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Tips for using AIA Contract Documents online service

Join a free webinar on Feb. 11 as we share a few tips and tricks to work faster and easier in the AIA Contract Documents online service. There will be a live Q&A session during the webinar, so come with questions for our online service technical support staff.
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Creating equitable, adaptable, and resilient educational environments

Applying the AIA Framework for Design Excellence to learning environments in your community is made simple with this session. Sign up to discuss planning strategies that address current and future educational needs and explore best practices to help make educational facilities a community hub during crisis events. February 18 at 2pm ET | Earn 1 LU. Register today >

New post-occupancy evaluation toolkit

This Academy of Architecture for Justice toolkit provides the opportunity to gather and analyze information about several aspects of a building’s performance, such as functional area operations, user and occupant satisfaction, maintenance requirements, technical performance, and safety and security. Review this toolkit and see how it can aid your courthouse designs. Learn more >

2021 Annual Business Meeting information

The AIA 2021 annual meeting will be called to order on June 10, 2021. Find everything delegates will need to participate in the 2021 AIA annual meeting, plus information on accreditation, voting, and candidate speeches. Learn more >

Become an Academy of Architecture for Health fellow

Academy of Architecture for Health stipends range from $2,000-20,000 and support students and emerging professionals as they pursue their interest in health care design. Submit to a fellowship prgoram by April 23 at 5pm ET. Learn more >

Firm billings decline in December

AIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available to AIA members for free. December’s index shows that business conditions at architecture firms backslid, ending the year on a disappointing note. However, firms remain optimistic about 2021. Read more >

Creating equitable, adaptable, and resilient educational environments

Applying the AIA Framework for Design Excellence to learning environments in your community is made simple with this session. Sign up to discuss planning strategies that address current and future educational needs and explore best practices to help make educational facilities a community hub during crisis events. February 18 at 2pm ET | Earn 1 LU. Register today >

New post-occupancy evaluation toolkit

This Academy of Architecture for Justice toolkit provides the opportunity to gather and analyze information about several aspects of a building’s performance, such as functional area operations, user and occupant satisfaction, maintenance requirements, technical performance, and safety and security. Review this toolkit and see how it can aid your courthouse designs. Learn more >

Submit your health care project today

The Healthcare Design Awards showcase the best of healthcare building design, planning and design-oriented research. Projects should solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns in addition to the requisite functional and sustainability concerns associated with a healthcare setting. Submissions are due March 16 by 5pm ET. Submit today >

New AIAU Webinar Series - Embodied Carbon 101

Capture embodied carbon in your projects

Embodied carbon is an emission source that has long been overlooked. Yet in the next ten years, it will be responsible for a staggering 74% of CO2 emissions of new buildings constructed during that period.

Start making a difference right now with AIAU’s newest series, Embodied Carbon 101. You’ll learn how to immediately consider embodied carbon in your projects while gaining in-depth knowledge about environmental product declarations, envelopes, MEPs, carbon accounting, and more. Series courses are led by leading architects in sustainable design, experts from the International Living Future Institute and the Structural Engineering Institute, and manufacturers of innovative green building products.

Getting to zero carbon is the biggest impact we can make on climate change. Get started with AIAU’s Embodied Carbon 101 series.

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AIA lauds U.S. recommitting to Paris Agreement

WASHINGTON – January 21, 2021 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued the following statement today following President Biden rejoining the Paris Agreement.

“We are deeply encouraged by this Administration’s swift and decisive action on climate change,” said AIA 2021 President Peter Exley, FAIA. “Re-establishing the United States’ commitment to the Paris climate accord sends a strong message to our nation and the world that we will pursue meaningful changes that can save our planet. As architects, we stand ready to play a significant role in achieving climate goals for the built environment and to working with the Administration and Congress toward that end.”

Visit AIA’s website to learn more about its commitment to driving climate action and reducing carbon emissions in the built environment, which account for 40 percent of greenhouse gases.