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Brickworks Annual Holiday Party

We are bringing together the architectural community and our distributor partners for an end-of-the-year celebration. This is a cocktail-style event that will be hosted in the Design Studio.

There will be themed food and drinks for the festive holiday season, we invite you to bring a colleague and celebrate with us.

In lieu of charging event admission, we kindly invite you to join us in donating to a meaningful cause. Brickworks Design Studio is coming together to support NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore, a place that holds a special place in our hearts.

Please donate here

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Lunch will be provided.

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

MACMetals Product Training

Join us on 26th July at the Baltimore Design Studio for an immersive MACMetals training session. This event will provide actual mockup product training, offering a hands-on experience for installers, contractors, and architects looking to expand their knowledge of metal installations. The tentative timing is from 10 AM to 2 PM, with a delicious lunch provided. This training is specifically designed to showcase the range of products and accessory pieces available, along with practical installation techniques, making it a valuable learning opportunity for industry professionals.

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Doors open at 5:30 PM
Talk begins at 6:30 PM

Brick in Today’s Built Environment

We teamed up with Dezeen to host one epic panel discussion! We hope you can join us live as we discuss the importance of materials like brick in today's world. Speaking with current architectural change-makers, this talk will explore how their designs fit into today's contemporary urban landscapes.

Moderator: Ben Dreith - Dezeen

Panelists:

Brittany Macomber- Morris Adjmi (NYC) Project – 45e7	Alyse Talbott - Design Collective (Baltimore) Project – Solaire 8200 Dixon	Amanda Morgan - nArchitects (NYC) Project – NYS ERHC

Brick, known for its durability, has been used for millennia to help shape architecture throughout history. More recently other key attributes of brick have come to the forefront. Sustainability and versatility with the given characteristic of strength allow brick to be incorporated into both traditional and contemporary design.

This panel will take an in-depth look at how unique designs were achieved through utilization of brick. 

• Learning Objective 1: Discover each projects design challenges and how they were overcome

• Learning Objective 2: Observe the installation and construction methods used on-site to achieve the highly detailed brickwork

• Learning Objective 3: Describe the significance bricks sustainable attributes played in the overall design goals

• Learning Objective 4: Learn what considerations were given when selecting brick as the exterior facade

Glen-Gery is the AIA CES provider

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Event Details

New York City’s energy use and carbon reduction objectives are increasingly ambitious in the face of climate change. The Building, Energy and Zoning Codes are changing accordingly, introducing specific building construction requirements based on building science and energy reduction research. These changes must consider both what is possible within an AEC industry traditionally resistant to change and the necessity to evolve. New requirements impact the responsible government agencies, architects, engineers, and contractors that design and build our city—which each group having interrelated interests. This panel will bring together a range of AEC industry experts—a Department of Buildings official, a building science engineer, an architect, a construction manager, and a testing agency—to present and discuss the challenges and opportunities as their professions adapt to these regulatory building science changes.

Speakers:
Eliot Benor, Founder, Building Envelope Testing LLC (BET)
Duncan Brown, RA, Energy Code Chief Plan Examiner, New York City Department of Buildings
Satoko Hoshino, AIA, Project Manager, Turner
Cheryl Saldanha, PE, CPHD, Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Stas Zakrzewski, FAIA, CPHD, Principal, ZH Architects

About the Speakers:
Eliot Benor founded Building Envelope Testing LLC (BET), a NYC based façade testing lab with a full fenestration and building envelope testing facility in Middletown, NY, USA. BET is also a calibrating lab; which means BET build and calibrate their own equipment and instruments to NIST or other nationally traceable standards. Façade and façade component testing is BET’s only business. Prior to founding BET, Eliot was a senior consultant at Israel Berger and associates NYC and has 30 years of fenestration and construction experience. Benor is a voting member of ASTM Committees D01, E05, E6 and E36 and a member of AAMA. Benor is also a member of the NYC Department of Buildings advisory committee’s for Chapter 17, NYC ECC and FISP.

Duncan Brown serves as the Energy Code Chief Plan Examiner at the New York City Department of Buildings, where he has led the team responsible for energy code compliance reviews since 2014. Brown's contributions also include committee memberships for the 2018 IECC Residential Code and the 2021 IgCC Code, advancing energy and sustainability at the national level. Currently, he provides advisory insights for updating the NY Stretch Energy Code. A Registered Architect and Certified Energy Manager, Brown brings a wealth of expertise to the City.

