News From National

Call for jurors: 2022 Fellowship jury

The call for jurors for the 2022 Fellowship Jury is now open. We need individuals whose fellowship experience includes Design, Practice, and Education, Research, and Literature. Candidates from Florida, the Gulf States, Michigan, New England, New Jersey, and Texas are of particular interest. Applications are due March 31 at 5pm Eastern. Learn more >

Firm billings for January 2021

AIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available to AIA members for free. While January’s index showed a continued decline in billings, fewer firms reported declines, and inquiries into new work reached the highest level since February 2020. Read more >

Become an Academy of Architecture for Health fellow

AAH stipends, ranging from $2,000 to-20,000, support students and emerging professionals pursuing their interest in health care design. Submit your applicaiton by April 23 at 5pm ET. Learn more >

Webinars

Embodied Carbon Analysis: Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Office Building

Learn about the deep retrofit that transformed this 1970s concrete high-rise, resulting in dramatically improved performance and occupant experience. The session will also include analysis methods and strategies to reduce embodied carbon in adaptive reuse and other architectural projects. Earn 1 LU/HSW Learn more >

Carbon drawdown now! Achieving climate crisis healing with low-rise buildings

Making "drawdown buildings" is much less complicated than you think! This session will explore tools for calculating embodied carbon emissions and carbon storage in materials, including environmental product declarations, LCA software, carbon emission databases, and biogenic carbon databases. Earn 1 LU/HSW Register today >

Creating healthy communities: People own what they help create

Attendees will learn the processes used to engage a vulnerable, underserved population in Tempe, Arizona. The project team will also discuss how this process facilitated a health care facility responsive to the community’s needs and aspirations. Earn 1 LU HSW.
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Understanding Contract Terminology

Whether you are drafting a contract or reviewing one, becoming familiar with common terminology will help you better understand the contract. Geared towards construction contract novices, this webinar will walk you through basic terminology that you may recognize but not fully understand. Register today >

Saving the International Energy Conservation Code

Proposed Changes by the ICC Board Will Delay Higher Energy Code Standards

This message was provided by Sarah Dodge, Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Relationships, AIA.

Dear AIA Component Executives:

In early January, AIA wrote to you about our opposition to a proposal from the International Code Council (ICC) Board of Directors that would significantly impact the future of our national model energy code and the full participation of public officials in its development. AIA also urged you to consider taking action and express opposition to the ICC Board. Thank you to the many of you that wrote to the ICC. Today, I want to provide an update on the situation and where AIA stands.