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 “Architects don’t play well together! I don’t like hanging out with architects.” This is what I have been hearing since April 2005 when you guys hired me. I believed it for a long time, but not anymore. Many of you say you do not attend chapter meetings or other AIA functions because you do not like hanging out with other architects. I do not believe you! You say one thing, but your actions say something else. Let me explain…AIA has held two art openings featuring architects and you supported each opening. When architects leave a firm and open their own firm, you share their excitement and congratulate them. You even send them work if a client/job does not fit in with your firm’s scope of work. This happens all the time. When you do attend an AIA meeting, you see someone you went to architecture school and talk about then and now. You have so much in common with other architects; attended the same college, same grueling course load, difficult clients, great clients, trying to get contractors to build your projects like you designed them, trying to balance family and a firm, bad economy, not paid nearly enough, trying to stay on top of new products, codes changing all the time, keeping your license updated in all the states you work, NCARB, continuing education hours and reporting them, LEED, keeping up with your AIA membership and trying to attend enough AIA meetings that Rhea will not keep calling and emailing you. 
Your actions speak louder than your words.
Peace,
Rhea Williams
Executive Director
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TEE Time again!
Great Goody Bags
Fun Day at WORK
Great Networking
WOW Door Prizes
AIA Birmingham’s 14th Annual Golf Tournament
Click here for brochure
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FREE TRADESHOW
Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon
Alabama Power
1200 6th Ave. N,
3 story brick building,
3rd floor
FREE 11:00 -1:00
(great door prizes!)
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2008 AIA Birmingham Design Awards Winners Are Featured in the OCTOBER issue of BUSINESS ALABAMA
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SAVE THE DATES (2008)
October 9th AIA Annual Golf Tournament
Robert Trent Jones
Click here for registration
October 14th FREE Tradeshow
Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon
Alabama Power
1200 6th Ave. N, 3 story brick building, 3rd floor
FREE 11:00 -1:00
November 18th Bear Creek Glass/European Kitchen Chapter Meeting
2nd Ave. South suite B
11:30 -1:30
RSVP – This will qualify for 1CEU (waiting for HSW approval)
December 4th Holiday Party
Bare Hands Art Gallery
6:00 – 9:30
RSVP
December 9th Introduction ICE Stone – G & L Marble – 1CEU
4500 5th Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35222
January 20, 2009 McGraw Hill Industry FORECAST
More details to come….
  
FREE October Trade Show – Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon
When do you get the chance to attend a TRADESHOW FREE, network and get a yummy lunch too? When you are a member of AIA Birmingham! This fall we have added to our list of exhibitors. We know how busy you guys are and many of you do not have time/resources to go to the state convention or national to see what new products are on the market. That is why we have a FREE TRADESHOW here and it is at lunch time, so you do not miss additional billable hours.
Save the date and support your local AIA and your SPONSORS!!! Your local sales representative is the person who will get you out of a jam when others fail you. RSVP today!
EXHIBITORS and Door Prizes
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Hand painted Greek Ceramic Register to win at the Crow Friedman Group Exhibit |
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Copper Bowl, Compliments of George Sarris, The Fish Market
Register to win at the AIA Birmingham TRADESHOW |
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Blown Glass Ribbon Bowl Register to win at the Bear Creek Glass Exhibit |
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Register to win great gift baskets at the AIA Birmingham TRADESHOW
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PLATINUM CHAPTER SPONSORS
*Alabama Concrete Industries Assoc. Inc.
Alabama Graphics – Door Prize
Alabama Power
Aquatic Gardens – Door Prize
ALACAD
Boral Bricks
Builders Millwork $200 Target Gift Certificate
Crow Friedman Group, LLC – Greek Pottery
*CRS Engineering Inc.
G & L Marble – Gift Basket
Golden & Associates Construction – Door Prize
HOAR Construction – Door Prize
Imaging Technologies – door prize
*Jenkins Brick
*J. R Prewitt & Associates
McGraw Hill Construction South Central – FREE ½ page advertisement!
Professional Flooring Co., Inc.
