AIA Bookstore
Did You Order Your 2006 Health-Care Guidelines?: The Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities: 2006 Edition, by the Facility Guidelines Institute and the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is now available from the AIA Bookstore. Responding to public input, the Guidelines reorganizes and renumbers content according to facility type, standardizes language use and information categories, and introduces color to help users quickly find the information they need. The book lists for $140; AIA members may purchase it for $98. Order online or phone 800-242-3837, option #4.

AIA eClassroom
What Do You Call Green? In AIA eClassroom’s “Defining Sustainable Design” distance learning course, fresh from this year’s national convention in LA, moderator Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA, and instructors Vivian Loftness, FAIA; Henry Siegel, FAIA; and Dan Williams, FAIA, explain the AIA COTE 10-part definition and compare it to that of LEED. This course, which offers 2 HSW CES credits, is available through October 6 at a 10-percent-off discounted price, $118.95 AIA members/$162.95 nonmembers (regular price: $131.95 AIA members/$179.95 nonmembers).

AIA Contract Documents
Questions About The AIA’s Design-Build Documents? Go to the online Knowledge Base and type “design-build” into the Search window. Or use the Table of Contents and select Content of AIA Contract Documents/Documents by Project Type/Design-Build. Either way, the Knowledge Base will respond to your Frequently Asked Questions with answers that are at your fingertips 24 hours a day.

Cornerstone Partners
What Is a Cornerstone Partner? Like you, Cornerstone Partners are national members of the AIA. Their goal is to give you tools and information to support your practice and to help create a richer and stronger built environment. Certified CES providers and Knowledge Community participants, Cornerstone Partners are here to help.

AIA CES
NYC This Fall: Check out AIA New York Chapter’s exciting schedule of events.

AIA Advantage
MBNA Credit Card Offer: The MBNA credit card offers a low introductory rate, around-the-clock fraud protection, credit lines up to $100,000, and added protection for travel and purchases. Call 866-438-6262. Priority code F6ZU.

AIA Trust
Free Condo Risk Management Tools: The AIA Trust commissioned attorney-architect Bill Quatman, FAIA, to develop “Risk Management Ideas for Condominium Projects,” a white paper now available on the AIA Trust Web site along with contract clauses, risk management tools, sample letters, statutes and an overview of the high risk condo market. Visit the AIA Trust site for more information.