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5th Annual Putter's Classic
Indoor Mini-Golf & Networking Event
Monday, September 19th, 2016
at the Clarion Hotel, New Castle, DE
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In this issue:
State, Regional and National News
Programs & Events
Member News
Allied Professional News and Member
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State, Regional and National News
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The new AIA Trust site has been redesigned for you, the AIA Member, to find what you need based on where you are in your career. Select the stage that most represents where you are now to find the most relevant benefits & practice resources for you-or, if you know exactly what you want, just click on the list of All Products-or Practice Resources-or search the site. Visit the new Practice Resourcessection to find helpful information to stay on top of your risks - check out some of the latest additions: - Find out how to handle risks for your firm with these vital risk mitigation techniques - critical to your profitability and viability.
The AIA Trust The purpose of The AIA Trust is to develop and offer insurance and benefit programs of the greatest possible value and to serve as a risk management resource for members and components of the American Institute of Architects. Click here for more information about the AIA Trust. |
 Architects Release First-Ever White Paper on Materials Transparency and Risk
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the release of its first-ever white paper on materials transparency and risk, part of an AIA effort to equip the entire profession with consensus-driven guidance on an issue of critical importance to the profession, its suppliers and clients.
"Whether in politics or in building design, transparency is an increasingly necessary element of modern life," said AIA CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA. "And when it comes to materials - the very substances of our built environment - it's more important than ever for architects to be able to communicate openly about what they contain."
The white paper is the product of more than a year of effort by the AIA's Materials Knowledge Working Group (MKWG), pursuant to a position statement approved by the AIA Board of Directors in December 2014. In that statement, the AIA recognized that "building materials impact the environment and human health before, during and after their use," and it encouraged architects "to promote transparency in materials' contents and in their environmental and human health impacts."
Additional Guidance
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There is a growing amount of evidence linking the condition of our built environment to individual choices that promote health. Fitwel has a vision for a healthier future where every building is enhanced to support the well-being of its occupants, and support healthy communities. The Center for Active Design is launching the Fitwel rating and certification program for healthy workplaces that is: evidence-based,
wide-ranging, and economical. How are buildings rated? Fitwel is a simple, web-based scorecard accessible through the Fitwel web portal. The scorecard consists of 60+ benchmark criteria that are organized by sections of a building, from the lobby to the cafeteria. A numeric score is displayed at the completion of the scorecard. When can I use it? Fitwel was piloted in 89 public buildings to test and refine the scorecard. Fitwel is currently being released to a restricted audience in advance of a full launch in 2017. Contact the Center for Active Design for details about pioneering Fitwel in 2016. Check out: |
AIA Angle
The new ANGLE blog is a tool that will keep you up to date on the legislative and political issues that impact your profession and your community. ANGLE readers will also be given chances to take advocacy for their profession into their own hands with posts about calls to action and legislative events in your area. With the 2016 Presidential election, it is even more crucial to know how current legislation and politics affect architects.
- NDSA: A Brief History Fri, 10 Jun 2016
- Reflecting on Building Safety Month Tue, 07 Jun 2016
- Lawmakers Show Support for Vertical Infrastructure Fri, 03 Jun 2016
Join the Legislative Action Network now to subscribe & stay informed.
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July 13-15, 2016
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
The American Institute of Architects announced the opening of registration for its first-ever ""SpeakUp"" advocacy and action event, which will take place at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill on July 13-15 in Washington, D.C.
SpeakUp is open to any AIA members who believe they can make a difference in the world through engaging in the electoral and legislative process at the national state or local levels. SpeakUp's attendees will receive training from top political and policy experts on how to push legislation, develop policy messages and raise money in workshops and interactive role-playing exercises. Some attendees also will head to Capitol Hill to meet with their elected representatives and advocate for the AIA's policy agenda.
"AIA members believe that advocating for the profession is one of the Institute's highest priorities," said AIA President Russ Davidson, FAIA. "SpeakUp will give architects the tools they need to be more active and engaged in the political and governmental processes, helping ensure they have a seat at the table when big policy decisions are made."
Don't miss this chance to sharpen your skills and speak up for architects!
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NCARB - AXP Launces June 29, 2016
On June 29, 2016, the Intern Development Program (IDP) will be updated to reflect six broad areas of current architectural practice-and renamed the Architectural Experience Program (AXP). Here's what you need to know to prepare your licensure candidates for the upcoming changes.
What's Happening?
