Beginning January 1, 2010, all registrants will be required to earn eight continuing education units (CEUs) in the areas of health, safety and welfare each year, prior to renewal of their certificate of registration. A minimum of four units must be earned in a structured setting, and a maximum of four units may be earned in a self-directed setting. Additionally, two of the eight units must be obtained from code-related research or learning.
Details of what constitutes a self-directed educational activity and a structured educational activity are outlined in Sections 5 and 6 of the regulation, which can be downloaded below.
Registrants must earn the required CEUs prior to December 31, 2010, when their 2010 certificates of registration expire.
An exemption to this requirement is provided for registrants called to active duty in the armed forces. Registrants with medical issues or physical disabilities that prevent them from earning the CEUs may request an exemption from the board.
Continuing Education Regulation (LCB File No. R154-08)
Frequently Asked Questions
AIA's Nevada Continuing Education Page
The 2030 Commitment: Setting and Achieving Energy Goals with Integrated Design
Presenter: Joel Loveland, professor of architecture and director, Integrated Design Lab for Puget Sound at the College of Built Environments, University of Washington
Description: Integrated design and project-delivery processes are critical to the creation of next-generation, high-performance buildings. This program, jointly presented by AIA Seattle and AIA National, explores how these processes help design teams collaborate more strategically to achieve building performance goals.
AIA/CES Credit: 1.5 LUs, qualifying for HSW and Sustainable Design (SD)
Registration:The event is free, but advance registration is required.
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ADA Continuing Education Is Now Accessible Online
The new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, which went into effect in early 2009, vary in important ways from the ADA standards that architects have used for the last 17 years. Some states, such as California and Texas, require licensees to meet new ADA-related continuing education requirements. These online courses are available on demand:
AIANY Helps Procrastinators Meet Year-End Deadlines
Several AIA components around the country help members catch up on their continuing education requirements through annual "Procrastinator's Day" events, ranging from half-day seminars to full weeks that feature one or two courses per day. The AIA New York Chapter expects to draw about 300 of its 4,500 members to "Procrastinators' Days 2009" December 3–5.
"[Members'] demands prompted something that's near the end of the calendar year, to come to one place and at one time, that allows them to ‘blitz' their credits," says AIA New York Programs Manager Jesse Lazar. This year, participants can quickly secure up to 20 HSW credits from a schedule of 32 classes, offering 1 HSW credit each. Since 2008, the event has included Saturday sessions, making the program even more accessible to busy design professionals. Vendors who are AIA/CES Registered Providers also benefit from a simultaneous trade show, which is now the chapter's third largest annual fundraiser, says Senior Marketing and Events Manager Tara Pyle.
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Check Your State License Renewal Date
AIA members are registered in four states on the average. Although some state licensing renewal dates are based on birthdate or the original licensure date, the following 12 states process renewals by November 30 or December 31, either annually or biannually:
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More Learning (and LU-Earning) Opportunities
Web Seminar—Healthcare 101: Ambulatory Care Facilities (1.5 LUs)
Greenbuild (HSW/SD LUs available)
Web Seminar—How to Make In-Roads into Government Design-Build Projects (1.5 LUs)
Build Boston (1 LU per workshop hour, HSW/SD LUs available)
Web Seminar—Carbon-Neutral Campus Architecture: Climate-Specific Design and Innovation (2 LUs HSW/SD)
Web Seminar—Setting and Achieving Energy Goals with Integrated Design (1.5 LUs HSW/SD)
Ecobuild (HSW/SD LUs available)
AIA Calendar of Events
AIA-member architects are required to earn four hours of sustainable design (SD) continuing education beginning in 2009. In a recent New York Times article, “Architects Return to Class as Green Design Advances,” architects made the case for the new requirement. The public’s growing awareness of the causes of climate change, including global carbon emissions from buildings and construction, has raised expectations that architects will provide the expertise that enables clients and all building occupants to leave greener “carbon footprints.”
