The OAA's Continuing Education Webinar series is live and offered weekly—sessions usually run on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm with closed-captioning. The OAA has implemented a new operational change where registrations will close at midnight the Sunday before the webinar. Webinar links will not be emailed unless payment has been received. It may take up to three business days for the OAA to receive payment. LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
November 21, 2024 Design Buildings to Provide Ecosystem Services like Trees [CANCELLED] November 28, 2024 A Specification Based Approach to Embodied Carbon – Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities [Climate Action Education] December 5, 2024 IFT, that’s it!!! Except for Addendums! December 12, 2024 Commissioning 101- An Introduction for Architects December 19, 2024 Designing for Barrier-Free Access & Inclusivity January 9, 2025 Designing Futures: Biophilic Architecture and Sustainable Well-being in Educational Spaces [Climate Action Education] January 16, 2025 Massive Passive: Innovations in Affordable Housing through Mass Timber Passive House Construction [Climate Action Education] January 21, 2025 Effective Project Planning for Tall Timber Residential Buildings February 13, 2025 Firm Value and Succession Planning February 20, 2025 Natural Materials: A New Diet for Architecture [Climate Action Education] February 27, 2025 Beauty in Architecture: The Role of Aesthetics in Building March 13, 2025 Understanding your rights and obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act March 20, 2025 Securing the Foundation: Tips & Tricks for Building a Cyber Resilient Organization April 17, 2025 The Role of Architecture in Shaping Equitable Communities
Attendance Policy: Members are required to attend at least 80% of a webinar in order to qualify for Continuing Education learning hours.
Cancellation Policy: A cancellation request must be submitted in writing to OAAContinuingEducation@oaa.on.ca at least 48 hours prior the session, failing which the invoice will remain payable and non-refundable. Refunds and invoice reversals will not be granted for late cancellations and no-shows.
January 11, 2024 Building Blocks of Innovation: An Introduction to Generative AI for Architects January 25, 2024 Understanding your Role as a Licensed Professional February 1, 2024 "The Project": Project Management and Operational Management in The Design Endeavour February 8, 2024 Calculate your Project’s Embedded Carbon in Part 9 Construction with the Material Carbon Emissions Estimator (MCE2) [Climate Action Education] February 15, 2024 Fabrication Design & Constructability for Mass Timber Structures February 22, 2024 Condos, Architects, and Tarion’s New Home Warranty February 29, 2024 Healthy Interior Design: Lessons Learned from a Pandemic March 14, 2024 Building the Business Case to Build Sustainably [Climate Action Education] March 21, 2024 Build Climate Smart – Preparing Canada’s Built Environment for Climate Change [Climate Action Education] March 28, 2024 Embracing Digitization and AI in Architecture April 4, 2024 Architects and Prompt Payment (Under the Ontario Construction Act): How Does This Affect Your Practice? April 11, 2024 Architects and Adjudication (Under the Ontario Construction Act): How Does This Affect Your Practice? April 18, 2024 Building Reuse, Embodied Carbon & Climate Action [Climate Action Education] April 25, 2024 The Franklin Flats Story: Innovative, Low-Carbon Strategies for Affordable Housing [Climate Action Education] May 2, 2024 ISO 19650 for Architectural Companies May 9, 2024 Addressing Load Management Challenges for the “New Load” Profiles of Energy Efficient Homes [Climate Action Education] May 16, 2024 Communicating the Value of Design in Architecture May 30, 2024 The Role of CSA/ASC B651:23 Standard in Building a Barrier Free Canada June 3, 2024 Understanding the OAA’s Continuing Education Program June 6, 2024 Embodied Carbon: What is it and How can Architects Reduce it? [Climate Action Education] June 13, 2024 Simplified & Sustainable Acoustic Solutions for Mass Timber Buildings [Climate Action Education] June 20, 2024 Making Succession Work for Your Firm September 12, 2024 Barrier-free, Accessible or Inclusive Design? Become a Design-for-All Ally September 19, 2024 Usage of AI and IR Imaging in Energy Efficient Retrofits September 26, 2024 Navigating Ontario's New 2024 Building Code October 3, 2024 Electronic Document Authentication Requirements: What you Need to Know & How it Works October 10, 2024 Access to CSA Modular Construction Standards October 17, 2024 The Narrative Blueprint: High Impact Storytelling for Architects October 31, 2024 Practically Magic: Practical applications for AI in Architecture and Constructions November 14, 2024 Carbon and Net Zero in the Low Rise Residential Sector [Climate Action Education]