The program's current 17 experience areas will be realigned into six areas to ensure your mentees receive the training they need to practice independently. The six new experience areas are:
- Practice Management
- Project Management
- Programming & Analysis
- Project Planning & Design
- Project Development & Documentation
- Construction & Evaluation
A New Option: AXP e-Portfolio
The AXP will also feature a new e-Portfolio option. Through this alternative, eligible design professionals with comprehensive experience beyond five years will have an opportunity to satisfy the AXP's experience requirements through an online portfolio.
The e-Portfolio is a great opportunity for professionals who put licensure on hold due to career, personal, or economic reasons, and will be available to those who can document two years of experience that is older than five years. If you know any candidates who might be interested, help get them back on the path to licensure.
How Will This Impact Your Candidates?
If your mentees haven't completed the IDP by June 29, they'll be automatically transitioned into the new AXP. The program will still require 3,740 hours. Plus, all the required hours they've already reported will be allocated under one of the six new areas, so your candidates won't lose any hours.
The AXP will have two experience settings: Setting A: Practice of Architecture and Setting O: Other Experiences. A number of existing supplemental experience opportunities that currently fall under Setting S-including site visits, design competitions, and the Professional Conduct Monograph-will be incorporated into Setting O. However, a few opportunities will no longer be eligible after the update, so be sure to remind your candidates to report any supplemental experience before June 28. Learn more about the new experience settings.
What's Next?
We will continue to share updates with you as we get closer to the launch date, so be on the lookout for blog articles, social media updates, and more. In the meantime, take the opportunity to meet with your mentees and help them make a plan to complete their experience requirement in the new AXP.
Questions? Call NCARB Customer service at 202-879-0520.
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WoodWorks, an educational initiative that provides free technical support and resources related to the design and construction of non-residential and multi-family wood buildings, is now accepting nominations for its 2017 U.S. Wood Design Awards. The awards recognize excellence in wood design, engineering, and construction, as well as innovative projects that showcase attributes of wood such as strength, beauty, versatility, cost effectiveness, and sustainability. The deadline for nominations is September 30, 2016.
Projects may be submitted in the following eight categories: - Multi-Family Wood Design
- Commercial Wood Design - Low-Rise
- Commercial Wood Design - Multi-Story
- Wood in Schools
- Institutional Wood Design
- Green Building with Wood
- Beauty of Wood
- Wood in Government Buildings
Projects across these categories will also be selected to receive regional awards of excellence. For program rules, category descriptions, and nomination information, please click here.
"We're seeing real momentum toward the use of wood in buildings," said Jennifer Cover, PE, Executive Director of WoodWorks. "Reasons range from cost and schedule savings, to wood's design flexibility, renewability and reduced carbon footprint, even studies linking the use of exposed wood to occupant wellbeing. It's resulting in some exciting work from architects and engineers who are pushing the boundaries of wood design, or choosing to use wood where they may previously have defaulted to another material simply out of habit. The Wood Design Awards are an opportunity for WoodWorks to celebrate these individuals and the ingenuity they're demonstrating with their wood building designs."
Special consideration will be given to recently completed buildings, projects that utilize wood as a dominant structural element, and designs that exemplify new opportunities for wood construction.
Deadline and Eligibility
Award submissions must be received by midnight PT on September 30, 2016. There are no nomination fees and multiple submissions are encouraged. To be eligible, projects and nominated firms must be located in the U.S. and projects must be fully constructed by September 30, 2016. Wood Design Awards apply to newly constructed buildings only. Additions, renovations, and structures other than buildings are not eligible. Complete details and nomination materials are available here.
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AIA DE RESUME BANK - Free Statewide Resource
Professionals seeking employment in architecture or related fields in Delaware are welcome to place their introductory package (consisting of items such as a cover letter, resume, references, and portfolio as one PDF document) with us for review by employers. Send your introduction package to AIA Delaware.
Employers and recruiters send your request to receive resumes to AIA Delaware.
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PEA Construction Tour
Date: June 24, 2016 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: Comcast Innovation and Technology Center 18th & Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Registration: Required Event Cost: Free for PEA members | $20 for other attendees Get an inside look at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center as it rises to its 60-story, 1,121-foot height! Project team members from Foster + Partners and L. F. Driscoll Construction will lead the tour from the lower level tenant fit-out to the 16th floor shell space. |
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Heights & Areas: Using Software to Ease Building Code Analysis
July 13, 2016 12:00 pm - 1 pm Central
Speaker: Ara Sargsyan, CBO, PE, LEED AP, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
This session will focus on the Check Height and Area software that reviews and analyzes building height and area compliance with the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), for buildings up to six stories, with up to four occupancy groups at each level. This user-friendly application is created for design professionals and building officials to ease building code analysis. Step-by-step instructions will be provided and common issues related to height and area limitations will be illustrated with examples of actual mixed occupancy group, multi-story buildings.
