Saving for retirement is important for all architects. This article focuses specifically on unique considerations for women in the profession and pairs with a podcast that can earn listeners 1 learning unit credit in addition to financial advice to keep in mind.
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Financial Planning for Women
This podcast, presented by Equitable in conjunction with the AIA Trust, is designed to help architects, specifically women in the profession, succeed in saving for retirement. All architects share the need for proper financial and retirement saving planning. For women architects, creating a sound financial and retirement plan is even more essential since issues like…
Read MoreDemystifying ESG for Design Firms: Risks and Opportunities
Simply put, ESG is an acronym that stands for environmental, social, and governance and is a framework for financial institutions to understand better a company’s sustainability profile and their risks. However, what exactly do the categories of E, S, and G measure and why (as well as how to measure) is the challenge that companies…
Read MoreThe Champlain Tower Collapse
Analysis and Lessons Learned for Professional Design Firms – Webinar for HSW Credit This webinar centers around the events that occurred before and after the collapse of the Champlain Towers in Florida. While the official review and forensic report is still ongoing and has not been published yet, the webinar considers possible causes of the…
Read MorePractical & Tactical Retirement Planning Strategies for Architecture Firms
This webinar, presented by Equitable in conjunction with the AIA Trust, is designed to help firm owners and managers determine the best retirement plan strategy for their firms and how retirement plans can help to achieve business goals. Specifically, the 25-minute webinar will help you to: Determine which retirement plan contributions count toward PPP loan…
Read MoreWebinars on Demand
These invaluable AIA Trust webinars were recently held live on critical risk topics—such as climate change, IPD, Mediation, and health insurance AND the recordings and handouts are now posted to the AIA Trust website, with most offering continuing education credits.
Read MoreCondominium Projects Webinar
If You Build It, They Will Sue The 90-minute webinar, “Condominium Projects: If You Build It, They Will Sue,” focuses on the risks faced by architects in designing condominium projects which include residential subdivisions, common interest developments, and mixed-use projects. Jacqueline Pons-Bunney, Esq. and Peter Stacy, Esq., respected construction attorneys who run the new Practice Coach…
Read MoreWebinar: The Risks and Rewards of Integrated Project Delivery
This webinar focuses on the unique risks and rewards that architects may face when participating in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contracts. Participants will better understand the value proposition that IPD can provide building owners, the benefits and potential risks for the design team (some of which could be uninsurable), and some options for mitigating the…
Read MoreTaking the Lead to Address Climate Change
As the climate changes and extreme climate variability characterizes our daily lives, design firms must respond in their solutions for the built environment. This webinar held on 10/18/21 discusses the challenges that professionals face, strategies for managing risks, and the support that professional liability insurance provides while firm provide innovative and productive solutions through their…
Read MoreMediation for the Design Professional
Mediation is a cost-effective dispute resolution vehicle commonly used in clashes involving design professionals. It can also be used as a mechanism to better understand the claims and respective positions of the other parties to a dispute before or during litigation. Leila Sadeghi, Esq. and Peter Stacy, Esq., respected construction attorneys who run the LegaLine…
Read MoreMediation for the Design Professional