Smith Lacey Sales & Associates - Victorinox Tinker Deluxe Swiss Army Knife
GOLD CHAPTER SPONSORS
Business Interiors - Door Prize
*Brasfield & Gorrie
Robins & Morton – Door prize and giveaways
Sain Associates -"Best of Barnie's Gourmet Gift Basket" and giveaways
Select Granite Countertops - Great bottle of WINE
TTL, Inc. - Gift Certificate to PF CHANGS
SILVER CHAPTER SPONSORS
Alabama Brick Delivery
*Alabama Business Furnishings
Alabama Lighting Associates – Door prize
Alabama Stone Company
Alagasco - Giveaways
*ARD Contracting, Inc.
Bear Creek Glass – Blown Glass Ribbon Bowl
*Block USA
Brice Building Company
Cementry – Door Prize
*Doster Construction
*Dunn Building Co., LLC
Erwin & Associates
European Kitchen of Alabama – Free T- Shirts for Everyone
Gallet & Associates, Inc.
Gewin Tucker & Associates – Door prize and giveaways
Holcombe Doors & Windows – Door Prize
*Hohmann & Barnard Inc.
*Holcim (US) Inc
John H. Lanier Co., Inc.
J.S. Cotney, Inc.
Lafarge - Door Prize
*LBYD Civil & Structural Engineers
Marvin Windows By Dale Inc. – Coffee door prizes
McCrory Building Company – Door Prize
MJR/Senter P.C.
J.J. Morley Enterprises
National Cement Co.
PMT Publishing, Inc – Gift Basket and FREE magazines
Riverbottom Pine - Door Prize
Tsalita Imports – Cooking Basket
The Sanders Trust – BART STARR Autographed Football
Thermagreen
Walter Hopkins Co.
*Walter Schoel Engineering Company
Sto Corp – Door Prize
Technical Innovation – Door Prize
*Sponsors are attending, but not exhibiting.
  
The Smorgasbord by Danya Humaideh
“Networking Benefits Everyone”
 Dictionary.Com defines networking as “a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest.” However, sometimes the benefits of networking are not always apparent. So that raises the question, how does it benefit you, the architect, to network with your local product reps? The greatest thing to remember when meeting these representatives is that networking is all about building relationships. Your local reps do not just want your business because it’s additional revenue; they understand the amount of effort it takes to design your projects and have them built in a manner that reflects not only your specifications but your ideas that went into the design process. When your local representatives sponsor AIA, they are sponsoring you and are showing their appreciation for your work. When AIA holds such functions as the Sponsor Appreciation Trade Show, the Golf Tournament, art openings and monthly chapter meetings, we are helping you and your sponsors build a support system. These are not only ways for sponsors to “get their foot in the door” but also ways for you to build relationships with them. As your relationship with them grows, they can become resources for you when questions arise during the design and construction phases of your projects.
ARE Study Session – Back by Popular Demand!
We had such a great response from the last ARE study session, we are holding another one. Seating is limited to the first 25 RSVPs.
Oct 2nd, 5:30-7:30 at HKW, John Gill from CRS, will present material on the
ARE 3.1-ME exam specific to electrical topics.
RSVP by Oct. 1st
Oct. 16th, 5:30-7:30, Doug Rawson from Whitaker-Rawson, will present material on the ARE 3.1-ME exam specific to mechanical topics. While both sessions will cover the ARE 3.1-ME exam, the materials will be directly applicable to the ARE 4.0-Building Systems. RSVP by Oct. 15th
Thank you Bill Segrest and HKW for arranging and holding these study sessions!
Architect + ART
   
Thank you Joey Longoria, Adrienne Retief and David Scheirer for sharing your art with us. Everyone enjoyed the diversity of the three artists. Each artist/architect had a different style to their work. It is great to see members work on display and in the AIA office too! Thanks again to G & L Marble for sponsoring the opening. If you missed the opening, the art will be on exhibit until the end of the month.
more photos
The “Six-Month Rule”
Washington, DC—In June, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ (NCARB) Member Boards passed a rule requiring interns to submit their training units in reporting periods of no longer than six months. The “Six-Month Rule,” as it has been nicknamed, will go into effect on 1 July 2009 for interns who begin an NCARB
Record on or after that date and 1 July 2010 for all interns regardless of application date. All training unit reports must be submitted electronically and within two months of completion of each reporting period.
Things Supervisors and Interns Should Know:
The “Six-Month Rule” is designed to improve both the accuracy of reporting and the overall IDP experience. The IDP Guidelines have long recommended that interns submit reports to NCARB every four months. Under the new rule, interns will be required to report training units earned in intervals of no more than six months. However, they can submit reports more often if they wish.
