Events     Event: Utilizing BIM Tools for Green Building & Sustainable Design Scott Burke, IMAGINiT Technologies Event Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Event Time: 6:00 PM Event Place: Italian American Community Center Event Details: Dinner Buffet Cost Members $30 Dinner Buffet Cost Non-Members $35 Dinner Buffet with PDH Credits Members $35 Dinner Buffet with PDH Credits Non-Members $40 RSVP to Tim Houle (thoule@AdvancedComfortSys.com or 518-884-8444x3439) no later than Wednesday, December 3rd. 6:00 PM - Happy Half Hour 6:30 PM - Dinner 7:00 PM - Program Meeting theme: Past President's Night, History Night Free dinner for ASHRAE past Presidents! This meeting has been approved for 1 PDH credit! This month's meeting topic is about utilizing building modeling techniques for more efficient design. It will explain BIM tools and where Integrated Modeling is headed. Attendees will learn how model based design provides a better understanding of coordinated data for all MEP disciplines. The program will also demonstrate analysis of the MEP model with sustainable design tools. Scott Burke has an Associate's degree in Structural Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, both from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston. He is an Application Engineer in the Building Solutions Division of Imaginit Technologies in Manchester, NH. He provides training, consulting, and technical support, including customization and installation, for Revit, Autodesk, and AutoCAD software. Directions to Italian American Community Center: 257 Washington Avenue Extension (456-0292) FROM I-90 Westbound: Take Exit 2. Turn LEFT at the light (onto Fuller Rd.) Take your first RIGHT (onto Wash. Ave. Ext.). Proceed through 2 lights and turn right at the 3rd light (2.1 mi.). Turn immediately to the RIGHT onto the access road. The center is on the left. FROM I-90 Eastbound: Take Exit 2. Turn RIGHT at the light (Washington Ave.) Proceed through 3 lights and turn RIGHT at the 4th light (2.4 mi.) . Make another sharp right onto access road, the center will be on your left.