CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS NETWORK (CRAN)

Luis Jauregui, AIA, Chair

CRAN meets the 1st Thursday of each month at the Austin Center for Architecture located at 12th Street and West Avenue.  The meeting times are usually 11:30-1:30 unless notified otherwise.

CRAN is actively engaged with City of Austin staff to keep updated on zoning and building code changes.  For more information on recent code updates, including the McMansion Ordinance, click here.

2010 Calendar:
January 7th:  Lead and Other Green Rating Systems
February 4th:  Remodeling Regulations & McMansion Update
March 4th:  Construction Site Visit
April 1st:  Marketing for Residential Practice
May 6th:  Architects and Builder’s Round Table
June 3rd:  AV Systems/ Lighting Controls & Home Automation
July 1st:  Roofing & Insulation Systems
August 5th:  Construction Site Visit
September 2nd:  Residential Contracts
October 7th:  BIM Software Reviews
November 4th:  Residential Specifications
December 2nd:  Party- The year in review!

Past Event:

The City of Austin Remodel Regulations

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!  Austin Permit Service  |  Miller Blueprint

The topic of the session was a review of the recent permitting and code changes at the City of Austin.  

The discussion provided an overview of:

Current Residential remodel regulations
The proposed ordinance to the LDC
Alternative approach/language supported by the AIA
McMansion update

Special thanks to Stuart Sampley for organizing this event.  Click here to download Stuart's presentation.
 

Upcoming Events:

March Meeting
Construction Site Visit
 
If you have an interesting project at least fully framed with mechanical systems in place on either of these dates we would love to come see your project!  
 
To be accepted for the March site visit please submit the application form to Bethany@jaureguiarchitect.com by Feb. 15th.