Design is storytelling—and unforgettable stories are what move people to act. Yet many design communications lack a clear vision and emotional connection. The ability to craft a compelling narrative can determine whether an idea succeeds or stalls. These sessions explore how storytelling rooted in the AIA Framework for Design Excellence can elevate your firm’s ability to win work.

The ability to craft a compelling narrative can determine whether an idea succeeds or stalls. These sessions explore how storytelling rooted in the AIA Framework for Design Excellence can elevate your firm’s ability to win work.

This interactive 4-hour workshop is designed for architects, interior designers, planners, and developers committed to creating environments that foster healing, accessibility, and well-being.

This culminating session will synthesize the major insights from the case studies, technical strategies, and design approaches explored throughout the series.

Join us as Waechter Architecture presents the three projects that were recipients of our 2024 AIA Oregon Architecture Awards: Corollary, Dune House, and Meadow House.

This seminar will share the lessons learned building a high value regional service provider firm and guiding it through a merger with a global professional service provider.

The session will also highlight the often-overlooked risk of flooding after fire, where vegetation loss and terrain changes significantly increase runoff and debris flow.

This session will discuss building and mechanical system design and operational strategies for new and existing buildings to protect IAQ during outdoor air quality hazard events and will introduce new standards and publicly available information to guide these solutions.

Join the Glumac team for a deep dive into LEED v5, the latest version of the rating system that brings greater focus on decarbonization, human and ecological health, and resilience.

As part of Portland’s Sustainable Building week, COTE will again be presenting AIA Oregon’s Green Champion Summit.

The session will highlight strategies architects and planners can apply to reduce conflagration risks and strengthen the interface between communities and adjacent wildlands.

This session will provide an introduction to wildfire risks and an overview of the challenges we face with policy, planning, design, construction, and management to create and maintain fire resilient communities and buildings, setting the context for the rest of the series.

Join us as Salazar Architect presents their 2024 Oregon Architecture Merit Award winning project, Las Adelitas

This final session provides participants an opportunity to review and evaluate content from previous sessions using their completed COMcheck sample project.

In this continuing education course, participants will gain an understanding of opportunities and limitations for sustainable specification integration with the Framework for Design Excellence.

This fifth session takes a practical look at selecting and documenting the most achievable (“low-hanging fruit”) energy credits.

Join us as Holst Architecture presents two of their 2024 Oregon Architecture Awards, award-winning projects, Fora Health and OSU’s Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx).

Join fellow small firm peers for weekly virtual coffee breaks every Wednesday morning via Zoom.

Oregon Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Empowering Your Business with the Oregon SBDC Network

This fourth session will explore the newly required energy credits and how they can be managed through COMcheck.

This third session will focus on air barrier compliance, with an emphasis on documentation strategies and performance thresholds.

This second session will focus on understanding the new thermal bridging requirements and how to evaluate them using COMcheck.

Verte Consulting

Workflows That Scale: 5 Systems Every Architecture Firm Needs to Grow Profitably

Mahlum Architects presents their award winning project - Life Skills Training Center, Washington State School for the Blind

Energy Trust of Oregon and AIA Oregon are hosting this newest selection in our Digital Design Series—highlighting how the Net Zero Emerging Leaders Internship (NZELI) program can help support firms in meeting their AIA 2030, MEP 2040 or SE 2050 commitments.

Schwabe Legal

Design and Construction Disputes

Sustainable Roofing Solutions - “Unlocking the Power of Modern Asphalt Shingles”
Presented by Linda McCandless, Specifications Manager, Malarkey Roofing Products
1 AIA LU|HSW

Middle of Six
Business Development for Everyone: Tactics by Skillset and Comfort Level