AIA California

🗓 📺 Tomorrow, 07.11.24 AIA CEO/EVP Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE; 2024 AIA Pres. Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC; and architect and author Aisha Densmore-Bey, DDes, RA, NCARB, LEED AP, will appear in an ABC News GMA3 segment. Watch it live at 1 pm ET: https://bit.ly/3XXaCV6

Remember all the positive components coming out of the Inflation Reduction Act. Here's a new one from the GSA, which will invest $80 million from the Act into smart building technologies, including those that measure electricity, water, and gas performance to optimize federal building operations and energy use within 560 federal buildings. https://loom.ly/J02N3Zk

⬆️Good news on fees.⬆️ Architects welcome the finalization of a revision to the fee limitations for architects working on construction projects within the purview of the Department of Defense (DoD) from ➡️six to ten⬅️percent. https://loom.ly/7H8UY1E

✅ Architecture at Zero has launched a video series that offers insights into the design challenge and Los Angeles Unified School District's commitment to sustainability and school design. (LAUSD hosts the site of this year's competition.) 👀View the video here: https://loom.ly/fSs7uZo * 📽️ Leading off the series is "How To Approach The Design Challenge" with Nate Heckman, AIA, adjunct instructor at the School of Architecture and Planning, SUNY at Buffalo and consultant at Resource Refocus. Nate compiled the technical resources for this year's competition and, in this video, shares insights about how to start the process. *

Coming to the Monterey Design Conference, this year? Here's a little coverage of work by North American headliner Annabelle Seldorf, FAIA's, firm for the art dealer David Zwirner. https://loom.ly/gaHh70g

⏰ ❗Whether you have ADU and single-family home work or new solutions in multi-family or affordable housing, take advantage of Early Bird Rates. They end in 48 hours: https://loom.ly/ICIaaBQ

“Our young people today….they are going to measure our success by the depth of our commitment to save the planet,” said Ali Zaidi, White House Climate Advisor who spoke at AIA24, today. * Speaking to a standing-room-only conference hall of architects, he addressed the litany of tools in the hands of architects, and how the profession is committed to a more sustainable future.   * Zaidi described the pillars of a sustainable future: a highly energy-efficient next-generation infrastructure; sustainable materials that provide jobs across the country and reduce operational costs in homes, institutions, and businesses; and the tackling of embodied carbon. “You are our partner in blueprinting how we tackle these challenges and you will be our partner in implementing it every step of the way,” he told AIA24 attendees.

Thank you to all the AIA California members who participated in today's business meeting at #AIA24, for their time, research, and thoughtfulness. And especially to AIA California President Winston L. Thorne for thoughtfully articulating AIA CA positions. Just a few of the members in this image are: AIA California VP/President-Elect Carina Mills, AIA; VP of Professional Practice Rocky Rockefeller, AIA; Debra Gerod, FAIA, Gruen Associates ; Mike Enomoto, FAIA; Gruen Associates; WINSTON THORNE, and AIA California EVP Nicki Dennis Stephens, Hon. AIA.

📌 For People, Practice, and Prosperity - It's Time to Change the Workplace Culture * AIA California believes there is a gap in our profession and the future is uncertain. * Will emerging professionals take a different route because we are not responding to the changing landscape? * Will other industries step in and usurp the role of the architect because we cannot meet the needs of our clients and communities? * Or... * Can we work together to create a culture of trust and invest in the next generation? * It's time for a new model. * Click on the 🖇️ for more information. https://loom.ly/HdlURkY