March 07, 2011

INFORMATION

Spirit of Winnipeg Awards

Congratulations are extended to two Manitoba architectural firms, 5468796 Architecture Inc. and Number Ten Architectural Group, who were finalists in the 2011 Spirit of Winnipeg Awards. The awards are hosted by The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and recognize companies and organizations that are taking an innovative approach to their businesses.

Further congratulations go to 5468796 Architecture Inc. who won their respective category (Small Business) at the gala dinner on March 4, 2011!

National Continuing Education Database

The MAA has been advised by the RAIC that the National Continuing Education database will not be accessible from March 22 to 24, 2011 inclusive, while a transfer to a new web host is being conducted.  We hope that this does not cause too much of an inconvenience for members.

EVENTS

International Facility Management Association (IFMA) March Event: LEARNING + NETWORKING

IFMA member Hugh Swan from the University of Winnipeg, along with speakers Martin Kuilman and Cecilia Turner of Corbett Cibinel Architects have 'opened the doors' to IFMA and our community - providing an opportunity to visit and learn from the Wesley Hall renovation experience. Following the presentation at Wesley Hall, IFMA invites you to plug in to the knowledge of other Facilities Managers and colleagues with a networking session at the newly opened Plug In Gallery across the street!  Join in the fun of talking with others involved in managing great facilities that serve our City.

LOCATIONWesley Hall at University of Winnipeg and Plug-in Gallery DATEThursday March 17, 2011Wesley Hall: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMPlug In Gallery: 5:00 - 7:00 PM 

COSTMembers         $30Non Members  $40Students          $25

BACKGROUNDWesley Hall has been the flagship building and face of the University of Winnipeg on Portage Avenue since its construction in 1894. The degradation of the heritage building's sandstone facade has been the subject of intensive study over a twenty years period and was approved for repair in 2005. The scope of work for this project included the replacement of the exterior stone and replication of the details, the replacement of the wood windows, and replacement of the roof and water management system. A poured concrete exterior envelope was constructed below grade and various interior renovations were completed, including upgrades to Convocation Hall. SPEAKERSMartin Kuilman B.E.S., M.Arch, LEED(r)AP has extensive experience in restoration and preservation of historical projects including the U of W Wesley Hall building envelope upgrade, where he was responsible for the development of the construction documents and then construction administration; Brandon University's Original Building Clark Hall; the Franco Manitoban Heritage Centre; and the Red River College, Princess Street Campus where he played an instrumental role in the design development of the project. Cecilia Turner PIDIM (Prov.) has been a key member of our office since 2004. Her valuable insight and creativity in the design and functioning of interior spaces makes her an excellent addition to any project. Her educational experience in Europe and North America gives her a cross-culture insight into design solutions. Cecilia has worked on several Heritage Designated Projects such as the redevelopment of the Nurses Residence and Pineridge Building in the Brandon Mental Health Campus for the Assiniboine Community College.               

Upcoming CaGBC Workshops                1. LEED Canada NC: Technical Review v. 2009 - March 16, 2011, Winnipeg CE HOURS Credential Maintenance Units * 7 LEED Specific, BD&C GBCI CE hours                2. LEED Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance - May 12, 2011 CE HOURS Credential Maintenance Units * 7 LEED specific, O&M GBCI CE hours                                        

Knut Haugsoen Tribute and CD Release

Please see the attached poster for the event to be held at 7:00pm Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

COMPETITIONS

EnRoute Hotel Design Awards

Air Canada's enRoute magazine is pleased to announce a new partnership with Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and IIDEX/NeoCon Canada for its first-ever enRoute Hotel Design Awards.

The awards program, launched by enRoute, will celebrate the best Canadian-designed hotels around the world. The winners will be featured in the September 2011 issue of the magazine and at www.enroute.aircanada.com. In addition, the winners will be presented at a special awards ceremony held during IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, the national design exposition and conference for the built environment owned by Interior Designers of Canada (IDC).

Judged by an international panel of industry experts, including Jean-MichelGathy, Jean Pelland, Todd Saunders and Patricia Urquiola, the awards will recognize the outstanding achievements by Canadian designers and architects working in the hospitality realm. The jury will be judging the designs based oncreativity, aesthetic impact, functionality, comfort, sustainable features and innovation in 10 categories. We will be looking for projects that take hotel design to the next level, thereby enriching the travel experience.

