Public Policy
Design, construction, and society are constantly changing. To serve society, architects must commit to continual professional growth through learning, innovation, and exploration.

Supporting Position Statement:
4. Practice Specialty Credentialing

EXISTING LANGUAGE:
The AIA considers its architect members, by virtue of their license, equipped through education, examination, and experience to capably design a wide range of project types. When it is important to clients and the public that specialized knowledge is necessary, the Institute is committed to evaluating specialty credential programs.

PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE   None

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Do you agree with this position statement?
By not allowing specialty credentialing we are allowing some other entity to capture that market
LEED accredited nprofessinals are already displaying specialty credentialing.
The AIA should delete the qualifying sentence that states, "When it is important to clients and the public that specialized knowledge is necessary, the Institute is commited to evaluating specialty credential programs." The inclusion of this qualification weakens the overall position.
The commitment to remain generalists is too idealistic in an increasingly complex and specialized world.

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