Seminars
- Identified by day: T for Thursday, F for Friday and SAT for Saturday seminars
- Special events are identified by: SE
- Rated by three skill levels: Basic [basic], Intermediate [int.] or Advanced [adv.]
- One, two or three hours in length.
- Seminar Fees: $50 for one hour, $90 for two hours and $120 for three hours before September 15th.
The seminars will be $60, $100 and $130 after that date. - Full day seminars are priced individually.
- Rated for 0.1 CEU credit (or 1 ARIDO point) for each seminar hour, including keynotes.
- Seminar Tickets are available on-line or at the show
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Interior Designers
To receive CEU credits, pick up a CEU card at the seminar entrances and get it stamped by the door monitor on your way out. Once you have completed all your education sessions, fill in the form and submit it for CEU credit.
Facility Managers
IFMA will award 20 maintenance points to Certified Facility Managers(CFM) or 10 maintenance points to Facility Management Professionals (FMP) who attend IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2006.
To earn the maintenance points, place your meeting confirmation notice into your maintenance records and record that you attended IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2006.
Architects
Under the OAA’s guidelines for self directed activities Architects are able to earn points by participating in educational seminars, panel discussions and keynote addresses. To receive CEU credits, pick up a CEU card at the seminar entrances and get it stamped by the door monitor on your way out.
Thursday, September 28
Thursday AM
[T01]
Getting to Know Ontario’s 2006 Building Code
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM – 1:15 PM
Ontario’s new Building Code will become law by the end of 2006. This new version contains a number of important technical changes, including requirements related to energy efficiency, accessibility, and small buildings. The 2006 Building Code is written in an objective-based format to promote innovation and flexibility in design and construction. Come to this session to hear the highlights of the new Code and to learn more about the objective-based format.
[int.]
Speakers: Staff from Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Building and Development Branch will present this seminar. Please bring a copy of the new 2006 Building Code Regulation to the seminar.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: No Charge
[T02]
Past Perfect: The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
[RAIC 2006 Series – HC101]
This full-day course is intended for architects, engineers and building professionals who are interested in understanding the basic principles of heritage conservation and how to apply them in the context of projects involving heritage buildings and sites. The course is based on the presentation of Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, the first pan-Canadian reference document guiding the decision-making process for heritage conservation. Case studies will offer opportunities to see how they are applied as part of the design and review process. The Standards and Guidelines are available online at www.pc.gc.ca.
Course format: The course involves interactive presentations with PowerPoint and group discussions. All participants will receive handouts of the PowerPoint presentations (including case studies) and The Standards and Guidelines for Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
[int.]
Speakers: Claude Charbonneau, B. Arch., is senior advisor, Historic Places Standards, with Parks Canada’s Historic Places Program. Michael McClelland, OAA, MRAIC, CAPHC, is founding partner of ERA Architects, an architectural firm specializing in heritage and cultural projects. Susan Ross, OAQ, M. Sc. (Conservation), is a conservation architect with Heritage Conservation Directorate (HCD), Public Works and Government Services Canada, and a certification service provider for the CHPIF.
CEU CREDIT: 0.7
Fee: Please visit RAIC to register
Presented by:
RAIC
[T03]
Colour and Light Integration
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
At the very least, colour and light are the tools that enable spatial perception; ideally, they also enhance communication and behavioral management. This presentation will discuss the impact of current lighting technology on surface colour rendition and how designers can use this knowledge for more dramatic design solutions.
[int.]
Speakers: Jeanne Kopacz, IIDA, IFMA, is a NCIDQ-Certified interior designer with more than 25 years’ experience representing architecture firms in the greater Boston area. Currently with Bryer Architects, she holds an adjunct faculty position at Suffolk University’s New England School of Art & Design in Boston.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T04]
Deviant Design: The Value of Originality in Healing Environments
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Design does make a difference in health care environments. Yet, too often, today’s health care trend becomes tomorrow’s institutionalized convention and fashionable norm. How can designers and health care providers achieve a truly effective healing environment that resonates with a sense of culture and community, endowed with human use and meaning? This session presents a process that eschews stylistic manoeuvres and formulas in favour of authentic vision and continual reinvention in health care design.
[int.]
Speakers: Ronald A. Reed, FAIA, IIDA, is the principal, lead designer for Westlake Reed Leskosky and has extensive experience in the planning and design of new and renovated health care architecture and interiors. He was the recipient of the 2001 Cleveland Arts Prize and has won numerous AIA Awards. His focus on the role of interior environments in the promotion of healing has been featured in professional design journals and was the subject of an article he authored for the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management.
Angela L. Mazzi, AIA, NCARB, is project director with Westlake Reed Leskosky. She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Arizona. As a project director at Westlake Reed Leskosky, she is responsible for leading the integrated team effort and works with the client directly to achieve project goals. She was awarded the Young Architects Citation by the AIA Arizona in 2001 and has published several papers and articles that address design as a source of cultural identity.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T05]
The How’s and Why’s of Innovative Urban Infill
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
This presentation will introduce EcoCité’s concept of ecological infill housing. In a discussion encompassing several of the company’s projects, the focus will be on how and why EcoCité came to undertake ecological development on a mid-sized infill basis. Included will be a frank discussion of the challenges, opportunities, myths and realities of this form of development. At the end of the session, there will be time for conversation focused on the audience’s major areas of interest.
[basic- int.]
Speakers: Cheryl Gladu, MBA, is a partner in EcoCité Developments, a Montreal company that uses market tools to challenge today’s issues of sustainability, urban design and healthy homes – in a way that is easy to understand and highly marketable. Ms. Gladu is a marketing specialist with years of experience in community and environmental activism, and in private sector management.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T06]
Soup to Nuts: Crafting Experiential Environments
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
The successful development of experiential space requires the orchestration of team members working in tandem. Project managers, brand strategists and writers, and graphic, interior and product designers affect all “touch points” of the customer journey. This insightful, in-depth review of seminal consumer environment case studies offers perspectives on creating meaningful and engaging brand experiences.
[adv.]
Speakers: Speakers: A principal at Gensler in San Francisco, Ted Jacobs has 19 years of brand development, design, and creative direction experience. He directs Gensler’s brand strategy and design team, Studio 585. Most recently, he served as global director of design for Starbucks Coffee Co., where he led a large creative team focusing on the evolution of the Starbucks brand through new retail concepts and extensive communications platforms. Ted’s background includes seven years as global retail creative director at Nike in Beaverton, OR. Gensler Retail/Studio 585 studio director Dian Duvall leads brand development and design practice across the firm. She also led the creation of Studio 585, an integrated team of graphic designers, strategists, retail designers and architects who create experience-based environments and brand solutions for corporate, retail and entertainment clients.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T07]
Control by Design
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Today’s larger homes are more sophisticated than ever and require reliable, easy to use control options. Learn the basics of control systems in the home and how integrating architecture with technology affects the design process and your client’s lifestyle. Intended for architects, specifiers and other design professionals in the residential market, this course provides a fundamental understanding of concept and design considerations required for residential low voltage control systems to operate at their optimum level.
[int.]
Speakers: Since the 1989 formation of CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association), Rob Gerhardt has held several posts with the organization, including president. He has written or been featured in articles in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and Popular Science. As a dealer, he has been involved in over 900 installations.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Presented by:
CEDIA
[T08]
Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know about Knowledge Management but Were Afraid to Ask
Thursday, September 28, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Much of a professional services firm’s value comes from what it knows – experience gained on past projects, new materials and ways of building, the capabilities of individuals or potential partners. Knowledge Management is the practice of treating knowledge as a valuable resource. This seminar consists of 10 brief topics about core concepts of knowledge management, each with a practical exercise. During this session participants will learn the key activities in managing knowledge; strategies for getting more value from the knowledge in their organization; and how to begin to manage knowledge more effectively.
[adv.]
