Now calling volunteers for teams 2 and 3 to perform building damage assessments in Haiti! The first team had an incredibly rewarding (and very hot) experience.
Volunteers should be:
architect or designer with ATC training (or other relevant experience). See below for info on training opportunity.
or structural engineer
and ready to rough it
We’re anticipating the next [...]
There is an immediate need for design professional volunteers in Leogane, Haiti to perform building damage assessments. People needed:
architects or designers with ATC training (or other relevant experience)
structural enginel volunteers
At this time, general volunteers are not needed.
We’d like to see a group of design professionals from the Seattle area team together for a 1-2 week [...]
From AIA National:
Habitat for Humanity is starting to look for architects and engineers with relevant skills to start organizing for the next phase of the recovery process in Haiti. You can find and share information about this opportunity at: http://www.habitat.org/ivp/apply_now.aspx
Written by Kevin Daniels
As preservationists, we share a common love for the built environment and for all the rich and diverse cultural heritage stories that go along with it. Many of us have been involved in battles to save a piece of architectural heritage that we personally hold dear; most of us have also felt [...]
We received this volunteer position notice from the Clinton Foundation. For more information, questions, or to apply online, candidates should visit their website at http://careers-clintonfoundation.icims.com/jobs/1516/job. The job description follows, any other questions you will need to contact the Clinton Foundation directly – we only have this information.
The Disaster Preparedness & Response Committee at AIA Seattle and the Structural Engineers of Washington are offering the (4-hour) ATC-45 Building Evaluation after Flood & Windstorms class at a very affordable rate on Monday December 7th in Seattle.
Given the damaging storms of 2007 and 2008 and the pending risk to the Howard Hansen Dam/ Green [...]
Please support of a great cause – Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County is holding their first annual Build-a-thon between September 19th and October 3rd, and they need our support.
ORA and HyBrid Architects have formed a team that will be working on a Habitat home in Pacific this Saturday September 26, [...]
Looking for a work day
Our membership has be invited to join Habit for Humanity’s Build-a-thon that will be taking place Sept. 19th – Oct. 3rd. You can either join the team “Building Together” or participate individually. For more information, go to: www.habitatbuildathon.org
We are currently working with the Seattle-based Non-Profit Jua Lekundu, an organization working towards the creation of a Neighborhood Center in Arusha, Tanzania. Their long term goal is to create a complex of buildings that would be an anchor for the community, including a solar well, school, medical clinic, teaching farm, and residences for volunteers.
Our [...]