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| American Institute of Building Design
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| Society News, Happenings & Important Information to Use | WINTER - 2011 |
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RED LETTER DAYS:
MARK THESE DATES
March 10-12, 2011
California Society Conference
Jack London Lodge, Glen Ellen, California (near Sonoma!)
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CONTACT US:
AIBD, California Society
413 Capitola Ave
Capitola, CA 95010
Phone: 831-479-1452 Office
831-479-1476 Fax
www.aibdca.org
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Recently the National Office of AIBD asked what records we have on one of our long time members, who recalls having been given life time membership in 1985. I could not find any record of this; however in reviewing the past newsletters I discovered the following:
Two articles in 1950 United Designers Association (to become AIBD) "Design News" .
1-"Three Coins in a Fountain". If you as a designer could toss three coins in the fountain and get three wishes for the good of the profession, what would those wishes be?
...first would be that the designer might have a name..that they might legally call themselves a designer..a building designer..just about anything that would indicate to the public what type of work they do.
...second wish would be that the building designer could cease notifying clients in writing that they were not an Architect.
...third wish would be that they could legally hire and engineer to do the calculations necessary to make their buildings safe and sound.
2- "Architectural Board Hearing Coming Up"
...A Senate Interim Committee on Licensing Business and Professions was to hold a hearing in San Francisco at the State Building. The article goes on to state, that the United Designers Association, Inc was to attend.
Seems to me that issues with Building Designers are still the same today as 60 years ago.
June 1956 "Design News" reports, that the spouses liked that they were invited to the Convention and tours, as well as attending the dinner events.
Spouses do add to our conferences, thank you all for coming.
Richard Emigh president AIBD CA Society |
Please extend a welcome to our new members!!
Paul Hills has been designing and building custom homes for 17 years. He is the owner of Hills Design and Construction in Granite Bay. email paul@paulhillsconstruction.com or go to his website www.paulhillsconstruction.com. Paul is a member of the Sacramento Chapter. Natalie Hyland was an apprentice at a building design firm, and learned hands on how to design, draft, coordinate with clients and jurisdictions. She went to the French Culinary Institute in New York and was a caterer/chef before changing occupations. email natalie@bluecoastdesigns.net or go to her website www.blucoastdesigns.net. She is a member of the Golden Gate Chapter and owns her own firm, Hyland Design Group in San Carlos.
Please email them and welcome them to AIBD if they are in your area. |
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CALIFORNIA 2010 RESIDENTIAL CODE
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2010 CALGREEN CODE:
If you've been putting off purchasing the latest code books, here is a source where you can see them in their entirety, on line, as .pdf files and print them (or parts of them) for the price of ink and paper. Support of this organization with a donation will help keep them doing this good work, but that's between you and your conscience!!
http://bulk.resource.org/codes.gov/bsc.ca.gov/
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http://www.archive.org/details/publicsafetycode |
WINTER CONFERENCE UPDATE!!!
Friday March 11 will be our tour day. We have a full day scheduled. There will be a Historical walking tour of Sonoma, guided by the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation. Lunch will be a garden fresh artisan prepared feast served at one of the restored historic homes in Sonoma. After lunch we will board the bus for a tour and presentation of a Passive home in Sonoma. AIBD member Graham Irwin was the passive house consultant and will be on site with our presentation guide. Then we are off to the Benzinger Winery for a tram tour of their Biodynamic Vineyard. After the tour we will have time for winetasting. There are spaces for 30 people on the tours, and we can still take a few members and guests. So....send in your reservations to AIBD CA Society, 413 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, or email questions redesigns02@yahoo.com.
Saturday March 12 seminars are going to be varied. Graham Irwin will give a presentation on the Passive House, and Passive construction. Rick Reid of Simpson Strongtie will give a presentation about his building of a home in Costa Rica. And new AIBD Corporate members from Stego Industries, will speak on vapor barriers.
Of course we will provide a great hearty appetizer spread and beverages at the Trade Show on Friday evening, and we will have a welcome reception on Thursday evening.
The Jack London Lodge in Glen Ellen, might still have sleeping rooms. Give them a call. 707-938-8510 email info@jacklondonlodge.com
We have added PayPal as an option for submitting payment for the conference, as well as future events. It gives you the option of using a credit card or debit card for payment while reducing costs to AIBD that conventional credit card payments have incurred in the past. It's a safe, secure way to handle business!! Click on the link below to register.
Registration Form |
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NEWS FROM NATIONAL
The following is an excerpt of the memo send by the president of NCBDC, Leonard Vogel:
The Board of Examiners and the full Council, by a 2/3 majority, voted to accept the "Agreement and Plan for Merger" with AIBD. Similar motions were passed by the Board of Directors and the Board of Delegates of AIBD, as well as, changes in the AIBD Bylaws were voted in that now create independent Councils within AIBD. The NCBDC will be the first of these Councils.
As a result of these votes there are NO immediate changes. All CPBD's will continue to operate as before and still contact our California office as well as our current (and newly re-elected) officers.
To request the full text of the letter, contact
Bob Juengert of NCBDC at either bofla1@aol.com or information@ncbdc.com
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 BACK TO THE OLD DRAWING
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Musings of Veteran Designer
I spoke recently, on the occasion of his 70th wedding anniversary, with one of the original members of AIBD. He was a member of AIBD's predecessor, UDA (United Designers Association,) as well. He is concerned about his lifetime membership status. Both California and National are working at verifying his credentials, but the historical records of this association are incomplete or missing.
It is unfortunate than so much of the history of this organization seems to have been misplaced or lost entirely in the move of the national offices from Sacramento, CA to the East coast. The background of any organization, its "family tree" so to speak, is important to its ongoing success. Remembering where we came from, how far we've come, and where we hope to go is the validation of our existence.
The following is listed on the AIBD National Web Site as the "History" of AIBD:
Since 1950, AIBD has provided building designers with educational resources, and has developed nationwide design standards and a code of ethics for the building design profession.
Everything else on the "History" page tells what AIBD is today, what it does for current members, what it does for the future. It lists and explains associated councils and organizations. It's not, by any definition, history.
I hope to sit down with this venerable member in the very near future and develop a written history of the early years of this organization. The sources for this first hand testimony are not going to be available indefinitely. I feel it is vital to both our state organization (the site of the organization's inception) and the national organization, to have this kind of background as part of the fiber of our organization. I encourage anyone acquainted with early members of the organization to do the same.
Carole Chapman |
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