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Lisa Tucker, PhD, AIA, receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Ray Pentecost introduces the Building Research Information Knowledgebase.

On March 20, as part of the 2013 National AIA Grassroots Legislative Conference, a coordinated contingent of Virginia Society/AIA members took their message to Washington.

Now that building information modeling allows your clients to immerse themselves into yet-to-be-built spaces, it’s only a matter of time before you can add the smell of cookies baking in the kitchen.

The newly ICC-approved International Green Construction Code (which accepts ASHRAE 189.1 for compliance) is up for adoption in jurisdictions nationwide. Is it onerous or necessary? The debate begins.

Nicholas E. Vlattas, AIA, and Deborah Marquardt conclude that the development of valuable firm members is a balanced responsibility among academia, firms, and the emerging professionals themselves.

Retaining and sharpening the talents of emerging professional is a key AIA priority both for firms in the present and leaders in the future.

As the Virginia legislature enters its 2012 session, Inform turned to Senator J. Chapman Petersen, a democrat who represents Northern Virginia and is an ardent supporter of planned, sustainable growth in the commonwealth. Here are his responses to a handful of questions related to resource management in Virginia.

The American Society of Professional Estimators welcomed its 82nd chapter in 2011 with the formation of ASPE-Richmond. The organization promotes education, ethics, standards, certification, and fellowship to further the recognition of construction estimating as a profession. The chapter, which currently has about 25 members, meets the third Wednesday of each month and will host the Northeast [...]

By Nicholas E. Vlattas, AIA, and Deborah Marquardt Having our head in the clouds used to imply we were dreamers. Not anymore. Now more than ever before, IT in the cloud means resource management that is firmly grounded. Just a few years ago, Hanbury Evans made a strategic decision to invest in building information modeling [...]