Powder coating is a dry finishing process known for durability, performance, and a smooth application process on many products from everyday appliances to tough machinery. This learning unit will take an in-depth look at powder coatings while outlining the history of their development. We will illustrate the powder-coating application process, review specifications, and compare the benefits of nontoxic powder coatings to liquid finishes, all while emphasizing the advantages to our health and the environment.

During this approximately one-mile walking tour, attendees will learn about ADA applications and how they are applied to the various types of uses within the park.

Attendees will be inspired and learn from a panel discussion about the AIA 2025 Firm Award Recipient – LPA Design Studios headquartered in Irvine, CA and how their commitment to healthy and sustainable environments, commitment to mentorship of future generations of leaders, commitment to the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, and learn how their projects serve as a vehicle for connectivity and equity in communities and urban environments.

Tour of the Landing and Alley Grove at Tustin Legacy

By Robert Hidey Architects & C2 Collaborative

In this course, attendees will learn to deploy ai to enhance image rendering for project plans, and learn how to work with a development team to customize technology for your business.

Leading into Mental Health Awareness Month, the AIAOC Healthcare committee will host a discussion with experts from the design industry and representatives from the owner and clinical side of the mental and behavioral health continuum of care.

This program is now online.

Save the Date! Details to Follow.

*Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual to attend the tour.  

This class will lead architects and designers through proper location choices for heat pump water heaters, as well as ventilation, maintenance, power, and condensate management, so that you can specify these units with confidence.  This course will also detail the greenhouse gas reduction benefits of heat pump technologies and how they contribute toward achieving a project's Zero Net Carbon Design goals.

This course addresses the growing demand for advanced industrial concrete flooring systems, providing in-depth knowledge on overcoming common performance and design challenges in industrial pavements.

Tour of River Street Marketplace by Bickel Group Architecture

*Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual to attend the tour.  

Join SDA at their SDA/OC Membership Drive!

This past year Don was awarded the “Distinguished Architect” Award along with Donlyn Lyndon, FAIA and Obie Bowman, FAIA, by the Sea Ranch Association, for his body of work. In this presentation attendees will learn about the cast of characters that came together in the early ’60’s to create the most highly awarded environmental and sustainable community in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

This course explores the benefits of bioretention and how bioretention planters reduce peak flows and improve water quality.

Photography contest opens January 20th & Closes April 15th.

This course will provide a brief tutorial regarding Contract Interpretation including a Short Explanatory List of Legal Issues and a Separate Longer List of Scope Issues.

This is for teams who have registered for this year's competition or who plan to register. You will receive more specific information on the rules and regulations, the timeline, Q & A, and information from veteran builders.

Food and beverage provided

This course is designed to provide an introduction to acoustics and will highlight the link between acoustics and the architects’ vision for a space at the design phase.

Tour of Solis Park School at The Great Park, a K-8 Facility

*Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual to attend the tour.  

This course walks you through the process of selecting accessible doors and hardware based on Chapter 4 of the ANSI A117.1 the Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities to comply with ADA and CBC Chapters 11A and 11B.

This session has been postponed per the presenter.

The importance of energy efficiency in the built environment has become well accepted over the past few decades. Significant advances have been made in design practices, codes, and technology that contribute to improved building energy efficiency. Despite these advances, there remains urgency in making additional gains in energy efficiency to advance building decarbonization and address climate change. This session will review how establishing specific energy goals at the design stage for a project and implementing emerging high-performance measures provide significant additional opportunity for built environment energy efficiency gains and decarbonization. Technologies across the building envelope, mechanical system and end uses will be reviewed, highlighting how intentional design choices can drive these advancements.

The AIAOC March Madness Mixer has been cancelled.

This tour will take place rain or shine!

Tour of the Multi Family/Mixed Use Development, Rafferty

Santa Ana, CA

*Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual to attend the tour.  

ARC/Riot Color Tour and Networking Event has been postponed due weather.

The worlds of construction and building products are evolving, increasingly focused on environmental responsibility, materials transparency, carbon impact and human health. This course explores the emerging trends and priorities of the industry to provide actionable knowledge and practical tools to help architects and designers make more informed choices and create a more resilient built environment. Green-building systems such as LEED, REACH and others will be examined, along with the key concepts surrounding carbon calculations, energy reduction, and the tools and technology available to employ in coming projects.

This session will cover the benefits of using the California Plumbing Code’s Water Demand Calculator (WDC) to size plumbing in homes and apartment buildings.

Precast, prestressed concrete is a durable material that is well known for its strength and resilience and ability to protect the lives, livelihoods and lifestyles of people and communities. Part of that equation is contributing to safe and healthy spaces in which occupants can live and work. This presentation will discuss how precast concrete can be used to create safe and healthy spaces.