RAIC 2024 Congress on Architecture | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

 

RAIC 2024 Congress on Architecture

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ABOUT

Dates: October 7-8, 2024

St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Registration is open until September 20, 2024

 
 
 
 
 

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

RAIC 2024 Congress on Architecture 

October 7, 2024 – 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  
The Algonquin Resort
 
The national housing crisis and climate crisis are inextricably connected and pose one of Canada's greatest social and economic challenges. The Canadian government has declared a housing crisis due to soaring housing costs leading to unprecedented affordability challenges, increasing rates of inadequate housing, and a growing number of unhoused people. At the same time, climate change in Canada is leading to more extreme weather events with billions of dollars in damages each year, impairing prosperity and disproportionately impacting vulnerable and marginalized populations. This event will explore the intersection of housing, affordability, and climate change and examine how Canada can move toward holistic solutions to this interconnected crisis.
 
7:00 – 8:30  Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 Welcome to the Land
8:40 – 8:45 Welcome from the RAIC
8:45 - 9:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks

9:00 - 10:15                

 Panel 1 - (Re) Framing the Problem: Understanding Housing, Affordability, and Climate Change     
Speakers
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 Panel 2 – Understanding about the Problem from Different Perspectives
Speakers
11:45 – 12:10 Roundtable Recap
12:10 –  1:10 Lunch
1:10 – 1:30 Table Talk: Problem Statements
1:30 – 2:15 Inspiring Examples of Ways to Move Forward
Speakers
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 4:30 Table Talk: Generating a Broad Range of Possibilities for Holistic Solutions
4:30 - 4:50 Key Takeaways
4:50 - 5:00 Closing Remarks and What’s Next
 
This session will be eligible for 6 continuing education hours. 
 

RAIC Congress -  World Architecture Day Reception and Dinner 

October 7, 2024, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Algonquin Resort
 
Delegates of both October 7 and October 8 events are invited to join this celebratory reception and dinner on World Architecture Day. Includes the King Charles III Coronation Medal ceremony.
 

RAIC Congress Education Day – Life Cycle Assessment Workshop* 

October 8, 2024 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
The Algonquin Resort 
 
Assessing embodied carbon impacts throughout a building’s life cycle is a necessary step in a shift towards regenerative and lower carbon design. The Canadian built environment is the third-highest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and there is an urgent and critical need to accelerate the knowledge, skills and competencies of professionals who design Canada’s buildings. 
 
To address this need, the RAIC is partnering with the National Research Council Canada (NRC) in a one-year rapid-scaling project to train members of the Canadian architectural community through high quality case study-based Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) curriculum. 
 
Embodied carbon, defined as the emissions associated with the extraction, manufacturing, transport, installation, replacement, and end-of-life scenario of products and materials, constitutes a significant proportion of a building’s whole life carbon emissions.  
 
Following a theory-based lecture on LCA, embodied carbon, and related methodologies, participants will engage in a hands-on workshop, learning the basics of how to perform an assessment in small group learning groups.  
 
Workshop Outline 
 
7:45 – 8:45  Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome to the Land
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
9:10 - 9:20 Introduction
9:20 - 10:00 Primer: Less is Less
10:00 – 10:30 Life Cycle Assessment 101
10:30 – 10:45 Break 
10:45 – 11:45 Exercise 1 - How to Read an EPD
11:45 – 12:15 Local Case Study
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 Introduction to LCA Tools & Methods I
1:30 – 2:30 Exercise 2 - Structural Bay
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15 Introduction to LCA Tools & Methods II
3:15 - 4:30 Exercise 3 - Facade Assembly
4:30 - 5:00 Summary and Key Take-Aways
5:15 - 5:30 Closing Reflections for Congress
This workshop is designed for architectural professionals (licensed architects, interns, technologists, students, etc.) who want to learn about Life Cycle Assessment and how to reduce embodied carbon in real-life projects. Engineers, landscape architects and others working in this field are welcome to participate. 
 
Participants will leave the session with knowledge of definitions, methods, targets and standards as well as having the opportunity to practice with LCA software to implement into practice. 
 
This training program has been developed in collaboration with key subject-matter experts, an advisory group and is part of a broader project to train and upskill the architectural community in Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment knowledge. 
 
 
This workshop will be eligible for 6 continuing education hours.
 
This workshop has been approved by AIBC for 6 CORE LUs. 

All participants will receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the workshop listing 6 hours of structured learning. If you are not an AIBC member, you can use this certificate to self-report your hours to your association.

