Continuing Education - AIA Blue Ridge

Mission

AIA Blue Ridge seeks to provide through its' members the highest level of professional architectural services to the community it serves. Members of the AIA Blue Ridge must complete a minimum of 18 LU hours of professional development per year, of which at least 8 must be Health, Safety, and Welfare-related.

The AIA Blue Ridge is a registered provider with the AIA continuing Education system. AIA Blue Ridge sponsored programs are posted on this web site. All programs sponsored and presented by AIA Blue Ridge are reported to AIA CES Records.

To check your current and past continuing education hours record go to:

Current Requirements

NCARB lists the requirments for continuing education by jursidiction. Requirements by state.

Virginia Update
Mandatory Continuing Education requirements for Virginia are here Read the regulation.

Continuing Education Coordinator

More Questions on Continuing Education?

Want to participate in planning an AIA/CES Program?

Contact: AIA Blue Ridge Continuing Education Coordinator Sarah Lee, AIA. sarah@leearch.com

2011 CEU Calendar

February 17	LEED™ing the Way through Green Concrete Scott D. Bergsbaken Roanoke, VA (1 CEU)
February 23	Designing with SIPs Brought to AIA Blue Ridge by Radford, VA (1 CEU)
March 30	VT Lecture Series at VT CAUS Allison Williams, Perkins+Will San Francisco Blacksburg, VA (1 CEU)
April 7	2009 Architect Code Update Training VBCOA Region II Christiansburg, VA (4 CEU)

2010 CEU Calendar

March 19-20	Virginia Design Forum IX, Architecture of Necessity Flyer
April 6	Building Green Homes with Concrete Masonry Sheraton Hotel, Roanoke, Virginia Click here for more information
April 15	VT Basketball Practice Facility Tour & Chapter Meeting 1 Unit of CE Click here for more information
June 17	Insulating Concrete Forms 1.5 Units of CE Click here for more information
June 18	Windows An Environmental Perspective 1 Unit of CE Click here for more information
July 16	"2009 IBC Significant Changes" continuing education event in Roanoke in conjunction with with VSAIA. Contact wconners@aiava.org or more information.
November 16	openBIM - Real Interoperability, Practical Collaboration (1 AIA LU Hour)

Online Resources:

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GreenCE is an online resource for design professionals who want to learn more about sustainable design, conservation, and LEED related topics. Our mission is to educate design professionals about environmental benefits, health benefits, and economic benefits when designing a structure.

"The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) offers a Professional Development Program. This is a self-study monograph series which allows architects to learn at their own pace and earn learning units. Titles include: Sub-surface Conditions, Fire Safety in Buildings, Wind Forces, and Seismic Mitigation, Low Slope Roofing I, and Professional Conduct. The successful completion of the quiz that accompanies each monograph equals 10 contact hours in Health, Safety, and Welfare and 10 AIA Learning Units. For more information, contact NCARB at 202-783-6500 or visit their web site at www.ncarb.org/publications.

ArchRecord Architectural Record - Every issue of Architectural Record contains an installment of the AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education Series. After reading an article and replying to the questions, AIA members may fill out the self-report form and send it in for AIA LUs. www.architecturalrecord.com/conteduc/conteduc.asp and a new article appears in the magazine each month.

AEC Daily Distant learning is a useful and convenient method for AEC professionals to gain knowledge and earn continuing education credits. Considered to be a viable alternative to traditional, classroom style education, AEC Daily's Online Learning Center is a practical and affordable way for procuring ongoing, state-of-the-art, and up-to-date continuing education. You can download a course 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Since the course then resides in your desktop or laptop computer, you can participate in the learning experience at the convenience of your home, office, or while on the road. These courses are offered free of charge.

Krieger Specialty Products Receive AIA continuing education credits through Krieger Specialty Products online courses available through AEC Daily, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. And because you download the course to your computer, you can participate in the learning experience conveniently from your home or office.

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Certainteed The Building Solutions Program for Design Professionals supports you with professional courses, product and specification information, and quality products.

RedVector.com We offer over 900 online continuing education and professional development courses.

Pratt Through Pratt Institute's Building Industry Online Partner Education Program, architects, AIA members can meet and satisfy AIA or state continuing education requirements.

LU hours refer to contact hours.
If you do not meet the required CE hours in any year for AIA membership, you have a year to make it up before your membership is terminated. You must make up your LU hour deficit and complete LU requirements for the current year.
If you accrue more than 18 LU hours in a calendar year, hours over the requirement of 18 hours are applied in the following year. LU hours do not roll over for more than a year.
If you join the AIA as an architect level member, or upgrade your membership to architect level in the course of a calendar year, you are exempt from CE requirements the year you join.
Your LUs will be reported for you if you take a program with any organization identified as an "AIA/CES Registered Provider".
You can self-report both structured programs (learning programs offered by non-AIA/CES providers) and self-designed study on the Self-Report Form found on the AIA member website: http://sparky.occe.ou.edu/aia/member/login/ on the Continuing Education page.
You can view your LU status by going to the Continuing Education page at http://sparky.occe.ou.edu/aia/member/login/. You will need your membership number to view your LU status.