Sustainable Design Conference Recap
June 23rd, 2009 | From the Field | Architects, BIM, Cemstone, Green Building, SD Conference, Sustainable Design
On May 19th, Cemstone Products Co and Reward hosted our first ever Sustainable Design Conference in Burnsville, MN, in order to educate the surrounding community of architects and building designers/planners on using insulating concrete forms (ICFs) to maintain the new green building standards of design. There is much buzz on that topic, so luckily I do not have to elaborate as one could turn on the TV or swing by YouTube to see what that the future of design is focused on building green. The event took place at the CineMagic Atlantis 15 Theater, which was constructed with ICFs.
CineMagic Atlantis 15 - Click to see project profile
For the conference we hosted a few professionals of the likes of Donn Thompson, the acting Director of the PCA; Richard Rue, previously from NASA and current founder of EnergyWise Structures; and Arol Wolford, from REED Construction Data, who’s visionary status pegged him as the pioneer of Building Information Modeling (BIM). For all of the sessions that day there were 6 AIA HSW and SD credits available for AIA members.
- Attendees in Theater
Architects and Designers at Lunch
We had a very solid turnout with local and regional designers ranging in scope and age and types of businesses. We had some outside vendors come in as well in support of Cemstone. Questions and answers were exchanged throughout the day on design methods, detail drawings, contributing to LEED credits, and the future of design with BIM…Yes, our ICF Revit models are available now! (shameless plug)
We’ve done our best to try to post a few videos on our YouTube channel, from this conference to share a few excerpts from each speaker, as there were 6 hours of conference and no one wants to sit through ALL of that. If you do, please contact us as I’m sure I can arrange it. So, it’ll take some time to get through all of the info and speakers to share with you, so check back often.
Do you have a large audience of Architects, Design/Build Firms, or Designer in general that would benefit from a conference in your area? Let us know! These take quite the effort to put on, but the information and conversations exchanged are extremely beneficial, so maybe your area could be next on the list.
Our insulating concrete form industry is still so young, yet is showing signs of explosion. The more people that are educated on the benefits of insulated concrete forms, green building, and Reward Wall Systems of course, the better. We are convinced the future is incredibly bright…so bright, make sure your glasses are tinted and polarized.
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