Education Credit: 1 AIA/CES LU (HSW) or PDH credit. FBPE-approved provider
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For Interns and Practicing Architects
DATE: July 15, 16 and 17, 2016
PLACE: Virginia Tech's Department of Architecture
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Urban Affairs and Planning Building
1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
COST: $450 AIA Members, $500 Non-AIA Members
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course provides an overview of structural technology topics as related to the ARE 4.0 offered by NCARB.
Part One - General Structures
Friday, July 15, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 16, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Reviews the necessary knowledge on structural theory and behavior of different building components in steel, concrete, and wood. Covered: Structural Theory, Structural Framing and Load Flow in Buildings, Structural Analysis and Design.
Part Two - Lateral Forces/Structural Layout
Saturday, July 16, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sunday, July 17, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Emphasizes the effects of lateral forces on buildings and structural layout planning. Covered: Different Types of Lateral Loads, Lateral Load Flow in Building Structures and Different Lateral Resisting Systems, Wind Loading, Earthquake Loading, and Structural Layout Vignette.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Mehdi Setareh, P.E., is Professor of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. Dr. Setareh is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Virginia and Michigan and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, American Institute of Steel Construction, and the Architectural Engineering Institute. He is the author of the "Concrete Structures" published by the Prentice-Hall Book Company.
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YOU'RE INVITED!
AIA Delaware's 5th Annual Indoor Mini-Golf Networking Event
2016 PUTTER'S CLASSIC
At The Clarion in New Castle, DE on Monday, September 19th
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The afternoon event will include a day of networking, food, drink and a "not so strenuous" 27 holes of miniature golf in the spacious indoor ballroom at the Clarion Hotel - The Belle.
RELAX AND PLAY
Join us in time for lunch and enjoy beverages and snacks as you play Three 9 Hole Rounds of Mini-Golf and network. The event will build to an exciting finale with a Playoff Round for the three lowest scoring teams.
Bring your "A Game" as you attempt a hole-in-one on the
Room-Length Putting Contest for bragging rights and a $500
cash prize (open to all golfers).
NETWORK
The format will allow for a relaxing afternoon with plenty of networking with your fellow design and construction professionals.
$ 750 Foursome PLUS a Tee Sponsorship
$ 150 Single Golf Package (per person)
$ 25 Buffet Lunch Only
$ 20 Mulligan Package (one per person)
$ 5 Extra Putting Contest Shot
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Support the Delaware architecture community by becoming a Sponsor. Join us for lunch and highlight your company or organization with your sign at the Putting Contest, Lunch Buffet, or Bar. Or choose to have your company name displayed at a Golf Tee on the course.
$ 500 Putting Contest Sponsorship
$ 500 Buffet Lunch Sponsorship
$ 500 Bar Sponsorship
$ 200 Tee Sponsorship
JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FUN and NETWORKING
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SAVE THE DATE - November 18, 201 6AIA Leadership Institute
IN TODAY'S RAPIDLY CHANGING GLOBAL MARKET, LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER TO SUPPORT THE
ADVANCEMENT OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD.
"The vision of the Leadership Institute is to provide leadership education for architects and emerging professional to empower AIA members towards becoming effective leaders within their firms and within the communities they serve."
