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

Questions/Concerns?

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

Questions/Concerns?

email events@glengery.com

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

Sustainable and Functional Design – Building For Today and Tomorrow

The panel will define the various certifications parameters of LEED, Fitwel, ILFI Zero, and BREEAM. Participants will be able to evaluate sustainable best practices of reaching Net-0 reviewing existing projects.

The projects will showcase exterior trends and how the design has been adjusted to fit this environmental initiative.

HSW Justification:

The program reviews strategies employed on completed project to achieve net zero. Various green rating/certification systems and their criteria will be discussed and terms related to sutainable building will be defined. New and old design strategies effectiveness and compatibility with current building design trends will be compared including passive solar, high-efficiency lightingand renewable energy.

Learning Objective 1:

Define the differences between certifications LEED, Fitwel, ILFI Zero, and BREEAM

Learning Objective 2:

Evaluate projects utilizing sustainable design criteria to achieve better energy efficiency

Learning Objective 3:

Identify facade trends that can be integrated into sustainable designs of the future

Learning Objective 4:

Review the information critical to educating clients and balancing design requests with new sustainable technologies.

Reception with small bites and drinks to follow presentation

 About the Speakers

	Farah Ahmad, RA, LEED AP BD+C (Moderator) Farah (Ahmad) Qadeer is a licensed public sector Architect and LEED Accredited Professional based in New York City, specializing in building energy efficiency and green building technical standards. Her public sector experience in city government agencies includes sustainable design review of projects, assessment and development of technical standards and energy code compliance. Additionally, as a green building journalist for national publications, Farah is passionate about sharing her expertise on environmental policy and high performance design. You can tweet her (@farah_arch) or connect with her on Instagram (@renewablefarah). For more on Farah's work, visit: www.farahnazahmad.com.
	Rob Fleming, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP Rob Fleming is an award-winning educator, author, LEED® accredited professional, and architect. He is the Director of Online Innovation at the Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, where he develops executive education programs focused on sustainable design and design leadership. Rob is also the Director of Sustainability at FCA, an architecture and Design firm in Philadelphia. Rob is the 2023 AIA Philadelphia President and serves as a board member for the Center for Architecture and Design where he co-founded the Justice Alliance for Design Education. Rob is the author or co-author of four books on sustainable design and is currently writing a book on survivability. In Rob’s former life, he was the Founding Director of the MS in Sustainable Design Program at Thomas Jefferson University.
	Shibei Huang Shibei is a building enclosure consultant at RWDI with five years of experience. Her career began in architecture design and her dedication for sustainability led her to the field of building science and simulations. Her current projects focus on the diagnostic, analysis, design and construction for both new construction and existing buildings. She is a graduate of the master program in Environmental Building Design at UPenn and holds a B. Arch from University of Oregon.
	Samir Patel, AIA LFA Samir Patel is an architect, educator, and living future accredited professional with 20 years of experience . He was previously certified as a Passive House Designer through PHI and is now working on re-certification through PHIUS. Samir's career has included award-winning projects focused on net-zero energy and low-carbon ranging in scale and typology from single-family residential to large scale commercial. Currently, Samir is working as a Project Architect at Digsau and teaching as adjunct faculty at Drexel University.

Questions/Concerns?

email events@glengery.com

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

Sustainable and Functional Design – Building For Today and Tomorrow

The panel will define the various certifications parameters of LEED, Fitwel, ILFI Zero, and BREEAM. Participants will be able to evaluate sustainable best practices of reaching Net-0 reviewing existing projects.

The projects will showcase exterior trends and how the design has been adjusted to fit this environmental initiative.

HSW Justification:

The program reviews strategies employed on completed project to achieve net zero. Various green rating/certification systems and their criteria will be discussed and terms related to sustainable building will be defined. New and old design strategies effectiveness and compatibility with current building design trends will be compared including passive solar, high-efficiency lighting and renewable energy.

Learning Objective 1:
Define the differences between certifications LEED, Fitwel, ILFI Zero, and BREEAM

Learning Objective 2:
Evaluate projects utilizing sustainable design criteria to achieve better energy efficiency

Learning Objective 3:
Identify facade trends that can be integrated into sustainable designs of the future

Learning Objective 4:
Review the information critical to educating clients and balancing design requests with new sustainable technologies.

