best practices (members only)
Construction-site Recycling Saves Money and Landfill Space, EPA Shows
To quantify the benefits of the U.S. Green Building Council LEED™ program, the U.S. General Services Administration compared LEED criteria to results. The study findings, published by the National Institute of Building Sciences, include a case study of a 72,000-square-foot, single-story laboratory with, among many other LEED-Gold-rated factors, an exemplary construction-site recycling program.

Primer on Project Delivery Helps Owners Understand Procurement
The American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America on October 15 unveiled a new booklet, Primer on Project Delivery, to help architects and contractors achieve quality projects that fulfill owner expectations and are delivered on time and on budget. Primer on Project Delivery helps owners who are unfamiliar with the various ways of procuring design and construction services. The goals of the booklet include developing a set of definitions for the three primary delivery methods: design-bid-build, design-build, and construction management at-risk (CM@R, also known by the designations CMc, CM/GC, and GC/CM), and encourage consensus on a set of defining characteristics for each delivery method. Download a copy from the AIA.org Web site.

Partners for Smart Growth to Meet in Miami
Mark your calendar now for the fourth annual “New Partners for Smart Growth Conference: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities” in Miami, January 27–29, 2005. This national multidisciplinary event, presented by the Local Government Commission and Penn State University and cosponsored by the AIA Center for Communities by Design, will feature cutting-edge smart-growth issues, the latest research, implementation tools and strategies, successful case studies, and interactive learning experiences. Join other architects, landscape architects, elected officials, city and county staff, transportation professionals, public health professionals, and others committed to building safer, healthier, and more livable communities. Visit the New Partners site for more information. (Photo provided by Dan Burden)

COF Seeks Nominations for Secretary
The 2005 College of Fellows Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations for 2005–2007 Secretary, to be presented for consideration at the annual COF business meeting at the AIA Convention and Expo in May 2005. Nominations should include:
• Cover letter—no longer than two standard pages—with name, address, telephone number, and a description of interest and understanding of the position
• Executive summary or resume, not to exceed five pages, which includes a list of significant AIA activities and accomplishments
• A maximum of three letters of recommendation forwarded to the chair of the nominating committee. Address letters to Nominating Committee Chair, AIA College of Fellows, 1735 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006-5292, by February 4, 2005. For more information, contact Pauline Porter [pporter@aia.org], 202-626-7521.

This Is a Public Service Announcement
1. Set your clocks back one hour at the end of Daylight Saving Time, 2 a.m. October 31. (“Spring ahead, fall back.”)
2. Check/service the smoke detectors in your home and office.
3. Have a Happy Halloween!

AIA CAREER CENTER
Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities

Explore the Latest Innovations?
McGraw-Hill Construction, in association with the AIA, invites you to attend the 2004 Architectural Record Innovation Conference November 16 in New York City. Designed to increase understanding of the latest technologies, processes, and materials that are changing other industries and can be applied to the architecture/construction field, this event will bring leaders of architecture and construction together with materials scientists, experts from aerospace and automobile manufacturing, inventors, venture capitalists, and economists. Visit McGraw-Hill’s Web site.

Special Price for AIA Members: Daniel Libeskind: The Space of Encounter (2000, University Publishing). For more than 20 years Daniel Libeskind, AIA, has been regarded as one of the world’s leading architectural theoreticians and educators. Special price for AIA members until November 15: $27.95/ $35 retail. Visit the AIA Store site or call 800-242-3837, option #4.

Check Out These New Programs: AIA eClassroom now has available 23 programs from this year’s national convention. Pick one from the list today.

AIA Members Save with United Parcel Service (UPS): Save up to 20 percent on U.S. and international overnight air shipping with UPS, the world’s largest package-distribution company.
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An AIA-Member Benefit: Join the list to receive a biweekly e-mail offering the latest developments in local, state, and national government-affairs news. New this week: AIA Issue Agenda: Transparent, Inclusive Process; Statute of Repose Publication Released; Political Action, and more.

Free Continuing Education: After reading the standards and other information on environmental issues and products, references, and more in each MASTERSPEC topic, licensed users can access online tests to earn AIA/CES learning-unit hours.

Save Time! AIA.org now features a trouble-shooting Knowledge Base to address your AIA Contract Documents software questions quickly and efficiently.

Cover Personal and Business Expenses if Disability Strikes: The AIA Trust Personal and Business Overhead Disability Plans will cover all your expenses while you recuperate. Find out more about this program. For more information about all AIA Trust programs, go to their site.