WYOMING LICENSE CHANGES The Wyoming State Licensure Board recently issued public notice that they intend to change the rules & regulations. The proposed rules are available along with the full notice on the state's web page at http://plboards.state.wy.us/ architecture/RulesRegs.asp

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SCHOOL FACILITIES NEWS Memo No. 2008-101 SFC Processes for Capital Construction Project
Memo No. 2008-103 -Educational Spec's See also Drafts for: Elementary Specs Middle Sch. Specs High Sch. Specs

AIA WYOMING 2008 Annual Fall Meeting & Design Awards Program to be Announced Soon! Info Page!
 

 

 

 

REGIONAL

AIA WMR            AIA Western Mountain Region.   A cooperative of 6 western states. For more information Visit: www.aiawmr.org

10.23-10.26.08
Western Mountain Region Conference 2008.             Santa Fe, NM     www.aiawmr.org

NATIONAL

The Architect Registration Examination is changing for the better. In July 2008, NCARB will launch ARE 4.0 or Visit NCARB website.

The AIA Government Advocacy report Local Leaders in Sustainability: A Study of Green Building Programs in Our Nation’s Communities is now available. Click here for Link.

Visit 2030 website to stay up to date on the progress of this historic movement..
 
 
The Architecture 2030 Challenge

Architecture 2030, the nonprofit research organization founded by Ed Mazria, AIA, invites you to adopt the 2030 Challenge...

Credible scientists give us 10 years to be well on our way toward global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in order to avoid catastrophic climate change. Yet there are hundreds of coal-fired power plants currently on the drawing boards in the US. Seventy-six percent (76%) of the energy produced by these plants will go to operate buildings.

Buildings are the major source of demand for energy and materials that produce by-product greenhouse gases (GHG). Slowing the growth rate of GHG emissions and then reversing it over the next ten years is the key to keeping global warming under one degree centigrade (°C) above today's level. It will require immediate action and a concerted global effort.  

To accomplish this, Architecture 2030 has issued The 2030 Challenge asking the global architecture and building community to adopt the following targets:
  • All new buildings, developments and major renovations shall be designed to meet a fossil fuel, GHG-emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 50% of the regional (or country) average for that building type.
     
  • At a minimum, an equal amount of existing building area shall be renovated annually to meet a fossil fuel, GHG-emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 50% of the regional (or country) average for that building type.
     
  • The fossil fuel reduction standard for all new buildings shall be increased to:
    60% in 2010
    70% in 2015
    80% in 2020
    90% in 2025
    Carbon-neutral in 2030 (using no fossil fuel GHG emitting energy to operate).

    These targets may be accomplished by implementing innovative sustainable design strategies, generating on-site renewable power and/or purchasing (20% maximum) renewable energy and/or certified renewable energy credits.

Each day, every day, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS brings real value to its members through many channels.  Here are just few recent initiatives that demonstrate the AIA’s dedication to member needs. READ MORE