Members can now find courses that fulfill the SD requirement—many of them online or even free of charge—on a new, continually updated AIA/CES Web page, among other resources. Here are five convenient ways to choose SD classes that can make a difference both in your practice and to the environment.
Option 1: Use the AIA/CES Course Advertisement Search directory to find courses based on your criteria, including topic, geography, and cost. In the “Course Search” column, use the pull-down menu under “Sustainability Design” and select “Yes.”
Option 2: Choose free video sessions. Of the 14 AIA 2009 Convention education videos available on demand, more than half provide SD credit. Mix and match from these options:
Option 4: Check out your own state and local component offerings. The links on the right take you straight to your own components’ Web sites, whose event calendars may well include the best options near you.
Option 5: Each issue of ResourCES includes a list (see below)of national organizations’ events that offer AIA/CES LUs. Some upcoming conferences are completely devoted to sustainable design and construction.
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Which Courses Fulfill the SD Requirement?
In addition to other AIA/CES criteria for content and presenter quality, a sustainable design course qualifies for SD LUs if its content falls within the AIA Committee on the Environment’s Top Ten Measures of Sustainable Design or the 50to50 strategies developed by the AIA Board’s Sustainability Discussion Group. Those categories include
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More Learning (and LU-Earning) Opportunities
These upcoming events (all offering AIA/CES LUs) cover a wide range of special interest areas, including sustainable design. Check the calendar of events on the AIA Web site for more programs.
Web Seminar—How to Be an Effective Partner in a Contractor-Led Entity: Learning Opportunities for Architects (1.5 LUs)
Evolution of the Skyscraper: New Challenges in a World of Global Warming and Recession (up to 12 LUs)
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
Designing Learning Environments to Rebuild Urban America (12 LUs)
Association for Preservation Technology Conference
Greenbuild
Web Seminar—How to Make Inroads into Government Design-Build Projects (1.5 LUs)
Web Seminar—Carbon-Neutral Campus Architecture: Climate-Specific Design and Innovation (2 LUs HSW/SD)
Ecobuild America (HSW/SD LUs available)
December 8–10, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Key Elements for a Successful SD Course http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080194.mp3
Marge Anderson/Thom Lowther
Integrating SD in All Aspects of Firm Philosophy http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080195.mp3
Mary Ann Lazarus|Anica Landreneau/Thom Lowther
*Key Elements of the COTE Top 10* http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080196.mp3
Mike Mense/Thom Lowther
*AIA+2030 Challenge* http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080197.mp3
Janet Stephenson/Jessyca Henderson
*BASF Wall System’s High Performance E.I.F.S. for SD Program* http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080198.mp3
Richard Martens/Stephanie Vierra
How and Why Stakeholders Should Offer SD Courses http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080199.mp3
Terry Zeimetz/Thom Lowther
*Key Elements of a Successful SDCE Program within a Firm* http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080200.mp3
Tammie Schacher/Thom Lowther
*International Approach to SD Courses* http://www.aia.org/groups/aia/documents/audio/aiab080201.mp3
Stephanie Vierra/Thom Lowther
Conference Description
This one week virtual conference will offer CES Providers valuable information on understanding the guidelines, creating content and registering a course for AIA/CES Sustainable Design credit. This virtual conference will review the context of the new AIA Sustainable Design requirement and review strategies and tools the AIA is using to address Sustainable Design issues. This conference will provide helpful hints and models to CES Providers and help you to better understand the framework of Sustainable Design, providing new markets, opportunities, and potential for CES Providers. The online conference will cover different related modules each day but will be available 24/7. Faculty will be available each day. Our guest speakers will share their successful practices. There will be additional resources imbedded in the conference including downloadable power points, pod casts, related links, an inserted web cast with 3D modeling, recommended readings. Participate in live chats, ask questions, make suggestions, and share your opinions and lessons learned with your cyber classmates.
Assumptions are that audience members have a basic idea of what sustainable design is but not enough to be able to determine if a course meets the guidelines. Register Now! For more information please email Sara Thomas.
