We All Gotta Go – A Restroom for All

AIA Central Valley’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) are partnering with the Division of the State Architect (DSA), the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) for a collaborative panel discussion exploring the evolving and relevant topic of the all-inclusive restroom.

Attendees will learn:

– The history of restrooms and their societal impact on equity, inclusion, and culture

– An overview of standards and codes (including model code versus California code), current challenges tied to accessibility, current legislation, avenues for influencing California code change, and best practices

– Design solutions that provide dignity and privacy, while meeting program and utility requirements including local case study examples and lessons learned

– Insight, and pros and cons, on how to influence change moving forward, including addressing cultural concerns related to inclusive restrooms

Panelists include:

Ida Clair, AIA, State Architect, Division of the State Architect

Mia Marvelli, AIA, Executive Director of the California Building Standards Commission

Diane Waters, Senior Architect, California Department of Education

Laura Knauss, AIA, Principal, Lionakis, Chair AIACV CAE Committee

Casey Wong, Assoc. AIA, Designer II Lionakis, Chair AIACV EDI Committee

Chris McGiff-Brown, Assoc. AIA, Principal DLR Group , Co-Chair AIACV CAE Committee Kirstopher Maddox, RA, Project Manager, LPAS

Susan Lockyer, LEED, RA, Associate JK Architecture / Engineering

Date: Wed, April 6th

Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Place: Virtual / Zoom, link provided at registration

Learning Units: 1.5 HSW

Cost: $15 Members, $25 Non-Members

Register: weallgottago.eventbrite.com

For reasonable accommodations or alternate formats, please contact AIA Central Valley at least 72 hours in advance: [email protected].