AIA Lunch and Learn for Architects

Summary

An AIA lunch and learn is a one-hour continuing education session held at an architecture firm. Sky Design Concepts, a Kingspan Light + Air representative, presents “Innovative Applications of Daylighting,” a 1.0 LU/HSW course on the benefits of daylighting, sustainability, product selection, and designing buildings around natural light. Attendance is reported to the AIA through the course provider.

Key Takeaways

The course earns 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, which counts toward the AIA’s yearly HSW requirement.
We present in person at your office in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Topics: daylighting benefits, sustainability, product selection, and designing around daylight.
After the session, our daylighting consulting team can review a live project at no cost.
Book a date: call (602) 276-5001 or use the form on this page.

Sky Design Concepts brings an AIA-accredited daylighting lunch and learn to architecture firms in Phoenix and across Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. We present the Kingspan Light + Air course “Innovative Applications of Daylighting,” worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, at your office, and answer questions about the projects on your boards. There is no charge to your firm.

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What the “Innovative Applications of Daylighting” Course Covers

The course gives architects a working framework for daylighting commercial buildings. It covers four areas:

Benefits of daylighting. How natural light affects occupant comfort, productivity, and electric lighting loads.
Sustainability. How daylighting supports energy-efficient and sustainable building design, and where it fits in a building’s energy strategy.
Product selection. How diffusing fiberglass panel systems, glass skylights, prismatic domes, tubular daylighting devices, and translucent wall and roof assemblies compare on light, heat gain, and glare.
Designing around daylight. Placement, spacing, and glazing choices that give even light without hot spots, plus how smoke vents and fall protection fit the same roof plan.

The course is registered with the AIA Continuing Education System by Kingspan Light + Air, and Sky Design Concepts presents it as Kingspan Light + Air’s representative.

Why Architects in the Southwest Book This Session

Daylighting in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Albuquerque is a heat-gain problem as much as a lighting problem. A skylight that works in a mild climate can overheat a building in the desert. This session focuses on the systems and design choices that bring diffused light into a building while controlling solar heat, which is the question architects in the Southwest ask us most.

It also connects your team with a local contractor who has installed commercial skylights since 1985. When a project moves from design to specification, the same team can help with custom skylights, warehouse and industrial skylights, and installation.

How an AIA Lunch and Learn With Sky Design Concepts Works

Pick a date. Call (602) 276-5001 or send the form with your firm, location, preferred dates, and expected attendance.
We confirm the details. We confirm the course, the room setup, and what attendees need to receive credit.
We present at your office. The session runs about one hour, with time for questions about current projects.
Credits are reported. Attendance is reported through the course provider so each AIA member’s transcript is updated.
Optional project review. If you have a project in design, our daylighting consulting service can review it with you.

Why Choose Sky Design Concepts

A local presenter: Sky Design Concepts is based in Phoenix and has worked on commercial skylights across the Southwest since 1985.
Accredited content: The course is “Innovative Applications of Daylighting” from Kingspan Light + Air, registered for 1.0 AIA LU/HSW.
Desert-climate focus: We cover how to bring in diffused light while controlling solar heat, the daylighting question we hear most in the Southwest.
Multi-brand product knowledge: Kingspan Light + Air, VELUX Commercial, Sunoptics, and Bilco systems.
Help after the session: Our daylighting consulting team can review a live project at no cost.

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Monday: 7AM – 4PM
Tuesday: 7AM – 4PM
Wednesday: 7AM – 4PM
Thursday: 7AM – 4PM
Friday: 8AM – 12PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Where We Present AIA Lunch and Learns

Sky Design Concepts presents at architecture firms throughout our service area, from our Phoenix headquarters:

Arizona: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Tucson, and firms across the state. See our Arizona skylight services. Firms here are part of the AIA Arizona chapter.
Nevada: Las Vegas, Henderson, and Reno. See our Nevada skylight services.
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Cruces. See our New Mexico skylight services.

Sky Design Concepts is licensed by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC #076775).

Book a Daylighting Lunch and Learn for Your Firm

Give your team an hour of HSW credit on a topic that shows up in almost every commercial project in the desert. Call (602) 276-5001 or send the form below, and we’ll set a date. Prefer to start with a project? Visit our contact page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an AIA lunch and learn?

An AIA lunch and learn is a one-hour continuing education presentation delivered at an architecture firm’s office, usually over lunch. Attendees earn AIA learning units (LUs) for completing a registered course. Sky Design Concepts presents the Kingspan Light + Air course “Innovative Applications of Daylighting” to firms in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.

How many AIA credits does the daylighting course earn?

The course “Innovative Applications of Daylighting” is registered for 1.0 AIA LU/HSW (Health, Safety, and Welfare). HSW credits count toward the 12 HSW hours the AIA requires each year as part of its 18-LU annual requirement.

Who reports the AIA credits?

The course is registered with the AIA Continuing Education System by Kingspan Light + Air, the course provider. Sky Design Concepts presents it as Kingspan Light + Air’s representative, and attendance is reported through the provider so each architect’s AIA transcript is updated.

What does the daylighting presentation cover?

The presentation covers the benefits of daylighting, its role in sustainable building design, how to select daylighting products, and how to design a building around natural light. It uses commercial examples such as warehouses, schools, and offices.

Is the lunch and learn free for our firm?

Yes. There is no charge to the architecture firm for the presentation. Contact Sky Design Concepts at (602) 276-5001 to schedule a date.

How long does the presentation take?

Plan on about one hour, which is the length of a 1.0 LU course. That includes time for questions about your current projects.

Do you come to our office?

Yes. Sky Design Concepts presents in person at architecture firm offices in Phoenix and across Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.

Can you help with daylighting on a project we're designing now?

Yes. After the presentation, Sky Design Concepts can review a current project and recommend skylight types, sizes, placement, and glazing through its daylighting consulting service, at no cost for the initial evaluation.

Which daylighting products do you cover?

We cover commercial skylight and daylighting systems from the manufacturers we represent, including Kingspan Light + Air, VELUX Commercial, Sunoptics, and Bilco: fiberglass panel systems, glass skylights, prismatic domes, tubular daylighting devices, and translucent wall and roof assemblies.

How do we book an AIA lunch and learn?

Call Sky Design Concepts at (602) 276-5001 or send the form on this page with your firm’s name, location, preferred dates, and the number of attendees. We’ll confirm the date and the course details.

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