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New Technology in Building Design: The Tools of Titans

The Design & Build Conference Series brings together key players in residential building design who generate a range of creative solutions for the built environment today and into the future.

AIBD.org/springconference.

Topics we’ve confirmed (there will be more):

Are you already using new technology and driving the future of building design? Be one of our Titans, and share what tools you are using.

Click here to apply.

Small businesses need to spend their limited resources wisely in order to succeed.

This is especially true for small design firms, which have a lot of overhead costs that they need to keep low.

There are hundreds of tools out there that can help designers save time and money.

But it’s hard to find the right ones, with no clear way to compare them all at once.

We’ve created this list of free business software so you can easily find the best tools for your needs without wasting any more time or money than necessary on trial and error.

Get all the information and enter at ResidentialDesignAwards.com.

With only FIVE more between now and June 30, AIBD will set a new record for the number of new CPBDs within a fiscal year.

Need help scheduling your exam? Watch this short video by ProctorU or Email us, certification@AIBD.org.

Earn your CPBD designation on or before June 30th and become eligible to receive one, two, or three years of free AIBD membership.

Be informed about all AIBD events at AIBD.org/events.

Here’s a quick list of what’s happening this week.

You can’t legally call yourself an architect without a license.

You can still design buildings…

But you could still get in trouble.

This is true even if you’re using software that requires no architectural training at all…and it’s also true if you’re designing with pen and paper!

The good news is that there are simple ways to learn how and where to research state statutes quickly and easily.

By understanding what these laws mean, when they apply, and when they don’t apply (hint: rarely), you’ll be able to let your professional light shine without the risk of censor, fines, or imprisonment.

A library of training videos provided by the Certified Training Institute (CTI), one of our newest CE Providers, now lives on AIBD.org.   

Each of the 25+ hours of training is identified and arranged according to the associated areas of knowledge and skills, according to the AIBD’s Building Designer Job Task Analysis (JTA), which is found on pages 39-43 in the CPBD Candidate Handbook.

There are four knowledge areas identified in the JTA – Business Administration, Business Practices, Design Process, and Building Design.

The new Certified Training Institute webpage currently includes instruction in only the first domain – Business Admin. But rather than waiting until all 56 CTI classes are uploaded, we’ll announce each of the parts as they go live (about two weeks apart).

Thanks to CTI, everyone wishing to become better skilled at their craft will have specialized training access.

Whether you’re a CPBD looking for approved Primary CEs, you’re preparing yourself for the CPBD exam, or you want to be the best you can be at what you do, bookmark AIBD.org/onlineCTI.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An uploaded resume in your job seeker account makes applying quick and easy.