Speakers: Dorothy Russel, B. Math, MBA, Cert. in Interior Design, is the founder and principal of Essential Futures, a Toronto-based consulting firm specializing in business architecture, the design of effective organizational systems. She has helped Sprint Canada, Ontario Hydro and the Ontario Government clarify their strategy and create business systems to put it into action.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
[T09]
“Do We Still Need an Office?” Facilities Strategies for New Ways of Working
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Flexible work policies, collaborative technologies and changing work processes mean fewer employees have to work in the office. Result: empty desks and overbooked conference rooms. Do we still need an office for employees to be productive? How do we meet employees’ desires for a home base, while reducing underused space? And how does facilities satisfaction affect job satisfaction and the bottom line?
Speakers: Ellen Keable is the national workplace specialist for the Advance Planning Group of Jacobs Facilities, Inc. in Buffalo, New York, and former vice president of BOSTI Associates in Buffalo. For over 20 years she has integrated social science and business research with design and facilities management for clients including Dow Chemical Corporation, Ernst & Young, and Revenue Canada. Laura Hibbert is a senior facility planner for the Advance Planning Group of Jacobs Facilities, Inc. in Atlanta. Her clients have included the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Nortel Networks.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T10]
Developing a Sustainable Organization
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
The journey to sustainability is a winding road always leading forward. Collaboration and commitment to the sustainable vision are critical to success. Where do you start? How do you engage the stakeholders? What do you measure? This interactive discussion explores policy and practice to launch the process. Participants will learn to identify models and principles to incorporate into an organization; investigate benchmarks to measure progress; and define sustainable commitment and vision.
[adv.]
Speakers: Bill Gregory, IIDA, IFMA, is director of sustainable strategies for the Floor Covering Division at Milliken & Company. One of the world’s largest privately held textile and chemical companies.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
Milliken
[T11]
Achieving Low Energy, Quality Lighting and Sustainable Lighting Design Goals
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Building owners, architects, lighting designers and their clients now have more intelligent lighting options than ever before. This seminar will look at performance-driven, cost-effective luminaries with lighting control capabilities; people-oriented, productivity-enhancing lighting opportunities; and planet-friendly green lighting alternatives that complement LEED buildings. It used to be that designing a building was a linear process; plans would be handed from architect to engineer to project manager and so forth. This seminar will look at ways to develop a more collaborative, interrelated approach that allows the entire project team to understand and make the most of the lighting opportunities available with today’s technologies.
[adv.]
Speakers: Howard Yaphe, B. Mech. Eng, MBA, and member, DALI-AG Europe, is senior vice president of engineering and manufacturing at Canlyte, Canada’s largest lighting manufacturer and marketer. He holds four patents dealing with intelligent lighting fixture construction.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T12]
How to Catch a Star – Best Practices for Hiring Great People
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Do you need to hire great people in order to grow your business? If you answered yes, then attracting the best and brightest stars is critical to your company’s future success. During this practical and highly interactive workshop, we will share five need-to-know ideas that you can implement to ensure top candidates are excited to join your team. In addition, you will learn what attracts key talent, how to assess the effectiveness of your recruitment technique and best practices for “catching a star.”
[int.]
Speakers: Fiorella Callocchia is president of HR Impact, a management consulting firm specializing in creating customized, practical and innovative workplace solutions. She is a Certified Human Resources Professional and was awarded the prestigious Ross Hennigar Award for outstanding contribution to the profession. Her approaches and techniques have been featured on CTV, Investment Television and Toronto Board of Trade Television.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T13]
Reinventing Design and Sustainable Practices with the Cradle to Cradle Concept
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
This presentation will review how Quebec-based textile manufacturer Victor Innovatex grew long-standing values relating to social responsibility and environmental impact into its full-fledged sustainability program, Eco Intelligence Initiatives. Under the guidance of MBDC’s Cradle to Cradle approach, Victor reinvented its R&D and design processes and merged them into an articulated strategic vision. Topics explored in the presentation will include how the design trends analysis procedure, colour exploration and design stories are integrated with the Cradle to Cradle design protocol, and the advantages inherent in the advanced technology of Eco Intelligent polyester.
[int.]
Speakers: Marketing director Jean-Pierre Simard is responsible for Victor’s sustainable business strategy. Senior designer Daniela Venezia is responsible for the Eco By Design fabric series, developed on the Eco Intelligent platform for the Canadian A&D community.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T14]
Blueprint Magazine Presents: It’s Not Easy Being Green
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Designing ecologically sound, energy efficient architecture in Europe requires a balance of dedication, innovation and ingenuity. In a discussion chaired by Blueprint editor at large Henrietta Thompson, up-and-coming eco-conscious designers, engineers and architects from Britain discuss how they are pushing the boundaries of sustainability.
[int.]
Speakers: London-based Architype is an innovative, design-led, architectural practice with expertise in social and environmental sustainability. Its projects encompass education, community, cultural, housing and health buildings. Andrew Waugh set up practice in East London nine years ago with Anthony Thistleton. Since then Waugh Thistleton has played a major part in the area’s regeneration and taken an environmentally responsible approach to designing everything from synagogues to social housing to karaoke clubs. Working with architectural practices from Richards Rogers to Make, environmental and building services engineer Casey Cole has led teams on a wide range of innovative low-carbon engineering projects.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T16]
Career Planning for FM’s
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Facility managers are being asked to take responsibility for an increasingly broad range of functions, from environmental management to ergonomics, from furniture standards to financial management. They are being called upon to influence strategic decision-making of their organizations. Many aspire to join the C-suite – at a time when the outsourcing of facility management is changing their career path options. This presentation will help attendees answer the questions: How can facility managers advance their careers? What continuing education and training do they need? What opportunities exist for them in the FM job market?
[int.]
Speakers: Audrey Kaplan, CFM, IFMA, B.Arch., M.Sc. Arch., is professor of architecture and facility management at Conestoga College’s School of Engineering Technology, Integrated Architecture (Project and Facility Management program) in Kitchener, Ont., and founding and directing principal of the consulting firm, People and Buildings (formerly Workplace Diagnostics Ltd.). Jennifer Weiler is business manager, Property and Facilities Recruitment for the Construction & Property division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Hays plc, the largest specialist recruitment consultancy in the world. She specializes in the facilities management market, consulting with organizations seeking to hire FM professionals and screening candidates at all levels, from vice presidents to facilities co-ordinators, to match needs and candidates’ skills. She graduated from York University with a double major in mass communications and sociology with a minor in psychology.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T17]
Judge for Yourself: What Makes a Building Material “Green”?
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
The tremendous and rapid proliferation of programs certifying everything from salmon safety to appliances, building materials and cleaning products has led to confusion in the marketplace. For example of 36 programs examined in 2002, 25 had begun within the previous 12 years. Now the scene is being further confused by manufacturer claims about all the LEED or Green Globes credits one can get by using their product. In this workshop, representatives from the environmental and green building movement will help you understand the value and limitations of tools such as eco-labels, life cycle analysis and LEED credits; and communicate this information effectively to clients, customers, colleagues and vendors.
[int.]
Speakers: Discussion leader Julie Scarcella, LEED AP, is the principal owner of Blue Wilderness Management Group Inc., a Collingwood, and Ontario-based project management service with expertise in green building products, design, TV production for green home solutions, sustainable strategic planning, Ecolodge development, and Ontario Parks commercial policy. Throughout the years she has worked with many First Nations communities on Aboriginal Tourism development product. Wayne Trusty, MA (Economics), has appeared as an expert witness before regulatory bodies in Canada and the United States, particularly with regard to the cost benefit and sustainability aspects of projects. He is president of the ATHENA Sustainable Materials Institute, based near Ottawa, and its U.S. affiliate, Athena Institute International.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Thursday PM
[T18 ]
A Cooler Shade of Green
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Beautiful functional design can be sustainable too. Helen Kerr and Roman DeLugan will present an overview of the newest environmentally effective materials for you to specify. Ranging from highly innovative replacements for toxic products to globally conscientious fabrication, there presentation will expand your palette of material choices.
