Awards: 2005 Institute Honor Award for Architecture Recipient: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. Project: Mill City Museum; Minneapolis, Minn. Client: Minnesota Historical Society; St. Paul, Minn. Photo: Assassi Productions
 

   
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Advocacy State Resources

Architectural Registration Exam (ARE)

Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain State Statute Matrix
(Current as of June 2008)

Green/High-performance Building

Implementation Overview and Map
(Legislative map of high-performance building statutes in the United States)

Liability Reform

Issue Brief- Civil Liability Reforms: Controlling Construction and Insurance Costs
(The AIA's public policy position regarding civil liability reforms) 

Professional Liability and Tort Reform Matrix
(Chart with state statutes, time frames and licensing requirement)

Construction Defect Reform Matrix
(Chart with state statutes and descriptions)

Liability Reform Resource Guide
(Comprehensive resource materials on liability reform)

Lien Laws

Lien Law Quick Reference Chart
(Lien Laws in the 50 states)

Permit Streamlining

Resource Guide
(Comprehensive resource materials on permit streamlining)

Price Waterhouse Coopers Permitting Study
(A look at the economic and fiscal impact of accelerating building permits)

Project Delivery

Project Delivery Matrix
(Chart with state statutes on qbs, design-build, construction management)

ABA Model Procurement Code
(Chart with state statutes and dates)

Alternative Project Delivery Legislative Wrap-up-2005
(Report on alternative project delivery issues and challenges in 2005)

Project Delivery Resource Guide
(Comprehensive resource materials on project delivery)

  • Construction Manager at Risk

    Issue Brief
    (The AIA's public policy position regarding cm at risk)

    Matrix
    (Chart with state statutes and current tracked legislation)

    Compendium
    (Collection of state statutes)

    Map
    (Legislative map of construction manager at risk statutes in the United States)

  • Design-Build

    Issue Brief
    (The AIA's public policy position regarding design-build)

    Matrix
    (Chart with state statutes and current tracked legislation)

    Compendium
    (Collection of state statutes)

    Legislative Trends Report
    (Design-Build trends broken down by region)

Map
(Legislative map of design-build statutes in the United States)

Design-Build Legislation Sweeps the Nation
(Contributed by G. William Quatman, FAIA, Esq.)

  • Qualifications Based Selection

    Issue Brief
    (The AIA's public policy position regarding qbs)

    QBS Matrix
    (Chart with state statutes and current tracked legislation)

Taxation

Issue Brief
(The AIA's public policy position regarding taxation on architectural services)

Matrix
(Chart of states that have taxation of architectural services, including statutes)

Map
(Legislative map of professional service tax statutes in the United States)