SPONSORED BY THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS In partnership with the Center for Civic Leadership, the Young Architects Forum, the Small Firm Round Table, and the National Associates Committee. PROGRAM GOALS - To share best practices on topics of leadership, design and practice;
- To build a community of people, knowledge and content that will advance leadership development;
- To provide relevant content for all AIA members, at any career stage in their professional journey;
- To create a national discussion on leadership that connects the many diverse groups within the Institute
REGIONAL VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED Find newly updated information about venue locations, learning objectives, and event schedules. Learn more... |
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
- Nicholas Filingeri, Associate AIA, ABHA Architects
- Timothy Kiser, AIA, Bernardon
- Manijeh Haeri, Associate AIA, Nalls Architecture
- Mark Stephenson, Associate AIA, The Boeing Company
- Allen Chhav, Associate AIA
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Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. (DBF), is pleased to announce that Megan E. Evans of Hebron, Maryland, has been selected as this year's recipient of their $1,000 college scholarship. A graduate of Mardela High School, Evans is the daughter of Greg and Elise Evans. She has been accepted into Salisbury University's Dual Degree Engineering Transfer Program - also known as the "3+2 Program". Through this program, Evans will earn both a physics degree and an engineering degree by completing her first three years at Salisbury University. Following the fulfillment of their requirements, she will then transfer to the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park to complete the last two years of her education by concentrating on Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
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DBF's scholarship, awarded annually since 2002, was established to financially assist individuals who have an interest in pursuing a career in engineering, architecture, and/or planning. Applicants are required to commit to attend an accredited college or university with an architecture or engineering (civil, environmental, structural, coastal, or traffic) degree program. Additionally, the applicant must be a graduating senior who resides within Wicomico County. Evan's application was selected by a committee of DBF principals who based their decision upon the applicant's academic record, SAT scores, community service history, and established future goals. "At Davis, Bowen & Friedel, we take pride in how our profession improves communities and shapes the world we all live in, " stated DBF Associate Josh Taylor, P.E. "Based on what we know about Megan's scholastics and integrity, we believe she has the potential to help build a better future for all of us." While attaining a weighted overall GPA of 4.52, Evans's academic achievements have also included membership in Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society, serving as the Student Government Association Executive Board President and as student advocate to the Wicomico Board of Education, and receipt of the athletic award Minds in Motion, a Presidential Education Award, and the Lamp of Knowledge Educational Award. Outside of school, Evans held employment as a lifeguard and food service worker all while all while volunteering with the Chesapeake Housing Mission, the Trinity Appalachian Service Program, and HALO's Community Center, as well as serving as a mentor, performing with a worship band, and providing childcare services. "I want to thank everyone who has helped me throughout high school and set me on the path I am on now," Evans shared following the acceptance of her award. "I want to thank DBF for this incredible scholarship; it means so much to me that a firm such as yours believes in my future in engineering." Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc., is a full-service architectural, engineering, and surveying firm, with offices in Salisbury and Easton, Maryland, and in Milford, Delaware. Additional information can be found online at www.dbfinc.com. |
The new Wyncote Elementary School, in the Cheltenham School District, serves grades Kindergarten through 4th. The 83,000 square foot building is two-story and is constructed with steel framing throughout. Floor construction utilizing composite beams and concrete topped metal floor deck were used to provide an economic structure while minimizing the depth. The roof consists of steel framing with steel joists in the flat roof areas mixed with cold-formed steel trusses at the sloping roof areas.
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In addition to classroom space, the building includes a Large Group Instruction space, Gymnasium, Library, and a Cafeteria. Long span joists were used in the Gymnasium and Cafeteria spaces. The building was a sustainable design project and received a LEED Certification.
Baker, Ingram & Associates is a structural engineering consulting firm with a reputation for technically excellent, highly responsive, team-oriented engineering services. We specialize in structural engineering of buildings and facilities-both new and old-including universities, elementary and secondary schools, hospitals, laboratories, churches, office and retail facilities, institutions, industrial plants, historic buildings and waterfront facilities.
We invite you to explore our website to find out more and to see examples of our work, or contact us today to speak with us about your project.
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Wohlsen Construction Company was awarded the 2015 Governor's Safety Award by the Delaware Contractors Association (DCA) and The Delaware Department of Labor.
Entrants were invited to participate based on their high level of safety performance, and are chosen amongst a prestigious pool of contestants. The award recognizes firms which "emphasize safety as they bring distinction, skill and integrity to the construction industry."
This is the second year in a row Wohlsen Construction Company has been recognized for their commitment to occupational safety by the DCA and the Delaware Department of Labor.
Adam Brown, Director of Safety and Health, accepted the award on behalf of Wohlsen Construction Company at the association's annual award dinner.
Wohlsen Construction Company, celebrating its 125th anniversary, is a Green Plus Certified company, and one of the leading merit shop construction firms in the Mid-Atlantic States.
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PROFESSIONAL ALLIED MEMBERS
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Welcome New Allied Member:
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| Apex Engineering, Inc.
| Duffield Associates, Inc.
| Parker Block Co., Inc.
| Baker, Ingram & Associates
| Karins and Associates
| Pennoni Associates, Inc.
| Bancroft Construction Company
| Landmark Science &
Engineering
| SC&A Construction, Inc.
| Blake & Vaughan Engineering
| Larsen & Landis
| Super Enterprises - Marvin Windows & Doors
| Delaware Brick Company
| MacIntosh Engineering
| The Blue Book Building & Construction Network
| DiSabatino Construction Co.
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| Wohlsen Construction Co.
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Don't see your company or firm name listed above? Consider showing your support of the Delaware Architect Community by becoming an Allied Member (Application).
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