[basic]
Speakers: Speakers: Based in Toronto, Helen Kerr is creative director at Kerr and Company, one of Canada’s top industrial design firms. She is an instructor at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), specializing in the human centered design process. Roman Delugan, co-founder of Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, lives and works in Vienna. In their concepts a building is always conceived as one aspect of something greater, as existing within the spatial context, and not as a solitary structure. This integrative process does not aim to design each element within the given environment, but rather to merge the new with the existing - and create options for linkages to future elements.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T19]
Place-making, Storytelling Themed Environments
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Today we devote much of our time to commuting between home and work, journeying to and from job sites, and to air travel. This presentation focuses on the transition zones we pass through on our way to somewhere else – places that often have no identity, no personality or character. Udo Schliemann will show examples of how themed environments can transform the “placeless” places we travel through into realms we actually notice and experience. This is a relatively new area of design that reaches beyond way finding.
[int.]
Speakers: Udo Schliemann, senior designer and associate at Gottschalk+Ash International’s Toronto office, specializes in corporate, exhibition and environmental design. He has created way finding and information systems for The Ottawa International Airport, York University’s Schulich School of Business, and Miami’s American Airlines Arena.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T 21]
Tools to Justify and Value Intelligent Buildings
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Through its Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council, CABA (Continental Automated Buildings Association) is developing two tools to promote intelligent building technologies and products. The BIQ (Building Intelligence Quotient) will serve as a means to evaluate and measure the “value” of intelligent building performance; a design guide for integration of building intelligence into new building projects; and a building automation retrofit action plan tool. The LCC (Life Cycle Cost tool) will determine the costs of intelligent building technology. It can be used in concert with the BIQ to motivate owners, builders and designers to erect intelligent and cost-effective buildings. Both tools will be discussed in this session.
[basic]
Speakers: Timothy M. Duggan, B.S. Mech. Eng., is senior consultant with RSMeans Business Solutions of Kingston, MA. Sustainable resources management consultant David Katz, MBA, BA, is with Toronto’s Building Intelligence Quotient Consortium.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
CABA
[T22]
The Nuts and Bolts of LEED
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
LEED and the concept of sustainable buildings have been accepted as more than just a passing trend. Public and private sector organizations are adopting sustainable buildings as their new standard. However, project teams and the construction industry face a steep learning curve in the process. The most cost-effective way to meet the goals of a sustainable project is not to approach the sustainable design as an afterthought, but to incorporate changes into the current delivery process. This presentation will focus on the small adaptations that can be made to current project delivery to expedite and simplify the process.
[int.]
Speakers: Sheila Brown, LEED AP (CaGBC and USGBC), is the practice director for sustainable building solutions at Jacques Whitford, an Ottawa-based multi-disciplinary company of engineers and scientists. She is a member of the Canada Green Building Council’s LEED Technical Advisory Group and the LEED-CI Core Committee.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: $120
[T23]
LEED for Commercial Interiors – What Will it Mean for My Business?
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Commercial space tenants are seeing strong and measurable links between healthy workspaces, lowered operation costs and employee productivity. This development, in combination with an urgent need to reduce environmental impact and optimize resource use, creates new design and product opportunities. The CaGBC is introducing LEED Canada-CI (Commercial Interiors) as an integrated approach to designing for the future. Participants in this first LEED Canada-CI seminar will get the insider’s report on the program’s key components and how the rating system can support your work and enhance your competitive edge.
[basic]
Speakers: InterfaceFLOR Commercial account executive Jackie Evans, LEED AP, B.A.A. ID, is a director of the CaGBC board and chairs the LEED Canada-CI development committee. HOK vice president Don Crichton, ARIDO, IDC, has been responsible for numerous projects for major corporate clients, particularly in the high-tech and financial sectors. He was responsible for the design of HOK’s LEED-CI Gold-certified Toronto office.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
CaGBC
[T24]
Designing Your Business Plan for Success and Profit
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
As a designer, you wouldn’t expect anyone to start to build without drawings. Why, then, would anyone start a business without a plan? Whether you are running a one-person practice or leading a large, diversified firm, a carefully designed and executed business plan is your prescription for a successful, professionally rewarding and profitable practice. Following an explanation of what a business plan is, this session’s topics of discussion include determining where you want to go with your business, where you stand today, and how to identify the principles and values that will define your practice. You’ll learn how to write down your plan, put it into action, and measure its success. Course materials will include links, resources and a sample business plan.
[int.-adv]
Speakers: A former Ontario Association of Architects executive director, Brian Watkinson is principal of Strategies 4 Impact! Inc. in Toronto. His firm provides strategic advice and support to the design and construction sector, its clientele, and its associations.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: $120
Presented by:
OAA
[T25]
Green Practices for Buildings
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
A growing number of buildings across Canada are being designed and built to LEED standards. Jerome McDermott, a speaker from the project team for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and SAS Canada’s manager of real estate development, will describe the design process for, and advantages of, Toronto’s first LEED commercial office building, the SAS Building. The leading-edge, 110,000-sq.-ft. facility was constructed out of 55 per cent recycled material.
Sarah Baggs’ session will focus on the Jean Canfield Building, a federal government office building currently under construction in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The project is registered with CaGBC and is hoping to achieve a LEED Gold certification level.
Speakers: Jerome McDermott headed SAS's development of the new Canadian Headquarters building in Toronto. With over 30 years of experience in corporate real estate in Canada and a background in architectural technology, he works to ensure that the SAS Building serves as a socially and environmentally positive model for urban development.
Sarah Baggs is an architect and resource team leader with the Architecture and Interior Design Unit of PWGSC Atlantic. She is a member of the Nova Scotia Association of Architects, and of the Atlantic Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council. In recent years, Sarah has been directly involved with PWGSC's emphasis on sustainability in the department's building projects. The Jean Canfield Building is a prime example of these efforts.
[adv.]
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
[T26]
‘Green’ Building Design and Making It Affordable
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The objective of this seminar is to demonstrate to builders, developers and executives how to profitably build ‘green’. The first part will focus on strategies and principles, with a primary focus on three types of renewable energy: geothermal, wind and solar. Natural systems, like building orientation and ventilation, and the design envelope will also be discussed. The second part will focus on making green buildings affordable. Deciding whether to build green often comes down to the upfront capital costs and financial risk involved. Attendees will learn how these issues can be eliminated and where to find the resources needed.
[basic]
Speakers: Azar Loghman, an innovative designer and a registered architect in Canada and the United States, has degrees in architecture, economics and urban design. He worked as a senior designer for Ron Thom and Arthur Erickson and has been active in the design of energy efficient and environmentally sustainable architecture for more than 20 years. Dr. Ron Dembo, founder and former CEO and president of Algorithmics Incorporated, grew that company from a startup to the largest enterprise risk management software company in the world. He is founder and CEO of Zerofootprint.net, a new media not-for-profit working toward environmental sustainability.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T27]
Office Workstation Ergonomics
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
By following the CSA Office Ergonomics Guidelines and adding evidence from research, Dwayne Van Eerd will discuss the variability and adaptability of humans and how workstation design, layout and adaptations support the body, with reference to seating and posture, vision of monitors, interaction with input devices and the telephone, education and training, and customization.
[basic]
Speakers: Dwayne Van Eerd, M.Sc., is a kinesiologist and a health reseacher with the Institute for Work & Health. The focus of his research has been on the classification and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T28]
The Interior Design Profession’s Body of Knowledge: Gaining Perspective
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Join co-hosts IDC and ASID for an in-depth look at “The Interior Design Profession’s Body of Knowledge.” A moderated panel discussion will consider the intent and content of the document. How does this type of research benefit the profession? What type of dialogue does this research initiate within the design community? What are the potential applications? The panel of educators, writers and practitioners will bring their own viewpoints to the discussion, while ample time for audience participation will ensure an interesting exchange of ideas.
