AIAISC’24 - AIA International Spring Conference
Decarbonizing Construction:
From Material Production to Preservative Adaptive Reuse
March 14-16, 2024

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DAY 1 - THURSDAY 14 MARCH

Featured

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Mar 14

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM14:15 – 15:052:15 PM – 3:05 PM

HSW, IR, decarbonization

AIA International - Embodied Carbon at Scale: Designing for Climate Health

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM14:15 – 15:052:15 PM – 3:05 PM

HSW, IR, decarbonization

Speakers - Tanya Eagle, Christine Vohringer, Ryan Dirks / Building materials represent over 11% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and this figure is rising. The building industry recognizes the need for urgent action…

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2:15 PM – 3:05 PM14:15 – 15:052:15 PM – 3:05 PM

HSW, IR, decarbonization

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Mar 14

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

HSW, IR, Materials

AIA International - Decarbonizing Concrete NOW: Notes from the field

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

HSW, IR, Materials

Speaker - Frank Mruk / Concrete is an essential element of construction; with no other material equaling its resilience, strength and wide availability, yet it is responsible for 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions…

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1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

HSW, IR, Materials

Mar 14

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

HSW, IR

AIA International - Carbon Detective

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

HSW, IR

Speakers - Nicholas Leahy, Heather Jauregui, Silvia Vercher Pons / Within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) field, carbon production is a tangled web of interconnected elements…

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12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

HSW, IR

Mar 14

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

HSW, IR, Resilience, Urban Design

AIA International - The 8 Cs of Sustainable, Resilient Communities

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

HSW, IR, Resilience, Urban Design

Speaker - Senen Antonio / Now more than ever, a comprehensive approach to development is necessary for the creation of sustainable and resilient developments…

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11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

HSW, IR, Resilience, Urban Design

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Mar 14

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

HSW, IR, Keynote, Policy

Keynote - Dr Trevor Nightingale - National Research Council Canada’s Construction Climate Initiatives: Enabling Policy and Business Innovation Through Research

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

HSW, IR, Keynote, Policy

Speaker - Dr Trevor Nightingale / To achieve Canada's emission reduction targets by 2050, new low carbon technologies and tools are needed to support further advancements in the construction sector…

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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

HSW, IR, Keynote, Policy

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Mar 14

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

HSW, AIA Middle East

AIA Middle East - The AIA Global Practice Primer: Redefined

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

HSW, AIA Middle East

Speakers - Li Ren, Michelle Montgomery / In this session of the AIA International Spring Conference, we present a significant update to the Global Practice Primer, orchestrated by representatives from the distinguished AIA Global Practice Committee…

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9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

HSW, AIA Middle East

Mar 14

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

HSW, AIA Hong Kong

AIA Hong Kong - Foundations for Sustainable Design Excellence

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

HSW, AIA Hong Kong

Speaker - Dr. Christine Bruckner, Scott Brooks / Join us for an interactive deep dive into the fundamentals of sustainable design excellence. The session will focus on the verification metrics used for meaningful, holistic architectural design…

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8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

HSW, AIA Hong Kong

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Mar 14

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

AIA Japan, Materials, HSW

AIA Japan - Global Leadership in Materials

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

AIA Japan, Materials, HSW

Speaker - James Scott Brew / Materials matter—not only in terms of embodied carbon, but also in terms of toxicity, off-gassing, recyclability, circularity and many more attributes…

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7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

AIA Japan, Materials, HSW

Mar 14

6:30 AM – 6:50 AM06:30 – 06:506:30 AM – 6:50 AM

IR, Keynote

AIA International Spring Conference 2024 - Conference Welcome

6:30 AM – 6:50 AM06:30 – 06:506:30 AM – 6:50 AM

IR, Keynote

Speakers - Yew Kee Cheong, Kimberly Dowdell, Dr. Adam Pantelimon / Introduction and welcome to AIAISC’24, the AIA International Spring Conference 2024…

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6:30 AM – 6:50 AM06:30 – 06:506:30 AM – 6:50 AM

IR, Keynote

DAY 2 - FriDAY 15 MARCH

Featured

Mar 15

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM14:15 – 15:052:15 PM – 3:05 PM

HSW, IR, decarbonization

AIA International - Low Carbon Solutions for Research Laboratories

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM14:15 – 15:052:15 PM – 3:05 PM

HSW, IR, decarbonization

Speakers - Emily Grandstaff-Rice, Elizabeth Mikula / Research laboratories are often the most energy intensive building types, however there is great potential for decarbonizing lab facilities with intentional strategies…

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2:15 PM – 3:05 PM14:15 – 15:052:15 PM – 3:05 PM

HSW, IR, decarbonization

Mar 15

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

HSW, IR, Historic

AIA International - Restoring the Past, Protecting the Future: Decarbonizing Historic Buildings

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

HSW, IR, Historic

Speaker - Michael Syracuse / How can landmarked historic buildings be sensitively transformed into high-performing, energy-efficient buildings, prepared for the next century?

