TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE OAA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Message from the President 2 Report from the Executive Director

2 New Lic.Tech.OAA Members

2 New OAAAS Members

3-6 2015 Student Awards

7 Doors Open 2015

7 Calendar Highlights

8 Submitting Work Experience Hours

8 Continuing Education Responsibilities

9 2015-16 Board of Directors

9 OAAAS Contact Information

OAAAS NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 2 JUNE 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTI'm honoured to have been elected to serve as the OAAAS president for another term and I would like to welcome our new board members, those re-elected and those continuing their current terms. I'm looking forward to a productive and engaging year. Bringing new people on to the board allows for an exchange of new ideas and generally brings a renewed enthusiasm for the association.

I'm anticipating another productive year: we're continuing the transition to our revised membership fees policy, reviewing the OAA Council Policy, proposing a revamped admission process, and exploring new marketing and partnership opportunities.

At the OAA conference I had the pleasure for the second time to meet with OAAAS members attending the Admission Course. The theme of my presentation was "Licensed Technologist OAA as a Professional". I presented on our responsibilities as design professionals and on how the OAA Council Policy affects "real-life" practice. I look forward to this session as it allows me the opportunity to engage directly with current OAAAS technologists and to learn more about their backgrounds and professional aspirations.

After the OAAAS student awards program, I had the pleasure of presenting OAAAS Honorary Membership No.1 to David Mills, a long-time member of our board and strong supporter of the OAAAS program. David received a diploma in architectural technology before moving on to become an architect. Thank you so much for your support and meaningful contributions, David!

Jeremiah Gammond, Lic.Tech.OAA, President OAAAS, Gammond Architectural Technology

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Report from the Executive Director

OAAAS had a very successful OAA Conference. For the last two years, OAAAS has organized its Annual General Meeting and the meeting of the Founder to coincide with the Conference. At the meetings, welcomed two new members to the Board of Directors: John Romanov OAA, and Richard Labelle CET, who represents OACETT. These members join Licensed Technologists OAA Jeremiah Gammond, Jean Audette, Rick Mateljan and Chris Oke, who are the OAAAS members on the Board. Brian Luey and Anthony Sproul, who are members of the OAA Council, complete the Board.

Twenty six OAAAS members attended the Admission Course, a record number.

Once again the OAAAS Student Awards program was well received, by architects, technologists, other attendees, as well as the colleges and the students themselves. OAAAS is grateful for the support offered by the OAA and its President for this initiative. We thank our four sponsors: Brian Luey Architect, AECOM, the Toronto Society of Architects and the Ontario General Contractors Association. See page 3 for coverage on this years award winners.

For the first time, OAAAS sponsored a Continuing Education session at the Conference. Sarah Hall, an internationally recognized artist creating large-scale art glass installations and solar projects, presented two sessions on Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV). The sessions proved to be of interest both to architects and technologists. Click here to view the 2015 ConEd Sessions (Technologist OAAAS member login is required).

Garry NeilExecutive Director | Registrar

New OAAAS Members

We would like to welcome the following new OAAAS members:

Ibrahim Abdel Malik Zainab Jabri Kyle Revait Mark Bortolot Scott Jennings Ronny Sepulveda Justin Britton Sean March Qi Sun Dharminder Dhillon Kaniz Perveen Tiona Tatham Ivan Duarte Paul Porcellato Karl Tuomisto Jordan Heckman Jorge Regueira Li Zhao

New Licensed Technologist OAA Members

We would like to congratulate the following members who most recently received their Licensed Technologist OAA licence: Bradley Keys Phillip Sharron Suzanne Stiers

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2015 OAAAS STUDENT AWARD FOR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

2015 OAAAS Awards PresentationThe 2015 OAAAS Student Awards were presented on May 8, 2015 at the OAA Annual Conference Networking Luncheon. The OAAAS Student Awards are presented annually for exemplary architectural design projects which demonstrate achievement of technical excellence in Architectural Technology. Students and college representatives from Centennial College, George Brown College and Humber College were present to receive their awards in person. In addition, the OAA President, Toon Dreessen extended an invitation to all the award participants and college representatives to attend the OAA Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony & Dinner. It was a very exciting day for the students who got to experience first hand the excitement of the OAA Conference and the evening Awards Ceremony. Award winning students expressed how this experience only affirmed their decision to choose architectural technology as their profession. Click here to view the Networking Luncheon slideshow (and click on image).

We would like to thank the participating colleges whose contribution, support and enthusiasm guaranteed the success of this years awards program.