To view the Body of Knowledge document, please connect to:
www.careersininteriordesign.com.
[basic-int.]
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Presented by:
IDC & ASID
[T29]
Demystifying Furniture Emissions in the Workplace
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Confused by conflicting claims regarding “low-emitting” furniture? How do you know if or what products are off gassing into your workspace if you can’t see or smell emissions? This session will illustrate the ongoing efforts by the office furniture industry, in tandem with Syracuse University, related scientists, and multiple laboratories, to better determine the impact of emissions on indoor air quality (IAQ) in the workplace. It will also demonstrate how emissions occur in office airflow and explain the results of a detailed building floor plan analysis conducted by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) last year for over 5,000 workstations. Participants will learn how the comprehensive new BIFMA furniture emissions standards relate to credits in the USGBC’s LEED-CI system.
[int.]
Speakers: Randy Carter, ASTM, AHRAE, NFPA and ICC, is principal engineer at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, MI. He is also the chair of BIFMA’s Furniture Emissions Standard Subcommittee. Richard Driscoll, BIFMA International’s director of technical services, will introduce Mr. Carter.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[T30]
Sometimes a Picture Needs a Thousand Words
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Words play an important role in articulating and communicating design visions to non-designers. This seminar introduces tools for using language effectively in a design context. Participants will learn to recognize how “the mind’s eye” works; identify the relationship between language and visualization; appraise the vividness of their own design communications; and practice more effective design writing. Attendees can expect to gain skill in using language to evoke not just the look but also the sound, smell, taste, and feel of a design idea.
[basic]
Speakers: Angelica Fox, director of Sparkler Communications and Production in Toronto, practices at the intersection of visual culture and words. For 14 years she was an arts journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She has also worked extensively with Bruce Mau Design, where she managed a team of architects and designers on projects ranging from environmental graphics to product development.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Friday, September 29
Friday AM
[F01 ]
Put Your ‘Green’ Product in the Hands of the Design Community
Friday, September 29, 2006, 8 AM - 9 AM
A seminar for exhibitors, manufacturers and suppliers.
Translating green strategies into business practices is not easy. Learn what the Interior Designer needs to help ‘sell’ your sustainable products to the end user. Discover what makes clients choose sustainable products, how those choices improve corporate image and how to translate that into the bottom line.
[int.]
Speakers: Joseph Pettipas, ARIDO, IDC, ASID, IIDA, ISP, LEED AP, is the vice president and practice leader for hospitality and retail at HOK Canada. With well over two decades of experience, he has a deep understanding of the challenges faced today within the corporate, hospitality, retail and marketing areas of the built environment. Pettipas has received numerous design and effectiveness awards and teaches part-time at the School of Interior Design, Ryerson University. He served as the President of ARIDO in 1993, 1994 and 2003.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F02]
LEED-CI vs. LEED-NC: Differences that Matter
Friday, September 29, 2006, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
LEED-CI is more difficult to implement than LEED-NC, since there are many more constraints in designing a tenant fit-out compared to new construction. The cost premium and level of certification possible for LEED-CI can vary substantially, depending on a number of factors. This presentation covers two aspects of LEED-CI: identifying the differences that matter between LEED-CI and LEED-NC, using the LEED Letter Template to highlight them; and reviewing the integrated design strategies that can substantially reduce the costs of a LEED-CI project, and possibly avoid a LEED-CI commitment when circumstances do not warrant it.
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Speakers: Sholem Prasow, LEED AP, is vice president of business development and strategic planning at Teknion Furniture Systems, Toronto. He is a member of the CaGBC TAG Committee and the USGBC LEED for Healthcare Core Committee.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F 03]
North South Project: A New Model of Design and Craft Collaborations in the Developing World
Friday, September 29, 2006, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Patty Johnson worked with indigenous communities and craft factories in Guyana and Botswana to produce sophisticated hybrid design products and use regional vocabularies in unexpected ways to reach high-end markets. This collaborative and sustainable design project will be discussed with a focus on the flexibility of approach necessary and the designer’s willingness to occupy a space typified by the constant flux of the societies in which she works. North South Project was awarded an Editors Award for Craftsmanship at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York in May 2006 and was one of Newsweek’s “Design Dozen 2006.”
Speakers: Patty Johnson is a Toronto-based designer who has been cited for synthesizing craft and mass production in her design. Her clients include Sephora, Keilhauer, Nienkämper and the United States Agency for International Development. She teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design and holds an MA Design from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F04]
Lighting Language: Updating Your Lighting Vocabulary
Friday, September 29, 2006, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
A panel of leading lighting specialists will talk about the latest in lighting design and technology, including new lighting designs, new metal halide colour rendering, dimming, energy conservation, glare reduction, the beauty of lighting, and “dark skies”– the reduction of lighting emissions into space.
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Speakers: Dennis Moule, IES, American Lighting Institute, is president of DXD, a high-end lighting agency and fixture designer. Katherine McKay, ARIDO, IES, is lighting designer at Rybka Smith and Ginsler Limited, Consulting Engineers, in Toronto. Eurolite principal Charles Lyall is based in Toronto. Pappi Lighting president Scott Shewchuk is a member of Dark Skies.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
[F05]
Guidelines for a High Performance, Sustainable Workplace
Friday, September 29, 10:15 AM – 1:15 PM
Whether it’s a corporate, educational, health care, institutional or multi-tenant space, the widening use of green criteria is changing the real estate game. Interior construction issues that were once considered routine are now increasingly complex. In this session, learn how to weigh critical factors when applying green building standards, where the rating systems miss their mark, how to solve cost dilemmas and how to validate suppliers’ environmental claims. As well, learn about best practices for landlords, owners, users and tenants.
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Speakers: Alan Whitson, RPA, is president of the Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute, and shares his experience as an asset manager, facility manager, construction manager, development manager, broker and consultant for over 40-million square feet of real estate. As manager of planning and construction for Bank of America's data processing centre, he was responsible for over 2,000 construction projects a year. Alan Whitson is the seminar leader for the "Turning Green into Gold" program. He also writes a monthly column for the online newsletter, OfficeInsight, called Turning Green into Gold.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: $120
[F06]
Trends for the Greater Universe of Colour
Friday, September 29, 2006, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Fashion, art, technology, entertainment and even social consciousness can affect the choice of colour. Expanding your thinking to include this “greater universe” of colour can provide new insights. Join Pantone Color Institute executive director Leatrice Eiseman as she explains the significance, background and importance of the newest colour and design trends.
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Speakers: Recently named a top decision maker by Fortune magazine, Leatrice Eiseman heads the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training in Seattle and is executive director of the Pantone Color Institute in Carlstadt, New Jersey. She is the author of the Color Answer Book and the just-released More Alive with Color, both published by Capital.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Sponsored by:
Pantone
[F07]
Designing, Building and Marketing Sustainable High Rise Condos
Friday, September 29, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
This seminar has four parts:
1. CMHC Resources for Designers and Developers (25 mins.)
Learn more about the Sustainable Condo Exhibit and CMHC’s latest research findings, designer tools and incentives for sustainable housing. Presented by Mark Salerno, CMHC.
2. Designing and Building Sustainable High Rise Condos (50 mins.)
Canada’s leading developers in this category showcase their projects. Speakers will include Minto Energy Management’s Andrew Pride.
3. Marketing Sustainable High Rise Condos (25 mins.)
Learn about how key drivers, including increased consumer interest in sustainable housing, LEED, and the Energy Star for High Rise program, are transforming housing industry practices. Presented by Summerhill Group’s Lenard Hart and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority manager Andrew Bowerbank.
