Showing posts with label Lake Flato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lake Flato. Show all posts

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Reflection: Three Years on AIA COTE Leadership Group (2023–2025)

When I accepted a three-year appointment to the national American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Leadership Group (AIA COTE LG) for 2023–2025, I hoped I could contribute in a practical way—bridging design performance, technology, policy, and communication so more firms (and more projects) can move from sustainability “intent” to sustainability outcomes. (AIA Community Hub)

Looking back, this term was a whirlwind of working group calls, writing and review cycles, conference planning, cross-committee coordination, and the kind of collaboration that reminds you why COTE matters: it’s a community of people who keep showing up—because the stakes are real, and because the profession can do more.

This post is my personal recap of the work, the people, and the moments I’ll carry forward.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Recap - AIA25 Conference on Architecture in Boston

Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the AIA Conference on Architecture 2025 (AIA25) in Boston—an inspiring whirlwind of learning, connection, and celebration. From representing Lake Flato and cheering on our three project awards at the gala, to participating in our in-person AIA COTE Leadership Group meeting and co-chairing a full-day symposium within the main conference, the week was packed with meaningful moments. I even kicked things off with a special event the day before the official start—setting the tone for a truly unforgettable experience.

I will recap it all from my perspective here. Also, photos are in chronological order.


Photo: Lake Flato team at the AIA Awards Gala, where we received three project awards! <-- Also, click the link to check out our new website:).

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Architectural Record Webinar - Optimizing Materials, Energy, and Safety for Better Business Outcomes

Next month, I will give a presentation on the Lake Flato San Antonio Office Transformation via an Architectural Record webinar sponsored by Autodesk!

I will be presenting alongside Jack Rusk (co-founder, C.Scale).


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Friday, March 21, 2025

2025 eLCAd Virtual Event Starts Next Week!

I am excited to represent Lake|Flato and promote the AIA with a great line of panelists from Buro Happold, OneClick LCA, moderated by the co-founder & managing director of WAP Sustainability early next week.

Registration link is included below.


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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

AIA25 Conference on Architecture in Boston - 4 Sessions and a Symposium!

I am super excited to represent Lake|Flato at this year's AIA Conference on Architecture in Boston. I am involved in a LOT of activities, but most of them are well underway and are going to be a blast.

This post highlights my four sessions, a TAP + COTE symposium, amazing co-presenters, a B-COPP meet-up, and more!


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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

EDRA Here We Come (again) - 2025 Nova Scotia - Design for Climate Change

I am excited to share that Lake|Flato will be presenting (again) at the Environmental Design and Research Association (EDRA) conference. We will be sharing recently published work on designing for climate change.



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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

BIM Chapters 2024 Recap and Top Ten Posts

This year has been an incredible journey—I had the privilege of presenting at several major industry events and am honored to have received the 2024 AIA San Antonio Trailblazer Award

In today's post, I want to share the top ten posts on BIM Chapters, which are nicely spread across 2024.

Plus, 2025 is already shaping up to be an exciting year with a keynote in January, a presentation at NVIDIA GTC in Silicon Valley, and a workshop at a conference in Japan! I will also enter my last year of service on the national AIA COTE LG.

Photo: me with David Lake & Ted Flato

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

UTSA Presentation and Design Crit Last Week

Last week, I had the opportunity to present to Interior design students (Monday) and also participate in a design studio crit (Friday) with architecture students at UTSA. Here is a quick share on that in today's post.


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Monday, November 25, 2024

Autodesk Forma Noise Analysis Ground Truth Test

I was eating lunch in an outdoor seating area near a rather noisy freeway and decided to do a ground truth "traffic noise" test with Autodesk Forma.

Learn about the process and the results in this post.


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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

AIA San Antonio 2024 People + Places Awards

The 2024 AIA San Antonio People + Places Awards was a night to remember last week, celebrating the individuals and projects that shape the city's vibrant architectural landscape. I was honored to receive the AIA Trailblazer Award, recognizing local innovative contributions to the industry.

Lake|Flato also won three project awards for various project types: Higher Education, Hospitality (with Gensler), and Residential.


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Monday, October 28, 2024

UpCodes Presentation Featuring Adam Martin from Lake|Flato

We recently participated in a webinar about how Lake|Flato uses UpCodes.

Adam Martin, Lake|Flato Architect and Project Manager, starts with a great overview of regulations of the built environment and then shares how we leverage the Project Management tool and AI features within UpCodes.


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Friday, October 11, 2024

Recap of the Texas Society of Architects (TxA) 2024 Conference in Houston

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the annual Texas Society of Architects (TxA) conference, hosted in Houston, Texas.

It was another great TxA conference. In this post I will share some of my experiences and highlight Lake|Flato people, projects, and sessions:)


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Thursday, October 10, 2024

AIA California - Circular Construction Webinar - Next Week

I get to present on circular construction next week with an amazing lineup of experts in this area. I will be sharing some policy topics as well as Lake|Flato research and project work on this topic!


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Monday, October 7, 2024

Zoomtopia 2024 - I'm Presenting!

Later this week, I will be presenting on how Lake|Flato leverages the array of Zoom Workspace tools, from video meetings, whiteboards, phones, and Rooms to AI-based meeting minutes and mindmaps.


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Thursday, October 3, 2024

AIA San Antonio Trailblazer Award - I Won!

I am honored to have been awarded the AIA San Antonio 2024 Trailblazer People Award!

Thanks to the nominator, letters of support (all mentioned below) and to Lake|Flato for the continued support, providing the opportunities, challenges, and platform to engage and make a noticeable difference in our industry!


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Friday, August 30, 2024

NDSU - First Week of School - Fall 2024

The first week of another school year has begun at NDSU in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. I have taught this design technology seminar for several years in their graduate architecture program!


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Thursday, August 8, 2024

My Lighting Design Session for Architects coming up at the Texas Society of Architects (TxA) Conference 2024 in Houston

I will be presenting at the annual Texas Society of Architects (TxA) conference again this year in Houston. My session is on lighting design for architects, covering both daylight and electric lighting simulations using a range of tools (used by Lake|Flato), including:
  • Revit
  • ElumTools (Electric lighting)
  • Rhino
  • Climate Studio (Annual Daylighting)
  • Roast (POE)
On a related note, I am the chair of a national IES committee and will be presenting later today on our new technical memorandum (IES TM-32-24) aimed at standardizing BIM parameters used by lighting designers. Learn more about that here.


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Monday, July 8, 2024

Zoom Customer Story Featuring Lake|Flato

Lake|Flato has been all-in on Zoom for a while now. It is an important part of the robust design technology layer integrated throughout our office remodel, completed last year. 

Zoom noticed this and created a customer story featuring some of the unique things we are doing to support hybrid work as well as creativity, inclusivity, and efficiency in the office of the future:)


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Friday, June 28, 2024

I'm Presenting at Autodesk University 2024

This October, I will present two sessions on Autodesk Forma at Autodesk University! One is a case study on Lake|Flato's office remodel, and the other is focused on its use in academia.


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Friday, June 14, 2024

AIA24 Recap - National AIA Conference on Architecture

Last week, I attended and presented at the national American Institute of Architects 2024 Conference on Architecture in Washington DC. It was a whirlwind event ranging from Lake|Flato's founding partners receiving the 2024 AIA Gold Medal award, three project awards, my three presentations, and many evening events.

Today's post will recap the experience from my perspective!


Photo: Lake Flato evening reception celebrating the 2024 AIA Gold Medal Award

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