| New Orleans Marriott
at the Convention Center 859 Convention Center Boulevard New Orleans,
LA 70130 504-613-2888 March
1, 2007 Registration: 12:30pm
Symposium: 1:00pm – 5:00pm Reception:
5:00pm The Schools of the 21st Century Symposium offers
school officials and architects the chance to take a quick course in the latest
school design trends free of charge. 12:30
– 1:00pm Registration/Exhibits
open 1:00
– 1:10pm Welcome and opening remarks by Robert Ivy,
FAIA and Charles Linn, FAIA. Robert Ivy is Editorial Director of
McGraw-Hill Construction and Editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. Charles
Linn is Deputy Editor-in-chief of Architectural Record and Editor of Schools of
the 21st Century. 1:15 – 1:35pm
Session 1. The Challenges and Promise of New School Design. Ron
Bogle, the leader of the most influential school-design advocacy organization
in the U.S. sets the stage for our symposium. Mr. Bogle is president and CEO of
the American Architectural Foundation. 1:35
– 2:05pm Session 2. High Performance Schools: What
they are and how to get one. Healthy, energy-efficient buildings needn’t
cost more. Deane Evans, FAIA, is Executive Director of the Center for Architecture
and Building at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. 2:10
– 3:00pm Session 3. Advances in building systems for
schools. Laura Viscusi and Charles Linn will lead a discussion with several
experts who provide products used in the operation of school buildings. Water
conservation, acoustical products, lighting, and heating and cooling are among
the topics which will be covered. Laura Viscusi is Publisher of Architectural
Record and Publisher of Schools of the 21st Century. 3:00
– 3:15pm Coffee Break/Exhibits Open
3:15 – 3:35pm Session
4. By the numbers: The Future of School Construction Spending, Michele
Russo Michele Russo is the Director of Industry Communications for McGraw-Hill
Construction Analytics. 3:35
– 4:25pm Session 5. New building materials for schools:
Robert Ivy and Laura Viscusi will lead a discussion with several people
involved in providing innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable materials used
construction of new school buildings. 4:25
– 4:45pm Session 6. Trends in educational design.
Kerry Leonard, Immediate past Chair of the American Institute of Architects Committee
on Architecture for Education will present new trends in K-12 school architecture.
Kerry Leonard, AIA, is a Principal with OWP&P Architects in Chicago.
4:45 – 5:05pm Session
7. Audience Q & A with Ron Bogle , Kerry Leonard, Deane Evans, Michele
Russo. Moderated by Charles Linn. 5:50
– 5:15pm Closing remarks 5:15pm
Wine and cheese reception/Exhibits Open. This
symposium is complimentary (a $395.00 value)

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