July E-News from AIA New York State

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AIANYS/ASLA Convention October 14-16, 2010 in Buffalo to Feature Three Unique Keynote Sessions

2010 AIANYS Honor Awards-Submission Deadline is August 9th!

2010 AIANYS Design Award Recipients

Legislative Update

AIANYS Empire State Challenge-Three Finalists Move Forward

2010 AIANYS Student Award Recipients

Are You In Need of CE Credit?

AIANYS Past President Recently Interviewed About AIA Contract Documents

AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Celebration of Architecture Deadline Has Been Extended

AIA Grants/Scholarships-Submission Deadlines Coming Up!

New NCARB Fee Structure

DASNY to Hold Minority, Women & Small Business Enterprises Conference October 22-23,2010 in Albany

Albany PAC Events

AIANYS Welcomes New Individual Allied Member

AIANYS/ASLA Convention October 14-16, 2010 in Buffalo to Feature Three Unique Keynote Sessions

     AIA New York State and American Society of Landscape Architects-New York Upstate Chapter are holding a joint convention October 14-16, 2010 at the Hyatt Hotel and the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo, New York. The convention will feature a trade show, continuing education programs, tours of historical landmarks, and evening social events.
     For the first time, there will be three keynote sessions-one each day of convention.
     On Thursday, October 14 the keynote session will feature a presentation by Charles Steinert, Former Chairman of the City of Charleston, SC, Board of Architectural Review, titled "A City of Charleston, A Community and Cultural Rebirth."
     On Friday, October 15, there will be a conversation on the role of architecture and landscape architecture on our culture featuring world renowned architects and landscape architects: Peter Bohlin, FAIA, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2010 AIA National Gold Medal recipient; Bruce Fowle, FAIA, FXFOWLE; Carol Bentel, FAIA, Partner, Bentel and Bentel Architects/Planners and Jose Alminana, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, Andropogon Associates. The moderator will be Charles Linn, Deputy Editor of Architectural Record. This is a rare opportunity to hear a conversation between some of the most well known design professionals in the world!
     On Saturday, October 16, author and founder of the Advanced Management Institute, Louis Marines will present "The Language of Leadership." Also new this year, the 2010 AIANYS Honor Awards will be presented during all three keynote sessions.
     At this year's convention, there will be 55 continuing education programs to choose from. They are divided into four core learning areas: Building Performance, Design, Leadership and Practice, as well as sessions for landscape architects. You will have the option of taking 1, 2 or 3 hour programs. There will also be 6 tours of historical landmarks in and around Buffalo. Registration will open next month!
     Many Thanks to the Sponsors of the 2010 Convention: Baer & Associates, Prosurance Redeker Group Ltd, Boston Valley Terra Cotta, Watts Architecture & Engineering, Hubbell Galvanizing, Tremco, Cannan & Alexander and Unilock, Inc.
     There are several sponsorships still available! For more information, go to: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=9d5a9765-1ac0-45e1-8b61-4a1ed8bbbfd0.

2010 AIANYS Honor Awards-Submission Deadline is August 9th!

There is still time to submit a nomination for the 2010 AIANYS Honor Awards. The deadline is August 9, 2010. The AIANYS Honor Awards program was instituted to provide appropriate recognition to individuals who have influenced the profession of architecture in New York State. Receiving an honor award is one of the best ways to acknowledge a member of AIANYS for their hard work and dedication to the profession.
Members of the AIANYS Board of Directors or an AIANYS component may nominate eligible individuals per the AIANYS Award description. For a description of all of the awards, go to: http://www.aianys.org/awards/honor_guidelines.html.

For the first time, AIANYS has put together a checklist to assist with preparing the nomination process. Be sure to include it with your nomination, along with a CD that contains the documents in the nominee portfolio.
All nominations must be received at AIANYS by the close of business (5:00 PM) on August 9, 2010 and sent to AIANYS, 52 South Pearl Street, Third Floor, Albany, NY 12207.

The Honor Awards will be given out during the three keynote sessions at the 2010 AIANYS/ASLA Convention in Buffalo, October 14-16.

