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July 13, 2017
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JulyRSVP NOW for the AIA/CKC July Program - Plant Tour of Kitchen Kompact
July Program:  Plant Tour of Kitchen Kompact
Location:  911 East 11th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
 Date:  Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Credit:  1 AIA LU

Kitchen Kompact is a national kitchen cabinet manufacturer located in Jeffersonville, Indiana - just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Established in 1937, Kitchen Kompact continues today to produce stock kitchen cabinets sold in truckload quantities to distributors and retailers in all of the lower 48 states.

This tour of Kitchen Kompact's 30-acre property and 650,000 square foot plant will take participants on a journey that begins in a world of flying cabinets. First suspended in the air, then moving along automated floor conveyers and finally coming to rest in a finished goods warehouse with the capacity to hold 100,000 cabinets at any one time. Experiencing this streamlined production facility firsthand, attendees will observe how the factory's 225 employees are able to produce from 5,000-10,000 cabinets per day... in one shift!

Learning objectives:
  • Identify quality construction and component details of kitchen cabinetry
  • Achieve proper cabinetry specifications for various project types
  • Review State, Federal, and Local codes and environmental concerns for cabinetry.
  • Learn how configuration, layout, and design of the kitchen plan may influence a project.
RSVP Deadline is Friday at 1:00pm

Directions:
From Louisville using 65-N (Kennedy Bridge)
  1. Take 65-N towards Indianapolis across Kennedy Bridge
  2. Take Exit 1 for 10th St and merge onto 10th Street
  3. About 0.7 miles take left on Dutch Lane
  4. There will be a 4 way stop sign, take right onto E 11th Street.
  5. In 400 yards, you will pass the main lobby door on the left.  Take first left past the main doors and park in that parking lot.  Enter Kitchen Kompact through main lobby doors. 
From Louisville using Second Street Bridge
               
                1.  Take Second Street bridge
                2.  Keep left to stay on US-31N
                3.  Turn right onto E Stansifer Ave
                4.  Turn right onto Spring Street.
                5.  Turn left onto E. 10th Street
        6.  About 0.7 miles take left on Dutch Lane
        7.  There will be a 4 way stop sign, take right onto E 11th Street.
        8.  In 400 yards, you will pass our main lobby door on the left.  Take first left past the main doors and park in that parking lot.  Enter Kitchen Kompact through main lobby doors. 

OwensboroJuly CE Lunch in Western Kentucky
When:   Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 11:45-1:00 PM CDT.
Where:  Western Kentucky University, Owensboro Campus
4821 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro, KY 42303
 
Presented by:  Siplast
Credit:  1 AIA LU/HSW

Title:  Sustainable Roofing & Waterproofing Solutions

Description:  
Sustainable Roofing & Waterproofing Solutions is a 60-minute presentation, which will be followed by a question and answer session. The presentation includes a review of the sustainable properties and benefits of lightweight insulating concrete roof insulation systems, solvent-free and no VOC applications, and cool roof systems with a focus on how these systems can contribute to sustainable building envelope design. 

Cost: FREE* - Lunch and Drinks are provided for AIA members
Click Here to Register

For more information, contact Ben Grove, AIA at:  [email protected]

Lunch and Tour of Norton Commons Elementary School
Lunch and Tour of Norton Commons Elementary School
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2017
Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location: 10941 Kings Crown Dr., Prospect, KY 40059

Kentucky Chapter of A4LE (Association of Learning Environments) is hosting a tour of Norton Commons Elementary School. The elementary school connected to the YMCA was completed in 2016 by VBN Architects and CMTA Consulting Engineers. The tour and lunch will be on July 20th from 11:30 to 1 pm.

Click Here to Register.  or email Eileen Van Hoose at:   [email protected]
AugustAIA/CKC August Program - Louisville South Central Library Tour
August Program: Louisville South Central Library Tour
Location: Jefferson Blvd. and McCawley Rd. in Okalona
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2017

The Louisville South Central Library is the second of three new regional libraries strategically positioned to serve the suburban regions of Metro Louisville. Colin Drake, Project Architect, will further his presentation on the 'Libraries of Our Future" followed by hosting a guided tour.
Shadowing Opportunities?
We recently had a request from a father of a high school student who is interested in becoming an architect ask what programs or opportunities might be available for his son to interact with architects to see if that is what he wants to pursue.

At the AIA/CKC board meeting, a number of suggestions were made.  One of which was to create a database of local firms willing to provide shadowing opportunities for students interested in the profession.

If you or your firm offer shadowing opportunities, please respond by sending an email to Steve Goldstein at [email protected].
Thanks.
ARE Study Guides and Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice available at the Louisville Free Public Library
The AIA/CKC recently purchased a copy of the Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (15th edition) and donated the copy to the Louisville Free Public Library.  In response to a recent request.  The intent was to make this book available to candidates studying for the ARE although this book may be checked out by anyone with a library card.  
Also, as a reminder, the ARE Study Guides (version 4.0) were purchased about three years ago by the chapter and donated at the Louisville Free Public Library for use by candidates studying for the ARE.  These study guides are still available.

Please pass this information along to architectural interns you know studying for the ARE!
AIA Member Articles/Announcements Wanted!
The AIA/Central Kentucky offers members and member firms the opportunity to make announcements to chapter members via this email blast in the future.

Any member may submit and article or press release to  Steve Goldstein at: [email protected]. The article will be included in the next regularly scheduled email blast to the membership.
UpcomingUpcoming Events
July 18, 2017
July Program - Factory Tour of Kitchen Kompact


Programs for 2017 will be posted as they are scheduled.  Programs will be announced in more detail in subsequent email announcements as details are established.
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