Webinar Tomorrow: Embracing Virtual Building Design – MondayMINUTE

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May 04, 2020 edition of the AIBD’s MondayMINUTE weekly newsletter.
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Announcements
Webinar tomorrow; register today.
Human behavior has changed radically this past month.

  • Will it change how people buy houses?
  • How can building designers provide a solution?
Join the AIBD BIM-R faculty and discuss how current events have changed the ways builders and realtors sell houses and their greater appreciation for technology.

Ask questions and network, at this AIBD/Hopin virtual event.

Read More…
Building Designer Business-in-a-Box, a virtual conference
The first 50 get in for half price!

Registration for AIBD’s next virtual training conference, Building Designer Business in a Box, is open!

Available only to the first 50 who register, a $95 ticket buys access to six hours of focused education hosted on the live stage, to all sessions in the breakout rooms, to the Expo Hall, to live video and chat networking, as well as recordings and chat transcripts to all presentations and sessions.
Learn more…
Everyone’s having Coffee With Bernie » May 8
This Friday (May 8), join Bernie Kern for an hour of discussion with AIBD Board members, Ted Hake, Michael Battaglia, and Robert Klob; all current or past chairs of the ARDA Committee.

Their “adventures” will include discussion about entering a project in the American Residential Design Awards.

I often hear them say that many projects miss votes due to the submittal being incomplete.

Let’s hear from the expert chair officers and see where the discussion goes.
Read more…
May the Fourth Be With You!
Director George Lucas looked to traditional buildings from planet Earth when he envisioned alien architecture for films.

Celebrate Star Wars Day by checking out the real-world architecture that inspired your favorite Star Wars locations.
The ARDA Call for entries is open!
Sponsored by PortfolioHomePlans.com and Phantom Screens.

With the quarantine, what else do you have to do today?

New this year, all prominent categories, such as Custom Homes and Remodeling, offer a “built” and “unbuilt” option.
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Turning your place of business into a sustainable office will reduce expenses, increase brand awareness, improve productivity, and more.

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  • Michael Armstrong, Professional Member from AL
  • Stacy R. Carpenter, Professional Member from AK

Safely and securely offered wherever you’re holed up, the CPBD application AND exam are computer-based and offered online.

What better time to become a CPBD?

Apply at AIBD.org/cpbdapp.
  • Mollie Ackner, AIA, NCARB, CPBD from Durham, NC
  • Kyle Alhamod, CPBD from Miami, FL
  • Christian Alvarez Crivellaro, CPBD from Weatherford, TX
  • Benson Crowell, CPBD from Austin, TX
  • John Edwards, CPBD from Dallas, TX
  • Colton Erickson, CPBD from Austin, TX
  • Matthew Gray, P.E., CPBD from Katy, TX
  • Derek Oja, CPBD from Kalispell, MT
  • John Olson, CPBD from Bend, OR
  • William Putman, CPBD from Red Rock, TX
  • J. Rafferty, CPBD from Smithville, TX
  • Ryan Rodenberg, CPBD from Austin, TX
  • Lynnette Scott, CPBD from Austin, TX
  • Fritz Taylor, CPBD from San Marcos, TX
Events
Keeping up to date on Chapter events?
With COVID-19 event restrictions happening so quickly, we are doing our best to keep the calendar updated on chapter events and how they may be going virtual with their meetings.

Keep tabs yourself at AIBD.org/events or contact your nearest chapter leadership at AIBD.org/chapters.

  • Thursday June 18, 2020
  • 11 AM
  • At Nanawall Showroom 32
  • High street North Andover, MA 01845
Featuring Speaker, Guy Gere of Nanawall And Hanover Architectural Products!

NanaWall Systems, the leader in opening glass wall technology, cordially invites you to a continuing education lunch seminar…

Sustainable Design uses for Large Opening Wall Systems
Training and Education

More and more professionals are seeing a need in the residential construction industry for high-level specialists in BIM.

Have you?

Attend a series of two-hour training during the month of May and June to earn a “BIM-R®” credential.

Learn more…
What’s Your Companies Remote Work Plan? | AIBD On Demand Education
Benjamin Tabolt , Director of Plan Services at MiTek, has been interacting virtually with clients from all over the world.

Not to mention, some of his staff are scattered about the country, too.

Now, he’s 100% virtual, how is he doing it?

Learn about the software and platforms Ben’s team uses for remote meetings, plan markups, file sharing, staff management, billing, and more!
Register me now!
LEED for Homes v4 Green Rater 3 day Training Online Tickets, Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
With over 2 million LEED® for Homes™ registered spaces worldwide, LEED is the international rating system to ensure residential buildings are better.

LEED requires third-party on-site verification and performance testing by a LEED Green Rater and demand is growing.

Now residential and mixed-use projects of any size can go under the LEED for Homes rating system.

If you’re interested in filling this need as part of USGBC’s LEED for Homes Green Rater program, this training is for you!
Tell me more!

Fee Proposal Workshop Online Training (9.5 Primary Credits)

People are hard-wired to buy with emotions and justify with logic, yet, too many of us are still trying to sell to Mr. Rational while ignoring Mr. Intuitive.

Learn a better more successful fee proposal strategy.

Let us show you how we; increased design fees by 77%, doubled conversion rates, and reduced scope creep while providing a higher quality service.

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85% of participants say it’s the most useful CE course they’ve taken
99% say they’d recommend it to their coworkers

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The AIBD has partnered with Ron Blank & Associates to offer educational content relating to the knowledge areas and skills identified by AIBD’s building design practice analysis, which forms the foundation for AIBD’s Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD) Exam.
The courses have been sorted according to the four domains of the exam:
  1. Business Administration,
  2. Business Practice,
  3. Design Process, and
  4. Building Design.
Miscellaneous

The official publication of AIBD has a new issue! Check it out. Featuring the 2020 BDA winners.
Building Design Jobs – AIBD Job Board
The American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) offers the top jobs available in Building Design.

Search and apply to open positions or post jobs on American Institute of Building Design now.
Show me the Job Board!
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