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Take action with this Sustainability Action Plan

A solid Sustainability Action Plan can transform your firm. From firm best practices to worksheets that connect to the Framework for Design Excellence,Creating a Sustainability Action Plan that works! guides you through developing—and ultimately implementing—a Sustainability Action Plan, regardless of your firm’s expertise around sustainability concepts.  Learn more > 

Small cities take on climate change

Northampton, Massachusetts and Dubuque, Iowa have frequently outperformed larger jurisdictions on issues of climate change and resilience, emerging as leading municipalities. Their experiences provide insights to frame a future direction for other communities seeking to build the civic infrastructure and strategies that will lead to success.  Learn more >

Celebrate 2021 COTE Top Ten recipients

The COTE Top Ten Toast is a free, virtual reception on Thursday, May 20 at 4pm ET to celebrate recipients of the 2021 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards and the Top Ten for Students Competition. All are welcome! RSVP today >

Announcing the 2021 COTE Open Forum

This year’s virtual COTE Open Forum on Thursday, June 24 at 3:30 pm ET will examine how architects can pursue climate action and climate justice through advocacy, commitments, electrification, and resilience. Come for an interactive discussion and actionable takeaways! Learn more >

Call for papers: AAH healthcare journal

You are invited to submit articles, innovative project case studies, completed research projects, and monographs in the field of healthcare design. Submissions should be timely, preview new trends, and address industry wide topics. Submit by May 27 at 5pm ET.
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Nominate EPs for health care design’s Best Under 40

Celebrate individuals making a significant contribution to the advancement of health facilities design! U40 List winners will receive a stipend to attend the AAH/ACHA Summer Leadership Summit in July. Submit by May 3 at 5pm ET. Learn more > 

Firm billings for February 2021

AAIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available to AIA members for free. February's index showed billings return to the positive side for the first time in a year. Firms also reported they expect fewer employees to work full-time in the office post-pandemic. 
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New! Architect’s primer on renewable energy

Incorporating renewable energy into your projects is easier and more affordable than ever. AIA’s newest resource is a starter guide to help your members meet their client’s goals while contributing to a more sustainable, distributed electric grid. Learn more >

Design for Water: Resilience and discovery

This session explores how design engages with water, conservation, water quality protection, and how resilient design responds to rainfall, storms, and flooding. We will also discuss how design offers teachable moments of water as a resource and mutable element. Learn more >

Download Academy of Architecture for Health Journal

The AAH Academy Journal explores subjects of interest to the fields of healthcare architecture, planning, design, and construction. Topics in the 22nd Edition include handwashing, telehealth, and choice-based design. Get your copy today. Download >

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Latest residential firm trends

The AIA's Home Design Trends Survey is a recognized source of emerging trends in residential design and business conditions at residential firms. Review the latest release to see the increase in popularity of hands-free sensor faucets in kitchens and bathrooms and the demand for larger pantry space, likely due to COVID-19.  Learn more >

Learning Futures: On the ground

A year into this pandemic, what will be the longer-term impacts on education spaces? Join Fxcollaborative and the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education for an event exploring how COVID-19 has illuminated issues of technology and access, equity, social justice, and our relationship to the natural environment and climate change. March 25 at 2pm ET; Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

Innovative strategies for measuring the success of housing

This session will present the most common and the most innovative techniques for assessing how a building performs for the wellbeing of its residents. You'll learn how to identify barriers to formal post-occupancy evaluation and strategies to mitigate them. May 3 at 12pm ET | Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

New Post-Occupancy Evaluation toolkit for courthouses

This Academy of Architecture for Justice toolkit provides the opportunity to gather and analyze information about several aspects of a building’s performance, such as functional area operations, user and occupant satisfaction, maintenance requirements, technical performance, and safety and security. Learn more >

2021 Design for Aging fellowships

These research grants support students and emerging professionals as they increase their understanding of senior environments. Awards range from $5,000-15,000 for topics on the built environment, resident quality of life, and future models of care. Submit by April 30. Learn more >

2021 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference call for papers

AIA and ACSA are accepting abstracts for the 2021 Intersections Research Conference until May 5, 2021. This year’s theme is Communities; and will bring together researchers and designers from practice and academia. There will be five tracks: Equitable Communities, Healthy Communities, Zero-Carbon Communities, Community Localism, and Post-Pandemic Communities. Learn more and submit >

2021 Henry Adams Medal submissions

Submissions are now open through October for the 2021 Henry Adams Medal. Schools may submit the name of one graduate of a BArch, MArch, or DArch program, who displays general excellence throughout his or her academic career for this medal and certificate. Nominate your student >

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