 AIA
Bookstore
Make the time to get organized: Time Management for Architects & Designers by Thorbjoern Mann (W.W. Norton & Co,, 2003) addresses the special time management issues that confront designers, professionals and students alike. Order from the AIA Book Store The book lists for $25.00; AIA members may purchase it for $22.50. Order online or phone 800-242-3837, option #4.
AIA eClassroom
The horror!: Join instructors
Eric L. Singer, Esq., and Karen Erger, Esq., for eClassroom’s “Managing
Risk: Three Case Studies of Architect Liability” distance
learning course as they tell “campfire horror stories” about
three potential pitfall situations and how to anticipate and solve
liability issues that may arise. This course from the AIA 2006
National Convention offers 1.5 CES credits and is available for
$98.95 AIA members/$134.95 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
Do it now: Find out when your
state licensure renewal deadline is.
AIA Advantage
They Deliver: United Parcel Service offers AIA members special savings, including $1.50 off Next Day Air® letters, 10 percent off Next Day Air packages, and 20 percent off Worldwide Express letters or packages. Call 800-325-7000. Register with UPS.
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.
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