Earth Day 2024: Top five ways AIA has advanced climate change
April 19, 2024
From Capitol Hill to COP28, AIA's Advocacy team stands ready to empower architects to help lead national and global efforts to reduce and mitigate climate…
Business Intelligence
Five steps to thrive
November 29, 2023
Download AIA’s Five Steps to Thrive—a brief five-step guide for architects to demonstrate their value to clients and potential clients as they review their…
Career and the profession
Five key takeaways from 2024 AIA Leadership Summit
March 5, 2024
Bringing questions, curiosity, and courage, AIA members from coast to coast traveled to Washington, DC, for the chapter leaders’ premier advocacy and leadership…
Business Intelligence
Five best practices to improve technology adoption
February 22, 2022
Author: Deltek
Adopting new technology into your architecture firm can help improve productivity and efficiency but can be challenging to get your staff to…
Business Intelligence
Firm impact of non-compete & non-solicitation agreements
November 29, 2023
Author: AIA Risk Management Program
November 29, 2018 | Updated: December 18, 2018
Explore examples of how non-compete and non-solicitation agreements can…
Career and the profession
Equity in Architecture Commission
November 30, 2023
The Equity in Architecture Commission is a group of nationally recognized equity and diversity experts who lead the progress of equitable practices in…
Climate action
Environmental Product Declaration
November 29, 2023
April 13, 2018
An Environmental Product Declaration® (EPD) is a report that documents the ways in which a product, throughout its lifecycle, affects the…
Career and the profession
Engaging Future Architects
May 22, 2024
By Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC
Five ways architects can engage and inspire the next generation.
The economic loss doctrine: A practical application
November 30, 2023
The Balfour Beatty case is a Federal Court of Appeals case that ruled to uphold the economic loss doctrine for a design professional.
Business Intelligence
Economic & industry resources
November 28, 2023
Explore economic and industry resources on the built environment and beyond. Compare architecture industry trends from a number of primary data sources for…
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…
Best Practices
Five tips to power project collaboration
December 9, 2021
Author: Deltek
Collaboration is key to every construction project. Explore five tips to improve collaboration on a construction project team—architect, engineer…
Best Practices
Four ways architects can fight climate change
November 29, 2023
Time’s running out to slow down global warming. With climate change-related natural disasters increasing in size and frequency, the role architects play in…
Firm Management
Getting paid
July 3, 2024
Contributed by David B. Richards, FAIA; Excerpted and adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition
Chapter 15.02 Services and…
Business Intelligence
Good Samaritan State Statute Compendium
November 29, 2023
Good Samaritan laws afford liability protection to architects providing disaster assistance. This resource explores the advantages of such laws, details state…
Best Practices
Good vs. bad specs—why architects should care about the difference
July 10, 2019
Author: Deltek + Avitru
Bad, undetailed design specifications can lead to lost time and increased confusion while jeopardizing your design vision. AIA partner…
Sustainability
Guide to Building Reuse for Climate Action
April 5, 2024
Learn how to make smart climate action decisions at the least cost in this architect's guide on the renovation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
Firm Management
How to be(come) a principal
March 12, 2024
Contributed by Kathryn Sprankle
Chapter 5.05 Leader Effectiveness
Firm principals must adapt to a changing business and management environment. Here’s how to…
Materials
Healthier Materials Protocol
November 30, 2023
AIA’s Healthier Materials Protocol provides clear, practical methods and tools to help you track and integrate sustainable materials selection in your design…
Climate action
Hazard mitigation design resources
November 30, 2023
Extreme weather events are increasing in intensity and frequency. Explore resources to support hazard mitigation and hazard risk reduction for a variety of…
