January 30, 2009
  AIA Bookstore
Special member price: Building Type Basics for Healthcare Facilities by Michael Bobrow, Thomas Payette, Ronald Skaggs, Richard Kobus, and Julia Thomas (John Wiley & Sons, 2008) is a one-stop source for the essential information architects need to fast-start the design process. It is now available to AIA members at the special price of $60; retail, $75. Order from the AIA Bookstore.

AIA Contract Documents
Questions Regarding the AIA Contract Documents Update? You know that AIA Contract Documents®, the industry standard for 120 years and the most trusted source for your contract needs, has been updated—but what exactly has changed? Visit the AIA Contract Documents Web site to get comprehensive information on the Update, including podcasts, articles, demo software, and information on Integrated Project Delivery. You’ll also get answers to your questions in the FAQ section and find easy links to purchase the Update of AIA Contract Documents.

Cornerstone Partners
Featured partners of the week:
Dannible, McKee & Associates Ltd. conducts an annual seminar designed for owners/principals and associates of a/e/p firms interested in successful techniques for ownership transition, valuation of design firms, and acquisitions, sales, or mergers with other firms. You will learn when and how to start management and ownership transition, what the proper value of the firm is, how to finance the transaction, what problems you will encounter, and how to implement a successful transition.

LG Solid Source is the North American master distributor of LG brand surfacing products, including LG HI-MACS acrylic solid surface, LG Volcanics, LG Eden, LG Viatera, and coordinating sinks and accessories.

AIA CES
What is AIA Wyoming up to? Or find your state here. Learn more about the new sustainability CES requirements for AIA membership.

AIA Advantage
Save up to 21 percent on select FedEx® services. As an AIA member, you can receive discounts on select FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, FedEx® international, and FedEx Kinko’s® services. It’s the FedEx Advantage® —another great advantage for AIA members. To obtain a Program Enrollment Agreement or pricing information, call a FedEx representative at 800-475-6708 or visit http://enrolladvantage.fedex.com/3948/.

AIA Trust
Family Insurance: Consider 10-Year Level Term Life Insurance for Your Family: The AIA Term Life Insurance Plan lets you purchase or add more protection to your life insurance portfolio easily and inexpensively. For more information about all AIA Trust programs, visit their Web site.

 

ARCOM
MasterSpec offers special discounts for AIA members. MasterSpec’s easy-to-use master specifications will save you time and money. Each section has extensive notes, instructions, and background information. Documents are provided in both MasterFormat ’95 and ’04. More than 350 sections with LEED commentaries. Earn AIA/CES LUs free and conveniently, some HSW eligible. Also available, a suite of specification automation tools, from "spec-processing" to CAD/BIM integration. Call 800-424-5080 or visit www.masterspec.com.

AIA Architect’s Knowledge Resource
Premier Resource for Today’s Architecture Community: The Architect’s Knowledge Resource, AIA’s online knowledge resource, connects you to the most current and emerging information on architecture that can serve your practice and career. Whether you’re looking for solutions, strategies, products, or trends, you’ll find it on the Architect’s Knowledge Resource. Presenting comprehensive search results, the Architect’s Knowledge Resource makes it easy to find research, Knowledge Community resources, e-journals, award-winning projects, image banks, guidelines, critiques, presentations, and more. Go to Soloso.aia.org.

 
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