Now more than ever, architects are called to design high-performance buildings. This renewable energy starter guide provides architects with the tools to meet…
Design specialty
America ByDesign Architecture Season 2
October 14, 2024
AIA has negotiated with ByDesign TV to provide members of the architecture community exclusive and early access to the extended Producer's Cut of each episode…
Energy
AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects
November 29, 2023
Explore a three-part resource designed to empower and provide architects and designers with the necessary steps to take to reduce embodied carbon in their…
Design specialty
Resilient Project Process Guide
November 29, 2023
AIA’s Resilient Project Process Guide helps architects and designers integrate resilient and climate-adaptive solutions into their design process.
Business Intelligence
Business Opportunities & Sustainability Trends Amidst a Pandemic
November 28, 2023
The Business Opportunities & Sustainability Trends Amidst a Pandemic research report provides key insights on the pandemic’s impact on the architecture industry…
Climate action
Climate Action Plan
November 29, 2023
AIA’s Climate Action Plan provides architects with actionable steps, tools, and resources to achieve climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and decarbonization…
Climate action
Climate change adaptation design resources
November 29, 2023
Explore climate change design resources and projection tools to help buildings and communities handle and adapt to climate change effects like extreme heat and…
Design specialty
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified Product Standard
April 13, 2018
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified Product Standard
The Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified™ Product Standard rates consumer products, ranging from toys and personal…
Design specialty
Three winning strategies for smart building design
November 28, 2023
Author: Deltek
September 30, 2021
Smart buildings use automation to optimize the processes that occur inside a building—benefiting the environment, tenants, and…
Design specialty
Five tips for meeting the AIA 2030 Commitment
February 5, 2020
Author: Keith Hempel, AIA, Principal Director of Workplace at LPA Design Studios
Finding creative ways to reduce predicted energy use across a spectrum of…
Design specialty
Modular & off-site construction guide
November 30, 2023
Design for Modular Construction is a starter guide for architects interested in learning the value and opportunities of modular design and examining case…
Sustainability
Putting sustainability into practice
November 28, 2022
Author: Deltek
Explore five architecture firm best practices for implementing sustainable designs and specifications and staying on top of evolving…
Design specialty
Recommendations for designing lactation/wellness rooms
November 30, 2023
Contributed by Liz York, FAIA and Joyce Lee, FAIA
Chapter 10.05 Design phases
Explore guidelines for designing lactation/wellness rooms in work and public…
Best Practices
ROI: Codes, standards, & reporting on resilient design
November 28, 2023
Designing beyond building codes and standards provides significant resilience benefits to both building owners and occupants.
Climate action
ROI: Designing for reduced embodied carbon
November 30, 2023
Architects play a pivotal role in reducing embodied carbon—a significant contributor to global annual emissions—within the built environment to address…
Sustainability
The role of specifications in sustainable design
September 9, 2020
Author: Deltek
Research from AIA uncovers the perspectives of architects on working with manufacturers, clients, and contractors to specify sustainably. AIA…
Sustainability
TEOP for Architects
November 28, 2023
The TEOP for Architects guide introduces how architects can use the Tenant Energy Optimization Program (TEOP) to harness the energy-conservation potential of…