Jury ProcessThe awards adjudication process is based on the criteria of Design & Concept, Sustainability and Technical Skill. The competition has two categories – Individual Project and Group Project. We would like to extend our gratitude to the college and provincial adjudication jury members who volunteered their time and expertise to make the final college and provincial level award selection.

OAAAS college jury representatives were, Rachel Jeremiah, Lic.Tech.OAA, Rick Mateljan, Lic.Tech. OAA. and Chris Oke, Lic.Tech.OAA. The OAAAS provincial jury members were David Mills, Architect, Jean Audette, Lic.Tech.OAA and Rick Mateljan, Lic.Tech.OAA.

The 2015 OAAAS Student Award Winners are:Group Project Category - 1st Prize AwardGeorge Brown College Students: Michael Peruzzo, Safra Yunas, Gabriel Styrczula, Robert LinProject: The Refinery

Group Project Category - 2nd PrizeHumber College Students: Nicolas Sabia, Andy Juma, Junxiang Tian, Derrick Pilon, Van TranProject: Shaw’s Creek Community Centre

Individual Project Category - 1st Prize AwardCentennial College Student: Kateryna KravchenkoProject: the Nautilus Centre

Individual Project Category - Honorable MentionHumber College Student: Frederick VillareteProject: Headwaters arts & community Centre

Group Project Category - Honorable MentionsCentennial College Students: Nathan Donaldson and Thinh LeProject: Meadowgrove Retirement CommunitySheridan College Students: Eduardo Vaquero, Salman Miah, Maksym HumenyukProject: Ebenezer Community Hall Development

We would also like to extend a special thank you to AECOM, Brian Luey, the Ontario General Contractors Association and the Toronto Society of Architects who generously sponsored the 2015 awards.

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1st Place - Individual Category

the Nautilus

Kateryna Kravchenko

Centennial College

Photo (L to R): Garry Neil, OAAAS Executive Director, Award Winner - Kateryna Kravchenko, Jeremiah Gammond, OAAAS President.

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1st Place - Group Category

The Refinery

Robert Lin, Michael Peruzzo, Gabriel Styrczula, Safraa Yunas

George Brown College

Photo (L to R): Garry Neil, OAAAS Executive Director, Award Winners - Gabriel Styrczula, Michael Peruzzo, Safraa Yunas, Robert Lin, Jeremiah Gammond, OAAAS President.

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2nd Place - Group Category

Shaw’s Creek Community Centre

Andy Juma, Derrick Pilon, Nicolas Sabia, Junxiang Tian, Van Tran

Photo 1 (L to R): Garry Neil, OAAAS Executive Director, 2nd Place Award Winners - Nicolas Sabia, Andy Juma, Van Tran, Derrick Pilon, Jason (Junxiang) Tian, Honorable Mention Recipient Frederick Villarete, Anais Deragopian, Professor, Jeremiah Gammond, OAAAS President.Photo 2 (L to R): Jason (Junxiang) Tian, Andy Juma, Van Tran, Derrick Pilon, and Nicolas Sabia.

2015 CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

JAN - DEC

New membership invoicing system being implemented

On January 1, 2015, OAAAS adopted the OAA model of invoicing members for the calendar year, rather than using the member’s anniversary date. Harmonizing our invoicing with the OAA system reduces the challenge for members moving to OAA licensure.

- Members who joined in February through August, will receive a dues invoice pro-rated for the number of months remaining in 2015.

- Members who joined in September through October, will receive a pro-rated invoice for the remainder of 2015 and will also have the option of paying their dues for the 2016 calendar year.

- Members who joined in November through December, will receive an invoice for the one or two months remaining in 2015 as well as for the 2016 calendar year.

Do you want to pay your invoice on-line? Members now have the option of paying their annual member dues and other fees, via PayPal. To request a PayPal invoice contact our office: RommyR@oaaas.ca.

SEPT - OCT OAAAS will be visiting colleges throughout Ontario to promote the organization and the 2016 Student Awards Program to Architectural Technology students.

OCTOBER 31

New Advanced Standing Program Application Deadline Fast-track Licensing Opportunity

Interested in becoming a Licensed Technologist OAA by August 2016?

The Advanced Standing Program is intended to give qualified senior architectural technicians and technologists an opportunity to qualify for certification as a Licensed Technologist OAA based on extensive work experience in the building field. For more detailed information visit: Advanced Standing Program Guide

NOVEMBER 20 Next Examination date

The next examination date is Friday, November 20. You must have attended the OAA Admission Course in order to be eligible to write the exam. To register, contact RommyR@oaaas.ca. The next exam date will be in June 2016 and November 2016.

