Is making money killing your design firm? [Monday Minute]

You might think you have a business, but really, you’re just doing a job.

If you don’t know what I mean, you will in a minute.

There could be any number of problems, but the big one is that you’ve designed your lifestyle around your career.

And so you’re trudging both.

The Business of Building Design is a two-day virtual training, conference, and networking event for Residential Design and Design/Build Professionals powered by Hopin.

AIBD.org/D&BFall2021

Tickets are discounted 20% between now and November 30th.
AIBD Members get 60% – Check your inbox, the HUB, or contact us for the code.

From this week’s #HomeDESIGN Pro Daily.
Posted by: mymodernmet.com

Have you heard of a Barndominium or a barndo? 

It might be the perfect opportunity to build your dream home.

Follow our progress 
(July to June).

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.

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

Already a CPBD? Know your status.
CLICK HERE, search by name, CPBD#, state, or zip code, and make sure you’re current.

(July 1, 2021 through today)
Total Score = 29 points
Last Year’s Score = 93 points
The Record = 154 pts (2018/2019)
 

November’s Movers and Shakers!
Bernie Kern (Diamond – CO) Recruited another Professional Member and has reinforced his position as 3rd on the all-time leader-board. Bernie is 10 points ahead of anyone else in the Club, 17 points behind Mike Keesee (Diamond – FL), and 20 points behind Richard Emigh (Diamond – CA).

Track your points, or learn how to join the AIBD Compass Club.

We are excited to announce the kick-off of the registration process for the annual Design-Build Day at Weber State University.

Their Construction Management, Facilities Management, Architecture, and Interior Design students interact with industry partners to find internships and job opportunities. They also invite 1000+ concurrent enrollment high school and technical college students from Northern Utah. This is the premier career fair event in Northern Utah, as all attendees will be taking courses relating to the construction industry.

Event Timing: Friday April 1, 2022 8:00AM – 1:30 PM
Event Address: 2750 University Park Blvd Layton, Utah 84041
 
Watch this video to catch a glimpse of what the 2019 event looked like (Watch for AIBD president Bernie Kern at 0:2:28). The only difference is that the career fair will be happening in the parking lot in 2022, and there will be 15-minute breakout sessions for industry/education partners to present to students in the ballrooms.
 
The funding collected to participate in this event will be used to fund scholarships and to pay for the food trucks that we will have on-site for everyone to enjoy.

 

Jeremy Farner DBIA Assoc., CPBD, LEED GA, NAHB CGP, ACU, RCU
Click here to schedule an appointment with Jeremy

Wondering what other home designers charge, what their processes look like, how to find work?

Have questions about structure, bearing, etc?

Need general industry advice?

Nervous about going solo?

Email sthatcher@domanihomedesign.com for details on how to be a part of a growing community filled with tips, tricks, and support.

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.

More than ever design pros are using their attic ventilation knowledge to separate themselves from their competition.

Come to Air Vent’s Attic Ventilation: Ask the Expert™ seminar and we’ll arm you with:

Please join the thousands from across North America who have contributed to and benefited from Air Vent’s educational seminar since 1998. Enjoy a FREE meal, too!

We are pleased to announce, AIBD’s operations office is moving.

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.

Featuring the 2021 ARDA winners, and the 2021 BDA winners.

Plus letters and articles from AIBD leadership.

Read the latest issue of AIBD magazine…

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. 

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