Continuing Education
For Design Professionals
The BAC offers opportunities for you to expand your credentials as a professional. For licensed architects, the BAC offers the annual CEU Weekends where attendants can earn 12 HSW credits in one weekend.
The BAC is a registered AIA (American Institute of Architects) provider for Continuing Education, and architects can earn Continuing Education credits through nearly all BAC courses. If you are a member of the AIA, the BAC will report your credits directly to the AIA continuing education system, upon successful completion of a BAC course or workshop. To take advantage of this service, AIA members should include their AIA membership number on their registration form.
All active AIA members must successfully complete 18 LU's (learning units) each year, ensuring that at least 8 of the 18 are health, safety, and welfare (HSW) related. As of September 2003, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Architects requires mandatory continuing education for registration renewal in the Commonwealth. All architects registered in the Commonwealth must complete 12 continuing education units each year, ensuring that 8 of the 12 are HSW related. These units must be completed by August 31st of each year, and are self-reported on the license renewal form.
2010 CEU Weekends
June 12th & 13th
Saturday 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sunday 10:00am to 2:00pm
Fulfill your professional development requirements in just two days at the Boston Architectural College's annual CEU Weekends. This convenient weekend program allows you to earn 12 CEU's required by August 31st for Massachusetts state license renewal. BAC Faculty and Guest Speakers will address critical topics that affect the work of today's design professionals. All sessions qualify as Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) credit.
Space is limited so please register early.
The CEU Weekend is divided into three sessions; Saturday morning (8:30am-12:30pm), Saturday afternoon (1:30pm-5:30pm), and Sunday (10:00am-2:00pm - please note this is a time change from previous years). Each session provides 4 HSW AIA credit. Registration for the entire weekend is $545. Lunch is provided for Saturday, full-day registrants.
Participant comments:
"The CEU weekend was a very informative experience, and a pleasurable way to comply with obtaining the required number of learning units."
"Thank you for hosting the CEU weekend...it's the most convenient way I've found to meet CEU requirements in one moderately intensive weekend."
CEU Weekends 2010
June 12th, Saturday Morning Session $199
TMC102P - 4 AIA Hrs/LUs
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM “The Changing Face of Construction Regulations in Massachusetts”
A. Vernon Woodworth, AIA LEED AP, Associate Principal, Sullivan Code Group
Description: The Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) has adopted the 8th edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code, based on the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). As of January 1, 2010 the BBRS also adopted the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the Fire Safety Commission has issued an Advisory regarding the recently amended Massachusetts General Law Ch. 148 Sec. 26G, enforced by local fire departments. This two-hour seminar will provide a summary of the important changes and describe their implications to design and construction.
Bio: A. Vernon Woodworth AIA is an instructor in codes in both the Interiors and the Architecture programs at the BAC. Mr. Woodworth is Chair of the Boston Society of Architects Codes Committee and a member of the 2009 AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group. He served as a member of the Advisory Committees for Chapter 1, Administration, and Chapter 34, Existing Buildings, during the preparation of the Seventh Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code. Vernon is an Associate Principal at Robert W. Sullivan Engineering, Inc. and has been a member of the Sullivan Code Group since 1999.
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM “BluePond Wellness™: Using Wellness Hubs to Attract Clients in Residential and Commercial Design
Jessica Wolfe, Ph.D., MPH, LEED GA Founder, BluePond Wellness™ LLC
Description: The rapid growth of an aging population and the Boomer Generation’s intense focus on living long and well offer numerous opportunities in design and planning to accommodate these trends. Join us to learn and discuss how to maximize opportunities involving wellness, fitness and lifelong health in both residential and commercial settings.
Bio: Jessica Wolfe has been an entrepreneur, behavioral researcher, and executive in healthcare, health sciences, and public health for over 30 years. In 2007, Jessica founded BluePond LLC, a healthcare startup that is integrating best-in-class wellness and fitness resources within the built environment to offer consumers of all ages the opportunity to improve quality of life where they live, work, or play. Jessica began her career as a neuropsychologist at the Boston VA Healthcare System/Boston University School of Medicine studying the interaction of brain disease and behavior (depression, dementia, and memory). She subsequently founded and directed The Women’s Health Sciences Division of VA’s National Center for PTSD where she ran large-scale research and treatment teams in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual assault, Gulf War illness, and women’s health. Jessica was Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Boston University during her VA tenure and won numerous competitive grant awards from the VA, DoD, Dept. of the Army, and NIMH. The resulting multidisciplinary programs helped drive national changes in the identification and treatment of several at-risk groups. She is the author of over 70 peer-reviewed publications. Jessica received a Doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University. She subsequently completed her Master's in Public Health (health care management) from Harvard University during which time she enrolled in courses at Harvard Business School. Jessica serves on the board of The Fledgling Fund (New York) and as a Trustee of Partners Healthcare’s Continuing Care Network. She is a Director of NF (Neurofibromatosis) Northeast, Inc. and a member of the Corporation of the Germaine Lawrence School, Arlington, MA. Her current interests include interactive health technologies, community and aging-in-place models, and sustainable design. Jessica recently completed coursework in design at The Boston Architectural College.
