A3C Collaborative Architecture http://www.a3c.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:39:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Jan Culbertson is the 2011 W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award Winner http://www.a3c.com/2011/03/jan-culbertson-is-the-2011-w-nelson-vander-hyden-award-winner/ http://www.a3c.com/2011/03/jan-culbertson-is-the-2011-w-nelson-vander-hyden-award-winner/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:37:17 +0000 akane http://www.a3c.com/?p=434 A3C’s Senior Principal, Jan Culbertson, was presented with the 2011 W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award by the Washtenaw Contractors Association.  Each year the award is given to a professional in the field who exemplifies  high standards of professionalism, commitment to the improvement of the construction industry and is dedicated to the betterment of the community as a whole.

Jan is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is a LEED® Accredited professional.  For over 30 years she has been practicing architecture in the Southeast Michigan region and has managed numerous healthcare, higher education and sustainable projects for A3C.  Jan is certified through the Green Building Certification Institute’s (GBCI) to perform LEED Application Reviews and facilitates both LEED AP study groups and LEED Green Associate training classes on a regular basis.

Jan is active in her professional community as the President of the AIA Huron Valley Chapter, on the USGBC Detroit Regional Chapter Education Committee and the Project Presentation Committee for the Michigan Health Facilities Planning Seminar.  Her recent community roles have included Social Chairman for First United Methodist Church, World Peace Café Team Leader and Project Coordinator for the Boundless Playground at High Point.

A3C – Collaborative Architecture was also a part of two projects nominated for Best Project Team including the Chelsea Milling Company R&D and Tour Facility Addition Project for projects Under $3 Million and the University of Michigan MCIT Data Center for projects $3 – $25 Million.

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]]> http://www.a3c.com/2011/03/jan-culbertson-is-the-2011-w-nelson-vander-hyden-award-winner/feed/ 0 Jan Culbertson will present at the Nichols Green Facilities Conference http://www.a3c.com/2011/03/jan-culbertson-will-present-at-the-nichols-green-facilities-conference/ http://www.a3c.com/2011/03/jan-culbertson-will-present-at-the-nichols-green-facilities-conference/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:33:08 +0000 akane http://www.a3c.com/?p=429 Join A3C’s Jan Culbertson as she presents “Clearing the Air:  LEED BD+C
IEQ”

The presentation will help attendees understand LEED credits targeting indoor air quality and limiting pollutants, identify the trade offs between improving indoor air quality and energy conservation and strategies that the design and construction industry can use to improve indoor air quality in their buildings.

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Location: University of Michigan – Dearborn
Fairlane Center, 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI
Time: 7:30am – 3:30pm

More Information / Registration

]]> http://www.a3c.com/2011/03/jan-culbertson-will-present-at-the-nichols-green-facilities-conference/feed/ 0 A3C’s Dan Jacobs to Speak on Wood as a Sustainable Material http://www.a3c.com/2011/01/a3cs-dan-jacobs-to-speak-on-wood-as-a-sustainable-material/ http://www.a3c.com/2011/01/a3cs-dan-jacobs-to-speak-on-wood-as-a-sustainable-material/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:31:35 +0000 akane http://a3c.stagedsite.net/?p=414 wood: beautiful, economical, renewable
February 8, 2011
3:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Hosted By:  USGBC – Detroit Regional Chapter
Location:  Lawrence Technological University – Architecture Auditorium

Join us at this unique symposium to learn about the attributes of wood as a preferred, sustainable building material and see applications of wood in commercial, institutional and residential building projects.

Continuing education credits available!

To Register Visit:
www.drc-usgbc.org/index.php/events/event/229/Wood–Beautiful–Economical–Renewable.html

]]> http://www.a3c.com/2011/01/a3cs-dan-jacobs-to-speak-on-wood-as-a-sustainable-material/feed/ 0 A3C’s Jan Culbertson to Attend MiAPPA Winter Conference http://www.a3c.com/2011/01/a3cs-jan-culbertson-to-attend-miappa-winter-conference/ http://www.a3c.com/2011/01/a3cs-jan-culbertson-to-attend-miappa-winter-conference/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:19:17 +0000 akane http://a3c.stagedsite.net/?p=412 MiAPPA – Winter 2011
March 16-17, 2011

Hosted By:  Kettering University & Mott Community College
Location:  University of Michigan – Flint

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  • Ann Arbor Business Review
  • Ann Arbor Observer
  • AnnArbor.com (Formerly, The Ann Arbor News)
  • CAM
  • Concentrate Media
  • Crain’s Detroit Business
  • Detroit Free Press
  • Environmental Design & Construction
  • Green Business Quarterly
  • Green Source
  • Homeless Dave’s Rooftop Totter
  • Lawrence Tech
  • McGraw Hill
  • Metromode
  • NPR: Environment Report Radio Show
  • Sustainable Facility
  • UM Taubman College Architecture+Urban Planning: Portico
  • USGBC Detroit Regional Chapter: Sustainable Spotlight
  • Washtenaw Contractor’s Association
  • Washtenaw Gardener
  • WasteKnot: Staying in the Loop
  • WEMU: Issues of the Environment Radio Show
  • WWJ News Radio: Great Lakes IT Report
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