How to be like George Costanza and avoid jail for impersonating an architect. [Monday Minute]

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February 28, 2021 edition of the AIBD’s Monday Minute weekly newsletter.

Announcements

How to be like George Costanza and avoid jail for impersonating an architect.

George Costanza is a fictional character on the sitcom Seinfeld.

It’s touted as a show about nothing.

But I think we can learn a very important lesson from it.

Teach me the ways of Constanza

50 New CAD Details Uploaded to Our Library!

Over the past two months we have uploaded 50 new CAD Detail sets to our free library.

All AIBD Members have exclusive access to these CAD details.

You can get to the details by logging into the AIBD Hub and selecting them from the left-hand navigation.

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How to Take Advantage of Side Setbacks?

From this week’s #HomeDESIGN Pro Daily, Click here to subscribe.

Different ways of imagining and designing the side setback so that they better integrate your architectural project and not just be a hallway.

Meet our newest CPBDs!

Help us congratulate our latest achievers.

Aurora Fain, CPBD #44-810, Houston, TX (2/25)
Jessica Pinney, CPBD #05-652, Carmel, CA (1/31)
Jorge Menendez, CPBD #44-809, Coppell, TX (1/21)
Joshua Derrick, CPBD #41-114, North Augusta, SC (1/18)
Jeremiah Dillow, CPBD #10-261, from Brandon, FL (1/11)

Follow our progress (July to June).

20 (So Far!) We are on pace to have 30 in June.
47 in 2020/2021 (the record)
46 in 2019/2020
44 in 2018/2019

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 practices and standards.

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CLICK HERE, search by name, CPBD#, state, or zip code, and make sure you’re current.

Welcome our new members and those rejoining us!

Jose Rafael Alvarado, Professional Member from TX
Elizabeth Miller Brannan, Professional Member from TX
James Cain, Student Member from GA
Ampy Carlos, Associate Member from CO
Trudy B. Cook, Professional Member from UT
Mark Forgette, Professional Member from CA
Andrew Gregory Gannaway, Professional Member from TX
Justin Knight, Professional Member
Justin Mathews, Associate Member from TX
Ashley McFarlin, Professional Member from LA
Jim M’Guinness, Professional Member from CA
John R. Neal, Professional Member from CA
Eynell A Rodriguez, Professional Member from CA
Azar Shaheen, Associate Member from TX
Halyna Skala Tataryn, Professional Member from AB
Stefani Thatcher, Professional Member from UT
Jose Carlos Vasquez, Professional Member from TX
Amaha Zewede, Professional Member from CA

Compass Club Report

(July 1, 2021, through today)

Total Score = 55 points, we’re on pace to reach 87 by June 30th.
Last Year’s Score = 93 points
The Record = 154 pts (2018/2019)

Welcome to our new Compass Club members

Mollie Ackner (NC) recruited a Professional member in February.
Paul Brown (MO) recruited 16 Student members in December.
Brian Smith (TX) recruited a Professional member in December.
Dinesh Shah (TX) recruited a Professional member in November.
Jason Orlowski (TX) recruited a Professional member in September.
Roya Azimzadeh (MO) recruited a Student member in August.
Geoffrey S Jones (OK) recruited a Professional member in August.
Steve Smith (TX) recruited a Professional member in August.
Casey Thompson (NC) recruited a Professional member in July.
Ron Globke (OH) recruited a Professional member in July.

This Week’s Movers and Shakers.

Ben Tabolt, AIBD Internal VP, recruited two new Associate Members this week. Way to go Ben! You’re only almost 2/3’s of your way to the Diamond Level.

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

Does Reality “Design” TV Constipate You? A touch Crampy?

Us too!

Announcing the birth of ANTI-REALITY-TV!

Finally, a program produced by Designers to reveal the REALITY of Design & construction.

It’s time to pull back the curtain to let the Homeowner see Oz.

Watch our Intro and give us your thoughts.

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Events

Upcoming chapter meetings (and more).

March 1 – Tuesday @2:00 Webinar – Looking for your tribe? AIBD.org/tuesday-2. Wondering how 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? Designer Stephani Thatcher teaches us how to become a part of a growing community filled with tips, tricks, and support.

March 4 – AIBD, Southeast Texas Chapter – 12:30 pm ET / 11:30 am CT / 10:30 am MT / 9:30 am PT – Kimberly Renger from HeatnGlo is presenting a lunch and learn seminar to discuss their latest products.

March 8 – AIBD, Salt Lake Metro Chapter – 12 pm ET / 11 am CT / 10 am MT / 9 am PT – We will discuss upcoming code changes for the 2021 IRC. No formal presentation… just a round table discussion of items found in the Significant Changes to the IRC book.

March 10 – AIBD, Central Florida Chapter – Networking Happy Hour – 5:30 pm ET – Sanford Brewing.

March 11 – Coffee With Bernie – 10 am ET / 9 am CT / 8 am MT / 7 am PT.

Be informed about all AIBD events and those hosted by our industry partners at AIBD.org/events.

This week! – New York Build!

Featuring 300+ speakers across 11 conference tracks, AIA CES workshops, networking parties, Festival of Construction, live music, entertainment and much more.

There are limited no-cost tickets available, so register your team today.

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