Reception with small bites and drinks to follow presentation

About the Speakers

	Farah Ahmad, RA, LEED AP BD+C (Moderator) Farah (Ahmad) Qadeer is a licensed public sector Architect and LEED Accredited Professional based in New York City, specializing in building energy efficiency and green building technical standards. Her public sector experience in city government agencies includes sustainable design review of projects, assessment and development of technical standards and energy code compliance. Additionally, as a green building journalist for national publications, Farah is passionate about sharing her expertise on environmental policy and high performance design. You can tweet her (@farah_arch) or connect with her on Instagram (@renewablefarah). For more on Farah's work, visit: www.farahnazahmad.com.
	Shefali Sanghvi  Shefali Sanghvi has over 15 years of experience working in sustainable projects, with an emphasis on resiliency, occupant health and comfort, and energy efficiency. An expert on urban Passive House projects, she is dedicated to designing buildings that are socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable. As the firm’s Director of Sustainability, Shefali serves as a thought leader across Dattner Architects’ studios, and beyond, championing sustainability as integral to architecture. She establishes the direction of our research and leads the exploration and application of sustainability in-house by facilitating knowledge sharing amongst project teams, firm leadership, and our professional development groups. Shefali holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is an active member of AIA Cote and a certified Fitwel Ambassador.
	Sean Quinn Sean Quinn leads HOK’s global regenerative design practice, leveraging natural systems and building technology to enhance development as a steward of the environment and communities. Based in San Francisco, he works across the firm’s broad portfolio of local, regional and international projects to establish positive performance strategies. He seeks common solutions to the complex problems of the day through design efforts that achieve significant environmental, health and resilient enhancements while striving beyond carbon neutrality. With over 20 years of architectural experience focused on performance-based design and planning, Sean has led and assisted the design of projects across all typologies through North America, Europe, Africa, Middle-East and Asia. Sean complements his design practice with research in building science and simulation, innovative building systems and fabrication, and biomimicry.
	Mohammed Ayoub Mohammed Ayoub is a Vice President and Design Director leading HDR’s Manhattan Offices Design Studio. at HDR. Known for his creativity, enthusiasm, and dedication, he has led the design of several large-scale, award-winning complex projects and masterplans across the United States, Europe, Middle East and Asia.  With a wicked sense of humor and effervescent charm, Mohammed effortlessly motivates his diverse studio to achieve superlative design that embodies a strong vision. Educated in the UK, he is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the proud recipient of Building Design and Construction’s 2011 40 Under 40 award.  Mohammed splits his time between Europe and the Wilton CT, where he lives with his wife, two daughters, two dogs, chickens and 20,000 bees.

Questions/Concerns?

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

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 Philabundance, 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.

Basics of Brickwork Detailing

Water penetration is responsible for many of the problems encountered in masonry walls today. The successful performance of a masonry wall depends on limiting the amount of water penetration and controlling any water that does enter the wall system. Water penetration resistance and control in brick veneer is the focus of this presentation. The concept behind the ‘brick veneer drainage wall’ is discussed in detail, as well as, the proper materials to specify in order to maximize a wall's water penetration resistance. The various elements and materials which make up a building are in a constant state of motion. All building materials expand and contract due to changes in temperature; some materials move with changes in moisture content. Each building material also changes dimensions due to stress and some materials tend to flow when subjected to sustained loads. These major causes of movement: thermal, moisture, deflection and creep, along with the proper way to control these movements are the focus of this presentation.

Other topics included in this presentation are --

• Workmanship: What to expect from the mason.

• Airspaces: Why is the airspace so important and what are the minimum requirements for proper performance.

• Colorless Coatings: When should they be used? Are they always effective?

• Flashing and Weepholes: Which types are most effective?

• Expansion Joints, Control Joints, Building Expansion Joints: Is there really a difference, or is it just semantics.

• Joint Spacing: Is there an appropriate ‘Rule of Thumb’ - or can such a rule lead to cracking?

• Compressible Fill: Where should it be used and why.

• Shelf Angle Details: What must occur at shelf angles to allow for the expected movements?

Questions/Comments?

