Speaking Engagements
Upcoming Speaking: Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo
August 16th, 2011
Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo
September 20–22, 2011
Chicago, Ill.
Senior Project Manager Ward Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, will be presenting “Planning for Change: Responding to Market and Technology Demands” with Zeke Triana, AIA, Director of Facilities, Design, and Construction, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Upcoming Speaking: 2011 Green California Community College Summit
August 15th, 2011
2011 Green California Community College Summit
October 17-18, 2011
Pasadena Convention Center
Planning for the Future: Incorporating Sustainability into a Campus Master Plan
Presented by Sally Foster, Dean, San Elijo Campus at MiraCosta College; Tom Macias, Director of Facilities, MiraCosta Community College District; Sheryl Sterry, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Education Facilities Planner, HMC Architects; Eera Babtiwale, LEED AP, Environmental Analyst, HMC Architects
Attendees of this presentation will gain a better understanding of how sustainability is optimized when implemented at the macro level of the master plan, as evidenced by the best practices learned through MiraCosta’s recent planning exercises.
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AIA San Diego Wine and Learn: Patient-Centered Care Design
August 9th, 2011
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Beverly Prior Talks Justice, Evidence-Based Design, and AIA Q&A
July 19th, 2011
Beverly Prior presented “Knowledge Generation for the Small Firm” at KA’s Evidence-Based Design Forum, sponsored by AIA San Francisco. KA put together these videos to capture the ideas from the event, watch and pass them on.
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Pablo La Roche Shares Pamo Valley Project with SBSE
June 20th, 2011
On June 16, Pablo La Roche presented HMC/Cal Poly Pomona’s Pamo Valley Project at the annual retreat of the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE) in Albuquerque, N.M. Pablo’s presentation described the first two quarters of the Pamo Valley Project, during which students, with support from HMC staff, have developed designs for two low-cost sustainable houses for the city of San Diego. Students have also designed, built, and tested different sustainable systems for these houses, including double roofs with thermosyphon heating, green roofs, and sprinkler roofs. Two students are continuing to test these systems at the Lyle Center for Regenerative studies at Cal Poly Pomona, while they develop construction documents during their internships at HMC.
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9th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum
June 9th, 2011
Alvaro Velasquez from HMC’s Santiago office recently presented at the 9th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme of the conference was “Generating Extraordinary Wealth – Strategic Projects and Public Value Creation” and focused on infrastructure projects and programs in Latin America. Alvaro’s presentation, “Innovation Beyond Architecture. Carbon Neutral Design,” explained the carbon neutral design concept, and showcased projects that were designed with this strategy in mind.
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World Sustainable Building Conference
May 27th, 2011
The aim of the World Sustainable Building Conference in Helsinki is to share leading knowledge, and also to find new solutions which can enhance sustainable ways of living and working within built environments. HMC’s Pasqual Gutierrez and Pablo La Roche will be presenting the Frontier Project.
World Sustainable Building Conference
October 18-21, 2011
Helsinki, Finland
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UIA 2011 Tokyo: The 24th World Congress of Architecture
May 27th, 2011
Described as the “Olympics of Architecture,” the UIA World Congress is a major international architectural event that attracts around 10,000 architects, engineers, researchers and students. Since the inaugural World Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1948, it has taken place triennial in 23 different cities around the world.
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Workshops: California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
May 16th, 2011
Be sure to stop by our speaking presentations at The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference on July 12, 2011. The conference highlights cutting-edge research, as well as case studies with proven successes in curriculum development, operational programs, and community partnerships. This unique event is jointly organized by independent/private colleges, California Community Colleges, California State Universities, and the University of California creating the opportunity for dialogue across institutions.
Construction Technology Building: Low-tech and Integrated Design Can Produce a High Performance Building Environment
Presented by Jim Wurst, HMC Architects; Dean Barajas, LATTC; and David Summers
Cal State University, Long Beach
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
2:30pm-3:45pm
P+Dzn Pamo Valley House; Transdisciplinary Practice Initiative – Pamo Valley Project
Presented by HMC’s Pablo La Roche, and students from Cal Poly Pomona
Cal State University, Long Beach
July 12th, 2011
11:00am-12:15pm
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Seminar: Sustainable Justice – An Evolving System
May 9th, 2011
AIA 2011 National Convention
Sustainable Justice: An Evolving System
May 13, 2011
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: Frank J. Greene, FAIA; Susan K. Oldroyd, FAIA; Kent W. Peterson, PE, LEED AP, ASHRAE; Beverly Prior, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Kenneth Ricci, FAIA
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