Monday, February 14, 2022
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

February 22: OKC Foundation for Architecture First Americans Museum Tour
February 25: AIA Sporting Clays Tournament
March 3: Virtual Lunch & Learn
March 24: Architecture after 5 at CEC
March 29: Architects Blitz the Capitol
April 14: AIA Luncheon
April 20: Cocktails & Credits with Best Companies
April 22: Pella / AIA Cornhole Tournament
April 25-30: Architecture Week (April 30: AIA Architecture Tour)
April 28: Architecture after 5 at Timberlake Construction
May 12: Architecture after 5 at FSB
May 16: AIA Golf Tournament
May 24: Fellowship with Fellows
June 9: Architecture after 5 at Manhattan Construction
June 16: AIA Luncheon
June 23-25: AIA National Conference in Chicago
July 21: Architecture after 5 at Wallace Design Collective
August 25: Architecture after 5 at ADG
September 15: AIA Luncheon
September 22: Architecture after 5 at Alvine Engineering
September 29-30: AIA Oklahoma Conference on Architecture
October 20: Architecture after 5 at Olsson
November 4: OKC Foundation for Architecture's Drinks X Design
November 11: AIA Awards Banquet at Devon Tower
November 17: AIA Luncheon
Help Needed with AIA Sporting Clays
Set Up & Check In
The AIA Sporting Clays Tournament is set to take place on Friday, February 25th at Silverleaf Sporting Clays in Guthrie. Melissa needs help with set up, check in and serving lunch. The volunteer time would be from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. If you're willing to help, email Melissa at melissa@aiacoc.org.
Deadline to Register for AIA Sporting Clays is Friday!
Virtual Lunch & Learn on Thursday, March 3rd!
Join us on Thursday, March 3rd at 12:00 p.m. via Zoom for Electronic Leak Detection Testing, Standards, Science, and Practical Applications.
presented by:
This one-hour course will cover Electronic Leak Detection (ELD) testing methods used for quality assurance of roofing and waterproofing membranes.

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the differences between the four electronic testing methods for roofing and waterproofing membranes.

2. Understand the capabilities and limitations of electronic leak detection (ELD) as outlined in ASTM Guide D7877 & ASTM Practice D8231.

3. Identify potential future design and construction failures based on analyzed data from real time construction monitoring.

4. Distinguish different applications for fully monitored embedded leak detection systems and how they function.

AIA Members will receive 1.5 hours of HSW credit for attending this program. The program is free for our members and $10 for nonmembers.
Architecture after 5 at CEC
AIA Golf Tournament Set for May 16!
Registration for the tournament will open in mid-March. Sponsorship opportunities are available! CLICK HERE.
Cornhole Tournament on April 22nd!
Register for Architects Blitz the Capitol
Call for Speakers - AIA Oklahoma Conference
We're looking for speakers for the 2022 AIA Oklahoma Conference on Architecture!

Conference Details: This year’s conference will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma from Thursday, September 29 – Friday, September 30 at the Cox Business Convention Center.

Conference Theme: This year’s theme is MATERIALIZE (Architecture is the practice of making ideas materialize). 
Join the OKC Foundation for Architecture on February 22nd!
Not sure if you're an OCFA member? Click Here.
AIA National Conference on Architecture in Chicago
Coffyville Community College Wellness Center Project RFQ
Coffeyville Community College, located in southeast Kansas, is soliciting architectural/engineering firms to analyze options and provide planning/cost estimating for a proposed Wellness Center Project. 

Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals for Professional Architectural and Related Services for Scoping of FEMA Rated Community Safe Room

Rose Rock School is formally issuing a Request-for-Proposal (RFP) for architectural design of a multipurpose community safe room. RRS is seeking to repurpose the existing garage building into a FEMA-rated safe room, which can operate as a tornado shelter, multipurpose room (classroom, playroom), and other possible space as needed. Since the project will be funded under a FEMA grant, all interested parties must have experience in federal FEMA granting guidelines.

Proposals are due by Monday February 28, 2022. 
SMPS Economic Forecast
OUR OKLAHOMA ECONOMY IS BOOMING! What does the future hold – short-term and long-term? Learn what the experts think by joining SMPS Oklahoma and our panel of industry thought leaders. Their information is fresh and valuable – some will drill deep and others will offer a broader economic perspective. Principals, firm leaders, business developers and marketers in the A/E/C industry will all want to know how current economic indicators can help them make smart decisions for their firms.

Panelists include: Arthur Jackson | Senior Vice President Economic Development/Tulsa Chamber; Eric Long with the OKC Chamber; Chad Clinehens, PE. CEO of Zweig Group; Chad Wilkerson from the Federal Reserve of Kansas City OKC Branch.

Do you have specific questions you'd like us to address? Email your questions to afunk@adgokc.com. We will do our best to get them answered. We will also allot some time at the end of the program for audience Q&A.