5. Sustainable Design Mandatory Continuing Education

6. Introducing the New Requirement

7. The AIA mandatory continuing education requirement for Architect members is 18 learning units annually Of those, 8 learning units must address health, safety, and welfare education AIA Mandatory Continuing Education: Overview

8. The AIA Board of Directors has voted to modify continuing education requirements, effective January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012 4 learning units in sustainable design must be included within the total 18 learning units required annually This new requirement applies to membership renewal beginning January 1, 2010 The Board will review the requirement before its expiration in 2012 and determine if it should remain in place AIA Mandatory Continuing Education: New

9. LU AIA Mandatory Continuing Education: Review 18 learning units required annually

10. 8 learning units must address health, safety, and welfare HSW LU AIA Mandatory Continuing Education: Review HSW

11. 18 learning units required annually 8 learning units must address health, safety, and welfare In 2009, 4 learning units must address sustainable design HSW LU AIA Mandatory Continuing Education: New HSW

12. In 2009, 4 learning units must address sustainable design All sustainable design learning units that meet the sustainable design continuing education criteria will also fulfill health, safety, and welfare HSW LU AIA Mandatory Continuing Education: New HSW SD HSW SD HSW SD HSW SD

13. The Rationale

14. In today’s rapidly changing landscape of codes, standards, and new products and materials, architects must maintain an awareness and expertise of an ever-increasing amount of information There is a new expectation among clients and the public to look to the expertise of architects for solutions that can help their design and building projects to leave a greener footprint The AIA Board recognized the need to help prepare their colleagues and fellow practitioners respond to the latest challenge and opportunity facing the profession New Challenges and Opportunities

15. In Practice

16. Applicable courses by AIA/CES registered providers will be identified as sustainable design qualifying, much like courses that carry health, safety, and welfare learning units The AIA Continuing Education System team is working with our CES providers to offer members more education opportunities to fulfill this new requirement—including maximizing education opportunities that qualify for sustainable design learning units during the AIA National Convention Sustainable Design Education Programs

17. All AIA/CES registered provider programs that qualify will be identified and recorded on your AIA transcript If you take a program from a non-AIA/CES registered provider, you will have to indicate that the program qualifies for sustainable design learning units when you submit your structured self-report form and provide supporting information to verify it meets one or more of the sustainable design subject areas and minimum content Transcripts

18. Resources

19. www.aia.org/ces_m_default

20. www.aia.org/ces_sustainabledesignrequirements

21. www.aia.org/cesfaq_default

22. www.aia.org/walkthewalk

23. AIA Information Central 800-242-3837 Sustainable Design Continuing Education (e-mail) SDCE@aia.org