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1 Convention Resolutions Resolution 10-1 Title Sponsor Intent Text of Resolution Representation by Proxy AIA New York State To permit a state delegate, or a member delegate designated by the state president from his/her state, to represent by proxy more than one chapter from that state at the AIA National Convention or other meeting of the Institute. WHEREAS, Section of the Bylaws of The American Institute of Architects currently provides as follows: Proxy for Absent Delegation. If none of the representatives selected by a component to be member delegates can attend the meeting, then the chapter president or the president's designate may distribute the chapter's votes via written proxy to a member delegate or state delegate from another chapter in the same state or in the same region, in that order of priority. The delegate selected to represent the component shall cast the component's total number of votes as instructed in the proxy. A delegate may represent only one component in addition to his or her own. WHEREAS, Section therefore permits a state delegate or a member delegate from a state to represent his own component, but no more than one additional component by proxy at the AIA National Convention or another meeting of the Institute; WHEREAS, for varied reasons, many state components with multiple chapters face the possibility that one or more of those chapters may not be represented by their own member delegates at a meeting of the Institute; WHEREAS, every member of the Institute deserves the right to be represented in voting at a meeting of the Institute. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Institute s Board of Directors be requested to sponsor an amendment to the Institute s Bylaws to: permit a state delegate to represent by proxy more than one of the chapters in his/her state at a meeting of the Institute, or permit the president of a state component to designate a member delegate from his/her state to represent by proxy more than one chapter in that state. Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 20

2 Resolution 10-3 Title Sponsor Intent Text of Resolution Support for Development of the International Green Construction Code AIA Pennsylvania The Institute should continue to be an active leader in the development, adoption, administration enforcement of model building codes. As such, the purpose of the resolution is to renew the AIA s support funding of its efforts related to the work of the Sustainable Building Technology Committee (SBTC) on the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) through the 2012 code cycle. In addition to support funding of the work of the SBTC, the AIA should also provide assistance to state local components as they seek adoption of the code in their respective jurisdictions. WHEREAS, there exists a global rapidly increasing awareness that the creation of our built environment must evolve to embody the principles of sustainability resource conservation; WHEREAS, architects, as leaders in the creation of the built environment, are challenged with finding a balance among the complex often conflicting dems of our clients, our moral ethical obligations to sustainable design, the regulatory constraints in the design construction industry; WHEREAS, the emergence acceptance of green building rating systems has demonstrated that clear technical guidance in the pursuit of high-performance buildings will result in substantive transformation in the design construction industry; WHEREAS, jurisdictions at the local, state, federal international levels have expressed a desire for a regulatory framework, reflecting a comprehensive approach to guiding green construction in enforceable language; WHEREAS, federal, state /or local incentives, such as grants, tax credits, expedited approvals, are available for green buildings in many areas; WHEREAS, the code development process employed by the International Code Council (ICC) supported by AIA policy for code development ensures a comprehensive, coordinated contemporary approach to the design of a consistent set of model codes for all construction disciplines applicable appropriate to each jurisdiction; Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 23

3 WHEREAS, the AIA has entered into partnership with the ICC American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) for the development of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC); WHEREAS, a multi-disciplinary Sustainable Building Technology Committee (SBTC) has been appointed with AIA architects represented on the committee working groups to shepherd the development process of the IGCC through open meetings, work groups, public participation; WHEREAS, the SBTC has indicated its commitment to an IGCC that works compatibly with the family of International Construction Codes; WHEREAS, the new IGCC will provide a regulatory framework for those jurisdictions planning to adopt additional code language that will work in concert with the existing International Construction Codes; WHEREAS, the IGCC will provide a base code with options to accommodate degrees of regulation dependent upon the local interests of the adopting jurisdiction; WHEREAS, architectural licensure is upheld as the means to assure protection of the health, safety welfare of the public; WHEREAS, said protection of the public interest is most directly achieved through the experienced application of building code knowledge to creation of the built environment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the American Institute of Architects acknowledges its responsibility to be an active leader in the development, adoption, administration enforcement of model building codes; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects is directed to renew its support funding of the AIA s efforts related to the work of the SBTC on the IGCC through the 2012 code cycle; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA should provide assistance to state local components of the AIA as they seek adoption of the code in their respective jurisdictions. Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 24

