Founded by Mike Malinowski AIA a decade ago, the AIACentralValley Codes Conversation program has become a model for similar programs sprouting up all over the United States. Mike is speaking about the connection between Permit Processing and the profession of architecture at cities across the country at AIA conventions and Wood Solutions Fairs. Recent program locations have included Minneapolis, Denver, Baltimore, Portland Oregon, and various locations in CA; with upcoming programs in Charlotte NC , Chicago, and Long Beach CA in 2014.

The theme of Codes Conversation is to bring together code officials with design professionals to discuss Building Codes: what’s new and upcoming, code application challenges, alternate means and more. This year’s panel includes: Introduction by Michael F. Malinowski, AIA Pete Guisasola, CBO – Director of Municipal Code Compliance – Western and Pacific RegionsBureau Veritas North America Inc. (Former CBO Rocklin) Topic: Code Development: A Look Ahead Gregory C. Mahoney, CBO Davis, LEED AP, CASp Topic: Green and Sustainable Design from a code perspective Randy Goodwin, AIA, LEED AP, BD + C – Building Official, City of West Sacramento Topic: Connecting the Dots: Design and Code Application Mark Wood, CBO, CASp – Principal, California Certified Accessibility Specialists, Inc. (Former CBO Davis) Topic: Accessibility: Challenges and New Developments Ryan Devore – CBO Sacramento Topic: Permit Customer Service in the New Economy Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm; registration and refreshments from 5:30 to 6:00 pm, Panel Presentation and Q&A from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Location: AIACV, 1400 S Street, Suite 100 Cost: $10 AIA members/ $15 Non-members / $5 students Learning Units: 2 AIA HSW Credits Please register at: http://2013codes.bpt.me by Tuesday, November 19th Please send your technical questions for our panel of experts in advance of the program via e-mail to: mfm@appliedarts.net Click here for flyer with full details

MFM presented two session in Baltimore: “Getting to Yes” to several hundred attendees of the WoodSolutions Fair. The topics of Alternate Means Approval and Permit Streamlining were of keen interest to the attendees; with lots of comments and follow up. The next MFM presentation is in Charlotte NC in January, followed by Long Beach CA in February 2014. In the meantime, MFM has been selected as one of the three jurists for the Canadian Wood Design Awards; the jury will meet and deliberate over the hundreds of candidate projects in Ottawa Ontario, Canada, on December 6th.

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Founded by Mike Malinowski AIA a decade ago, the AIACV Code Conversation has built many bridges in the 17 counties covered by the AIACV between Code Professionals and Design Professionals.