AIA Bookstore
Got Code? The hot-off-the-press 2006 International Building Code, by the International Code Council, covers all building types except small residential. In its 600-plus pages, the comprehensive code features safety concepts, structural, and fire and life safety provisions. The book lists for $91.50; AIA members may purchase it for $82.35. Order online or phone 800-242-3837, option #4.

AIA eClassroom
Do You Want to Know a (Green) Secret?: Join instructors Rachel Bannon, LEED AP: Sandra Ford Mendler, AIA, LEED AP; and Paul Sheppard Woolford, AIA, LEED AP for AIA eClassroom’s “Green Building Confessions” distance learning course as they acknowledge potential pitfalls and key areas for design improvement for sustainable design projects.This course from the 2006 AIA National Convention offers 2 CES credits and is available through November 17 at a 10-percent-off discounted price, $98.95 AIA members/$134.95 nonmembers (regular price: $131.95 AIA members/$179.95 nonmembers).

AIA Contract Documents
Questions About Retainage? Have questions about how retainage is shown in the contractor’s Application for Payment? Go to the online Knowledge Base and type “retainage” into the Search window. Or use the Table of Contents and select Content of AIA Contract Documents /Administrative Documents/Application for Payment. Either way, the Knowledge Base provides answers to a list of Frequently Asked Questions that are available 24 hours a day for easy reference by you and your entire firm.

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
In the Mix: Visit Minnesota for their annual convention!

AIA Advantage
Special savings on all Dell Products: Call 888-323-6062. Account code AIA; access key AIADELL99. Or access your AIA Premier Dell.com Web site, www.dell.com/AIA. Enter account code AIA and access key AIADELL99 (case sensitive). Your AIA discount automatically will be applied.

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.