August 28, 2009
  Union Station Bicycle Transit Center Speeds to Completion in Graceful Glass and Steel
It’s a simple maxim of urban life that the decision to drive or not has more to do with a dearth of parking options at the destination than with an abundance of traffic congestion along the way. The fact that this applies to bicycles as well as cars is acknowledged by the Bicycle Transit Center that’s nearing completion next door to Union Station in Washington, D.C.

AIA Members Eligible for Discount Registration at December Ecobuild America
The Ecobuild America conference and exhibit sponsored by the National Institute of Building Sciences, will be held at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center, Dec. 7–10, 2009. AIA members are eligible for a 15 percent registration discount on any conference package or a free Exhibit Hall & Keynote Pass. Register online by October 31 to receive the best registration pricing. (Use code AIAF09 during checkout.)

New AIA National Phone System Effective August 27
The AIA national component switched to a new phone system, Cisco IP, on August 27. The new business technology infrastructure connects call center agents’ phones with the member and customer database.

AIArchitect Is Not Publishing September 4
Summer is over already, and the AIArchitect staff is taking a Labor Day week break. Have a great Labor Day and we’ll be back on September 11.

 
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