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

HSW, IR, Historic

Mar 15

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

HSW, IR, Mexico, Adaptive Reuse

AIA Latin America - Adaptive Reuse of Buildings as a Sustainability Strategy

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

HSW, IR, Mexico, Adaptive Reuse

Speaker - Sara Topelson de Grinberg / This presentation will be an analysis of five or six buildings that have gone through the process of being re-used for a purpose other than the one they were originally designed for…

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12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

HSW, IR, Mexico, Adaptive Reuse

Mar 15

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

AIA UK, HSW, Housing

AIA UK - The Multi-Unit Housing Challenge: Architectural and Environmental Integrity Catalysing Retrofit at Scale in the UK and Canad

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

AIA UK, HSW, Housing

Speakers - Paul Karakusevic, Ya'el Santopinto, Graeme Stewart, Caroline Hull / With efforts underway to accelerate international housing supplies, a hidden threat to our housing stock remains largely invisible: the looming loss of our existing housing to deterioration…

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11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

AIA UK, HSW, Housing

Mar 15

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote, HSW

Keynote - David Lake & Ted Flato - Breathing New Life Into Buildings: An Ethos and Imperative

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote, HSW

Speakers - David Lake, Ted Flato / Breathing new life into old buildings is one of the most sustainable strategies available. By enhancing design character and supporting a triple bottom line of environmental, financial and social wellbeing…

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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote, HSW

Mar 15

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

AIA UK, Adaptive Reuse, HSW

AIA UK - Reuse, Reimagine, Extend, Transform: Adopting a Hybrid Approach to Adaptive Reuse

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

AIA UK, Adaptive Reuse, HSW

Speaker - John Bushell / The presentation will use a selection of case studies designed by KPF, to illustrate the practice’s approach of ‘reuse, reimagine, extend, transform’…

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9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

AIA UK, Adaptive Reuse, HSW

Mar 15

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

HSW, AIA Southeast Asia, Vietnam

AIA Southeast Asia - Context and Climate based Decarbonization in Southeast Asia

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

HSW, AIA Southeast Asia, Vietnam

Speaker - Tan Bui / In pursuing sustainability, our approach for decarbonization in each project is “Strategy first”, which means to take a step back, evaluating the conditions of the Site, Social context, Materials & construction methods…

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8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

HSW, AIA Southeast Asia, Vietnam

Mar 15

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

HSW, Wood, Vernacular, AIA Shanghai

AIA Shanghai - Using Modern Wooden Structures to Shape Traditional Chinese Architectural Spaces

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

HSW, Wood, Vernacular, AIA Shanghai

Speaker - Yi Cheng / Traditional Chinese architecture has always been built with wooden structures, which is a very green and low-carbon construction method…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

HSW, Wood, Vernacular, AIA Shanghai

DAY 3 - SaturDAY 16 MARCH

Featured

Mar 16

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM13:15 – 13:301:15 PM – 1:30 PM

IR, Keynote

AIAISC'24 Conference Closing

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM13:15 – 13:301:15 PM – 1:30 PM

IR, Keynote

Speaker - Lakisha Ann Woods, Steven Miller / Final thoughts to close the AIA International 2023 Spring Conference…

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1:15 PM – 1:30 PM13:15 – 13:301:15 PM – 1:30 PM

IR, Keynote

Mar 16

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

IR, Chile, Housing, Policy, HSW

AIA Latin America - Affordable Housing and Modular Construction in Chile

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

IR, Chile, Housing, Policy, HSW

Speaker - Ricardo Carvajal / The government program of Chilean President Gabriel Boric proposes the construction of 260,000 social housing units in 4 years, aiming to double the country's housing production…

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12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

