Practicing ArchitectureBest Practices
11.01 Pre-Design Services
11.02 Design Phases
11.02.01 Defining the Architect's Basic Services
11.02.02 Quality Control: A Working Drawings Preparation Checklist
11.02.03 Organizing Construction Documents
11.02.04 Terminology: As-built Drawings, Record Drawings, Measured Drawings
11.02.05 Quality Control: A Specifications Preparation Checklist
11.02.06 Selection Criteria for Wood Flooring
11.02.07 The Asbestos Advisor: A Compliance Assistance Tool
11.03 Bidding / Negotiation Phase
11.04 Construction Contract Administration
11.04.01 Quality Control: A Construction Contract Administration Checklist
11.04.02 Administering Changes and Change Orders
11.04.03 Certifying As-Built or Record Drawings
11.04.04 A Sample Preconstruction Conference Agenda
11.04.05 The RFI's Role in the Construction Process
11.04.06 Effective Methods of Site Safety
11.04.07 Navigating Change Orders
11.04.08 The Proposed Change Order Process
11.04.09 Understanding Fixed Limit of Construction Cost
11.05 Project Closeouts and Post-Construction
11.05.01 Green Building Post-Occupancy Evaluations: Learning from Experience
11.05.02 Aronoff Center for Design and Art – University Of Cincinnati
11.06 Building Design
11.06.01 Mold: A Design Checklist
11.06.02 Ten Key Factors That Affect Any Design
11.06.03 Safety Considerations in the Design of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Design
11.06.04 Ventilation for Durability in Residential Design
11.06.05 Six Approaches to Building Your Dream House
11.06.06 Eight Pillars of Traditional Design
11.06.07 Residential Walk-Through Consultation Services
11.06.08 Core Qualities That Make a Great American Home
11.06.09 Six Elements of Educational Facility Design
11.06.10 Home Electronics: A Collaborative Effort
11.06.11 Lactation Room Design
11.06.12 The Courthouse Entrance: Collision of Function and Symbol
11.07 Building Technology
11.07.01 Planning for Concealed Site Conditions
11.07.02 Advantages of Raised-Floor Foundations in Floodplains
11.08 Non-Traditional Services
11.08.04 Expert Witness Services
11.08.05 Facility Management: Operational Security Factors
11.08.06 Facility Management: Building Security Access Control Measures
11.08.07 Program Management: Strategies to Increase Efficiency
11.08.08 Essentials of Move Management Services
11.08.09 Asset Management: Tenant Retention Through Strategic Renovation
11.08.10 Measuring Floor Area for Commercial Leases
11.08.11 Construction Management for Small Practitioners
11.08.12 Why Offer CM Services?
11.08.13 Wayfinding Signage Points You in The Right Direction
11.08.14 Marketing Historic Buildings for TV and Film
11.08.15 Saving Historic Lighthouses by Changing Ownership
11.08.16 Enhancing Historic Preservation Through Life-Cycle Cost Assessment
11.08.17 Integrating Sustainability and Historic Preservation
11.09 Urban Planning and Design
11.09.01 The Urban Design Process: Creating and Achieving a Vision
11.09.02 The AIA's 10 Principles of Livable Communities
11.09.03 Ten Principles of Community Partnering
11.09.04 Older and Wiser: Creating Communities for Life
11.09.05 Elements of Disaster Resilience
11.09.06 Lessons Learned: Urban Planning in New Orleans
11.10 Consultant-Related Services
11.10.01 Understanding Human Behavior Leads to Safer Environments
11.10.02 Specifying Building Products for Building Security
11.10.03 Building Security from a Client Point of View
11.10.04 Building Security: Basic Design Elements
11.10.05 Vulnerability Analysis and Security Assessment
11.10.06 Building Security Design Considerations: The Effects of Bomb Blasts
11.10.07 Building Security: Basic Design Strategies
11.10.08 Designing Security into Parking Facilities
11.11 Commissioning
11.11.01 Building Commissioning and Maintenance
11.11.02 Building Commissioning: Analyzing Costs and Benefits
11.11.03 The Building Commissioning Provider
11.11.04 Building Enclosure Commissioning: An Introduction
11.11.05 Architects Leading the Commissioning Process in New Construction

