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2013 NAAB Accreditation Review Conference (ARC) Preparation

What is the future of the profession and how should education respond? The answers to these questions and others will inform the AIA's position for the NAAB's quinquennial Accreditation Review Conference (ARC) in 2013. In preparation for this conference, the AIA is soliciting observations, insight, and suggestions from its members. We need your input. This community is intended to give voice to the concerns of the membership of the AIA. Your agenda is our agenda.

55 Members

2030 Commitment

The AIA 2030 Commitment is a growing national initiative that provides a consistent, national framework with simple metrics and a standardized reporting format to help firms evaluate the impact design decisions have on an individual project's energy performance. To truly rise to meet the energy reduction goals of 2030, we have to apply the principles of sustainable design to every project from its inception and early design through project completion and ongoing building operations–not just those projects where our clients wish to pursue third party green building certification. The profession can’t meet radical building energy use reduction targets one project at a time and architects are embracing the challenge at hand by thinking differently about sustainable design.

273 Members

Academy of Architecture for Health

The Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) improves the quality of healthcare through design by developing, documenting, and disseminating knowledge; educating healthcare architects and other related constituencies; advancing the practice of healthcare architecture; improving the design of health care environments; affiliating and advocating with others that share our vision and promoting research.

6890 Members

Academy of Architecture for Justice

The Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ) promotes and fosters the exchange of information and knowledge between members, professional organizations, and the public for high-quality planning, design, and delivery of justice architecture.

1830 Members

AIA Advocacy and Government Relations

This community gathered around issues the AIA is lobbying for in Washington, in State Legislatures, and City Halls.

102 Members

Architectural Bloggers

This is a group for all of those architects and associate members who are interested in blogging and social media. The idea is to share experiences and have a forum for questions and comments on how and why to blog.

52 Members

Center for Civic Leadership

The Center for Civic Leadership was formed to enable architects to develop leadership skills needed in the practice of today and the future, and in response to a call to establish leadership as a core value for the AIA. For architects, the demand for leadership has never been greater.

767 Members

Center for Integrated Practice

Integrated Practice / Integrated Project Delivery (IP/IPD) leverages early contributions of knowledge and expertise through the utilization of new technologies, allowing all team members to better realize their highest potentials while expanding the value they provide throughout the project life cycle.

359 Members

Center for Value of Design

In order to promote the value of design, we must first understand it. This is the CVD's primary purpose; supporting promotion and communication of that value its second. By demonstrating concrete connections between design and beneficial outcomes, the AIA can provide its members with a stronger value proposition and enhance public value of architecture.

148 Members

Codes and Standards

Building codes and standards affect every aspect of professional practice, acting as the minimum standard of care that AIA members must meet as licensed professionals. As the AIA engages in the codes and standards development process with ICC and other organizations, this community portal will serve as the gathering place and clearinghouse for codes related activities and discussions.

126 Members