RAIC - Designing Better Together: Early Decisions for Lower-Cost, Lower-Carbon Buildings Presented by a team of structural engineering and building performance specialists, this session will explore how early-stage, data-driven collaboration can unlock better project outcomes. Participants will be shown practical examples of key design levers architects can use to enable consultants in designing lower capital…  Read more

RAIC - AI and Optimizing the Design Phase: Superhuman From human-scale environments to hospitals, and megastructures, Generative AI is expanding how architects explore, test, and communicate design possibilities. This webinar introduces AI as a Creative Exploration Engine and examines how it can support architectural design without replacing professional judgment or creativity. Through a curated series…  Read more

RAIC - AI and Optimizing Envelope Retrofits High-performing building envelopes are the most effective way to reduce the thermal needs of buildings. Despite the substantial energy savings available, building envelope retrofits are often delayed due to high perceived costs and limited actionable data. Traditional methods of assessing the building envelope tend to be intrusive, provide…  Read more