4. Panel discussion with all presenters, moderated by Mark Salerno (20 mins.)
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Speakers: Mark Salerno, MRAIC, is Greater Toronto Area district manager with CMHC. Andrew Pride, P.Eng., LEED AP, is vice president of Minto Energy Management in Toronto. Minto has received awards from Natural Resources Canada and the City of Toronto for leadership in energy efficiency and sustainability. Lenard Hart is vice president of housing initiatives for Summerhill Group in Toronto, a leading market transformation company specializing in direct consumer engagement and multi-sectoral partnerships for the creation of positive environmental change. Andrew Bowerbank, manager of sustainable development, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, is an executive board member for the Toronto chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Presented by:
Sponsored by:
CMHC
[F08]
ErgoForum: Design to Implementation
Friday, September 29, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
This session’s leading experts will discuss the role ergonomic design plays in creating a healthy workspace. Topics to be covered range from the implementation of an ergonomics program to the specifics of ergonomically designed interiors and furniture.
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Speakers: Dan Cannon will moderate a panel of industry experts from across North America. Mr. Cannon is editor of Humanscale’s Design at Work; he is also founder and CEO of the Workplace Productivity Institute and ErgoSolutions Media.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Presented by:
IIDA
Sponsored by:
Humanscale
[F09]
ASID Decor Distinguished Speaker Series: Changing Rooms
Friday, September 29, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
We’re re-evaluating the way we use our homes and what we want in them. In this fast-paced, highly visual presentation, Trends editorial director Paul Taylor will pinpoint the main market factors that are driving these changes, and identify the four key zones around which we are organizing our homes. His talk will be illustrated with images and plans drawn from projects Trends has recently published or is about to publish.
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Speakers: Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Paul Taylor joined Trends Publishing International 17 years ago and has held the position of editorial director since 1996. During his time with the company, it has evolved into an international publishing operation that produces over 50 titles a year, including editions for USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. At the same time, Trends has expanded to encompass production of web sites, video and TV, and books and other print media.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Presented by:
ASID NY Upstate / Canada East Chapter
[F10]
Planning for Business Continuity during a Pandemic – The Threat of Avian Flu
Friday, September 29, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Experts warn that we will inevitably have to contend with a pandemic. Two organizations that have made business continuity plans are Marsh Canada and Hewlett-Packard Canada. Ralph Dunham of the Marsh insurance company will provide insights into the current understanding of Avian Flu, highlighting this threat’s particulars from a planning perspective and outlining the elements of an effective preparedness program. John Hollands will discuss HP’s approach to planning for business continuity in the case of a pandemic and how HP is building on its experience with the SARS outbreak in 2003 to create a comprehensive pandemic influenza preparedness plan.
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Speakers: Ralph Dunham is the Canadian business continuity practice leader for Marsh Canada. He also plays a key role in Marsh’s operational risk management process. John Hollands, manager of Environmental Health and Safety at Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., is responsible for programs and customer support at HP’s Eastern and Western offices and Toronto Computer Centres, and for specific EH&S programs.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F11]
Enterprise Asset Management – Harnessing the Latest Technology
Friday, September 29, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Software systems for computer-aided facility management are now so sophisticated that they can integrate functions including traditional work-order management, maintenance requirement assessments, management of deferred maintenance, financial decision support, and lease administration. How to use this technology to best advantage – and the benefits to be gained especially in management of large, complex real estate portfolios and facilities – will be discussed by representatives of the engineering, design and services firm Stantec, as well as other users of prominent software systems.
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Speakers: Leonard Castro, Dipl. Arch., of Stantec, has extensive experience in implementing and operating systems, and training people in their use. With reference to case histories, he will describe the functionality of these systems, how to use the technology to best advantage and the benefits to be gained in management of facilities up to large, complex real estate portfolios.
Micheal J. Lemieux has over 15 years of experience in design consultation, CAFM project design and management, strategic space planning analysis, and asset management, both in Canada and overseas. He has comprehensive senior project management expertise in architectural facility management and has completed CAFM, development, implementation, and training and management for a major Hong Kong design firm. He holds professional membership in the International Facility Management Association.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
[F32]
BIM Solutions for Sustainable and Regenerative Design
Friday, September 29, 2006, 10:30 AM - 12 PM
What is Sustainable design? How does the LEED certification standard support the sustainable design process? And how can BIM (Building Information Models) technologies and processes close the gap between theory and practice in sustainable design? Firms that have adopted BIM have been able to simplify the complexity of sustainable design processes and reduce the cost and time associated with sophisticated analyses. In this seminar, design professionals will learn how BIM can help them expand the context of sustainable design and push the envelope of what it means to be “green.” Learning objectives include discovering how BIM can help design teams understand design intent, integrate work effectively, speed up team feedback, and facilitate all phases of the sustainable design process.
Speakers: Based in San Rafael, California, Andrew Lawton, LEED AP, leads Autodesk Consulting’s Sustainable Design Practice, which assists architects, engineers, builders, developers, facility managers and other Autodesk clients with Green Building and LEED certification projects.
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CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
Autodesk
[F12]
Healthy Indoor Environments: Design with the End in Mind
Friday, September 29, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Over 80 million people suffer from debilitating asthma, allergies, respiratory disease and other ailments attributable to indoor pollution. Current sustainable design practices mandate goals of enhancing indoor air quality and improving occupant health. This talk will outline techniques for designing and furnishing buildings to maximize indoor air quality while reducing indoor air pollution. Material covered will include the presentation of procurement specifications for low-emitting non-toxic materials, with case studies illustrating the success of these practices.
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Speakers: Carl E. Smith, LEED AP, is the CEO and executive director of the Greenguard Environmental Institute, an industry-independent non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of programs that improve indoor air and to certification to standards for indoor air quality. A former general manager of Steelcase Inc., he is based in Marietta, GA.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F13]
Earn Multiple LEED Credits with FSC Certified Wood
Friday, September 29, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Building with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood is a vital and growing component of the green building movement, in terms of its positive environmental impact and growing market demand, and in light of requirements under new and existing LEED standards. Join an FSC-sponsored discussion on how to incorporate certified materials into your building project and maximize the LEED credits you can earn by doing so. You’ll also discover practical solutions for specifying and finding FSC certified wood products. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the sustainable management of forests through forest certification and product labelling.
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Speakers: Speakers: Tony Iacobelli from World Wildlife Fund Canada will discuss WWF initiatives to educate consumers and businesses about the benefits of using FSC certified products and raise the profile of building projects that utilize FSC products. Cam Brewer, a LEED accredited professional from Canadian Eco-Lumber Co-op, will offer advice on maximizing LEED credits by using certified wood, and provide guidelines on specifying and obtaining FSC products.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
FSC
[F14]
The Digital Future: Communications in Public Places
Friday, September 29, 2006, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Disruptive digital technologies are constantly changing all facets of our lives. Terms like Tivo, iPod and IM-ing didn’t even exist five years ago. Now digital technologies are going to completely change the way we communicate with users of public spaces and shoppers in retail stores. This presentation will explain the impact of changing technology on media consumption in general and in public and retail spaces in particular, explore new and innovative applications of emerging digital technologies into public space and retail environments, and discuss how these new technologies can best be incorporated into the environmental design process.
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Speakers: Graeme Spicer is the director of DW+Partners in Toronto, a retail strategy and design group dedicated to helping clients improve brand performance and profitability. Justin Young is managing director at the Toronto office of the branding and environmental design firm Gottschalk + Ash.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F15]
Managing a Global Real Estate Portfolio
Friday, September 29, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Explore the challenges and opportunities of developing and maintaining facilities for companies that are expanding their operations globally. Sharon Smith will provide insights into successfully completing a long distance project and managing the balance between company cultures and country cultures. Specific examples of various office locations within the Alliance Atlantis portfolio will be presented to demonstrate the development of the portfolio to align with business objectives.