RAIC Congress - Networking Reception 

October 8, 2024, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The Algonquin Resort

 
 
 
 
 

Registration

All Access Pass

Includes: 

  • Congress on Architecture – Climate Action and Architecture (October 7)
  • King Charles III Coronation Medals Reception (October 7)
  • World Architecture Day Reception and Dinner (October 7) 
  • Congress Education Day- Life Cycle Assessment Workshop (October 8) 
  • Networking Reception (October 8)  
  • Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks on October 7 and October 8 
  • 2 nights accommodation at The Algonquin Resort (standard room) for October 7 and October 8 
  • Shuttle transfer between Fredericton Airport and The Algonquin Resort 
Member: $1499 + tax 
Intern Member: $1299 + tax 
Student: $999 + tax 
Non-Member: $1799 + tax 
Non-Member Intern: $1599 + tax 
 
Event Pass

Includes: 

  • Congress on Architecture – Climate Action and Architecture (October 7)
  • King Charles III Coronation Medals Reception (October 7)
  • World Architecture Day Reception and Dinner (October 7) 
  • Congress Education Day- Life Cycle Assessment Workshop (October 8)
  • Networking Reception (October 8)  
  • Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks on October 7 and October 8 
Member: $899 + tax 
Intern Member: $699 + tax 
Student: $199 + tax 
Non-Member: $1199 + tax 
Non-Member Intern: $999 + tax 
 
Day Pass (October 7 or 8)

Includes: 

  • Education day (choose one - October 7 or 8)
  • King Charles III Coronation Medals Reception (October 7)
  • World Architecture Day Reception and Dinner (October 7) 
  • Breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks (October 7 or 8) 
Member (all categories): $299 + tax 
Non-Member: $459 + tax
 
 
Member (all categories): $69 + tax 
Non-Member: $129 + tax
*This pass does not include the reception
 
Shuttle
 
Return Shuttle Transfer Supplementary - $99 + tax (between Fredericton Airport and The Algonquin Resort)
 
RAIC Members: This event is discounted admission for RAIC members. Be sure to be logged into your RAIC account to obtain the discounted price. Want to join the RAIC, you can join here.
 
Shuttle dates and times (all times in AST and are approximates until final confirmation)
Fredericton Airport to The Algonquin Resort
October 6 1:45 pm 
October 6 5:30 pm
October 6 9:00 pm
 
The Algonquin Resort to Fredericton Airport
October 8 12:00 pm
October 9 8:30 am
 
*Funding to support for this workshop pricing is provided by the RAIC and NRC*
 
 
 
 
 
 

INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES

Are you an international delegate interested in attending the 2024 Congress on Architecture? Request a letter of invitation here. Please note that this letter does not represent registration for the event or guarantee a visa/entry to Canada. The RAIC is not responsible for making decisions about Visa/entry requirements to Canada, that is the responsibility of the international delegate. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

The RAIC has negotiated special hotel rates at The Algonquin Resort St. Andrews by-the-Sea, Autograph Collection starting at $264CDN per night. Book your room today.  

The last day to book is September 20, 2024. The 2024 Congress on Architecture attendees can book rooms between Saturday October 5, 2024 and Friday October 11, 2024. 

Flight Discounts

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Take advantage of special discounts on travel to Fredericton (YFC) for the RAIC community, courtesy of Air Canada.

  • Discounts valid for travel between September 29, 2024 and October 15, 2024
  • 5% discount on standard fares (North America)
  • 10% discount on flex fares & up for North America travel
  • 10% discount on standard fares and higher for International travel

At checkout, use promotion code QKBMU6G1

Take advantage of special discounts on travel to Saint John (YSJ) for the RAIC community, courtesy of Air Canada.

  • Discounts valid for travel between September 29, 2024 and October 15, 2024
  • 5% discount on standard fares (North America)
  • 10% discount on flex fares & up for North America travel
  • 10% discount on standard fares and higher for International travel

At checkout, use promotion code Q2D62V41

 
 
 
 
 
 

SPONSORSHIP

Put your organization in front of Canada’s architectural community at the RAIC 2024 Congress on Architecture. Choose from many options or build a custom activation for an unforgettable presence at the 2024 Congress.

Sponsorship/Exhibitor Prospectus

Sponsorship/Exhibitor Application

Questions? contact Katie Russell either by email, krussell@raic.org, or book using this meeting link.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Thank YOU to our Sponsors

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