DECEMBER 1 In December 2015, all members will receive their membership dues invoice for the 2016 calendar year. Thereafter, all members will be invoiced every December for the following calendar year.

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DOORS OPEN 2015

This year’s student award winners were also featured at the 15th annual Doors Open Toronto event held on May 23-24 at the OAA Headquarters. The event was attended by over 500 visitors who had the opportunity to view the

exhibition of winners from the 2015 OAA Awards and the 2015 OAAAS Student Award. Click here to view event images.

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Submission of your Work Experience Hours

Remember that you should submit your work experience hours approximately every 1000 hours. This rule does not apply for retroactive submissions.

If your goal is to attend the 2016 OAA Admission Course in Toronto, and you are currently an Associate OAAAS member, note that to be eligible to attend, your membership should be reclassified to Technologist OAAAS by November 1, 2015. Members must hold the Technologist OAAAS designation for a minimum of 6 months prior to attending the course. Contact our office to discuss your membership reclassification strategy.

We recommend that you review the following documents for further instruction and necessary template in the OAAAS Program Guide:

- Experience Requirement Chart (Page 10)- Instructions for Completion of the Experience Record Book (4.3, page 12)- Experience Area Description and Required Activities (Appendix B) which provides definitions of every category.

If you are new to this responsibility, do not worry, it is not as daunting as it may seem. Submitting your work experience hours involves keeping track and recording your newly accumulated work experience hours in the Experience Record Book (ERB). Record Books are periodically mailed in to the OAAAS Office every 1000 hours for validation and calculation. This rule does not apply to retroactive submissions. Once your hours have been calculated you will receive a Summary Report that highlights the specific hours that are still required to move to the next certification level. For further instruction and necessary documents visit: http://www.oaa.on.ca/the+oaa/allied+organizations/oaaas. See Experience Tab.

New Associate OAAAS members should take advantage of the limited time opportunity to submit retroactive work experience hours accumulated prior to joining OAAAS, as this can potentially give you a head start in reaching the Technologist OAAAS certification. This must be done within three months from the date you become an OAAAS member.

2014 - 2016 Continuing Education Cycle - July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2016

Members registered as Technologists OAAAS or Lic.Tech.OAA are reminded that they are required to complete specific continuing education activities for every two year Continuing Education Cycle. It is the responsibility of the member to record their activity hours on their ConEd Transcript. To access your transcript all you need is your Username and Password that were issued to you when you first became a member. To access your transcript visit: Transcripts.

Your specific continuing education activity hours are divided between Structured and Unstructured Learning. Review the following links to see what each type or learning activities count. Structured Unstructured Learning

Technologist OAAAS members must complete 15 hours of learning (minimum of five hours of Structured learning and 10 hours of Unstructured learning)

Licensed Technologist OAA members must complete 35 hours of learning (minimum of 12 hours of Structured learning and 23 hours of Unstructured Learning)

We recommend that you review the following links for further information on the ConEd program: Program Requirements, Learning Activities Eligibility Criteria. Visit LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES to see ongoing and upcoming Distance Education Modules, Education Sessions and Lunch and Learns.

OAAAS STAFF Garry NeilExecutive Director | Registrar416 449 6898 Ext. 235 Office 416 268 5665 Mobile GarryN@oaaas.ca

Rommy RodriguezAdministrator 416 449 6898 Ext. 236 Office 416 795 5977 Mobile RommyR@oaaas.ca

OAAAS OFFICE ADDRESS 111 Moatfield Drive Toronto ON M3B 3L6 416 449 6898 1 800 565 2724 Toll Free www.oaa.on.ca

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TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE OAAThe Ontario Association for Applied Architectural

Sciences is an association for technologists working in the architectural field. Through OAAAS, a qualified

professional can become a Licensed Technologist OAA and member of the Ontario Association of Architects.

Our Mission

The OAAAS establishes the education, experience and examination requirements for three categories of building designers: Associate OAAAS, Technologist OAAAS and

Licensed Technologist OAA. The OAA Council has established the scope of practice and the terms of the

limited licence.

2015 - 16 Board of Directors

Jeremiah Gammond, President Brian Luey, Treasurer

Jean Audette, Board Member Richard Mateljan, Board Member

Chris Oke, Board Member John Romanov, Board Member (OAA) Anthony Sproul, Board Member (OAA)Richard Labelle, OACETT Representative

Garry Neil, Secretary