4 Resolution 10-4 Title Sponsors A Call to Action David Andreozzi, AIA, CORA, CRAN George A. ( Duo ) Dickinson, AIA, CORA, NCARB Jeremiah Eck, FAIA, CORA Members of the Institute: Mollie Ackner, NCARB Daniel Alter, AIA Dante Amato, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Jeff Berkus, AIA Fred Blome, AIA, LEED AP, CGBP Ken Brogno, AIA, LEED AP Jay Bright, AIA Craig Buttner, AIA Peter Chapman, Hon. AIA Timothy L. Clites, AIA, LEED AP Perry Cofield, AIA John DeForest, AIA, CORA Stuart L. Disston, AIA Ryan Duebber, AIA, LEED AP Donald L. Duffy, AIA Stephen H. Falk, Assoc. AIA Jan Fillinger, AIA, LEED AP Scott D. Fiorentino AIA, LEED AP Robert S. Frew, PhD, AIA Jarod M. Galvin, AIA, LEED AP Jan Gleysteen, AIA Wayne L. Good, FAIA Milton Gregory Grew, AIA Dwight Haldeman, AIA, CCS, NCARB Russell Hamlet, AIA, LEED AP Paul M. Hannan, AIA Justin A. Humphreys, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Joseph Hurley, AIA Samuel Jacob Kachmar, AIA Stephen Kay, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Charles Kibler, AIA, CORA Ken Koense, AIA, NCARB Anastasios Kokoris, AIA Jeffrey Krausse, AIA Garry Leonard, AIA Erik Lerner, AIA, CGBP, LEED AP Mark R. LePage, AIA, LEED AP Robert J. Lemmen, AIA, NCARB Cinda K. Lester, AIA, AICP Kent A. Lineberger, AIA W. Travis Mattingly, AIA, LEED AP Alan Mayer, AIA Mark McInturff, FAIA McKee Patterson, AIA Robert Medan, AIA Bruce Monighan, AIA Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 25

5 Francesco Montillo AIA, RA Dale Mulfinger, FAIA Mark Nedzbala, AIA Robert Nickerson Jr., AIA Eric Odor, AIA, LEED AP Jamee Parish, AIA Keith A. Palma, AIA, LEED, AP Peter Papesch AIA, LEED Kevin M. Paul, AIA, LEED AP Patrick L. Pinnell AIA CNU APA Pamela D. Powell, AIA, NCARB Andrew Pressman, FAIA Robert Reno, AIA Jack K. Rogers, AIA Richard Shugar AIA, LEED AP Mary Otis Stevens, AIA David W. Stirling, AIA Robert Swinburne, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Bill Taylor, AIA, CRAN Edrick vanbeuzekom, AIA, LEED AP David Varnish AIA Jerry Veverka AIA Carter J Warr, AIA, CSI, NCARB Shelly Wood Ziegelman, AIA, LEED AP James Wurscher, AIA, NCARB Intent To recognize the growing trend of our profession s loss of credibility the rise of a collective perception of irrelevancy. Based on a Position Paper from The Congress of Residential Architecture: See running commentary at Text of Resolution WHEREAS, we, the sponsors of this resolution, believe that all architects, the institutions that support, reflect regulate the profession of architecture must acknowledge its present deteriorated state, that there has been a long term drift of the profession away from social relevance public credibility the consequences of that drift have become critically evident in the present economic climate; WHEREAS, the present distressed state offers an opportunity to reform renew the organizations regulations that have not effectively responded to a deteriorating perception of our profession s worth effectiveness, while institutions organizations did not create the current conditions, we believe that the policies of the AIA, the curricula of architectural academia, the requirements for licensure, the regulations that define our practice the editorial focus of the professional press can be changed to reverse the present course that has compromised our profession s role in creating buildings of value on every level; Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 26

6 WHEREAS, the act of licensure itself has become a test of perseverance rather than reflective of excellence, the wide disparity among state requirements, especially with regard to continuing education, has complicated compromised the ability of architects to be agents of safety, utility, beauty in building design; WHEREAS, a parallel system of professional accreditation LEED certification has developed without being integrated with the licensure of architects; WHEREAS, all levels of government have created an ever-tightening web of regulatory oversight sanctioning alternatives to the practice of architecture because of a growing perception of the incapacity of architects to provide holistic, relevant building design; WHEREAS, the undersigned believe that there are new directions that will serve to re-establish our profession s relevance, believe the AIA s support for the following resolutions will benefit the profession of architecture the cause of building better buildings. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that architects be recognized by all levels of government as critical to the building regulatory approval process based on a national determination of clear legal status for all building professions including, but not limited to, the practices of architecture, lscape architecture, structural engineering, interior design, residential design; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that all licensed architects should be conferred legal status equivalent to LEED certification as part of their licensure, with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the AIA working together to promote provide equivalent sustainability stards independent of LEED certification; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that all institutions that support our profession, including the AIA its local chapters, should recognize residential architecture as a unique discipline; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that the AIA at the national level should re-allocate its national budget to facilitate regional gatherings, versus national, by streamlining its headquarters staff downsizing its national committee structure; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that alternative forms of practice integrating allied disciplines (e.g., lscape architecture, interior design, environmental engineering, construction) should be encouraged in academic curricula institutions that support our profession, such as the AIA; Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 27

7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that continuing education or professional practice certification requirements should be administered only by institutions accredited to confer professional degrees in architecture or by the NCARB with consistent national stards applicable across all states, that pro bono work, serving on volunteer civic boards, teaching, or mentoring be sanctioned alternatives for Continuing Education requirements for licensure; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA support the position that the NAAB the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture should include enhanced requirements for base curriculum for school accreditation that includes enhanced environmental literacy requires mentoring, internship building experience of students with licensed architects in the tradition of apprenticeship before a professional degree is conferred; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the AIA should advocate for inclusive diversity in education curricula by the NAAB all professional publication editorial policies. Copyright 2010, The American Institute of Architects 28