IR, Chile, Housing, Policy, HSW

Mar 16

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

IR, Africa

AIA International - Lessons from Africa: Researching, Building and Advocating for Decarbonising Construction

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

IR, Africa

Speakers - Anton Larsen, Aimable Mukire / Africa, to date, has been a relatively small contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, but is expected to build more than any region in the world in the next 40 years…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

IR, Africa

Mar 16

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM10:15 – 11:0510:15 AM – 11:05 AM

IR, Wood

AIA International - Designing in Timber: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Decarbonization

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM10:15 – 11:0510:15 AM – 11:05 AM

IR, Wood

Speaker - Dean Maltz, Laura Britton, Dr Gregory Kingsley / Though it is one of the world’s oldest building materials, wood is still revolutionizing the way buildings are designed and constructed today…

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10:15 AM – 11:05 AM10:15 – 11:0510:15 AM – 11:05 AM

IR, Wood

Mar 16

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

IR, Keynote

Keynote - Illya Azaroff - When Resilience and Sustainability Are Not Enough: A Guide to Regenerative Design Practice

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

IR, Keynote

Speaker - Illya Azaroff / The world needs to rapidly reverse the trends caused by extraction economy processes and recognize that sustainability and resilience are not enough to meet global 2030 commitments.

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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

IR, Keynote

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Mar 16

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

AIA CE, Switzerland

AIA Continental Europe - Straddling Two Opposites, the Natural and the Digital: The Example of Vufflens Kindergarten

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

AIA CE, Switzerland

Speaker - Valentin Kunik / In the village of Vufflens in Switzerland, the municipality decided to densify the local school, adding on the plot a kindergarten…

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8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

AIA CE, Switzerland

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Mar 16

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

IR, AIA Southeast Asia, Vietnam, HSW

AIA Southeast Asia - Learning and Application Potential of Informal Architecture in Southern Vietnam - With Emphasis on Sustainable Materials

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

IR, AIA Southeast Asia, Vietnam, HSW

Speaker - Vu Tien An / The emergence and development of informal architecture are closely related to the movement of sustainable architecture, embracing proximity and reflecting the complexity of life in a natural way…

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7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

IR, AIA Southeast Asia, Vietnam, HSW

Mar 16

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

IR, AIA Southeast Asia, Malaysia

AIA Southeast Asia - Leveraging AI for Sustainable Architecture: A Holistic Approach to Decarbonizing Construction

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

IR, AIA Southeast Asia, Malaysia

Speaker - Sharika Tasnim / Architects are increasingly incorporating AI technologies to optimize design processes, enhance decision-making, and elevate overall project performance.…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

IR, AIA Southeast Asia, Malaysia

Mar 16

5:00 AM – 5:50 AM05:00 – 05:505:00 AM – 5:50 AM

IR, AIA Taipei, Taipei

AIA Taipei - Redefining Sustainability and Regional Culture in Industrial Heritage

5:00 AM – 5:50 AM05:00 – 05:505:00 AM – 5:50 AM

IR, AIA Taipei, Taipei

Speakers - Yenling Chen, Minnie Jan / Taiwan is a small island, only half the size of Ireland, having a tall range of mountains with more than 200 peaks over 3,000 meters, supporting a diverse flora of over 4,000 vascular plant species and a spectrum of 6 forest types…

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5:00 AM – 5:50 AM05:00 – 05:505:00 AM – 5:50 AM

IR, AIA Taipei, Taipei

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AIAISC’24 - AIA International Spring Conference
Decarbonizing Construction:
From Material Production to Preservative Adaptive Reuse
March 14-16, 2024

Events - WATCH ON DEMAND!

DAY 1 - THURSDAY 14 MARCH

DAY 2 - FriDAY 15 MARCH

DAY 3 - SaturDAY 16 MARCH

PROGRAM

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AIAISC’24 - AIA International Spring ConferenceDecarbonizing Construction:From Material Production to Preservative Adaptive ReuseMarch 14-16, 2024

Events - WATCH ON DEMAND!

DAY 1 - THURSDAY 14 MARCH

DAY 2 - FriDAY 15 MARCH

DAY 3 - SaturDAY 16 MARCH

PROGRAM

Full Sponsors:

AIA INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS

AIAISC’24 - AIA International Spring Conference
Decarbonizing Construction:
From Material Production to Preservative Adaptive Reuse
March 14-16, 2024