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Speakers: Sharon Smith is director of facilities and administration for Alliance Atlantis, a leader in broadcasting, motion picture distribution, production and licensing, with operations in six countries. She has 15 years’ experience managing extensive real estate and facility portfolios in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Friday PM
[F16]
LEED us not into Temptation…
Friday, September 29, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is gaining recognition as a force in the design and construction industry and LEED certification is becoming a more common objective for building owners and designers. Although very attractive as a tool for encouraging and supporting sustainable design, LEED is not without potential pitfalls. This seminar will identify some of the risk management issues associated with LEED from the perspective of an architect and professional liability insurer.
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Speakers: John Hackett, B.Arch., OAA, FRAIC, is risk manager with Pro-Demnity Insurance Company, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Ontario Association of Architects, which provides professional liability insurance to Ontario architects. In his career in private practice with Carruthers Shaw and Partners Architects and its predecessor firms, John Hackett served as project architect or principal-in-charge of many institutional projects, including municipal buildings, police and court facilities, libraries, recreational buildings and educational facilities.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F18]
What’s Really “Green”?
Friday, September 29, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FMs are becoming more and more committed to environmental sustainability, but how can they reliably assess greenness? A panel of government, consultant and industry association experts will discuss how to determine which products for buildings and options for interiors, operations and maintenance are truly environmentally responsible.
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Speakers: Moderator: Michel Theriault, vice president of operations, Greater Toronto Area, Omni Facility Services
Panel:
• Janis Kravis, Janis Kravis Consulting
• Susan Herbert, director of science and programs, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing
• Margaret Boyce, Ph.D., manager of sustainable buildings and communities in the Policy Directorate, PWGSC Office of Greening Government Operations
• Thomas Mueller, president, Canada Green Building Council
• Wayne Proulx, GWL Realty, representing BOMA Go Green
Janis Kravis, B.Arch., FRAIC, OAA, RCA, LEED AP, has practiced environmental architecture, interior design and industrial design since 1961, and now works as an architect and environmental design consultant. Susan Herbert, a mechanical engineer with over 15 years’ experience in biomedical and environmental issues, is responsible for all scientific, standards and administrative elements of business at TerraChoice. Margaret Boyce, a registered architect who is a member of the Québec Order of Architects and RAIC, is PWGSC`s representative for the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC). She holds an M.Sc. in project management and a Ph.D in urban planning. Thomas Mueller, LEED AP, has been president of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) since July 2005 and has more than 15 years of experience in sustainable resource management and planning. Wayne Proulx is national manager of energy and environmental Services at GWL Realty Advisors Inc. He is also director of advocacy of BOMA Toronto and co-chair of the BOMA Toronto Energy and Environment Forum.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
[F20]
Building Better Commissions: Leveraging Design Opportunities through Financing, Grants and Integrated Design Approaches
Friday, September 29, 2006, 2PM – 4PM
In a discussion moderated by Canadian Architect editor Ian Chodikoff,a panel of Toronto-based experts will present case studies and discuss the following: raising capital; applying for grants; dealing with environmental issues and costs; understanding how public and private capital functions with sensitive and/or strategic civic development; building consensus or excitement through design vision; and appreciating the interdisciplinary and integrated nature of design as a driver for nurturing and maintaining interest in architecture and urban design.
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Speakers: Geoff Cape is executive director and founder of Evergreen, a national non-profit environmental organization with a mandate to bring nature to Canadian cities. Also the founding chair of the Sustainability Institute, he was honoured in 2005 with a Green Toronto Award for Excellence in Leadership and the Perfect Planet award for Best Local Project. George Dark, FCSLA, ASLA, is a partner at Urban Strategies in Toronto. He is an urban designer, landscape architect and Fellow with the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and a full member of the American Association of Landscape Architects. He is currently completing the Bridgepoint Health Don Jail Neighbourhood redevelopment plan and the master plan for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, both in Toronto. Michael McClelland, OAA, MRAIC, is a registered architect with over 20 years of experience covering urban design, heritage planning and building conservation. He is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Professional Heritage Consultants (CAPHC) and a founding partner of E.R.A. Architects Inc. Tim Jones is CEO of Artscape, a non-profit enterprise building creative communities and expanding knowledge about the dynamics of creative places. Under his direction since 1998, Artscape has grown from a Toronto-based affordable space provider into an international leader in building creative communities. Tim has worked as a developer, grants officer, theatre and festival producer, capacity building specialist, consultant, activist, and board president. Panel moderator Ian Chodikoff is editor of Canadian Architect.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Sponsored by:
Canadian Architect Magazine
[F21 ]
Designing, Building and Marketing Sustainable Low Rise Housing
Friday, September 29, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
This seminar has four parts:
1. CMHC Resources for Designers and Developers (25 mins.):
Learn about CMHC’s NetZero Energy Healthy Housing Inititative, latest research findings, designer tools and incentives for sustainable housing. Presented by Mark Salerno, CMHC.
2. Designing and Building Sustainable Low Rise Housing (50 mins.):
Mattamy Development Corporation’s John Sennema will showcase some of his company’s sustainable low rise housing projects, and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority manager Andrew Bowerbank will present winning submissions from the recent TRCA ARCHETYPE Sustainable House Competition.
3. Marketing Sustainable Low Rise Housing (25 mins.):
Learn about how key drivers, including increased consumer interest in sustainable housing, LEED, and the Energy Star for New Houses program, are transforming housing industry practices. Presented by Summerhill Group’s Lenard Hart and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority manager Andrew Bowerbank.
4. Panel discussion with all presenters, moderated by Mark Salerno (20 mins.)
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Speakers: Mark Salerno, MRAIC, is Greater Toronto Area district manager with CMHC. Andrew Pride, P.Eng., LEED AP, is vice president of Minto Energy Management in Toronto. Minto has received awards from Natural Resources Canada and the City of Toronto for leadership in energy efficiency and sustainability. Lenard Hart is vice president of housing initiatives for Summerhill Group in Toronto, a leading market transformation company specializing in direct consumer engagement and multi-sectoral partnerships for the creation of positive environmental change. Andrew Bowerbank, manager of sustainable development, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, is an executive board member for the Toronto chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). John Sennema, B.E.S., is project manager and land development planner with Mattamy Development Corporation in Oakville, Ontario. Mattamy is Canada’s largest development and building company active throughout Ontario.
CEU CREDIT: 0.2
Fee: $90
Sponsored by:
CMHC
[F22]
The ABC’s of NCIDQ
Friday, September 29 2PM-3PM
Join representatives from NCIDQ to learn more about the NCIDQ exam and IDEP (Interior Design Experience Program). This session is geared towards students who are about to graduate and students who have recently graduated and are about to enter the IDEP program. Come and learn from NCIDQ representatives about the necessary steps you need to take on your career path to becoming a qualified, professional Interior Designer.
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Speakers: Barbara Pallat, President of NCIDQ, is an interior designer from Chicago. Jeff Kenney is the Executive Director of NCIDQ, headquartered in Washington, DC. Presented by: National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: No Charge - Registration not required but preferred
Presented by:
NCIDQ
[F23]
Managing Projects to Success: A Smart & Simple Approach
Friday, September 29, 2006, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Learn about a new, down-to-earth approach to managing single and multiple projects that can help you meet budgets and deadlines, increase profitability, and have tight control over projects. Examples will highlight its seamless integration of concepts including estimating, resource planning, and cash flow analysis. This seminar will also introduce recent software tools, including Microsoft Project and EasyPlan.
