Associate members face similar challenges as they further their professional development and represent another valuable source of shared experiences that would benefit the membership. To inspire those who have lived these experiences and capture those ideas in print,  Forward is pleased to present in each quarterly issue one publication drawn from the Best Practices archives. For more information regarding submission criteria, the AIA National staff contact is Michael Tardiff, Assoc. AIA, Director of Knowledge & Resource Development at bestpractices@aia.org.

Best Practices, is published weekly in AIArchitect and maintains an archive of past topics found at http://www.aia.org. At its core, a Best Practice is defined as practical knowledge gained by AIA and Associate members who have faced specific challenges in the real world of architectural practice. Organized according to the framework of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, the nature of this information is its immediate application by others facing similar situations.