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EF 3.0 PLUS Contract Documents
Software Improved
What would you do if you heard the leading contract documents in
the world just got easier to use? The team of professionals who
developed the new release of the electronic format (EF) 3.0 Contract
Documents software—named EF 3.0 PLUS—hope that you take
the opportunity to try it. Full
Story
 HONORS
AND AWARDS
Withstanding the Test
of Time: The AIA Twenty-five Year Award
[Nominations are due August 30.] They form a venerable list
of who's who among buildings, from Rockefeller Center to Taliesin
West to the Gateway Arch. The buildings chosen to receive the AIA
Twenty-five Year Award distinguish themselves by their ability to
withstand the test of time. They must have been completed 25 to
35 years ago and must be projects in the U.S. or abroad designed
by an architect licensed in the U.S. Read on for nominations criteria.
Full
Story
 Government
Offers New Regional Energy Design Guidelines and Best Practices
The U.S. Department of Energy released six new guidebooks in a series
of publications that aim to help school districts save money on
utility bills by designing energy-efficient facilities compatible
with specific regional climates. Full
Story
FROM THE RISK MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
Including Risk Management
in the Design Process
Bob Erikson, AIA, chair emeritus of the AIA Risk Management Committee,
explains how risk management has evolved in tandem with the practice
of architecture. Full
Story
 Peanuts'
Gallery: New Museum, Research Center Honor Cartoonist Charles M.
Schulz
Good Grief! It is a daunting endeavor to design a building to pay
tribute to a cultural icon. It's even harder when the beloved figure,
cartoonist and Peanuts
comic strip creator Charles M. Schulz, is as self-effacing as his
character Charlie Brown, the round-faced kid to whom he will be
forever linked, personally and professionally. Full
Story
BEST PRACTICES
ACE Mentors Prepare
for the Future
Architects, contractors, and engineers are working together to mentor
high school students and prepare the next generation for careers
in the design professions and building industry. Here is the story
of two AIA members as they encourage you to join them. Full
Story
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Architects, Their Allies, and Their Clients: Learn More About QBS
The Maryland Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) Council invites
all to attend the "Value-Based Negotiation of A-E Services:
The Heart Issue of QBS" conference October 3 in Baltimore.
Sponsors include AIA Baltimore, AIA Potomac Valley, AIA Chesapeake
Bay, and AIA Maryland. For more information, check out the online
brochure or call Arnold J. Prima, FAIA, executive director, 301-656-8062.
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 Reminder:
2002 Continuing Education System Award for Excellence intent to
nominate due August 16
This award honors CES providers and their commitment to an overall
system of quality continuing education programming. Interested providers
must notify us by email, tlowther@aia.org,
by August 16 of their
intent to apply for the award. Entries for the 2002 CES Award for
Excellence are due October
4. For details and applications forms, click
here.
 AIA
Aligns to Focus on Knowledge, Communications, and Relationships
In a letter to the general membership of the AIA, Executive Vice
President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, announces a realignment of
staff resources that will allow the AIA to focus on core issues
identified by its Board of Directors and the membership at large:
knowledge, communications, and profession-enhancing relationships.
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We
Found Just the Right Person to Update Your AIA Records—YOU!
AIA members, you can now review and change your demographic
records stored in the Institute's central membership database by
yourself. Simply
click here to review your listing and make any changes. It's really
quick and easy—just enter your AIA membership number and
your last name as the password. You will receive a confirmation
email saying your changes have been received. Check your records
today. If you have any questions, or would like a staff person to
assist you, call AIA Information Central, 800-242-3837.
 Heads
Up! Honor Award for Interiors Deadlines Draw Near
There still is time to submit entries for the Institute Honor Awards
for Interiors program: Entry forms must be completed, submitted
with the entry fee ($375/per entry for AIA members and $750 per/entry
for nonmembers) and postmarked no later than August
16. All submission binders must be sent to the AIA Honors
and Awards Department, 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,
20006-5292, Attention: Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture,
and postmarked no later than September
13. To request the call for entries or for more information,
contact the AIA Honors and Awards Department, 202-626-7563
or rmartin@aia.org. Or you
can access
a PDF file covering the 2003 AIA Awards program online.
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