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Speakers: A professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Tarek Hegazi has extensive experience in project planning and control, project management consultation, software development, and construction management training. He is the author of Computer-Based Construction Project Management (Prentice Hall, 2002) and president of OPTEAM Project Management Consultants Inc.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F24]
Compliance with New Laws: How to Get Building Permits
Friday, September 29, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Ontario’s Bill 124 stipulates that before a building permit can be issued for a construction or renovation project, the drawings and plans must be verified by a professional who has passed an Ontario Government building code exam. Alison Logue will review the impact of the Bill to date and discuss the permit process, fines and penalties, and how to find a qualified team. Under Federal Bill C45, FMs and others may be subject to criminal prosecution and imprisonment for accidents or injuries occurring to people they hire or supervise. Lawyer R. Ross Wells will explain the steps required to meet obligations under the Bill, and he will outline a corporate compliance program.
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Speakers: Alison Logue, BAAID, ARIDO, IDC, is principal of Logue and Associates Inc. in Toronto, an independent consulting firm providing interior design and project management services to the corporate sector. She is ARIDO’s member representative on the Bill 124 Building Advisory Committee. R. Ross Wells, a partner in the Waterloo, Ont. office of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, is a member of the board of directors of the Employers’ Advocacy Council.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F25]
Architecture & Design Firm Marketing IQ
Friday, September 29, 2006, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In an era of increasing competition for clients and top-calibre professionals, architecture and interior design firms must communicate their unique strengths to the marketplace. This session will look at how some firms are rising above the pack by successfully facing their marketing challenges, and it will review recent hits and missed marketing opportunities within the industry. Attendees will learn how to define and develop a unique message, and how to stretch marketing dollars for maximum return on investment.
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Speakers: As creative director at Atlanta’s Iconologic brand design studio, Juliet D’Ambrosio works closely with clients and an award-winning team of graphic designers on print, environmental and interactive communications solutions. Her experience includes creating substantial communications programs for The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Committee.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
[F26]
From Lumen and Lux to Experience Design
Friday, September 29, 2006, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
“From Lumen and Lux to Experience Design” explores the application of new design strategies to create humane urban environments through fulfilling experiences of outdoor space at night. A review of a project currently in progress with the City of Toronto and supported by Toronto Hydro examines user interaction to create improved spaces using light as medium. In addition, Industrial Design students at the Ontario College of Art and Design in partnership with the Toronto Atmosphere Fund have projected into the future to create aesthetically and emotionally compelling places that are sustainable, safe and economically viable.
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Speakers: Patty Johnson is a Toronto-based designer who has pioneered design development efforts in Canada, South America and Africa. In May 2006 her North South Project received an ICFF Editors Award at New York’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Based in Toronto, Helen Kerr is creative director at Kerr and Company, one of Canada’s top industrial design firms. She is an instructor at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), specializing in the human centered design process. OCAD professor Harry Mahler specializes in design research, innovation and user experience, and is a partner in Axis Group International, a Toronto-based design, development and applied research consultancy. Formerly a senior design consultant with Philips Design in The Netherlands, OCAD professor Job Rutgers brings a strong professional history in industrial and environmental design to the development of conceptual property and industry partnerships.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
IES
[F27]
Communicating Brand Through the Senses
Friday, September 29, 2006, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
How can brands break through in a world that is over-saturated with marketing? Saying it louder or just saying it over and over won’t do it. Connecting with customers requires brands that intelligently engage all five senses. With reference to a global study linking branding and sensory awareness, John Furneaux will show how design can build powerful brands not just through sight, but also through sound, smell, taste and touch.
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Speakers: John Furneaux, R.G.D., is managing director of Karacters Design Group of Vancouver and Toronto, which specializes in creative branding solutions across a range of media including identity, packaging, and environmental design. His clients have included Canadian Tourism Commission, HBC, Loblaws and Purolator, and he is president of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario).
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
RGD Ontario
[F28]
Contract Document Preparation for Optimum Tender Results
Friday, September 29, 2006, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Would learning how to prepare drawing packages that require fewer clarifications during the tender period and fewer exclusions at tender close be useful to you? If so, this is your seminar. Drawing on his extensive experience in the construction industry, Gordon A. Naylor will explain how the different trades compile their prices and how designers can use that knowledge to prepare better drawings. He will also discuss the keys to the preparation of well-delineated ‘scope of work’ summaries.
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Speakers: Gordon A. Naylor, Gordon has been involved in a construction, project and operation management in commercial and residential sectors of one of the biggest construction group. His expertise in design, business development, marketing and operations management has lead him to run big projects in Canada. Gordon is a regular speaker at Toronto Construction Association as well as Operations & Leaderships conferences for various groups.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
NEWH
[F29]
Sustainable Landscape Design – Inside and Out
Friday, September 29, 2006, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
In this seminar, landscape design, interiorscape and architectural professionals will discuss the latest trends in environmental design. Topics will include benefits and issues involved in establishing green roofs and constructing and maintaining “living walls” that use plants to clean and cool interior air. It will also highlight green practices utilized in LEED-certified buildings. Attendees are invited to join the panelists for a Q&A session after the seminar at the Landscape Ontario booth.
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Speakers: Environmental Design principal Koos Torenvliet is a specialist in Green Roofs. Alan Darlington, owner of Air Quality Solutions, is a specialist in living wall technology. David Sisam is a founding principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects, a firm that just received a Toronto Green Award for its work on the Toronto Botanical Gardens. Eric Enersby of Key West Tropicals will introduce the speakers and moderate the discussion.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
Landscape Ontario
[F30]
Success in Outsourcing
Friday, September 29, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Organizations outsource their real-estate management and operations and maintenance for reasons that include cost efficiency, improved service, and the service provider’s perceived ability to manage the integrity of the client’s assets better than the organization itself can. Doing so relieves an organization of functions that are not its core business. But is outsourcing cheaper? Research from The Outsourcing Institute (OI) indicates that it can actually cost more, but should also improve an organization’s effectiveness.
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Speakers: Alex Lam, MTS, MRAIC, is Senior Advisor to The Outsourcing Institute, New York, VP - Global Learning Asia, CoreNet Global, and president of the OCB Network, Mississauga, ON. Before forming the OCB Network, he had a long career in facility management with Bell Canada. He conducts leadership and visioning workshops. Charles Rate, P.Eng., is senior vice president of operations with SNC-Lavalin ProFac, and responsible for all real estate related operations. A professional engineer with more than 25 years of project and facilities management experience, he has expertise in all aspects of real estate services. He has also worked as project manager and director of engineering and construction on major crown projects in the defence and telecommunications sectors. Rate has also worked extensively in infrastructure development projects in Asia and Europe. SNC-Lavalin ProFac manages approximately 110-million square feet of facilities across Canada.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Sponsored by:
SNC - Lavalin Profac
[F31]
The Dollars and Sense of Manufacturing with FSC Certified Wood
Friday, September 29, 2006, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Find out how your company can build strong client relations, gain market access, and meet demand from growing green building markets by manufacturing with FSC certified wood. Intended for manufacturers and suppliers of wood products, this FSC-sponsored presentation will examine the benefits, costs and logistics of becoming FSC certified. Understand how chain of custody certification works and what it means to you. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the sustainable management of forests through forest certification and product labelling.
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Speakers: Speakers: Presenters will include Anne-Marie Bolduc from Lambton Doors of Lambton, Quebec; she will discuss the benefits and market opportunities of manufacturing with FSC certified wood. Accredited FSC auditor Vivian Peachey will discuss the FSC chain of custody standard and outline how recent changes to this standard have facilitated its implementation.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
FSC
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BIM for Facility Managers
Friday, September 29, 2006, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Many of Building Information Modeling’s benefits during design and construction are now being demonstrated in practice. But are there benefits for facilities management? Could Building Information Models help building owners and operators recover wasted interoperability costs? Mark Evans, product manager for Autodesk’s FM solution, will provide an overview of BIM and explain what facilities professionals should look for from future design and construction projects.
