The secret to getting clients to tell you what they really want. [Monday Minute]

Have you ever met a new client who has no idea how to communicate to you what they want?

How about those with colossal scrapbooks? Ones with multiple ideas and no common theme.

As home designers, it’s our job to be there for advice and guide them each step of the way, beginning with the process of collecting information.

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From this week’s #HomeDESIGN Pro Daily, Click here to subscribe.Pritzker Prize winner Alejandro Aravena announced that his firm, ELEMENTAL, had released the rights to four social housing projects and shared drawing sets to provide the necessary documentation for building a low-cost home, encouraging designers to do the same with their work. 

Six years later, how has the concept of open-source architecture progressed and impacted the profession?

The American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) is the AIBD’s premier award program exhibiting design excellence in the residential building industry.It spotlights the nation’s most creative and innovative residential designers, builders, remodelers, architects, developers, land planners, and interior designers. Every year, the awards program recognizes exceptional design in custom, builder models, pre-drawn and multifamily homes of all types and sizes and remodeling, working drawings, and projects “on the boards.”

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AIBD members receive a $70 discount on each entry (find the code in the AIBD Member Hub or contact us).

Not a member? Enter four projects and receive a complimentary first year of membership.

Hey existing CPBDs, we have an announcement!
Up until now, we’ve directed you to your “My CEs & Certification” tab in the AIBD.org/hub.

WE ARE NO LONGER POSTING CEs TO YOUR TRANSCRIPT IN THE HUB!

AIBD has partnered with ACEA Global to create a new CE APP.

More than 70,000 hours of CE credits are being moved from your old transcripts to the new app, as we type.
Soon, you will have a full suite of features to make keeping on top of continuing education requirements easier and more effective.

(July 1, 2021, through today)
Total Score = 108 points; we’re on pace to reach 117 by June 30th.
Last Year’s Score = 93 points.
The Record = 154 pts (2018/2019)Welcome to our newest Compass Club members.

Click here for all of our Freshman members.This week’s movers and shakers!

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Have you ever looked at a home design and felt something was a little “off”?Your proportions may be incorrect.

Learn to apply the Golden Ratio, Fibonacci numbers, and regulating lines to your designs and solve all of your proportion issues.

Job cost is the most critical constant you must track in any design business.Click here to learn how to discover and monitor the cost of a design project.