BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AIA Honolulu - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AIA Honolulu REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-1000 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T170000 DTSTAMP:20260106T215224Z CREATED:20260106T214831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T215224Z UID:10001230-1792567800-1792602000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2026 PBX Hawaii DESCRIPTION:PBX 2026\nNEW venue\, same great experience! \nNext year\, PBX Hawai’i moves to the Neal S. Blaisdell Center while the Hawai’i Convention Center undergoes renovations. We’re excited to bring the event to this iconic venue in the heart of Honolulu. \nMark your calendar for Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026\, and plan to join us for another full day of educational sessions\, product and equipment showcase\, and networking with fellow AECO professionals. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2026-pbx-hawaii/ LOCATION:Neal S. Blaisdell Center\, 777 Ward Ave\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96814\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional Development ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.299524;-157.8506445 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Neal S. Blaisdell Center 777 Ward Ave Honolulu HI 96814 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=777 Ward Ave:geo:-157.8506445,21.299524 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T195253Z CREATED:20251230T195253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T195253Z UID:10001204-1792584000-1792587600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:BOD Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/bod-102126/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261022T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261022T093000 DTSTAMP:20260615T213226Z CREATED:20260615T213226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T213226Z UID:10001351-1792654200-1792661400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Goodwill Hawaii URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-38/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261024T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261024T110000 DTSTAMP:20260312T002021Z CREATED:20260312T001123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T002021Z UID:10001292-1792828800-1792839600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Downtown Honolulu Walking Tour DESCRIPTION:Downtown Honolulu Walking Tour\nThe Extended Version!\n \nIn addition to our monthly Downtown and Chinatown Walking Tours\, AIA Honolulu shares a special Walking Tour annually in celebration of Architecture Month. \nStay tuned for more information about our extended version of the Honolulu Downtown Walking Tour! \nStaggered Tours: On Saturday\, October 24th\, staggered tours leave from the check-in point every 10 minutes from 8am-12pm.  Each docent will lead up to 12 participants. \nADA Disclaimer: TBA. \nStart & Check-In:  TBA. The last tour will be at 10:30am \nA map will be provided to all registered attendees ahead of the event. \nThe tour takes about 1.5 hours (less than 1 mile) but due to a larger number of walkers\, we appreciate your patience & flexibility if our estimated tour length is not exactly as scheduled. \nWhat You Need to Bring: Water bottle and snacks to keep up your energy; Comfortable shoes; Sunscreen and hats are highly recommended and Umbrella (depending on weather). \nAIA/CES LU: TBA. \nCost: TBA \nParking Suggestions: TBA \nRegistration: Online registration will open in September. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/arch-month-walking-tour-26/ LOCATION:Downtown Honolulu\, Honolulu\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3098845;-157.8581401 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261027T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261027T130000 DTSTAMP:20260311T211546Z CREATED:20260311T211546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T211546Z UID:10001281-1793102400-1793106000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange: Bookkeeping & Financial Literacy DESCRIPTION:Small Firm Exchange (SFx)\nThe Small Firm Exchange will meet monthly every fourth Tuesday from 12pm – 1pm\, unless noted. \nSFX focuses on engaging small firms to support the professional and business development\, leadership\, and growth of the many members of existing and aspiring small practices throughout the chapter. \nRSVP: RSVP for the SFx meeting below. \n\n\n\n \n \n RSVP for 2026 SFx\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIANoneFirm/OrganizationEmail* URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/small-firm-exchange-10-27-26/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260402T221235Z CREATED:20260402T221235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T221235Z UID:10001308-1793174400-1793293200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:EOS Worldwide URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-34/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T201602Z CREATED:20251230T201602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T201602Z UID:10001210-1793187000-1793192400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA HSC Board Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/hscbod-102826/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTSTAMP:20260102T183258Z CREATED:20260102T183002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T183258Z UID:10001229-1793664000-1793750399@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Election Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/election-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261104T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261104T170000 DTSTAMP:20250401T235944Z CREATED:20250401T235546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T235944Z UID:10000951-1793808000-1793811600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA / GCA / ACECH Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-gca-acech-committee-meeting-3/2026-11-04/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261106T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261106T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T202726Z CREATED:20251230T191722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T202726Z UID:10001193-1793966400-1793970000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/excom-11626/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTSTAMP:20260711T002013Z CREATED:20260711T002013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260711T002013Z UID:10001368-1794009600-1794095999@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Lil' Design Workshop DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/lil-design-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260527T223015Z