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Speakers: Mark Evans of Autodesk’s Building Solutions Division provides a unique mixture of technical and domain expertise to the Facilities Management product team. Prior to joining Autodesk, he was a real estate technology consultant at CB Richard Ellis and vice president of product management for NetStruxr. For the first 15 years of his career, he was an early developer of CAD and CAE applications for architects and engineers.
CEU CREDIT: 0.1
Fee: $50
Presented by:
Autodesk
SATURDAY
Saturday
[SAT01]
Bill 124 Prep Course – Legal/General Process
Saturday, September 30, 9 AM - 5 PM
This one-day course will give you an overview of the Ontario Building Code; a review of the types of questions on the Bill 124 Qualification Exam; guidance through some sample questions; and, takeaway assignments for home study.
Course Requirements:
1. All participants MUST bring a copy of the 1997 Ontario Building Code and Supplementary Guidelines for these seminars. Copies can be ordered at www.orderline.com or at 1-888-361-0003.
2. Participants MUST also bring a calculator, 3 different coloured highlighters and Post-It notes.
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Speakers: Lisa Miller is a Certified Engineering Technologist and is employed by Larden Muniak Consulting Inc. as a Building Code and Fire Protection Consultant. Lisa's current projects include the Toronto Ritz Carlton Hotel development, several hospitals within Ontario, designated heritage buildingsand the Doha City Centre Expansion in the UAE.
CEU CREDIT: 0.7
Fee: $124
[SAT02]
Drawing Communications Workshop
Saturday, September 30, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
In this highly interactive hands-on workshop, you will refresh your drawing skills and learn how to increase your ease and speed of drawing as a way to transfer ideas in the normal course of conversation with clients, contractors, and colleagues. All drawing is freehand; all subject matter is three-dimensional. This three-hour course can be used as an introduction, a refresher or simply a way of increasing drawing speed and confidence.
Register early, the Drawing Communications Workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Speakers: Sue Ericsson, BFA, has been teaching freehand perspective drawing for over 30 years, most recently at the School of Interior Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Winner of several art awards, Sue puts together a fun workshop in order to stimulate your creative juices.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: $120
[SAT03]
Bill 124 Prep Course – Large Buildings
Saturday, September 30, 9 AM - 5 PM
This one-day course will give you an overview of the Ontario Building Code; a review of the types of questions on the Bill 124 Qualification Exam; guidance through some sample questions; and, takeaway assignments for home study.
Course Requirements:
1. All participants MUST bring a copy of the 1997 Ontario Building Code and Supplementary Guidelines for these seminars. Copies can be ordered at www.orderline.com or at 1-888-361-0003.
2. Participants MUST also bring a calculator, 3 different coloured highlighters and Post-It notes.
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Speakers: Kim Karn has been an employee of Larden Muniak Consulting Inc. for 4 years.She is a Construction Engineering Technologist, and studied at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario. She has done work in various construction-related fields, including housing HVAC design and estimating. Kim specializes in life safety and fire protection applications of the Ontario Building Code and Fire Code, and works on various types of projects including hospitals & health care, residential high-rise, and office buildings.
CEU CREDIT: 0.7
Fee: $124
[SAT04]
Getting to Know the New Ontario’s 2006 Building Code
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Ontario’s new Building Code will become law by the end of 2006. This new version contains a number of important technical changes, including requirements related to energy efficiency, accessibility, and small buildings. The 2006 Building Code is written in an objective-based format to promote innovation and flexibility in design and construction. Come to this session to hear the highlights of the new Code and to learn more about the objective-based format.
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Speakers: Staff from Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Building and Development Branch will present this seminar. Please bring a copy of the new 2006 Building Code Regulation to the seminar.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: No Charge
[SAT05]
Winning Proposals and Presentations
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Writing proposals and making proposal presentations are two of the most challenging, frustrating, and despised professional marketing activities. This session draws on actual proposal debriefing interviews to reveal the most common reasons for failure, along with key winning strategies. Attend and discover valuable techniques for deciding whether to propose, saving time on proposals, increasing your short list chances, and creating and delivering compelling oral presentations.
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Speakers: A former designer and design firm leader, Elizabeth Stewart of Toronto-based Stewart Associates has been providing marketing support services to small and large firms since 1989. She is a frequent presenter for OAA, ARIDO, SDA and other professional organizations, and a design management instructor at Ryerson University.
CEU CREDIT: 0.4
Fee: $120
Presented by:
OAA
[SAT06]
Designing Your Practice for the “The Next Big Thing(s)”
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Where is the marketplace heading, and how can that guide the future of your firm? Presenter Brian Watkinson continuously researches and tracks critical marketplace trends that will transform practice. In this session, he shares observations, insights and examples that will help you design your firm’s future. Topics discussed will include: the trend toward integrated practice and how designers can lead it; managing the effects on your practice of demographic shifts; Building Information Modelling’s impact on designers; what the “experience economy” is doing to design and practice; and enjoying globalization’s benefits while managing its risks. Course materials will link you to further resources.
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Speakers: A former Ontario Association of Architects executive director, Brian Watkinson is principal of Strategies 4 Impact! Inc. in Toronto. His firm provides strategic advice and support to the design and construction sector, its clientele, and its associations.
CEU CREDIT: 0.3
Fee: $120
Presented by:
OAA
[SAT07 ]
LEED for Commercial Interiors – Training Workshop
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The CaGBC’s new LEED Canada-CI rating system equips designers, building owners, tenants and contractors with proven tools and approaches to align space, employee productivity and lower operational costs with sustainability goals. Workshop participants will learn how to build a business case for green building practices as they relate to space improvement projects; enhance occupant well-being and productivity; improve employee retention and reduce absenteeism; and lower operating and maintenance costs. The skills acquired during this session will be directly and immediately applicable to your work and will enhance your ability to interpret and optimize LEED CI credit requirements. Early bookings are advisable as spaces are limited.
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Speakers: Sheila Brown, LEED AP (CaGBC and USGBC), is practice director for sustainable building solutions with Jacques Whitford. She has over 20 years of experience in the building industry and is a member of the Canada Green Building Council’s LEED Technical Advisory Group and the LEED Canada-CI Development Committee. In recent years, she has revised the National Master Specifications to address sustainable design issues and contributed to the Environmentally Responsible Construction and Renovation Handbook, and The National Master Specification Guide for Environmentally Responsible Specifications for New Construction and Renovations.
CEU CREDIT: 0.7
Fee: $365
Presented by:
CaGBC
[SAT08]
Green Roofs Design 101 Introductory Course
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This introductory seminar presents many of the tools and techniques needed to meet green roof project objectives on schedule, to specification, and within budget. The focus will be on identifying the costs and benefits of green roofs; identifying green roof products and understanding the performance criteria of different green roof elements; understanding the major design principles for a successful green roof project, along with errors than can undermine a project; and determining the various professions and competencies required to optimally implement a successful green roof.
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Speakers: Landscape architect Haven Kiers wrote her Berkeley masters thesis on green roofs and spent three months touring green roofs in Europe after completing her degree. With SWA Group in Sausalito, California, she worked on two large green roof projects: the Renzo Piano redesign of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and the UCLA film archive in Los Angeles.
CEU CREDIT: 0.7
Fee: $345
Presented by:
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
[SAT09]
Canadian Voice: Interior Design Educators’ Forum
Saturday, September 30, 9 AM - 3 PM
Bringing together Canadian interior design educators, this Forum provides educators a chance to share innovative projects from their interior design schools. Each school is invited to present one design studio project that was completed in the last 18 months and demonstrates one of the following: the first-year experience, an interdisciplinary studio, a history or theory-focused studio, or a shorter project (six weeks in duration or less). The session also includes a business meeting and an opening keynote speaker.
Further information on the keynote speaker, presentations and CEU registration please join the mailing list by e-mailing Kelly at
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