DESIGN WEEK RI

{{designweek}} DESIGN WEEK RI celebrates design and the Rhode Island design community with nationally recognized speakers, local design superstars, a design treasure hunt, open spaces, cocktail receptions and a design hall of fame. This inaugural event packs in over a week of design happenings, highlighting our mainstay design events and adding on celebrations, special speakers […]

Gallery Night :: Providence

LOCATION: 158 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903 Vote for your favorite architecture! Join us at the AIAri Window on Architecture Gallery for a show of the AIA New England People's Choice Award submissions and cast your vote for your favorite project. The AIA New England People's Choice Award is a way for everyone to celebrate […]

PARK(ing) Day Providence!

{{parkingday}} Come out and join us for the second annual PARK(ing) Day Providence!This year, PARK(ing) Day Providence will have 32 parklets in Downtown, the West Side, and the East Side and a protected bike lane on Broadway. We can’t express our thanks enough to the Downtown Improvement District, the West Broadway Neighborhood Association, the Department […]

AIA New England Regional Conference

Join us at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Providence on September 26 – 28 for the AIA New England Regional Conference and Design Awards Celebration. Connect with architects, designers, and experts from around the region, and discuss the evolution of architecture in New England. From visiting local adaptive reuse projects to tours of the […]

WBNA Broadway House Tour

{{broadwayhousetour{{Are you curious about the stately former mansions that line Broadway? Ever wonder what Barnaby’s Castle looks like on the inside? On Saturday October 4, 2014, the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) is holding a self-guided tour of some of Providence — and Rhode Island’s — finest examples of Victorian architecture. Ten magnificent homes and buildings, most […]

East Bay MET Center Tour

115 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 This project tour will showcase built examples passive and active systems that were implemented for the East Bay MET Center to be a net-zero ready project.  Please park in the upper parking lot and the tour will meet on the second floor balcony.   

RI Commercial Energy Code Webinar: Controlling Air & Moisture in the Building Enclosure

Controlling the movement of air and moisture through building envelope assemblies is critical to energy performance, indoor air quality and building durability. The Rhode Island Energy Conservation Code includes many provisions designed to control unwanted air and moisture migration to maintain anticipated energy performance. This webinar will present the basics of building envelope sealing including […]

“Form and Detritus” – A Lecture by Brian Delford Andrews

Brian Delford Andrews is involved in research, teaching and practicing of architecture. Much of his work revolves around drawing / representation and the relationship between modernism and history. He is currently working on a number of books, including a book about the Asilo Sant Elia by Terragni, the Getty Villa Competition Sketchbooks, and Michelangelo’s Sistine […]

Wilbur E. Yoder Retirement Celebration

Professor Emeritus Wilbur Yoder, B.Arch. '62 is retiring. Come celebrate Wil's 50 years of service to the RISD community! Register Here {{wilbur-yoder-retirement-celebration}} LOCATION: RISD Architecture, Bayard Ewing Building, 231 South Main Street, Providence RI 02903

RI Commercial Energy Code: Mechanical Provisions

This course covers the updated provisions for both simple and complex mechanical systems. The course will stress the importance of properly sizing and designing HVAC systems and the code compliance obligations of the project mechanical engineer. It will also cover the proper application of code provisions for demand control ventilation, energy recovery, system balancing/commissioning, and […]

RI Commercial Energy Code: Lighting, Lighting Control and Other Electrical Provisions

This course covers the updated provisions for both simple and complex mechanical systems. The course will stress the importance of properly sizing and designing HVAC systems and the code compliance obligations of the project mechanical engineer. It will also cover the proper application of code provisions for demand control ventilation, energy recovery, system balancing/commissioning, and […]