Saturday Afternoon Session $199
TMC102Q - 4 AIA Hrs/LUs
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM "Sustainable Design - Thinking Tools"
David Foley, Partner, Holland and Foley Architecture, LLC
Description: This workshop is the first of two sequential presentations on Sustainable Design. You will learn general perspectives about design that can be useful in advancing sustainability with a focus on smaller projects and covering topics such as building science, energy, building envelopes and more.
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM "Sustainable Design - Thinking Tools"
David Foley, Partner, Holland and Foley Architecture LLC
Description: In a continuation of the previous workshop, design and work processes will be discussed that can help make sustainable design more effective. Integrated design and a discussion about adapting the ideas to particular practices will be covered.
Bio: David Foley has worked in the fields of energy efficiency environmental building since 1980, as a designer, builder, teacher and researcher. Since 1994, he has been a partner in Holland and Foley Architecture, LLC, a small firm engaged in environmental building design and consulting. Prior to 1994, David has worked for the Maine State Energy Office, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Fisher-Friedman Architects of San Francisco, William R. Sepe Architect and Planner of Camden, Maine, John Scholz Architects of Camden, Maine, and Tanglewood Camp and Learning Center of Lincolnville, Maine. David has a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Professional Studies in Resource Economics from the University of Maine, and a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) in Community Design from Dartmouth College. In 1996, he was one of six U.S. recipients of a German Marshall Fund Environmental Fellowship, to research "green" buildings in Europe. His design for an affordable environmental house was awarded "Best Life-Cycle Cost" by the Maine State Housing Authority in 2006.
June 13th, Sunday Session $199
TMC102R - 4 AIA Hrs/LUs
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM "Water Efficiency Strategies for Plumbing"
Jeff Gilmore, Director of Architect & Engineer National Sales, American Standard Brands
Description: This session will outline current initiatives that are driving change in plumbing products and water conservation. It will describe how the requirements of the LEED program affect payback. It will assist in the identification of key considerations for performance and maintenance with water-saving plumbing products. This session will address how new plumbing technologies impact economics and consumption. It will also review the latest technologies in water efficient fixtures (toilets, urinals, faucets, shower heads & flush valves).
Bio: Jeff Gilmore has spent over twenty years in sales and marketing in the plumbing industry. He has extensive experience in both commercial and residential market segments. During his career he has held several management positions with leading manufacturers in the industry. His knowledge has proven instrumental in effectively marketing to the numerous influencers in the construction process. These influencers include architects, engineers, designers, contractors, builders and developers. In his current role, Jeff is the Director of Architect and Engineer National Sales for American Standard Brands. The American Standard Brands portfolio of Companies includes American Standard, Jado, Porcher, Eljer, Crane Plumbing and Fiat Products. Jeff is active in numerous industry organizations including: AIA, ASID, ASPE, ASME and MCA. He is also a registered CEU provider with AIA and ASID continuing education programs. He holds a BS in Marketing from University of Alabama at Birmingham.
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
“Solar Decathlon –Student-Built House of the Future”
Colin Booth, Project Manager, 2009 Solar Decathlon Project
Description: The US Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition is a 2-year event, where 20 college teams from around the world design and build a small, solar powered house, and move them to the National Mall in DC, where for 3 weeks they compete in 10 contests. The BAC/Tufts team was the only completely student-led project. Project Manager Colin Booth will present the "Curio House", the BAC's most acclaimed project to date, and explain how and why these students set goals for themselves well beyond the vision of the competition, and how that vision is paying off.
Bio: Colin Booth was the Project Manager of the BAC/Tufts 2009 team. He is a B.Arch candidate at the BAC. Colin explored a number of design-related fields before finally finding architecture, which bridged his academic and activist interests. Throughout his time at the BAC he has focused on furthering his understanding of sustainable design and its impacts on process, form, team dynamics, and firm culture. Colin has been an active member of the BAC community, serving on the BAC Board of Directors for the 2007-2008 year, as well as a wide variety of student and BAC board committees, including the BAC Sustainability Council. Colin is a Junior Architect at Sasaki Associates in Watertown, MA.
