Experienced Volunteer Project Managers Needed

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Do you have proven Design and Project Management experience? AWB-Seattle is looking for experienced leaders to initiate and manage upcoming local or international projects. Join our team for a life- and career-enhancing opportunity to contribute to humanitarian causes. In addition, you will be part of a dynamic learning community focused on developing and applying best practices to empower both communities and designers.

Role of a volunteer Project Manager:
-Commit to leading a project for a given amount of time, possibly with another PM
-Determine project goals
-Outline project schedule
-Assemble and coordinate volunteer team members for project implementation phase
-Regular communication and coordination with AWB
-Travel to project site, if necessary and budget/opportunity exist

In every project, AWB values and promotes effective and integrated design solutions that maximize its positive social, ecological and economic impact and builds collaborative long-term relationships with the community.

Please provide bio and contact information (use the last box to describe your PM experience or qualifications) on the volunteer form or contact us with questions before March 4, 2012.

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Escuala Saludable y Ecologica one of three international winners of the Design SEED Competition

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We are proud to announce that Escuela Ecologica in Peru is one of three international winners of the Design Corps SEED Competition! Congratulations to AWB-Seattle Board Member, Ben Spencer, his UW Team, and many partners, for an innovative project that incorporates numerous sustainable building strategies, including a grey water filtration system and a hydrocarbon densifying play mechanism

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AWB receives Team of the Year Award from El Centro de la Raza

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Architects Without Borders-Seattle receives El Centro de la Raza’s Team of the Year Award, accepted by board member Dave Helton at a ceremony in December. AWB is recognized for two projects for El Centro. The first was the design of a renovation of the exterior stairways. The design was sensitive to the historic features of the building while insuring that the stairs are safe for the building’s many users. This year, AWB held a design charette and provided design service for the renovation of a large conference room. Mortenson Construction partnered with AWB for the construction of both projects with largely donated materials and volunteer labor.

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Call for Volunteers: All skill levels welcome at Kent HfH site

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Habitat for Humanity – Seattle/South King County has again invited AWB for Build Days at one of their construction sites. We’ll be working at the Kent 3 site doing site work which may include landscape planting, site drainage, setting pavers and installing fences. Every skill level will be welcomed and no prior experience is required.

Two consecutive Build Days are scheduled: Friday Oct 21 and Saturday Oct 22, 2011. The work hours will be 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. We would like to have 20 volunteers for each day.

If you are interested in signing up or want more information, please contact Kalman Axelrod or you can fill out the Volunteer Form and enter HFH/Kent 3 and the date(s) you can attend in the last box along with any other information you’d like to share.

If you would like more general information about Habitat, you can find it on their website.

This is a great opportunity to make a fast tangible contribution to the community, to families working hard to improve their own lives. And along the way, you may learn some new construction skills that could come in handy. We hope to see you out there.

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Call for Volunteers: Haiti Project Manager

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AWB-Seattle is looking for an Architectural Project Manager to help initiate a new school project in Haiti. Initial efforts will include client coordination, research and organizing the design team. Do you have a background in school design? An interest in Haiti? Please contact Chantal Stevens.

Role of a Project Manager:

    Work with Board Liaison and Executive Director to determine project goals
    Outline schedule providing necessary time for design and research prior to documentation.
    Obtain and review site survey and additional documentation (i.e. soils test, imagery)
    Help draft agreement on terms of working relationship between AWB and partner organization
    Provide design team coordination and oversight for research/ conceptual design
    Possible site visit, if deemed necessary and budget or opportunity exist
    Post documentation or construction, responsible for creating a report analyzing the project’s success, shortcomings, and future relevance to AWB, the partner organization and communities served.
    Keep project documentation and materials current and organized online and/or at AWB offices
    Report at least monthly to Board Liaison on progress and any relevant issues

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Green Building Conference is Wednesday 9/14 in Issaquah

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The Built Green® Conference & Festival is an annual event for those interested in the green-building industry, including builders, architects, designers, vendors, consultants, engineers, realtors, government agencies and students. The primary focus of the event is to educate the local and regional building industry on quality green-building practices, products and projects and to inspire groups to build sustainable communities. Registration for the 2011 Built Green Conference & Festival is now open!

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Join us for Architects Without Borders – Seattle’s Annual Celebration

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Please come to the Vermillion Gallery/Wine Bar on June 16 at 6:00 pm and celebrate with us for an evening of food, wine, great company, and, yes, maybe a little fundraising.

We are very excited about a host of new developments at Architects Without Borders – Seattle and we would like to invite you to hear about our completed and new projects, meet our Board, Project Managers and new Executive Director, and help us grow and be more effective in our efforts to engage the design community to serve populations in need here and all over the world.

The event is free, but a $10 donation is suggested. Please RSVP and indicate how many people will attend.
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