AIA and AGC Collaborate on Key Initiatives
Leaders of the AIA and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) at their last biannual meeting in January agreed on initiatives that include collaborating on: legislative and regulatory efforts in the areas of project delivery, legal status for workers, and infrastructure redevelopment; recruiting efforts for the design and construction industry (including reaching out to students using vehicle such as iTunes and YouTube); and sharing relevant information on industry-wide issues, such as sustainability, on each other’s Web sites. The groups also agreed to continue to share economic information, specifically the AIA’s Architectural Billings Index (ABI) and AGC’s economic data and inflation reports. The AIA and AGC have worked together since the 1920s, and the AIA-AGC Joint Committee meets biannually with the continued goal of promoting joint activities between the national organizations, their chapters, components, and affiliates.
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