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Demystifying Masonry Anchors: A Guide to Getting it Right Every Time

This course provides simple, but detailed guidance for choosing masonry anchors that provide the best performance and compatibility with other wall assembly components. overview Building code requirements that determine the anchor types for various masonry wall applications are identified. Characteristics of different anchor types are compared and recommendations are given for attachment to wood stud, steel stud, CMU and concrete backings, based on consideration of material movements and air space dimensions, as well as they types of membranes and continuous insulation.

Learning Objectives

1. Review appropriate anchor types and methods for anchoring masonry to wood and steel studs.

2. Identify proper anchors for masonry with continuous insulation.

3. Discuss options for anchoring full bed depth stone veneer to stud and CMU backings.

4. Compare anchor designs and options for attachment of masonry veneer to CMU and concrete construction.

• Proof of COVID vaccination is required upon entry
• Lunch will be provided

Historic Masonry Repair & Restoration

Get an overview of historic masonry wall assemblies and their evolution from mass, to transitional, to cladding systems. This session explores the differences between these systems and how they function. Learn the rationale and methodology for condition assessment and gain insight into common types of deterioration and material characteristics. Understanding the material properties, the type of construction, and its vulnerabilities helps in developing appropriate repair and restoration solutions. Prioritizing repairs, such as protecting horizontal surfaces, integrating new flashings, and repairing steel elements can help to solve the root cause of damage or water infiltration. General appropriate masonry repair and replacement options are discussed for several types of masonry such as brick, terra cotta, stone, cast stone, and their associated mortar. Finally, see how craftworkers that are trained and educated in masonry restoration are assets to project teams and play a significant role in successful historic masonry projects.

• Proof of COVID vaccination is required upon entry
• Small bites and drinks will be provided

Brickworks Philadelphia Design Studio Open House

Please join us at Brickworks North America's very first Design Studio, a luxury space for intrinsically bold products.

Come tour the space during our first kick off event for Design Philly 2021, network, mingle, and enter a raffle ticket for the chance to win a unique onsite painted art piece by a well known Philadelphia based artist!

Alloyius Mcilwaine

This self-taught American artist was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has been passionate about the arts since his childhood. Thus, Alloyius McIlwaine has been painting and drawing on a daily basis since he was three years old, following his own desires and working without any preconceived ideas. As he puts it so well, "the idea of appealing to an emotional response, through the use of color, shapes, textures and composition, has always fascinated [him]".

As a child, he quickly developed a taste for these elements through working with comics, devoting himself diligently and faithfully to reproducing the drawings down to the very last detail. A few years later, fuelled by his own personal discoveries, the young artist set out to experiment with different media and styles in order to finally develop his own pictorial writing.

His artistic language lies between figuration and abstraction, incorporating elements from both urban and pop art and it is resolutely free and contemporary. Whether he is working on canvas or on walls, Alloyius spontaneously and naturally takes pleasure in coating surfaces with large colored planes to give rise to pictorial, and extremely dynamic, creations. He is also a muralist and has painted these murals across the globe - from Japan to France, Costa Rica to Morocco - and has also covered a large number of public and private facades all around his native country with his unique signature. This artist is as enthusiastic as he is passionate, and likes to disseminate his works in order to cover cities with bright and joyful splashes of color.

Email: culturesclothing@gmail.com

Website: alloyiusmcilwaineart.com

Social: Facebook.com/alloyiusmcilwaineart

• Proof of COVID vaccination is required upon entry
• Small bites and drinks will be provided

Brickworks Philadelphia Design Studio Speaker Event featuring Cecil Baker

Please join us at Brickworks North America's very first Design Studio, a luxury space for intrinsically bold products, for an insightful lecture and Q&A with Philadelphia's very own Cecil Baker.

Philadelphia has had a long love affair with brick. With clients, with users, with affected communities, there is an immediate welcoming to the use of brick. Like a collective sigh of relief! Brick is symbolic of our heritage and is also unmatched in longevity: it in fact often even looks better with age. It has the patina of romance, gracefully embraces the passage of time and the corrosions of nature. So our issue today is how to let the brick vault us into new design opportunities? How do we take it from this place of soulful comfort into places and configurations that are reflective of change, of new paradigms.