- Regular reporting will provide an opportunity for interns and supervisors to review progress made over reporting periods and develop a plan for acquiring training in the remaining areas. This benefit should help prevent interns from being surprised by falling short of required training units as they near the end of their internship. Supervisors will also be more familiar with the work documented and therefore would be more likely to approve training reports.
- Implementation of the “Six-Month Rule” is dependent on an online reporting system. The electronic Experience Verification Reporting system (e-EVR) will be available by the end of December, but the “Six-Month Rule” will not go into effect until at least six months after the online reporting system is launched. Should the new system not be fully tested and operational by 31 December 2008, each implementation date will be pushed back and will go into effect six months after the system is operational.
- Once interns have submitted their training units by entering them into their Record online, those units are protected while any loose ends are tied up. Interns will not be affected by any delay caused by their supervisor or NCARB. However, submitted training units can be lost if they are deemed invalid by their supervisor, or if they are not earned in accordance with the rules of IDP.
- The “Six-Month Rule” allows parents of newborn infants or newly adopted children to receive a six month extension of the reporting deadline upon proper application. Extensions for active military service and serious medical conditions are also available.
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One Hour Fountain Installation
Thank you Chuck Thomas with Aquatic Gardens for the demonstration of the temporary fountain installation at Sloss. It was a learning experience for everyone.
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FYI…6 New AIA Contract Documents
The AIA will release six new contract documents on October 17, 2008. These new documents, collectively called the 3.5 Release, build on AIA Contract Documents’ 120 years of experience in defining the contractual relationships in the design and construction industry.
- New BIM Exhibit – E202–2008 (available in electronic form only)
1st of its kind
Written as a practical tool for managing the use of BIM across the entire project
Sets the requirements and authorized uses for BIM content
Identifies BIM authors at five progressive levels of development
A free sample of the E202-2008 BIM Exhibit will be available at www.aiacontractdocuments.org after October 17, 2008
- New IDP Agreements – C196-2008 and C197-2008 (available in electronic & paper form)
Take care of details such as how insurance will apply
How members may be paid for their services and limit their liability
Which costs are “allowable?”
How a member can earn profit through incentive compensation
What happens at the end of the project?
- New Design Build (DB) Agreements – A441-2008 and C441-2008 (available in electronic & paper form)
Address contractor/subcontractor and architect/consultant relationships including respective rights and responsibilities, roles, communications, compensation, dispute resolution, and payment.
- New On-Site Project Representation Document – B207-2008 (formerly B352-2000) (available in electronic & paper form)
Provides agreement on the number of architect’s representatives stationed at the project site, the services to be performed, and the owner’s responsibilities
Eliminates the need to create a custom scope of services document
AIA Contract Documents software can be purchased at www.aia.org/docs. Documents in paper form are available through the AIA Birmingham office.
Architecture as Art
Please join us for the Opening Reception of “Architecture as Art” November 2, 2008 4-6 p.m. The fascinating exhibition includes sketches, elevations, and full-size detail drawings from the practice of Birmingham architect D. O.Whilldin, who designed many of the most notable and well-loved buildingsin the city. The drawings, representing a fraction of this prolific artist’s work, provide insight into the workings of an architectural practice rooted in the Beaux-Arts tradition. They also reveal the artistic skills that practitioners of this pre-computer era called on in producing works of lasting beauty and functionality. More information at www.bhistorical.org/events/index.html
45th Annual Bluff Park Art Show
45th Annual Bluff Park Art Show, Saturday, October 4, 2008, 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Free admission, free parking and free shuttle service. A juried art show featuring over 130 artists from twelve states. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in oil, watercolor, clay, metals, wood and mixed media are all a part of the art show. On site food vendors, homemade cakes and sweets, area high school jazz bands, hands-on art fun for children. A great day out for everyone! Rain date October 5th. 517 Cloudland Drive in Birmingham/Hoover, Alabama, 35226. Information: phone –205-408-4312. www.bluffparkartassociation.org
Florida Building Code Seminar Coming to Alabama in November
Mark your calendar! The Alabama Council AIA is pleased to offer a special seminar on the new 2007 Florida Building Code, which takes effect later this year. Once again, we have contracted BRB Code Educators to teach the seminar. The date is Thursday, November 13th in Birmingham. The 4 hour seminar will take place at the Alagasco Midtown Plaza from 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Look for registration material in the mail soon!
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