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Best Practice Exchanges create opportunities for professionals to share indispensable information and techniques for custom residential practice. Knowledge gained during an exchange gives participating firms an understanding of what is succeeding nationwide. Moreover, they present a unique opportunity to improve your own practice while contributing to a state-of-the-art model for custom residential practices in general.

Getting There: A Roadmap for Clients
Use this booklet (shared by AIA CRAN member, Bud Dietrich, AIA ALA NCARB) as a template to create your own media to help educate clients on the design and construction process.

Working with an Architect Seminar - Component Toolkit
This program is an outreach seminar used by local chapters to explain the process of designing a project with an architect to community groups.  This document is specific for the AIA Austin Chapter but can be revised to meet the standards/codes for your local chapter.  The Outreach Seminar can be presented at public libraries, Centers for Architecture, City Chamber meetings, etc. For specific questions regarding the program, contact Susan Welker, AIA.

Full Spectrum Practice: AIA CRAN Symposium
October 19 - 21, 2007 | Hotel Allegro | Chicago
The AIA Custom Residential Architects’ Network hosted a national symposium that instructed attendees on the essential techniques of business planning and marketing for custom residential design firms. Among the many opportunities to learn and share information, symposium presenters focused on business growth opportunities in sustainable design and digital home technology. Here are links to 5 AIA Best Practices created from the symposium sessions:
Home Electronics- A Collaborative Effort
Business Planning for Small Firms
Public Relations for Residential Architects
Web-Site Design for Architecture Firms
The Optimum Performance Home
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