Events

What could the future Burnside Bridge look like? Portland’s aging downtown bridges are not expected to withstand a major earthquake. That’s why Multnomah County is taking the lead on making […]

Nestled in the hillside of its community, Kalama Elementary School is a new K-5 replacement elementary school that attempts to answer the question, “How do you create a new contemporary […]

Wimpy writing just doesn't get results! Gracewriting® teaches you to write with power by being clear, concise and correct. We help you write with grace by putting your reader's needs first.
In today’s lightning-fast business environment, no one has time to read wordy emails, confusing reports or jargon-filled letters. It’s just good business to write succinctly and correctly, creating energized documents that connect with the reader.This Graceworks workshop involves a lot more than putting pen to paper. We interact. We experience. We compete. What does that have to do with better writing? Everything! Be ready to be big and bold as you experience Gracewriting®.
Learning Objectives
Make the Human Connection® by putting your reader first. It’s not about you; it’s all about them!
Tap into the power of the English language by replacing weak verbs, nouns and adjectives with strong action verbs. Powerful language is persuasive language.
Write to express ideas in a simple, clear manner by eliminating time-wasters like unnecessary.
Keynote Speaker
Judy Straalsund, Freedom Finder with Graceworks, has served firms ranging from HOK and Skanska to Hewlett Packard and the Portable Sanitation Association (i.e., the “Porta-Potty” folks) for more than 20 years. Providing creative solutions for a variety of programs, Judy is a dynamic combination of experienced presentation coach, corporate trainer, artistic director, and mountaineering guide. She’s a born leader who helps people achieve their best.
Based in Portland, Oregon, Judy also heads up our Gracewriting® Division. A published author and playwright, Judy is a master storyteller who also provides copyediting and quality assurance services for firms like Kodak, Nike and Intel. To top it off, she’s a trained practitioner of Whole Brain® Thinking and would love to talk with you about writing proposals with your whole brain!
Judy is geeky about everything from prepositions and punctuation to persuasive writing and corporate presentations. She’d love to help you find your inner geek too!

Tickets
$0.00 Member Registration
$15.00 Non-Member Registration

Join AIA Oregon for a discussion on how Oregon firms are tracking and meeting Architecture 2030 goals through AIA’s Design Data Exchange (DDx) reporting tool. The AIA 2030 Commitment is […]

Register NOW to receive your virtual invitation LINK to join us for a Continuing Education opportunity from Wilsonart and EB Bradley Company Thursday, January 21st from 12pm- 1pm with product sharing from Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces. CEU […]

You're invited to a special lunchtime event to celebrate AFO's latest Van Evera Bailey Fellow and hear from last year's fellows about their projects! Please join us at this event […]

“A Range of Rainscreens: An In-Depth Look at the Variety of Rainscreen Applications" 1 AIA LU|HSW Available Selecting the appropriate moisture management system for the building envelope can be a […]

Energy Trust’s 2019 Net Zero Fellow, Katy Anderson, is sharing the results of her research in a special virtual presentation, and you’re invited. Katy is an energy analyst at Glumac. […]

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Industry Events
CREW Portland - Virtual Forecast Brakfast
Friday, January 8, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Dr. Peter Linneman will keynote this year’s virtual forecast event followed by a robust panel discussion, which will assess the seismic shifts of 2020 and ascertain the real estate industry’s trajectory in 2021 and beyond.

Quartersawn, riftsawn, flatsawn: a deep dive into these terms and their implications for designing with wood. Everything you need to know about wood grain and the ways it affects wood, […]

A VIRTUAL SMASH-UP COURSE
The Integrated Building Envelope™:  Building Envelope System: Physics – DMI
Applied Waterproofing Hands-On Training
This presentation will be divided into two parts. The first part will be a course that provides an overview of the Integrated Building Envelope achieved through the understanding of Design, Material, and Installation in order to create Continuity in both the process and the building. The course will have the following learning objectives:

Define and develop a better understanding of the Building Envelope concept.

Develop a better understanding of the Integrated Building Envelope concept and how Terminations, Transitions, and Penetrations (TTP) impact the performance and sustainability of buildings.

Develop a better understanding of the Design, Material & Installation with a focus on material as it relates to the physics of composite waterproofing systems.

Explore the process of proactively creating coordination between Design, Material and Installation to achieve an Integrated Building Envelope.

The second part will let each participant experience the feeling of working with the materials used and evaluated in the “Full-Size Blindside Mock-Up” while never leaving the comfort of your office or home. Each individual participating in this event will receive a Virtual IBE Level III Training Pre-Applied Kit were the shipping box becomes the training mock-up.
Join Us For Some Hands-On Training
For more information contact Committee Chair - Mark Aasland.