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AIA Pennsylvania
Phone: (717) 236-4055
Fax: (717) 236-5407
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Happy Holidays
The staff at AIA Pennsylvania would like to wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday season! In observance of the upcoming holidays, our office will be closed on the following days:
Thursday, December 24th, Friday, December 25th, Thursday, December 31st and Friday, January 1st.
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2009 ICC Codes Adopted by Pennsylvania
The 2009 Series of ICC Codes were reviewed by the Governor's UCC Review & Advisory Council during the month of April 2009. On May 1st, the Council recommended to the Department of Labor & Industry that the codes be adopted. On December 10th, the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved the adoption of the 2009 International Construction Codes.
As a result of this approval, the 2009 International Codes will be in effect beginning January 1, 2010. However, any work covered by a design or construction contract issued prior to Decemeber 31, 2009 will comply with the 2006 International Codes.
There are major changes to all of the ICC Codes that will affect the design of all buildings. The most controversial changes are in the International Residential Code, including the sprinkler requirement of all townhouses starting January 1, 2010 and of one and two family residences starting in 2011.
AIA Pennsylvania stocks and sells the ICC code books. Also, ICC offers the Significant Changes to The International Building Code, 2009 Edition and Significant Changes to The International Residential Code, 2009 Edition.
To order copies of the ICC Code books contact Alyssa Wright at 717-236-4055 or awright@aiapa.org or visit our website.
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Peter Bohlin, FAIA, Awarded the 2010 AIA Gold Medal
In the December 4th issue of AIArchitect an article was published announcing that one of our members, Peter Bohlin, has been awarded the AIA Gold Medal by the AIA National Board of Directors.
"The American Institute of Architects' Board of Directors awarded the AIA Gold Medal to Peter Bohlin, FAIA, on December 3. The Pennsylvania-based architect and founder of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is renowned for his versatile, contextual use of materials. The AIA Gold Medal is the highest honor the AIA confers, and acknowledges an individual whose significant body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture. Bohlin will be honored at the 2010 AIA National Convention in Miami."
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Members Corner
Each month we feature a new Q&A. If you have a question you would like answered, we would love to hear from you: awright@aiapa.org.
Q: Have you gotten all of your required credits for this year?
A: Your AIA membership requires that you earn 18 credits each year. Eight of those credits need to be HSW (Health, Safety & Welfare). Four of those HSW credits need to be SD (Sustainable Design). If you are still in need of credits for 2009 visit the AIA National website for a liststing of all courses: http://www.aia.org/education/findcourses/index.htm. |
Need AIA Contract Documents?
AIA Pennsylvania is a distrbutor of AIA Contract Documents. Next time you need to order documents, let us know...as a member, you receive a 30% discount on all documents.
To access the order form, visit the store link on our website.
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We encourage all of you to review our current Legislative Agenda and give us your feedback. Your comments will help our Government Affairs Committee develop an agenda for next year.
Please send your comments to Caroline Boyce at cboyce@aiapa.org.
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| Unlicensed Practice of Archtiecture
AIA Pennsylvania, as a service to its members, reviews, investigates and files licensure complaints with the State Architects Licensure Board. If you suspect that a company or individual is practicing architecture unlawfully, there are links on our website to help you.
To determine if the person or company is registered in the Commonwealth, go to the License Verification page on our website. You can search the state's database by facility or individual.
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