Nominations are now open and entries must be submitted no later than March 10, 2011. To learn more and to submit your entry, visit: www.enroute.aircanada.com/hotelawards. Entry to the awards is free.

2011 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards

Please see the attached poster and entry form for more information or visit www.westernliving.ca.

CONFERENCES

Canada Green Building Council’s 2011 National Symposium

Please see the attached information on the upcoming National event being held in Toronto on April 13 + 14, 2011.

GHOST 13 International Architecture Conference: Ideas In Things

You are invited to attend Ghost 13 International Architecture Conference in June 2011. The theme, Ideas in Things, will address the discipline of architecture as a whole and offer a critique of the current separation of the academy and practice, or the mind and the hand. We have an impressive line-up of guests and this promises to be an historic event. We hope to see you there.

When: June 14th, 2011  -  June 17th, 2011Where: Shobac, Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, CanadaRSVP: May 1st, 2011 View Event SummaryView Speakers List

Registration is limited to 200. You may register to attend our Keynote events only. Also, you may register any guest(s) that will travel with you to Kingsburg, NS who are NOT attending the full conference, but want to attend the Keynotes,our Closing event, or the planned daytrips, while you are at the conference.

13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology

The Future of the Building Envelope...Building Upon Our PastMay 10 - 13, 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Early-bird delegate registration continues for the much anticipated 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST). Save $75 when you register by April 1st.  The conference registration form is available for download at the conference website:www.becwinnipeg2011.com   Hotel Room Discount We have reserved a block of rooms at the Fort Garry Hotel for a discount of $149CDN per night.  When you reserve your room, mention group code 10A6KK. The list of papers is NOW AVAILABLE!! The list of papers being presented at the 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology in Winnipeg, Manitoba is now available on the website. There is an amazing list of Ph.D. students, engineers, architects, professors and building scientists from Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Germany.    Keynote SpeakersDr. John F. Straube from the University of Waterloo, has acted as an educator, researcher, consultant and expert witness on energy efficiency, rain penetration control, durability and IAQ. Current interests include the optimal system design of buildings, sustainable buildings, integration of HVAC with high-performance enclosures, and moisture problem avoidance. Mr. Thomas Auer from Transsolar GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany is a specialist in the fields of integrated building systems and energy efficiency in buildings and has developed energy and building service concepts for projects around the world noted for their innovative design and energy performance. Organizing GroupThe Manitoba Building Envelope Council (MBEC) is an association that has a diverse and wide cross section of members involved in the building envelope industry who promote excellence through knowledge transfer: www.mb-bec.ca 

About the ConferenceThe Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST) has been held biennially since 1982. The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for the presentation, discussion, documentation and sharing of relevant building science knowledge and experience for practitioners and scientists involved in the building industry in Canada, United States and the rest of the world.  

Committee of the ExAC (CExAC) Communication Bulletin # 5 To: All Registrars and ExAC Administrators (please distribute to your Council and members) Date: February 07, 2011 Subject: ExAC Update The purpose of this communication bulletin is to update all of the Jurisdictions on the news from CExAC. At the meeting in December 2010, the committee elected Sean O’Reilly, the OAA representative as the chair for 2011 to commence on January 1, 2011. The committee wishes to express its thanks and gratitude to Jane Pendergast (AAA) who has been an outstanding inaugural committee chair for the last two years. The committee is also pleased to announce that Jane Pendergast has been reappointed as the representative from AAA, and Don Sterritt has been reappointed as the Atlantic Representative, both for two year terms. The statistics for the exam sitting of 2010 are as follows: Total number who wrote the exam …………………………….555 The pass rate for 2010 ………………………………………….73.8% The Exam dates for 2011 are November 7, 8, 2011. ExAC 2011 will be based on the National Building Code of Canada 2005. Registration will open on June 1, 2011 and close July 15, 2011. The committee would like to thank all of the many volunteers who worked so hard to make this years sitting of the exam such a great success. The exam would not be possible without you. If you have any other questions regarding the exam, please visit the web site at www.exac.ca or contact your jurisdictions committee representative. Signed,

Sean O’Reilly Chair CExAC

DESIGNERSAwards

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ENTER NOW!ENTRY FORM & DETAILS:

westernliving.ca

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES:

April 15, 2011

cCelebrating the best new design in Western

Canada, as judged by Canada’s foremost

designers and architects.