Legislative Update

     The budget, or lack thereof, dominated the entire session. We still do not have an adopted budget, as the Senate has yet to approve certain revenue provisions. Accordingly, the Comptroller cannot certify the budget as being adopted, and legislators are not being paid. Appropriations for state agencies and capital projects have been approved and the threat of a shutdown no longer exists.
     The governor is calling the legislature into special session this Wednesday, July 28, but he cannot force them to take any action.
Here is an update on the status of the 2010 Legislative Program. For 2010, AIANYS top priorities were: Alternative Project Delivery and Non-Design Professional Ownership. AIANYS also supported: Qualifications-Based Selection of Professional Design Services, Good Samaritan Act, Design Liability Reform, Historic Preservation Tax Credit, Smart Growth, Professional Certification, prohibition, Criminal Prosecution for Building and Fire Code Violations, Construction Threshold, and Damages for Delay.

PASSED BOTH HOUSES:
Historic Preservation Tax Credit would strengthen the historic tax credit program by allowing banks and insurance companies to claim the credit for rehabilitation of historic commercial and residential properties. A subsequent revenue bill passed by the Assembly, but not acted upon by the Senate, delays the full implementation of the tax credit.

Smart Growth (A.8011) would add a new article to the Environmental Conservation Law, requiring various state agencies to apply a series of smart growth criteria when making financing decisions for new public infrastructure construction or reconstruction projects. Awaiting delivery to the governor.

PASSED ONE HOUSE:
QBS (Qualifications-Based Selection of Professional Design Services) was passed by the Assembly, but not the Senate. This bill requires public authorities to negotiate with most qualified architectural and engineering professional firms before negotiating with other firms. We are hopeful that the Senate will act upon the bill when it returns.

Good Samaritan Act was passed by Senate, but died in Assembly committee. This legislation is important to design professionals as they can provide essential services during natural or man-made disasters and emergencies to help protect the public, with the confidence that there will be sufficient immunity from liability while providing these services.

DIED IN COMMITTEE:

Alternative Project Delivery, Non-Design Professional Ownership, Design Liability Reform

SUCCESSFULLY OPPOSED:
We were successful in killing the following bills which we oppose:
Professional Certification prohibition, Criminal Prosecution for Building and Fire Code Violations, Increasing the Construction Threshold at which the services of an architect are required, Damages for Delay.

For a full description of the bills above, go to: http://www.aianys.org/government/program.htm.

AIANYS Empire State Challenge-Three Finalists Move Forward

AIA New York, AIA Peconic and AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson are the finalists for the AIANYS Empire State Challenge and will each give a presentation of their project to the jury on Saturday, October 16th during the convention in Buffalo. Each finalist will receive a small stipend to help defer the costs of preparing the presentation. AIANYS will offer support to the finalists via conference calls with the jury members. They will be available to offer suggestions and advice on how to put together the strongest presentation possible. The overall winner will be announced at the end of convention and will receive $5,000!

2010 AIANYS Student Award Recipients

The AIANYS Student Awards were established in 2007 in order to enrich and reinforce design exploration among students; to establish a stronger relationship between the profession and the academy; and to celebrate, nurture, and recognize the future leadership of our profession and society. The awards will be given out on Saturday, October 16, 2010 during the Saturday Keynote Luncheon at the convention.
The 2010 AIANYS Student Award recipients are:

Jessica Russell
Irwin Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union

Adam Feit
Joseph Piwowarski
University at Buffalo

Miles Paloympis
Pratt Institute

Kyle Baumgardner
Jenni Wilga
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Brandon Peterson
Caitlin Pontrella
Syracuse University

Are you in need of CE Credit?
(Letter from George Miller, FAIA, AIA President)

Although sustainability has been a focus of architectural practice - and of the AIA - fore more than 30 years, the need and opportunities have never been greater for architects to lead society towards a more sustainable built environment. The new education requirement was added beginning with the 2009 calendar year, to ensure that all AIA architects are not only knowledgeable about sustainable design (SD) but also prepared to meeting burgeoning client demand for it. The requirement itself is modest: Each active architect member must earn four learning unit (LU) hours of SD education each calendar year. This field now offers an immense choice of courses that help architects to stay current in their profession and ahead of the demand curve.
You might not know how quickly and easily you can earn the required four SD LUs, which also count toward the annual health, safety, and welfare (HSW) requirement. Some SD-qualifying courses are even accessible on-demand, from the comfort of your own home or office. One of these convenient options may be right for you:

Complete your SD requirement right now for free: Four free online sessions from the 2009 AIA Convention remain available, on demand.

