April 5, 2021
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The AIA NJ Public Awareness Committee is hosting a series of free webinars for elected officials, municipal staff, developers, business owners, facility managers, operators, and users to assist them in understanding facility design changes that can be anticipated in our post-pandemic era. Each webinar will focus on a different building/ business type and feature a panel of architects experienced in that sector. The series is developed and moderated by Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, CID, LEEP AP.
This webinar will explore how trends that have accelerated as a result of COVID-19 will impact design for industry and distribution in the post-pandemic era. Trends discussed will include increased perception of industrial facilities as workplaces and the exponential trajectory of eCommerce, with a deep dive into food eCommerce and micro fulfillment. The session will then explore the design response to these trends, articulated through project examples and concepts across three main areas: urban and mixed-use development, integration of wellness, and emphasis on green industry. Altogether, this webinar aims to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of trends impacting the future of industry and distribution and innovative ways design can respond.
1. Health: Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize the relationship between emotional, psychological and physical well-being and the foundations of a holistic, healthy building approach.
2. Safety: Participants will be able to compare the benefits of systems and controls used to increase the health and safety of building occupants and how these systems may be integrated into their buildings.
3. Welfare: Participants will be able to articulate approaches to refine, operate and manage healthy buildings as well as key healthy building strategies for buildings that enable equitable access, elevate the human experience, encourage social interaction, and benefit the environment.
4. Participants will be able to identify industrial and distribution trends that have accelerated in response to COVID-19 and what design constraints must be considered to respond to these trends for both current and future needs.
photo by KSS
ROCKY MCCLURE AIA, NCARB
Since joining KSS in 2015, Rocky has led teams delivering a wide range of industrial work, including air cargo facilities, distribution centers in dense urban settings as well as rural sites, speculative warehouses, and demanding build-to-suit projects. Prior to returning to the United States, Rocky lived and worked internationally for seven years, contributing to complex projects in the commercial, education, and residential sectors. Rocky’s passion, curiosity, and dedication extend past architecture into the industrial processes and integration that elevate places of and for industry. His versatility, technical skill, and design strength add immeasurable value to any project on which he collaborates. His strength in forging client relationships, his leadership and mentorship of younger staff, and his varied international experience make Rocky an exceptional architect and invaluable project team leader.
Photo by Ware Malcomb
EDWARD MAYER II, AIA, LEED GA
Ed brings over 30 years of architectural design experience to the Ware Malcomb team. As Principal, Ed is responsible for leading the Architecture Studio in the northeast. His diverse project experience encompasses public and private projects in a wide range of market sectors including commercial, industrial, residential, hospitality, institutional and transportation projects. He has international experience, having worked in the Middle East, Europe, India and China. Ed was also the founding member and director of the Middle East Chapter of the AIA.
Photo by BranchPattern
ANAND PARTHASARATHY, AIIA, CXA, LEED AP BD+C, GMM, WELL AP
Anand, an Associate Principal at BranchPattern, consults on a variety of projects that require performance modeling, building commissioning and certifications for national developers and A/E firms in the Commercial Real Estate market. After practicing architecture for multiple years, Anand’s passion for sustainable buildings brought him to the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his Master’s in Sustainable Design. He went on to lead green building projects throughout Asia and teach college courses on sustainable design before returning to the United States in 2014. Anand uses his wide-ranging skillset to advocate for his clients and help them achieve their sustainability goals.
Architects are creative professionals, educated, trained, and experienced in the art and science of building design, and licensed to practice architecture. Their designs respond to client needs, wants and vision, protect public safety, provide economic value, are innovative, inspire and contribute positively to the community and the environment. Founded in 1857, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. Through a dynamic network of more than 250 chapters and more than 95,000 member architects and design professionals, the AIA advocates for public policies that promote economic vitality and public wellbeing. Members adhere to a code of ethics and conduct to ensure the highest professional standards. The AIA provides members with tools and resources to assist them in their careers and business as well as engaging civic and government leaders and the public to find solutions to pressing issues facing our communities, institutions, nation, and world. The organization’s local chapter, AIA New Jersey, has served as the voice of the architectural profession in the Garden State since 1900. Based in Trenton, AIA New Jersey has over 2,000 members across six sections. For more information, please visit http://www.aia-nj.org
By Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, AIA NJ Advocacy Consultant | Posted in Continuing Ed, Disaster Response | Tagged: #AnandParthasarathy, #BranchPattern, #COVID19, #Disasterresponse, #DistributionDesign, #EdwardMayerIIAIA, #Industrial, #PostPandemic, #PostPandemicDesign, #RockyMcClureAIA, #WareMalcolmb, KSS | Comments (0)
Architects are creative professionals, educated, trained, and experienced in the art and science of building design, and licensed to practice architecture. Their designs respond to client needs, wants and vision, protect public safety, provide economic value, are innovative, inspire and contribute positively to the community and the environment.
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