CREATED:20251202T000554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T223015Z UID:10001147-1794042000-1794049200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-downtown-21/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTSTAMP:20251209T005859Z CREATED:20251209T005859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T005859Z UID:10001163-1794355200-1794441599@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Holiday - Veterans' Day DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/holiday-veterans-day/ LOCATION:HI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261112T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261112T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T203141Z CREATED:20250709T210157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T203141Z UID:10001225-1794484800-1794488400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EDI Meeting DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/edi-meeting-3/2026-11-12/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261114T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261114T110000 DTSTAMP:20260529T025732Z CREATED:20260529T025334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T025732Z UID:10001327-1794646800-1794654000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Chinatown DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-chinatown-2/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261116T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261117T170000 DTSTAMP:20251114T003612Z CREATED:20251114T003612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T003612Z UID:10001133-1794816000-1794934800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-23/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261119T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261119T093000 DTSTAMP:20250731T011247Z CREATED:20250731T011129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T011247Z UID:10001079-1795073400-1795080600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-15/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261119T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261119T183000 DTSTAMP:20260331T202713Z CREATED:20260127T013923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T202713Z UID:10001258-1795109400-1795113000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EPD Open Study Session: Sustainability DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/epd-open-study-session-sustainability/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:EPD GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261120T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261120T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T195405Z CREATED:20251230T195405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T195405Z UID:10001205-1795176000-1795179600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:BOD Meeting DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/bod-112026/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261121T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261121T110000 DTSTAMP:20251210T025044Z CREATED:20251210T025044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T025044Z UID:10001173-1795251600-1795258800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-downtown-30/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261124T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260311T212435Z CREATED:20260311T212435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T212435Z UID:10001282-1795521600-1795525200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange: Working with Contractors DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/small-firm-exchange-11-24-26/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261128 DTSTAMP:20251209T010333Z CREATED:20251209T005859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T010333Z UID:10001164-1795651200-1795823999@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Holiday - Thanksgiving DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/holiday-thanksgiving/ LOCATION:HI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261202T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261202T170000 DTSTAMP:20250401T235944Z CREATED:20250401T235546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T235944Z UID:10000952-1796227200-1796230800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA / GCA / ACECH Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-gca-acech-committee-meeting-3/2026-12-02/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261204T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261204T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T202729Z CREATED:20251230T192001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T202729Z UID:10001194-1796385600-1796389200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/excom-12426/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261205T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261205T110000 DTSTAMP:20260527T223307Z CREATED:20251202T000622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T223307Z UID:10001148-1796461200-1796468400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-downtown-22/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261210T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261210T093000 DTSTAMP:20250731T011453Z CREATED:20250731T011313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T011453Z UID:10001080-1796887800-1796895000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-16/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261210T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261210T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T203141Z CREATED:20250709T210157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T203141Z UID:10001226-1796904000-1796907600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EDI Meeting DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/edi-meeting-3/2026-12-10/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261212T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261212T110000 DTSTAMP:20251219T014439Z CREATED:20251219T014439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T014439Z UID:10001182-1797066000-1797073200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Chinatown DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-chinatown-12-12-26/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261218T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261218T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T195452Z CREATED:20251230T195452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T195452Z UID:10001206-1797595200-1797598800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:BOD Meeting DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/bod-121826/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy for our three-part Energy Modeling Series designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer sustainability advocate or policymaker you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\n Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice Kipnis Architecture + Planning is based in Evanston and in Boulder Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home in Boulder in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009 Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect educator and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA a women-owned fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies research-driven design and carbon reduction she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group the AIA DDx working group and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990 serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261222T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261222T130000 DTSTAMP:20260311T212927Z CREATED:20260311T212927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T212927Z UID:10001291-1797940800-1797944400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange: Construction Drawing sharing DESCRIPTION:Energy Modeling for Building Design - Part 1 of 3 (HSW)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Join AIA Honolulu's Committee on the Environment (COTE)\, in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Energy Office and Hawai‘i Energy\, for our three-part Energy Modeling Series\, designed to introduce architects and designers to energy modeling tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n \n\n SESSION # 1: Introduction to Energy Modeling\nThis first session will dive into the fundamentals of building energy modeling\, including simple box modeling techniques for early design phases—a powerful tool for designing low-carbon\, high-performance buildings. \nWhether you're a designer\, sustainability advocate\, or policymaker\, you'll gain practical insights into how energy modeling can elevate your projects and contribute to a more resilient Hawai‘i. \nWhat You'll Learn\n\nWhat building energy modeling is and how it works\nKey inputs and outputs of the modeling process\nHow designers use it to optimize building performance\nReal-world applications from a panel of experienced professionals\n\nEvent Details\nEnjoy complimentary pupus provided by our sponsor\, Hawai‘i Energy. \nDATE: Tuesday\, September 9\nTIME:  5:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 4:30pm for networking)\nFORMAT: Hybrid – Join us in person or online via Zoom (at 5pm)\nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 HSW. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.\nLOCATION: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions. \n\n\n Panelist \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Nate Kipnis\nFAIA\, Architect and Founder of Kipnis Architecture + Planning\n\n\n\n \n \n Nathan Kipnis is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice\, Kipnis Architecture + Planning\, is based in Evanston and in Boulder\, Colorado. His architectural work has been centered around sustainable design since attending the University of Colorado in 1979 for their solar design program. He designed his first solar home\, in Boulder\, in 1983. He then obtained his Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University\, with an emphasis in Energy Conscious Design. A founding member of the American Institute of Architect’s 2030 Commitment Working Group in 2009\, Mr. Kipnis served as the committee’s national co-chair from 2018 to 2019. He has also served on the AIA’s national Sustainability Leadership Group as well as on the Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. He currently continues his national AIA committee work as the Sustainability Director on the Executive Committee of the Small Firm Exchange. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jessica Goswick\nAIA CPHD\, Architect and Building Performance Lead at Architects Fora\n\n\n\n \n \n Jessica is an architect\, educator\, and sustainability specialist focused on making high-performing\, beautiful places accessible to all. She is the Building Performance Lead at FORA\, a women-owned\, fully virtual architecture and community engagement firm working on housing justice and healing through design. Jessica leads the development and implementation of firm sustainability goals\, incorporating energy modeling into standard firm practice and guiding teams to meet ambitious performance and equity targets. With deep expertise in passive strategies\, research-driven design\, and carbon reduction\, she helps turn sustainability from a checklist into a design ethos. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Jack Rusk\nDirector of Climate Strategy at EHDD Architecture\n\n\n\n \n \n Jack Rusk is the CEO and co-founder of C.Scale\, a software platform democratizing access to whole life carbon data and design strategy. C.Scale was founded on the belief that data-driven tools can help get "all hands on deck" in the work of transforming buildings and cities from a climate burden to a climate solution. In the last few years\, he's presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference\, applied machine learning and remote sensing techniques to model how urbanization is changing people’s exposure to natural hazards in mountainous areas\, helped the US GSA define its carbon mitigation strategy\, and written articles for a number of architecture publications and peer-reviewed research journals. He currently volunteers for the Living Future Energy+Carbon Technical Advisory Group\, the AIA DDx working group\, and as an AIA representative on the Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n Moderator \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Erik Kolderup\nPrincipal at Kolderup Consulting\n\n\n\n \n \n Erik Kolderup is a consulting engineer and educator who uses energy modeling to improve building design. He has provided energy consulting services since 1990\, serving as Vice President of Eley Associates and Associate Principal at Architectural Energy Corporation\, before starting Kolderup Consulting in 2007. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where he teaches a course on energy efficient building systems. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford and is an ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration\nPlease register here to help us plan and to receive Zoom access if attending online. \n\n \n \n RSVP for Energy Modeling – Part 1\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationNon-memberAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n Attendance Type\n \n \n In-person at the Center for Architecture\n \n \n \n Virtual via Zoom URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/12-22-26/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Professional Development END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR