An AIA Lunch & Learn is a short continuing education course, usually about an hour, presented live at an architecture firm over a lunch the presenter provides. Architects who attend earn AIA learning units, roughly one per hour of instruction,…
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AIA Architect and International Associate members need 18 learning units (LUs) each year, and at least 12 of them must be in health, safety and welfare (HSW), according to AIA. Your state license has its own, separate requirement, which may…
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Does a manufacturer need to become an AIA continuing education provider? Yes. A building product manufacturer that wants to offer AIA-approved courses needs its own AIA continuing education provider subscription and provider number; it cannot run its courses under another…
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Sponsoring an AIA continuing education course usually pays off when you judge it the way you judge a specification program, not an ad buy. The return comes from three things you can count: how many design professionals complete the course,…
Yes. A course built around a building product can earn AIA health, safety and welfare (HSW) credit when at least 75% of its content, instructional time and learning objectives address HSW topics, and when it teaches rather than sells. If…
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Yes. When you complete a course from a registered AIA Continuing Education Provider, the provider reports your attendance to AIA, and you should not self-report it. AIA gives providers 10 business days to report, so allow time before you check…
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Architects learn about new building products mainly through continuing education (lunch-and-learns, webinars and online courses), manufacturer websites and representatives, and recommendations from peers and contractors. Research from NCARB and AIA ranks continuing education as one of the most important channels,…
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Short answer: An AIA-approved continuing education course can award credit for up to three years from its approval date, and approved courses cannot be renewed. When the three years run out, or when you change a large share of the…
The fastest way to earn AIA credits before the December 31 deadline is to check your transcript, book live webinars for any structured hours your state requires, and fill the remaining LU|HSW gap with on-demand online courses; AIA members need…
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A manufacturer chooses a continuing education partner by comparing delivery format range, credential coverage, reporting depth, and course maintenance practice — not catalog size alone. Ron Blank & Associates, Inc., an AIA Education Provider since 1985 and a two-time recipient…
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Attendance follows from three things: a course title that names a problem architects have, a credit designation they need, and promotion that reaches design professionals rather than a general audience. Ron Blank & Associates, Inc., an AIA Education Provider since…
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Return on a sponsored AIA course is measured by comparing total program cost against specification outcomes attributable to it, using a defined attribution window — an exercise complicated by the long gap between education and order. Ron Blank & Associates,…
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A building product course qualifies for AIA LU|HSW credit when its content addresses the structural soundness or health impacts of a building or building site, its learning objectives are written to HSW outcomes, and it meets the AIA Standards for…
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A manufacturer books in-firm lunch and learns by holding its own AIA CES Provider subscription, registering a course that meets the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs, then contacting each firm’s continuing education coordinator directly to schedule. Ron Blank &…
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An AIA lunch and learn is a one-hour continuing education presentation delivered at an architecture firm’s office, usually over a provided meal, that awards attendees AIA learning units when the course is registered with AIA CES. Ron Blank & Associates,…
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