Jan 12, 2023 Parametric Energy Modelling – Empowering Design Decisions [Climate Action Education] Jan 19, 2023 Lessons Learned from Mass Timber Rapid Housing Projects Jan 26, 2023 OAA Licensed Members, Copyrights and Moral Rights: In Practice and Practical Solutions Feb 09, 2023 Designing Climate-Sensitive Public Spaces for All [Climate Action Education] Feb 16, 2023 Design in an Uncertain Climate [Climate Action Education] Feb 23, 2023 Understanding Your Role as a Licensed Professional Mar 09, 2023 10 Important Features of a Wind-Resilient Building [Climate Action Education] Mar 14, 2023 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: Overview of the Updated Contracts for Architects and Lic. Tech. OAA Mar 21, 2023 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: The New OAA 600 (Long form) Mar 28, 2023 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: The new OAA 800-2021 (Short Form) Apr 04, 2023 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: The new OAA 900 (Subconsultant Agreement) Apr 13, 2023 Understanding Risk - A pathway to resilience [Climate Action Education]
Apr 20, 2023 Regenerative Design Process in Addressing Climate Emergency [Climate Action Education] Apr 25, 2023 Mass Timber Construction at CNL: Environmental Impact Study May 04, 2023 Cx 201 – What are the biggest challenges in commissioning? May 11, 2023 Introduction to GBI & Green Globes for New Construction [Climate Action Education] May 25, 2023 Intro to Passive House Standard and Passive House Canada [Climate Action Education] September 7, 2023 Achieving Climate Goals through Adaptive Reuse and Retrofit [Climate Action Education] September 14, 2023 CSA Access Program 101: How to Access and Use the Free Program for OAA Architects September 28, 2023 TEUI 2.0 - An OAA effort to bring clarity to energy and carbon metrics [Climate Action Education] October 5, 2023 Designing a Net-zero Carbon School in Northern Ontario October 12, 2023 Meeting the Acoustic Requirements and Recommendations of the Ontario Building Code October 19, 2023 Electronic Document Authentication: What you Need to Know & Requirements November 2, 2023 Best Practices in Rooftop Safety November 9, 2023 Copyrights and Moral Rights: In Practice and Practical Solutions November 16, 2023 Carbon as Currency – A climate lens on design decisions [Climate Action Education] November 23, 2023 First Principles to Deep Energy Retrofits in Heritage Buildings [Climate Action Education] November 30, 2023 Renewing Low-rise Community Housing Towards Zero Carbon [Climate Action Education] December 7, 2023 The New Construction Act. What Architects Need to Know
Jan 06, 2022 EDI - Human Rights in the Workplace Jan 13, 2022 Overcoming Common Legal Risks and Disputes in using BIM Jan 20, 2022 EDI - The Business Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Jan 27, 2022 Communicating Your Value as an Architect Feb 03, 2022 EDI - Understanding and Minimizing Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process Feb 10, 2022 Ontario’s New Excess Soils Legislation Feb 15, 2022 EDI - Human Rights in the Workplace Feb 24, 2022 Understanding Your Role as a Licensed Professional Mar 01, 2022 EDI - The Business Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Mar 10, 2022 The New Construction Act. What Architects Need to Know! Mar 15, 2022 EDI - Understanding and Minimizing Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process Mar 31, 2022 EDI - Human Rights in the Workplace Apr 14, 2022 EDI - The Business Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Apr 28, 2022 EDI - Understanding and Minimizing Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process May 19, 2022 EDI - Human Rights in the Workplace May 24, 2022 EDI - The Business Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Jun 02, 2022 First Principles to Deep Energy Retrofits in Heritage Bldg Jun 07, 2022 EDI - Human Rights in the Workplace
Jun 16, 2022 EDI - Understanding and Minimizing Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process Jun 21, 2022 EDI - The Business Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Jul 12, 2022 EDI - Understanding and Minimizing Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process Jul 28, 2022 EDI - Human Rights in the Workplace Aug 18, 2022 EDI - The Business Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Sep 15, 2022 CSA Group and Standardization in Modular Construction Sep 20, 2022 Key Performance Indicators for Low Carbon Buildings Sep 29, 2022 Part 1: Getting Ready for Encapsulated Mass Timber Constr. Oct 06, 2022 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: Overview of the Updated Contracts for Architects and Lic. Tech. OAA Oct 13, 2022 Climate Change and Deep Energy Retrofits for MURBs Oct 20, 2022 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: The New OAA 600 (Long form) Oct 27, 2022 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: The new OAA 800-2021 (Short Form) Nov 03, 2022 The Mechanics of Commissioning Nov 17, 2022 Alternative Solutions [Climate Action Education] Nov 22, 2022 Why Diamond Schmitt Architects leverages BIM Nov 29, 2022 OAA Contract Suite – 2021: The new OAA 900 (Subconsultant Agreement) Dec 01, 2022 Intro to Passive House Standard and Passive House Canada [Climate Action Education] Dec 08, 2022 Part 2: Getting Ready for Encapsulated Mass Timber Constr.
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