The relationship between business and climate change involves both risks and opportunities. Three risks, in particular, deserve close consideration as each of them highlights future business opportunities.
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What’s Next
We’re all trying to figure out what’s next. Whether you’re considering a career move, an investment, or a retirement plan, it’s important to identify alternatives and their potential results – and plan ahead. If you want to make a change – whether it’s heading to the door for a well-deserved retirement or advancing your career…
Read MoreInfrastructure Opportunity Knocks for Architecture Firms
The opportunity created by the federal stimulus packages passed since 2020 is undeniable, but the capacity to optimize this truly historic moment remains unclear. Firms can now find substantial opportunity in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of November 2021 – and business opportunities for those in the design and construction markets are enormous.
Read MoreA’22 Roundtable: Practice Innovation
The AIA Center for Practice is hosting a firm roundtable discussion at the AIA Conference in Chicago, Rising Strategies for Practice Innovation, building on sessions held at A’18 and A’19. This extended Friday afternoon session will include presentations, facilitated roundtable discussions, and resources for practice innovation.
Read MoreNew AIA Trust Executive Director
After eleven years as a valued AIA staff member, Elizabeth Wolverton will leverage her skills, talents, and knowledge of the profession as the new executive director of the AIA Trust beginning in May.
Read MoreMeet the 2022 AIA Trust Chair
Amy Slattery, AIA, is the 2022 AIA Trust Chair. Amy is the Founder and CEO of Odimo, a growing architecture practice based in Kansas City, Missouri which received the 2019 AIA Kansas City Firm of the Year Award. Odimo was also a Top 10 Finalist for the Greater Kansas City Chamber Small Business of the…
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 MoreSelf Assessment Tests (SATs)
Mediation 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…
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