The legislation we’re watching — does it affect you? [MondayMINUTE]

The 2nd Session of the 57th Legislature of Oklahoma is considering HB3098/HB1147, which modifies the State Architectural and Registered Interior Designers Act to apply to registered “commercial” interior designers.

As with all proposed legislation, the AIBD’s priority is to ensure the rights of members currently practicing are not affected.

Secondly, the AIBD’s focus is on the proposed exemptions and if they align with the existing exemptions for architecture.

Members of the board of directors met with the AIBD, Central Oklahoma Chapter on Friday, and staff has reached out to the Institute’s governmental attorney.

Why not start at the top? Frank Lloyd Wright’s only formal training consisted of a year of engineering classes at the University of Wisconsin. Thoroughly bored, he dropped out in 1888 and headed for Chicago to find a job.

Addison Mizner, a California-born raconteur, raised in Guatemala, rose to become the top society architect of Palm Beach during the Roaring Twenties. Mizner’s only architectural training was a three-year apprenticeship.

On the opposite coast in San Diego. Cliff May is considered the father of the California Rancher and started his career building Monterey-style furniture.

Read the full article published by SFGATE, the first of three in a three-part series.

A new category in the American Residential Design Awards, or ARDA, program, the Healthy Home award category will recognize excellence in making indoor environments healthier.

The award provides a national platform to showcase results from a range of housing and indoor health design ideas. Such as creative solutions to air and water quality. And by promoting activity and de-stressing using beautifully designed personal spaces, colors, open spaces, lighting, as well as in-door plants and gardens.

There are a dozen other ARDA categories. Check them out on March 1st at ResidentialDesignAwards.com.

This month Bernie will begin by discussing how to maintain a successful design firm during unprecedented times.

Recently AIBD member Sam Morgan attended an HBA meeting where Economist Elliot Eisenberg was the keynote speaker.

Sam is our guest speaker at this month’s coffee chat, and he wants to chat with AIBD on some of the main topics Sam pulled out from Elliot’s insight for 2021.

Typically, no one needs to be certified to be in the construction industry. In fact, most people can begin their career working as an apprentice.

Although it isn’t strictly needed, certification shows a steadfast commitment to your industry and lets others know you are dedicated. With the right certifications, you’ll stand out above the rest, increasing your value and worth.

Join us for the 2021 Design & Build Winter Conference and learn about the most common and useful construction certifications that you can earn, as well as what to do with them once you have them.

The Weber State University Construction & Building Sciences Design-Build Day & Summer Internship Fair is an annual event where we connect students with internship and job opportunities in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry.

2500+ students come to find their future employment opportunities.

AIBD is an official “Industry Partner” and there might still be time for your company.

Email Jeremy Farner, jfarner@weber.edu (AIBD Pro Member & NCBDC Councilman) for more information on partnership level opportunities to recruit students for internship and job opportunities with your company.

Meeting virtually is not only essential during the current COVID-19 threats; this is how we are keeping our chapters going. As things progress, the meetings may continue to be virtual, actual lunch meetings may be scheduled, or both!

Now, it’s possible to follow the AIBD event on Hopin Explore.

Be a part of a HOPIN event in just 3 steps.

A webcam and mic are required to be on screen, but all you need are speakers and a keyboard to attend and participate.

If it’s your first time attending one of our virtual chapter meetings, HERE ARE some great tips, especially ones related to the best browser and how to use “incognito mode.”

April 11 – May 5

This year’s code hearings offer ICC members/non-members, code officials, architects, builders, engineers, fire and energy conservation professionals the opportunity to provide input on proposed code changes to the Group A International Codes®.

Group A will cover the following sections of the IBC and IRC: 

See page 2 of the 2021/2022 Code Development Schedule for details on code chapters, notes, and committee information for the Group A codes.

We’ve increased the discount available to AIBD members when registering for on-demand online education at AIBD.org/continuing-education. The normal price for a one-hour course is $50, and rather than AIBD members paying $35, that figure has been reduced to $21. That’s a $29 savings on each course.

We said 60% off; it’s actually 58%, we rounded up.

One course per month (with a month or two off) means you’ve paid for your annual membership and more.

There are three ways to get ahold of the discount code.

The AIBD has ad space available in this weekly e-newsletter, Monday Minute.

We are also filling the 2021 dedicated blast schedule. A dedicated blast is an email exclusively dedicated to your company and a message sent to over 8,400 AIBD subscribers.

Availability is limited and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Kathy Dowdy, Account Manager (kdowdy@associationrevenuepartners.com), if you have any questions or if you’d like to secure your campaign.

Would you enjoy getting a short email from me (Steve Mickley) every Friday that provides a little morsel of fun before the weekend?

4x Friday is a concise email I send out with four of the coolest things I’ve found, learned, or experienced that week.

It could include new products, ideas, tips, articles, hacks, and tricks.

It’s concise. A tiny bite of goodness before you head off for the weekend.

Listen to the AIBD podcast, Let’s Talk Certification, on iHeartRADIO, a free broadcast, podcast, and streaming radio platform founded in 2008.

Thanks to the work of AIBD Communications Director, Garrett Mickley, ten episodes are currently available featuring Sam Morgan, Jeremy Farner, Brendan Smythe, Miguel Villalobos Sandoval, Casey Thompson, Kristen Kaiser, Pamela Macior, Dan Turner, Larry Stephenson, Past AIBD President, David Pillsbury, and AIBD Certification Director, Rusty Hudnet.

If you’re interested in becoming a building designer, want to earn your CPBD designation, or want to hear some great career advice, join in the second Tuesday of each month to meet guests who have completed or are currently on their journeys to becoming a CPBD.

Set up a Job Alert to have relevant newly posted jobs sent directly to your inbox and be the first to see and apply to those open opportunities.

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