Satoko Hoshino has 25+ years of experience in both design and construction. She has served in project management and project engineering roles at Turner Construction Company for award-winning projects, including Columbia University Business School and Northwell Health Lenox Health Greenwich Village. Hoshino was the architectural manager at 550 Washington Street Redevelopment, the 1.3 million sq. ft. “land scraper,” which will serve as the NY Headquarters for Google. After ten years in the field, she recently joined Turner’s preconstruction group, getting involved with project teams as early as concept design.

Cheryl Saldanha leads Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH)’s Building Science and Passive House Practices and specializes in designing and evaluating building enclosures for new construction projects and existing building enclosure renovations. Her experience includes curtain wall, rainscreen facade, roofing, and waterproofing systems on a range of building types. Saldanha is adept at using multiple computer software packages to simulate building systems and details for thermal, condensation, whole-building energy, and daylighting analysis. Saldanha has co-chaired the New York City Chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association and participated on the NYC Commercial Energy Code Technical Advisory Committee for the last two code cycles. Saldanha has authored technical papers and lectured on topics ranging from embodied and operational carbon of facades, thermal bridging calculations, energy modeling, curtain wall spandrels, and condensation issues in building envelope systems. Saldanha was recently awarded Building Design + Construction magazine’s Top 40 under 40 for 2022.

Stas Zakrzewski is a principal at ZH Architects, a practice that integrates sustainable strategies into a body of modern and design driven work. ZH is a widely recognized industry and thought leader in Low Carbon Buildings and has completed several certified passive house projects ranging from single family houses to a 24 story residential high rise tower. This range of work has provided an understanding of the hurdles and opportunities available in the current code and regulatory climate. Zakrzewski has held roles as a member of the AIA’s COTE committee, New York Passive House, and has advised on NYC’s DOB Energy Code Committees. Zakrzewski recently acted as chair for the Multifamily Working Group for NYC’s Climate Mobilization Act, also known as Local Law 97.

Organized by

AIANY Building Science Committee

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Building our Communities Stronger than Ever with Masonry Planning Policies

Join us for free light hors d’oeuvers and cocktails on Wednesday, August 30th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Brickworks Supply Center in Des Moines to learn more about how masonry planning policies can benefit your community!

Learning Objectives:

• Benefits of building resilient communities to stand the test of time.

• Review the University of Michigan's Taubman School of Architecture and Planning study on the positive impacts of masonry planning policies.

Presenter: Patrick Burns, Community Planning Representative, The Brick Industry.

Mr. Burns has over 20 years of experience working in community planning with the brick industry.

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Trailblazers in Community Development

Acknowledging the need for change and its impact on community development, we're digging deeper into what makes a community-focused project successful. In our city, many nonprofits and organizations are trailblazing to do things differently to build healthier, thriving communities. Who are the players and what can we learn from them?

This presentation should teach attendees-

• Identify the key elements of successful community-focused projects: Participants will analyze current case studies of successful community development projects in Philadelphia to identify the common factors that contribute to their success. They will explore various aspects such as community engagement, stakeholder collaboration, sustainability, and inclusivity.
• Understand partnership dynamics in community development: Participants will gain insights into the importance of partnerships and how they play a pivotal role in community development initiatives. They will learn about successful partnership models and strategies for establishing and maintaining effective collaborations between different stakeholders.
• Analyze the impact of innovative approaches: Attendees will explore how organizations in the city of Philadelphia have been trailblazing and implementing innovative approaches in community development. They will assess the positive outcomes and lasting impacts of these unique strategies.
• Apply lessons learned to future projects: Based on the case studies and insights gained from the event, participants will be able to draw meaningful conclusions and apply them to their own community-focused projects. They will understand how to adapt successful strategies and best practices to specific community contexts and needs.

Speakers:

SOUTH STREET HEADHOUSE DISTRICT

• Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman, Assistant Director 

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You are invited to join us for a private happy hour and brick painting event with a private showing of our Design Studio

Questions/Concerns?

email events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Limited space available!

You are invited to join us for a private happy hour and brick painting event with a private showing of our Design Studio

Questions/Concerns?

email events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

You are invited to join us for a private happy hour and brick painting event with a private showing of our Design Studio

Questions/Concerns?

email events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Questions/Concerns?

email events@glengery.com