CATEGORIES:Architecture, Interiors,Furniture, Fashion,Industrial, Landscape, Green & The Arthur Erickson Award

Entrants:Must be currently located in Canada’s four western provinces. Projects can be located anywhere.

Categories: Architecture (residential), Eco/Green, Fashion (in-cluding Jewellery), Furniture, Industrial, Interiors (residential), Landscape (residential). You may enter in more than one category.

Judging:• Entries will be judged by design professionals in each field. They will consider two basic criteria: 1) Is this a breakthrough year for this designer? 2) How does this body of work reflect and poten-tially influence the way we live in Western Canada?Complete judging criteria at westernliving.ca.

Entry package:1) Biography and philosophy (500 words): Micro-soft Word or .rtf; outline your background and vision.

2) Electronic portfolio of 3-5 finished projects (up to 3 for Arthur Erickson Memorial Award):• Photographs (2-5 of each project): .jpg or .tif format, colour, clearly named by project. • Rationale (up to 200 words for each project): Microsoft Word or .rtf; explain the challenges, context, materials, innovations and results of this work. • for Arthur Erickson Memorial Award for an emerging architectural talent, include a brief sum-mary of accomplishments (up to 200 words)

2a) For Architecture, Landscape, Interior de-sign: • Site plan and/or blueprints: .pdf, .jpg, or .tif format, for each project.

2b) For Eco/Green: • Explain environmental merits of the design. • Include energy intensity (kWh/sf or sq. m) and/or LEED score for architecture, and car-bon emissions (tonnes/yr) for other designs.

RULES: Please follow these simple directions.

DEADLINE: April 15, 2011.

Category .............................................................................................................................................................

Entrant(s) .........................................................................................................................................................(Each individual designer name, along with firm name if applicable. Indicate one lead contact person.)

Address...............................................................................................................................................................

Telephone...........................................................................................................................................................

E-Mail and Web.................................................................................................................................................

For residential architecture, landscape and interior design:Homeowners are aware of this entry and have granted permission to publish photographs and permit access for additional photography if it is a winning entry. (Mandatory.) Yes .............

Project #1 ..........................................................................................................................................................

Project #2 ..........................................................................................................................................................

Project #3 ..........................................................................................................................................................

Project #4 ..........................................................................................................................................................

Project #5 ..........................................................................................................................................................

Send all elements and this completed entry form to wlmail@westernlivingmagazine.com or courier or send disc to 2608 Granville St., Suite 560, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V3(or e-mail wlmail@westernlivingmagazine.com for detailed FTP instructions). ENTER

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Canada’s Buildings Are Changing  

Join the Conversation  

CaGBC’s 2011 National Symposium in Toronto this Spring!  

The CaGBC National Symposium will begin the conversation around Canada’s existing building stock.    Event Details April 13th & 14th at the Allstream Centre in Toronto, the CaGBC will be holding a number of interactive educational sessions to encourage dialogue and discussion amongst the 500 delegates in attendance.   The Symposium will launch with a Keynote address by David Orr.  Mr. Orr is the driving force behind change at Oberlin College in Ohio.  In 1996 he organized the effort to design the first substantially green building on a U.S. college campus.  This story will set the stage for over 30 hours of conversations led by Canada’s leaders in community revitalization and existing building retrofits.  Join the industry and be part of the conversations that will transform the Canadian built environment. Register today at www.cagbc.org    About the CaGBC The CaGBC is the leading national industry organization advancing green building practices for livable communities. It represents more than 2,300 member organizations involved in the design, construction and operation of buildings. The Council has the Canadian license for LEED and implements the LEED® Green Building Rating System in Canada. For more information on the CaGBC visit www.cagbc.org. For information on this year’s annual green building event, visit the National Event section of our website.   For more information: Jane Eaton Conference & Events Coordinator Canada Green Building Council events@cagbc.org