Please join us for the 2012 AIA Fort Lauderdale Annual Meeting! Meet us at 5 PM at the Renaissance Hotel on 17th Street, just west of the drawbridge for Happy Hour! Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Then stay for an update from the board on our exciting years events, Election of our 2013 Board of Directors, and plans for 2013! We'll finish the evening with an exciting presentation, "EQuest Wizard Energy Modeling Course" by TLC Engineering for Architecture. 1.5 LU/HSW/SD credits are available for attendees. (More information below.) 5-6 PM Happy Hour, hor's doeuvres and cash bar 6 PM Annual Meeting and Election 6:45-8 PM EQuest Wizard Modeling Course Join us for the EQuest Wizard Energy Modeling Course: Energy modeling has become an important function that influences the design choices for many projects, both LEED and otherwise. Owners are starting to see the value of energy efficient design, whether they plan to pass the property onto tenants or occupy the building themselves. In this presentation, we will cover what creating an energy model of a building entails, how early in the design process an energy model can aid in decision-making, which ECM's (Energy Conservation Measures) are worth looking at, and which ones offer little to no life-cycle payback. We will then run through an interactive case study where the audience helps to create the most energy efficient building they can given a set of constraints. 0 - 25 USD