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August 09, 2021 edition of the AIBD’s MondayMINUTE weekly newsletter.
Announcements
Don’t Be a Victim, Learn How to Protect Your Work
Copyright is a very confusing topic. 

It’s not something that most people think about until they need to, and then it can be really intimidating.

We’ve talked to three copyright attorneys familiar with AIBD and our members about this issue to help you understand your rights as an artist. 

They also give some great advice on how to protect yourself from infringement.

Watch today’s video for more information:

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AIBD names the 2021 Designer of the Year.
The American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) names Robert W. Platt of Habitations LLC in Atlanta, Georgia as its 2021 Designer of the Year. 

Read the press release
2021 AIBD College of Fellows Inductees (Press Release)
Certified Professional Building Designers David Blay, Ted Hake, and Keith Welsh are the newest members to be inducted into the AIBD College of Fellows. 

Read the press release
Meet the 2021 ARDA winners!
The American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) has announced the 2021 American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) winners. 

Read the press release
You look marvelous! Check out the D&B Summer Conference photos.
The AIBD conference was awesome, and we can prove it!

Check out the hundreds of photos that were taken during the event.

They are free (no cost) to download and segregated into two folders, one set of large images suitable for printing and a second folder with smaller versions sized for the internet.

Our photographer, Rob Miskowitch (purplebeephoto.com), has granted us permission to print and use the photos.

Large (printing) photos: https://www.purplebeephoto.com/Architecture/AIBD-2021-Large-for-Printing/

Small (internet) photos: https://www.purplebeephoto.com/Architecture/AIBD-2021-Small-for-Webemail/

To download, select either the large or small folder above, find your photo and click on it, so it appears as a large image on the right. 

Finally, click on the arrow pointing down to a line in the lower right corner. This will allow you to save your photo locally.

Congratulations! To our new CPBDs!
  • Justin Loftin, CPBD, from Hattiesburg, MS (7/30)
  • Gerald Buckler, CPBD, from Mechanicsville, MD (7/29)
  • Thomas Ternes, CPBD, from Virginia Beach, VA (7/16)
  • Michael Farley, CPBD, from Reno, NV (July 8)
Making a bigger impact on our industry, making a bigger impact in your career!

Building designers don’t necessarily follow the traditional career path of study, qualify, entry-level job.

Other professions require you to become certified before practicing; a CPBD has worked in the industry for several years before being certified.

The minimum amount of experience required is three years when combined with an industry-relevant bachelor’s degree.

Without a degree, the minimum is six years of experience.

Become a CPBD. It’s a testament to your expertise—like a badge of honor.

It demonstrates to clients and employers that you are experienced and committed to following best practice standards.

AIBD SET A RECORD in 2021 for the number of new CPBDs within a fiscal year. 🥳🎉🎊🙌

Follow our progress in this next year (July to June).

  • 1 in 2021/2022 (So Far!)
  • 47 in 2020/2021 
  • 46 in 2019/2020
  • 44 in 2018/2019
Need help scheduling your exam?
Watch this short video by ProctorU or Email us, certification@AIBD.org.
 

  • Omar Gutierrez-Flores, Professional Member from TX
  • Domingo Sanchez, Professional Member from TX
Welcome this year’s new Compass Club members (July through June) 
  • Robert Akins (CO)
  • David Blay (NV) 
  • William Burton (TX)
  • Matt Gray (TX)
  • Shawn Hood (TX)
  • Winford Jones (UT)
  • Alex Nicolas (FL)
  • Scott Tiffany (FL)
  • Randy Young (FL)
June’s Movers and Shakers!
  • Larry James recruited a Professional member and is now 1 point from leveling up to a Bronze Member.
  • Len Van Staalduinen recruited a Professional member and is now 4 points from leveling up to a Silver Member
  • Jim Wright recruited a Professional member and is now 1 point from leveling up to Gold Member.
  • Bernie Kern recruited 3 Professional members, making it a total of 7 total members for the fiscal year!
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 in 20/21. 

  • Dan Baumann (MN) (6 Professional members + 1 Educator member)
  • Bernie Kern (CO) (7 Professional members)
  • Bill Murray (TX) (3 Professional members)
This year’s Compass Club celebration party

Join us on July 29, 2021, for a Hoedown at the Ghost Town Museum in Colorado Springs, CO (authentic western wear optional). All Compass Club members (+ one) are invited to enjoy an evening of food, fun, networking, casino games, and prizes.

Learn more about the Compass Club and check out the full roster of members.

Events
Upcoming chapter meetings (and more).
Be informed about all AIBD events at AIBD.org/events.

Here’s a quick list of what we have on the calendar.

August 12 – AIBD, Dayton Regional Chapter
(11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT/9:00 MT/ 8:00 PT ) 

August 13 – Coffee With Bernie
(10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT/8:00 MT/ 7:00 PT)

Plan ahead for this one…

August 28 – AIBD, OKI Chapter tour of The Kentucky Castle
(11:00 am ET – 230 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY 40838)

Training and Education
Focused business training available on-demand.
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.

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
4 weekly tips to improve your life & business
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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.

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AIBD’s has a new address.
We are pleased to announce, AIBD’s operations office is moving. 

AIBD-American Institute of Building Design
110 Front Street, Suite #300
Jupiter, FL 33477

Would you please make a note and begin to use this new mailing address, beginning today?

As AIBD’s industry presence grows, this new and exciting office strategy gives AIBD chapters, the Council, and its committees, access to meeting rooms and training centers at over 3000 locations worldwide.

Learn more by reading a report delivered to the Board of Directors by our Executive Director.

Reach 8,400+ AIBD members and professionals each week.
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.

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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…

Find new job opportunities with AIBD using robust search filters.
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. 

  1. Search for jobs and apply filters to just view jobs relevant to you.
  2. When the jobs populate, enter your email address on the pop-up window.
  3. Once completed, you will receive an email asking you to activate the job alert.
  4. Click the link to receive emails containing only jobs that match your criteria.

 
Have a triumphant week!
 
 

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