhouser, the track chairs, the AIA team and other organizers for hosting such a successful 2015 symposium. I am confident you will find this Fourth Quarter issue of the AAJ Journal to be a great continuation of the ideas and topics discussed at the AIA AAJ Conference.

First off we have Stephen Carter, a veteran contributor to the AAJ with a passion for sharing ideas and making a difference in this world. Perhaps you had the chance to catch one of the many sessions he generously led and participated in at this year's conference. Maybe you were even lucky enough to sit down and talk to him about the direction of our Justice System and the designs we create within it. If you did not get that opportunity, this interview featuring Mr. Carter as our "Seasoned Professional" just might be the next best thing. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

If you attended the Friday morning Plenary, you will remember our moderator Julia Hughes, engaging with DreamCorps's Shaka Senghor and Matt Haney in regards to their #cut50 initiative and the bipartisan summit for Justice Reform. Once again Julia has gone above and beyond and reached out to Koch Industries for their perspective. Read it here folks!

Next we are fortunate to have George Berghorn, an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at Michigan State University, share with us a number of steps to perform a "high impact energy audit" in correctional facilities. There are useful 'real world' considerations here. Check it out!

To continue the Sustainability theme, the Sustainability Committee is providing some mandatory reading to be considered in all of the submission to JFR next year. The Committee has re-evaluated the previous criteria and would like to share the updated content and processes by which submitters should respond. If you are planning to submit to the JFR in 2016 or in the future, this is critical material to review.

Lastly, we want to extend our congratulations to Melissa Farling and Jay Farbstein for being awarded a Certificate of Research Excellence Award of Merit the Environmental Design Research Association.

Looking forward to next year. In the meantime, please contact me with potential article ideas.

Kindest,
Kerry Feeney
Chair – AAJ Communications Committee 2015
kfeeney@numberten.com

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In this issue

Feature Articles

Seasoned Professional Profile of Stephen Carter

By the AAJ Communications Committee

This issue's professional profile is on Stephen Carter. Take a look at his personal background, the wide variety of experiences he's had in his career, how he came to his current area of expertise/focus, and the advice he has for other justice architects.

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Leveraging Inspiration

By Julia Hughes, AIA LEED AP BD+C

Right on cue, as more people are learning of this bipartisan effort to address mass incarceration, those without a true understanding of the issues fall into the trap of politicizing advocates' motives and reform objectives. Overhauling the criminal justice system is at its simplest a humanitarian mission. Learn more about how several people have leveraged their inspiration into action, particularly Mark Holden of Koch Industries.

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High-Impact Energy Auditing in Correctional Facilities

By George H. Berghorn, PhD, LEED AP BD+C

While correctional facilities have seen improvements in energy efficiency over the past 15 years, they remain in the upper half of all commercial building types for energy use intensity (EUI). Much of this consumption is due to obvious factors. Add to the fact that correctional agencies are often capitally-constrained, and you get a "perfect storm" of high energy consumption with difficulty in making capital improvements. In order to address these concerns, there are a number of steps that can be taken to perform a "high impact energy audit" in correctional facilities that delivers maximum value for the agency's investment.

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AAJ Justice Facilities Review 2016 Sustainable Criteria

By Bob Schwartz & Erica Loynd, Sustainable Justice Committee 2016 Chairs, Julia Hughes (outgoing Chair)

Since 2013, the AAJ Sustainable Justice Committee has been developing a set of sustainable project criteria for inclusion in the JFR award entry process—to be incorporated incrementally over the next 2-3 award cycles to give firms a chance to adapt and engage before the criteria is officially required. The Committee has re-evaluated the previous criteria and would like to share the updated content and processes by which submitters should respond; starting in 2016 the sustainable criteria is required for all award levels.

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Congratulations to Jay Farbstein and Melissa Farling

The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) has presented Jay Farbstein, PhD, FAIA and Melissa Farling, FAIA with a Certificate of Research Excellence (CORE) Award of Merit for their research study, Effects of simulated nature view on cognitive and psycho-physiological responses of correctional officers in a jail intake area. The CORE Award of Merit is EDRA's highest award given.

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2016 Justice Facilities Review - Call for Entries

Deadline: 5PM EST on February 8, 2016

The 2016 Justice Facilities Review is now open for submissions! You'll find all of the relevant information on the awards page, including a full preview of the submission process, frequently asked questions, and details on the submission criteria. New this year is the Sustainable Strategies Upload - check out the "Submission Criteria" section on the awards page for the upload template.

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