PRESIDENT'S NEWSLETTER

Rick Fedelem, AIA
2008 President
(also President in 1998)

It seems appropriate that as we begin a new year we define the goals that we should have as a chapter for that year.  These goals are actually carrying over of the goals that the board had established last year the refining of them to establish a chapter that is a resource for its members.  Our three primary goals this year are: 

Communication: Any successful organization needs to be able to communicate with its members and have its members communicate with the organization.  It is our intent this year that as event come up special announcements need to be made that there will be a distribution to the membership.  This will be done through the website, flash bulletins, special mailings, emails & the eagle flash. 

Continuing Education Credits: AIA members are required to obtain eighteen CEC units per year.  It is our objective to provide opportunities to earn most if not all of these units through the monthly chapter and the special arts and architecture programs that will be held throughout the year.  There will be other opportunities that sponsors will be providing and CEC units that will be forwarded to the membership.

Public Awareness: One of the advantages of becoming apart an AIA member and part of the chapter is that there is a recognition in the community of AIA membership.  We will be working toward putting the public awareness display back in circulation providing press releases for award programs and in having community programs through the art & architecture program in with the Monterey Museum of Modern Art.  

We would like to establish an organization that encourages participation of members not only in the activities that are available but also in the organization of the chapter and in helping on committees and special project throughout the year.  These opportunities will be published in the Flash as they present themselves.  

AIAMB EMERGING PROFESSIONALS

Gray Dougherty, Assoc. AIA

AIACC Director of Associates -
Northern California

Libby Barnes, Assoc. AIA
Ryan Cornelsen, Assoc. AIA

Directors of AIAMB
Emerging Professionals

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COTE:
Committee on the Environment

» Click here for our
Sustainability Page

Sally Anne Smith, AIA
Director of AIAMB COTE
 

SHADES OF GREEN

 We find that many building products and materials are being touted as green. For those of you trying to use greener building products and materials how do we differentiate between all those “green” products and materials?

You can rate the greenness of a product or material by using these 5 criteria: 

• How much energy & pollution is expended in the manufacturing or harvesting of the product/material?
• How much energy & pollution is expended in transporting the product/material to the distribution warehouse and then to the project site?
• How much of a health hazard is the product/material to install and/or to live with?
• How much longevity & durability does the product/material have during the lifetime of the building?
• How much energy & pollution is expended to break the product/material down or to recycle them when they have finished their useful life?

Most building products meet at least one of these criteria but the greenest products will meet most or all of these criteria.

As we architects need to balance the project’s budget, product/material availability and durability; we can evaluate each product/material item against these 5 criteria and thus find the right balance of green building product/materials for our projects.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

AIAMB is working with various local government agencies to improve project reviews, permit acquisition and to plan future growth.

WORKSHOPS:

City of San Juan Bautista Charrette
Jeanne Byrne FAIA  831/372-6585

AIAMB County Streamline Permit Task Force
Allen Robinson AIA
831/641-9090
Michael Waxer AIA|
831/625-1066

County of Monterey Business Council:
C2 Green Committee
Michael Waxer AIA|
831/625-1066
Heather Marquard, Assoc. AIA
831-373-2784

Calle Principal Revitalization
Phil Korchek AIA
831/375-9594

Seaside Broadway Revilization
Sally Anne Smith, AIA
831/622-7266

Former Palo Alto Saving & Loan Building
Brian Congleton
831-626-1928  

Fort Ord Charrette
Phoebe Richbourg, Assoc. AIA
831-375-4868
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CONCEPTS PHASE III

Dennis Hodgin, AIA
Director of Special Projects &
AIA 105th Anniversary Champion

Watch for our AIAMB 53
Drive By Architectural Guide
Coming Soon....

It has been almost five years since the AIAMB was challenged to create visions for our communities by Congressman Sam Farr. Growing up on the Peninsula, Farr’s perception of architects as the visionaries of our built environment included such luminaries as Will Shaw, Nathanial Owings, Fred Keeble and Bill Concolino.

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