Green Building Law Update

MAY 7, 2017

Last week the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 edition of the A201 family of contract documents, including updated versions of the AIA’s documents developed for the design-bid-build delivery model.

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Documentation AIA Contract Sustainability 58

Constructor Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2016

ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu, AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker and NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz predicted continued growth for the construction industry in 2017 during a joint economic forecast today.

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NAHB Forecasting ABC AIA 52

Collaborative Construction

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently published a draft set of Digital Practice Documents worthy of consideration by integrated teams interested in providing BIM enabled facilities and infrastructure in an integrated project delivery (IPD) environment.

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Documentation AIA Agreement Negotiation 56

BD+C

JANUARY 12, 2015

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2015 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards , the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture, and urban design.

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Atlanta AIA Architecture Design 47

BD+C

JANUARY 13, 2017

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2017 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards , the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design. Selected from roughly 700 submissions, 23 recipients located throughout the world will be honored at the AIA Conference on Architect 2017 in Orlando

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BD+C

APRIL 5, 2017

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) released a significantly enhanced version of its Disaster Assistance Handbook for architects, built environment professionals, municipal government officials, and emergency managers involved in disaster mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery

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Environment Management AIA 20

BD+C

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) TAP/CCA Innovation Award honors new practices and technologies that will further enable project delivery and enhance data-centric methodologies in the management of buildings for their entire lifecycle, from design, to construction and through operations. The AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community, in collaboration with the Construction Con

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BD+C

JULY 25, 2016

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The program showcases the best healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research. Projects exhibit conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital. Recipients were selected in four categories:

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Help Everybody Everyday

AUGUST 14, 2012

The AIA handbook will be adopting my “relevance formula.” ” The AIA handbook, The Architect’s Handbook For Professional Practice , is the official handbook for architects in the US.

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AIA News US Industrial 46

BD+C

MAY 11, 2016

This week, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that it will create a resilience curriculum for the professional development of architects, including resilient design and decision-making on hazard mitigation, climate adaptation and community resilience. . AIA will also expand existing professional and academic resilience network

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, with the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 12, 2014

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released seven updated documents in its design-build family. AIA Documents Overview. Best Practices Contract Docs AIA Anne Gorham design build agreements Michael Bomba

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Design Insurance AIA Sustainability 15

BD+C

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which was first issued in 2000, and ASHRAE Standard 90.1, which dates back to 1974.

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Modeling AIA Design Construction 34

ENR Construction

JUNE 28, 2017

The annual awards honor the state’s best design work from emerging professionals who are AIA members

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BD+C

MAY 16, 2016

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Architects Foundation announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with architecture firm HOK under which HOK will facilitate focus group activities in partnership with the AIA’s Design and Health Research Consortium, which works to advance university-led research in the area of design and health

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Foundation Architecture AIA Design 30

BD+C

JULY 24, 2017

The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, with the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

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Residential Concrete Innovation Housing 31

BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted for Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMS A ) to receive the 2017 AIA Architecture Firm Award. The AIA Architecture Firm Award, given annually, is the highest honor the AIA bestows on an architecture firm and recognizes a practice that consistently has produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years

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AIA Architecture 19

BD+C

OCTOBER 9, 2014

About three quarters of the estimated 700 firms that serve as panelists on AIA’s Architectural Billings Index (ABI) had delayed or canceled major design projects in response to recessionary pressures.

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Design Residential Estimating Architecture 36

BD+C

AUGUST 1, 2014

The American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research.

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Sustainability Architecture AIA Design 41

BD+C

JULY 1, 2016

This week, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) the Architects Foundation and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) released a summary of the second annual Design and Health Research Consortium. The summary, “From Research to Application: Building the Bridge to Practice,” is available on AIA’s website

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Foundation Architecture AIA Design 25

BD+C

MAY 2, 2017

The multifamily sector is not showing any signs of slowing down. The U.S. market needs to add at least 400,000 rental units a year to serve the nation’s housing needs, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association (see: [link]

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BD+C

AUGUST 1, 2014

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. Washington, D.C. –

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Wedge, FAIA, LEED AP, President of Shepley Bulfinch, was recently elected Chair of the AIA Large Firm Round Table, the first woman to hold the post since the LFRT’s founding in 1984. Member firms must have a minimum of 150 staff members, at least 50 of whom must be registered architects who are also AIA members. Carole C.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 11, 2014

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AIA Design 19

BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2017

Despite what it describes as a “chaotic” year saddled with labor shortages and interest-rate creep, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) estimates that spending for nonresidential construction increased by nearly 8% in 2016. That growth is expected to continue for “another couple of years,” albeit somewhat more modestly

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Estimating Construction AIA 23

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

It is of interest that 61% of the contracts used at least a part of an AIA Contract Document form although most were older out of date versions and significantly only 8% used a correct AIA Sustainable Project Contract Document form.

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Drafting Contract Rhode Island Liability 58

BD+C

APRIL 21, 2017

The jury for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Upjohn Research Initiative, a grant program that supports applied research that advances design and professional practice, has announced the five projects selected to receive grants

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Design AIA 9

BD+C

JULY 18, 2016

The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Housing Knowledge Community, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), recognized four recipients of the 2016 AIA/HUD Secretary Awards

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Housing Office US Residential 19

BD+C

MAY 30, 2017

The high-performance retrofit of an existing building is more difficult than building new because the structural system, orientation, and massing—the first tools in the architect’s kit—have already been used. .

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

The American Institute of Architects released “sustainable project” versions of key AIA Contract Documents in 2012 and those documents have been expanded and updated. Today, those AIA Sustainable Project Contract Documents are among the most used in the industry (.

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Contract Drafting Green Risk 58

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

A quick retraction by the American Institute of Architects after the CEO's comments about the new Trump Administration

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AIA Architecture 15

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected 12 projects for this year’s CAE Education Facility Design Awards. The program honors educational facilities that the jury believes should serve as an example of a superb place in which to learn, furthering the client's mission, goals, and educational program while demonstrating excellence in architectural design. The 12 winners are listed below.

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BD+C

JULY 11, 2016

When it comes to complex building projects, Building Team member firms that deliver design, engineering, and construction services bring very different perspectives to the job. Design is all about possibilities. Engineering is about rooting those ideas in reality. Construction is about getting the work done

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Jetson Green

JULY 15, 2013

New York architectural firm GLUCK+ has designed the “ House in the Mountains ” for which it recently received the 2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Award in the One and Two Family Custom Residences category.

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BD+C

JULY 28, 2014

Washington, D.C. read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers

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BD+C

OCTOBER 29, 2014

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