Summary: Consistently, with readership satisfaction surveys, the AIA hears from members that on top of the list of preferred topics are practice and technology. Here is a compendium of material available now or upcoming soon.

AIA/CES Registered Providers that Offer Courses in Sustainable Design Topics
With sustainable design the focus of considerable client demand, and a new Board-approved AIA CES requirement, there is considerable demand for continuing education courses on the topic. This page on AIA.org catalogues available on-line courses.

Economic Forecast for the Fourth Quarter of 2009
“The Year Ahead for Construction: A Perfect ’10?” is the question of the year tackled by the free Reed Construction Data Web seminar schedule for October 22. Chief economists from the AIA, AGC, and Reed Construction—Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA; Ken Simonson; and Jim Haughey, respectively—will provide an overview of their expectations of the year to come in this free Web seminar that can qualify AIA members for 1.5 AIA CES learning units.

Cornerstone Partner CES Opportunities
Reed Construction Data is just one of dozens of AIA Cornerstone Partners. Visit the Cornerstone Partners Web page on AIA.org for a wide array of AIA CES technology and practice offerings.

Sign Up for the Free National Institute of Building Sciences Newsletter
Building Sciences is a monthly newsletter free to anyone interested in updates on the Institute’s activities and construction-industry related news, includingsecurity and disaster preparedness, facility performance and sustainability, and upcoming events, information resources, and new practice-enhancing reports To have the newsletter delivered to your e-mailbox, simply visit the newly redesigned National Institute of Building Sciences Web site, click on the Building Sciences logo, then type in your name and e-mail address.

Two Upcoming Web Seminars on Design-Build
Thursday, October 15
How to Be an Effective Partner in a Contractor Led Entity: Learning Opportunities for Architects
Time: 2–3:30 p.m. EST
In previous sessions this year and last, the AIA Design-Build Knowledge Community focused on architect-led design-build. In reality, the majority of design-build projects in the U.S. are contractor-led. This session explores how an architect can be an effective partner in a contractor-led entity and how the architect can turn this experience into a learning opportunity, better equipping the architectural firm to take the lead on subsequent projects. The session offers 1.5 LUs.

Tuesday, November 17
How to Make In-Roads into Government Design-Build Projects
Time: 2–3:30 p.m. EST
The last segment of the 2009 Design-Build Web Seminar series, this session will highlight the challenges, the solutions and the successes of Government Design-Build projects. Through case examples and references from the experiences of providers and government users of design-build services, learn how Design-Build plays a role in the government sector. The session offers 1.5 LUs.