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State & National News
Early registration is always recommended and encouraged in order for attendees to receive the best possible value for the event. For 2012, there are three different registration rates: Early Bird, Advance, and Post Advance/On-site. Registering early can save AIA members as much as $100 and Associate members as much as $50. The Early Bird deadline is March 20, 2012 and the Advance Rate deadline is April 17, 2012.
Learn More... The State Construction Manual (SCM) serves as a guide to assist state agencies, design professionals, special consultants and construction professionals with the processes and procedures for completing capital projects for the State of Georgia. The SCM is a collaboration of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission and the Board of Regents, in consultation with other state entities and industry experts.
Learn More... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced its support for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), a new model code expected to help conserve energy in both commercial buildings and residential structures while providing direction for safe and sustainable building design and construction.
Learn More... AIA Georgia plans to welcome 1,500 members and friends from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina for the South Atlantic Region Conference Sept. 19-22 at the Loews Atlanta in Midtown. Mark your calendar. Limited sponsor and exhibitor are opportunities available.
Learn More... Meagan Hanson, AIA Georgia's Director of Advocacy, has provided a summary of the 2012 legislative session on our website. Meanwhile, our leadership is establishing an AIA Georgia PAC Board of Directors to help build relationships between architects and legislators at the Capitol. We also remain in communication with Secretary of State Brian Kemp regarding his efforts to streamline the professional licensing boards. Stay tuned.
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ARE & Continuing Education
IDP 2.0 is just around the corner, and we're excited to share a sneak peek of the new online reporting system. On April 5, 2012, the final phase of IDP 2.0 launched, along with the new system.
Learn More... Thursday, April 26, 2012: The LEED Green Associate Test Prep at Southface offers two days of instruction on LEED Programs and prepares students for success on the LEED Green Associate Exam. Southface is offering AIA members a 10 percent discount. Discount code: AIA-GA-2012
Learn More... The American Institute of Architects - Atlanta Chapter continues to be a resource for the architecture profession and will provide ARE workshops in April, May and June 2012.
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Events, Exhibits, Etc.
Saturday, April 14; Valdosta, Ga.: "Romanza" is the third Frank Lloyd Wright documentary from writer/producer/director Michael Miner. With unprecedented access to every California Wright building, "Romanza" journeys all over the state, from the Los Angeles textile block houses famous for their appearances in dozens of Hollywood films, to Wright's only San Francisco commission, a building which he designed as a "glass of champagne," from the cinder block homes of the San Joaquin Valley, to the "Ship's Prow" home on the beach of Carmel bay, from Wright's contentious relationship with oil heiress Aline Barnsdall, to perhaps the most charming of all Frank Lloyd Wright stories, the design for a doghouse in response to a 12-year-old's letter.
Learn More... Call for entries - due April 23: Through its annual "Awards of Excellence" competition, the Atlanta Urban Design Commission honors those projects, programs, individuals and organizations that have significantly contributed toward the enhancement of the City of Atlanta's built environment, the preservation of our physical heritage, and the sympathetic balance between the old and the new.
Learn More... May 13-17 in Denver, Colo.: WREF 2012 will draw prominent speakers, researchers, policy makers and business leaders from renewable energy laboratories, universities, governments and industries around the world. WREF 2012 will examine how renewable energy technologies address the world's economic, environmental and security challenges at every scale - from off-grid villages to GW power plants.
Learn More... June 15: Amid the national industry and media interest stimulated by the PPA and Homeowner's Rights bills in the 2012 Georgia General Assembly, the Georgia Solar Energy Association is developing an exciting program for our Third Annual Southern Solar Summit. Please mark Friday, June 15, on your calendar and plan to be with us at the GTRI Conference Center on 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta for a stimulating and informative discussion of the latest trends in solar policy, markets and technology.
Learn More... This April, more than 80,000 architects, interns and educators will be invited to participate in the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture Survey. As the foundation of NCARB's 2012 Practice Analysis, the survey is designed to help identify the tasks and knowledge/skills necessary for the independent practice of architecture. Please visit our website for more information.
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Thursday, April 12, 5:30 p.m., Upstairs at Churchill's Pub and Restaurant, 13 West Bay Street, Savannah.
Learn More... Friday, April 13, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m., tvsdesign, 2700 Promenade Two, 1230 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia.
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