JOINING ABID

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Joining the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)

AIBD offers you an opportunity to upgrade your professional status and competency in the rapidly progressing field of building design. By providing you with the resources you need to enhance your practice, AIBD can give you an invaluable professional edge.

AIBD represents designers who specialize in residential and light commercial design and are looking for a professional association which will provide development as well as credibility in an increasingly competitive climate.

For more information and a free membership packet please contact the AIBD Colorado Society membership chair Bernie Kern at bbkerndesigns@comcast.net.

A) Membership Levels

Certified Professional Building Designer
Requirements: Members must meet requirements of and received certification from the National Council of Building Designer Certification and devote 50% or more of their working time to the profession of building design. Professional Members are required to obtain 8 CEU credits per year.

Professional Building Designer
Requirements: Membership requires being engaged in the professional practice of building design for at least five years and devotes 50% or more of their working time to the profession of building design. Up to two years of related education may be substituted for equal amount of experience. Professional Members are required to obtain 8 CEU credits per year.

Associate Member
Requirements: Membership consists of an individual or firm whose business interest is related to the building design profession whose interests are local or statewide in nature.

Retired
Requirements: Membership is for established members who have retired from the practice of building design. CEU’S are not required of retired members.

 

Annual Membership Dues

*Includes all CPBD Professional Members
**Initiation (Application Fee) waiver period – October, November, and December
***Dues are prorated for professional members:
Quarter Joining:
January 1 – March 31 full dues
April 1 – June 30 reduce by one quarter
July 1 – September 30 reduce by one half
October 1 – December 31 full dues for following year (last quarter dues waived)
Associate membership is not prorated. All dues are based on annual membership on date of joining.

All dues paid to the American Institute of Building Design Colorado Society

B) Membership Benefits

Design Line Magazine:
AIBD’s quarterly publication is the best networking/information tool a designer can have.

AIBD’s Referral Service:
This free service to consumers publicizes the professional services of building designers and brings you new business.

Publications:
Have access to professional publications through the national office.

AIBD’s Membership Directory:
This publication gives you an immediate network of colleagues to help you meet the many challenges you face while operating your design business.

National certification Program:
Gain credibility through the AIBD endorsed National Council of Building Designer Certification (NCBDC) and become a Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD).

Legislative Representation:
Keep informed and know you’re well represented on key issues affecting your livelihood both on a state and national level.

Professional Development and Education:
Improve your professional skills and expertise at AIBD’s national and state conventions and seminars.

Professional Credibility:
Use your AIBD affiliation to enhance your professional credibility. AIBD’s Continuing Education policy distinguishes you as a designer committed to professional advancement.

Designer-Client Relations:
Educate your clients on the benefits of using an AIBD Professional Building Designer through the Institute’s consumer oriented publications such as “Your Guide to Residential Design Specialists”.

C) Continuing Education Units

 

Goal and Objectives
The member of AIBD implemented the Continuing Education Unit program to add credibility to all members in the organization, and to inform the general public, related industry professionals, affiliate associations and the legislative community that our members are dedicated to design excellence. In the evolving world of building design, ongoing education is necessary to keep abreast of changing codes, new structural requirements, energy efficient building products and much more.

Fulfillment, Conditions and Suggestions
AIBD’s CEU policy requires all professional members, certified or not, to obtain 8 CEU Credits in one-year period. In the highly technical field of building design, this requires spending only eight hours per year -that’s 40 minutes per month- to maintain your professional knowledge and expertise. CEUs can be obtained simply by attending any educational activity that deals in some way with our profession. You can easily attain eight or more CEUs by attending just one annual national convention. CEUs can be obtained in many different ways which are clearly outlined in the CEU policy as follows:

1. 1 CEU Credit for each contact hour (1 hour minimum) and shall include:
(a) Classroom credit from accredited universities, colleges, vocational, or technical training institutions (or equivalent course), in courses relating to architecture, design, engineering, business, or related skills;
(b) Educational, building codes or self-improvement seminars and workshops;
(c) AIBD sanctioned events or AIA approved continuing education courses.

2. 3 CEU Credit for first year, and service on Planning Commissions, Local Government, Architectural/Design Control Committees, etc.

3. 3 CEU Credit for writing and publishing in any media of an article related to the profession of building design.

4. 3 CEU Credit for developing and presenting a sanctioned educational workshop seminar.

5. 1 CEU Credit per year for acceptable entry to any AIBD nationally sanctioned design competition regardless for the number of entries submitted.

6. 2 CEUs for approved architectural tours or documented architectural travels. Adequate documentation must be submitted for review and evaluation.

7. 2 CEUs for participation in either design or construction of charitable projects i.e. Habitat for Humanity. It is the responsibility of each professional member to submit and validate accumulated CEUs for the previous year, and also keep track of CEUs submitted to national.

Use a standard CEU Credit Form to report any educational activity in which you participate that meets the standards of the policy. This form can also be used to petition the Committee to ask for the CEUs for any event/activity you think will qualify as educational.

D) CEUs and Your Membership

The Committee is responsible for approving CEUs reported or petitioned. A decision by the Committee can be appealed to the full Board by presenting the case in writing.

Please send all of your requests for clarification or information to the national office at www.aibd.org.

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