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Wednesday, April 5th

noon- 1 pm [LA]
seminar: 'Creating Green Buildings with ArchiCAD'
BCG (3211 South Barrington Avenue, unit C; West LA)
info: 888-442-4496; eric@bobrowconsulting.com
detail: As governments worldwide are committing to "green" standards and regulations, building owners are also demanding green-oriented designs in order to realize lower operational costs. Buildings use one-third of all the energy consumed in the U.S., and two-thirds of all electricity. By 2007, the demand for green projects is expected to grow by 300%. As leaders of the design process, architects are poised to have a major affect on building sustainability. And working with the 3D Virtual Building is the first step to developing any sustainable design. With the robust ArchiCAD® foundation, you can:
quickly evaluate design site adaptation and resource consumption,
run sun studies, and
share and analyze your model data with the leading energy analysis tools and other partner applications.
Attend one of these sessions to see how ArchiCAD can give you a competitive advantage by providing the tools you need to deliver graphically clear and statistically sound sustainable design alternatives, ensuring you can support your client's greenest ambitions. Space at these exclusive sessions is limited - be sure to register today!

7 pm [LA]
lecture: 'Deleuze and the Use of Genetic Algorithms'
SCI-Arc (350 Merrick Street; downtown LA)
info: 213-613-2200
detail: Manuel DeLanda [Philosopher; Mexico City].