NFTs – what are they and what do they mean for Architecture? [MondayMINUTE]

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April 5, 2021 edition of the AIBD’s MondayMINUTE weekly newsletter.
Announcements
NFTs and what they mean for architecture.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken the internet by storm.

On March 17, someone bought the first virtual reality house, designed by Krista Kim, for half a million dollars.

NFTs are based on blockchain technology that enables digital works to be authenticated as original works to be sold, bought, and collected.

The NFT acts as a certificate, similar to a deed for a car or house.

The collector owns the files and is required to register the design, upload it and integrate it on a Metaverse – a collective virtual shared platform.

The process is then repeated with each new sale.

  • Will blockchain become the new “copyright?”
  • Can smart contracts be paired with geographical points, giving you full control over how many times and exactly where your designs are built?
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AIBD Member Center is now AIBD Hub
It still operates the same as it always has.

It just has a new name (and look).
The 2021 American Residential Design Awards begins!
  • 14 Categories.
  • Everyone qualifies to enter.
  • No timeline for project completion.
  • Enter as many times as you want.
  • Members receive 30% off entry fees (contact us for the code).
Get all the information and enter at ResidentialDesignAwards.com.
Congratulations! To our new CPBDs!
  • Michael Moore, CPBD, From Duck, WV (March 16)
  • Wade Skrobarczyk, CPBD, from Pflugerville, TX (February 25)
  • Shawna Duncan, CPBD, from Brookfield, WI (February 8)
  • Dinesh Shah, CPBD, from Sugar Land, TX (January 27)
  • Bob Ochieng, CPBD, from Gaithersburg, MD (January 25)
“I look forward to every Monday morning, I know, sounds weird. It’s because I can’t wait to recognize those who have earned their CPBD designation.” ~ Steve Mickley, AIBD Executive Director.

To learn more about becoming certified visit AIBD.org/certification.
  • Gregory Jazayeri, Professional Member from FL
Not yet a member? Join now!

New members are listed here from the previous week. If you’ve joined but do not see your name here, you will probably be on next week’s.
Welcome this year’s new Compass Club members (July through March)
  • Robert Akins (CO)
  • William Burton (TX)
  • Matt Gray (TX)
  • Winford Jones (UT)
  • Alex Nicolas (FL)
  • Scott Tiffany (FL)
  • Randy Young (FL)
This month’s mover & shakers
  • Dan Baumann (MN) has exceeded 5 CC Points (7 in 20/21 and 7 total) and have been elevated to the Bronze Member Level.
  • Bill Murray (TX) has exceeded 5 CC Points (6 in 20/21 and 6 total) and has been elevated to the Bronze Member Level.
Bill Ding Membership Awards Winners
Professional members who have recruited 3 new Professional members or 1 Corporate member during the fiscal year  (July through June) receives a free renewal. Here are our Bill Ding Membership Award Winners (so far) in 20/21.
  • Dan Baumann (3 Professional members + 1 Educator member)
  • Bernie Kern (3 Professional members)
  • Bill Murray (3 Professional members)
Events
AIBD’s Coffee With Bernie, April 09 2021
This month’s opening topic:
Maintaining a successful design firm during unprecedented times.

This month’s feature discussion is on design trends. The pandemic and high material costs have affected the way we design homes. What are clients looking for?

Join us for this month’s coffee chat as we share what trends you have been seeing both in custom homes, production homes, and remodels and in plan book sales.
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Upcoming chapter meetings (and more), on Hopin.
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.

  1. At the scheduled time, enter the event using the link above (Chrome or Firefox produces the best results). If it’s your first time using Hopin, “sign up” and create your profile and avatar (the avatar is optional).
  2. In the LH margin, click on the “Sessions” icon.
  3. One more click – the big button with the chapter name – and you’re in.
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.”
Attend the 2021 Committee Action Hearings (CAH) – Group A Codes
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: 

  • IBC-E: IBC Egress provisions – Chapters 10 and 11
  • IBC-FS: IBC Fire Safety provisions – Chapters 7, 8, 9 (partial), 14 and 26
  • IBC-G: IBC General provisions – Chapters 3 – 6, 12, 13, 27 – 33
  • IRC-M: IRC Mechanical provisions – Chapters 12 – 23
  • IRC-P: IRC Plumbing provisions – Chapters 25 – 33
See page 2 of the 2021/2022 Code Development Schedule for details on code chapters, notes, and committee information for the Group A codes.
Training and Education
AIBD Members get 60% off on-demand education!
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.

  1. Refer to the welcome email received upon joining AIBD.
  2. Go to AIBD.org/member-center, log in and click the “Discount Codes” tab.
  3. Contact us at 202-750-4900 or info@AIBD.org.

With nearly 50,000 professionals and homeowner’s trained since 2000, AIBD CE Provider Green Home Institute provides top-notch, relevant, and just-in-time live, online, and on-demand education.

Get trained, learn something new, and pick up some continuing education while you’re at it.

Like this one presented by AIBD Corporate member Plastpro.

Design professionals learn about fiberglass entry doors’ physical and structural components and compare their performance to those of wood and steel doors.

Did you know the National Fenestration Rating Council and North American Fenestration Standards have a rating system?

Are you aware fiberglass entry doors can be used to fulfill guidelines relating to ENERGY STAR® and LEED®?
Miscellaneous
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Find AIBD on iHeartRADIO.
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.

Featuring the 2020 ARDA winners, the 2020 Summer issue of the AIBD magazine is on the shelf. Please read it now. 

“When I was elected in 2018, I had a long list of goals.” Writes our Immediate Past President. Read what Karen Kassik-Michelsohn is proud of accomplishing.

“Building a better residential design profession, one designer at a time.” Writes AIBD President Bernie Kern. Read about his objectives for 2020/2021.

Read the next issue of AIBD magazine…
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Have a triumphant week!

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