View brand-new SD sessions from the 2010 AIA Convention: Twenty new SD sessions (earning a combined total of 23.5 LU's) have just been posted-all of which also qualify for maintenance of LEED credentials (see the sidebar link for more information)

Select courses from AIA Continuing Education System (CES) Providers:

From the search engine at www.aia.org/education/findcourses, select "yes" under the "sustainable design" pull-down menu. You can customize your search even further by date, location, cost, and other options.

Check with your local and state components for more SD education resources, including courses that may be present soon near you.

Whichever option you choose, please don't delay. Your membership is important to us, and the grace period to apply LUs to the 2009 requirement ends on September 30, 2010.

AIANYS Past President Recently Interviewed About AIA Contract Documents

Susan McClymonds, AIA, Past President of AIANYS and Chair of the AIA Documents Committee, was recently interviewed regarding the AIA Contract Documents including the new updates that are coming. Go to:
http://www.aia.org/contractdocs/AIAB083459 to check out the interview.

AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Celebration of Architecture Deadline Has Been Extended

The registration deadline for the 2010 Celebration of Architecture Awards Program has been extended to Friday, August 30, 2010.
Entry forms will be e-mailed to those registered the first week in August and the submission deadline will remain September 10, 2010. Go to: http://www.aiaarchitect.net/site/flyers/2010/CallForEntries2010-final-web.pdf for the registration form.

AIA Grants/Scholarships-Submission Deadlines Coming Up!

The College of Fellows has established a small grants fund to assist AIA components in the development of programs which foster the mission of Young Architects and Associates. The grant may be used to enhance activities of an existing Emerging Professionals Group or be used to start a new one.
There is a total of $40,000 available with maximum limit of $5,000 grant. Submission is deadline is August 16, 2010. For more information, go to http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aiab083526.pdf.

AIA also has two scholarships with upcoming deadlines.
The Herman Miller Scholarship Program for Intern Architects in Healthcare sponsors eight intern architects to attend HealthcareDesign10, the fall conference of the Center for Health Design/AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. The conference will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV on November 13-16, 2010. The deadline to apply is July 30, 2010. For more information, go to: http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/AIAS077073.

The Intensive Care Unit Design Citation Award honors a critical care unit, which combines functional ICU design with the humanitarian delivery of critical care. The submission deadline is August 15, 2010. For more information, go to: http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAB083331.

New NCARB Fee Structure

On July 1, 2010 the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) raised fees for several services. They have put together some frequently asked questions and answers regarding the increased fees, the timing involved in this decision, and who is impacted on their website. Go to :
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:22587.8465909219/rid:3ab45944bcb57533991576bbb8134838 to view.

DASNY to Hold Minority, Women & Small Business Enterprises Conference October 22-23, 2010 in Albany

DASNY will hold its annual Minority, Women & Small Business Enterprises Conference on Friday and Saturday, October 22-23, 2010 in Albany. The construction program will be held at the Marriott Hotel and the financial/legal professional services program will be held at the Holiday Inn both on Wolf Road. There will also be a reception and dinner on Friday at the Marriott. Panel discussion topics and workshops include: Doing Business with DASNY, Finance Procurement Opportunities, Financial/Legal Professional Services, Construction-Related Professional Services, Construction Contracting, and Purchasing/Interior Design/Commodities.

For more information, go to www.dasny.org.

AIANYS PAC Events

By donating to the NYS Architects Political Action Committee (NYSAPAC), you have helped to fund the opportunity for AIANYS to support events in July all which were in district: Senator Dean Skelos, Senator Betty Little, Senator Liz Krueger, Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo.

AIANYS Welcomes New Individual Allied Member

AIANYS welcomes the following individual allied member:

Robert Rissone, Door and Hardware Systems, 17 Silver Street, Rochester, NY 14611, Phone: 585-235-8543, Email: bob@dhsi-seal.com

Allied Membership allows corporations and individuals not otherwise eligible for AIANYS membership to participate in some services. For more information and the online Allied Membership Application, go to: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Onsite/Welcome.aspx?e=595c258a-ef44-488d-b1c4-cc6bb3bcf41d.