Greetings,

This is the lecture provided for AIA OC- December 5th and December 12th, 2018.

Since then, unbelievable level of rain, impact of Woolsey (ironically I was stuck in Thousand Oaks all night due to fire), all new upcoming mandatory codes are emerging into one basket.

The recent rainfall has not made a major impact on the California drought condition.

This is an Architects Be-Aware Document.

Dec 5th 2018 AIA OC Part I- a

Dec 5th 2018 AIA OC Part I- b

Dec 12th 2018 AIA OC Part II- a

Dec 12th 2018 AIA OC Part II- b

1. I am simply tired of making energy crisis, fire crisis, and water crisis a political issue.
2. Farmers in the rural areas with affinity to one group or another cannot plant the seed they wish.
3. The Urban dwellers with other political affinity take shower, as if there are endless supply of water.

Be aware and design your buildings accordingly and please, I beg you have your large surface roofs face the south for the solar panels.

Every drop counts.

Saum