Walls & Ceilings Architect/October 2007

TRADENEWS STATE AND LOCAL UPDATE Sustainability Model Legislation Introduced at SGN Meeting At the recent State Government Network (SGN) meeting held in Chicago in July, the topics discussed centered on the 2030 Challenge and sustainability issues. This subject continues to be a priority issue for architects, and it also tops the concerns of the American public, thereby giving architects the ability to be on the frontline on sustainability-related matters. In advance of the meeting, AIA national staff drafted model legislation on the SustAIAnability 2030 Challenge and Green Schools for use by SGN members in their states. The legislation was shared with members at the meeting, with representatives from the AIA Board Advocacy Committee introducing the legislation to the group. “We are looking forward to working with components to push for this legislation in the upcoming legislative session. With the greater public understanding of climate change, people realize the necessity to do something on carbon emissions, and architects can explain how reducing carbon emissions in buildings through the 2030 Challenge meets this goal,” comments Brooks Rainwater, manager, state and local issues and programs. In order to help SGN members craft bills and advocacy strategies that appropriately reﬂect each individual state’s political climate, the group also participated in a charette, Advocating for Sustainability and the 2030 Challenge. The session divided members into small groups that then worked to identify and create advocacy plans for lobbying state legislators to adopt the 2030 Challenge and design and construct green schools in their states. The goal of the session was to give attendees a solid foundation for approaching these issues in the legislative and media arenas in their respective states. “We anticipate that with all the benefits that green buildings and green schools provide, this legislation will be well received by legislators,” Rainwater added. “AIA national will be here to offer assistance and advocacy resources for components to advocate for these model laws in the upcoming legislative session.” Please contact AIA Government Affairs or call (202) 626-7403 for more information. CONFERENCE CALENDAR NOVEMBER 7-9 USGBC’S GREENBUILD McCormick Place West Chicago www.greenbuildexpo.org 8-9 EIMA Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort Phoenix www.eima.com CAPITAL ISSUE AIA URGES BUSH TO NAME LICENSED ARCHITECT TO NATIONAL POST As the Bush Administration continues to sort through candidates to be the next architect of the Capitol, the AIA has continued building support for naming a licensed professional architect to the post. “Obviously the White House has a lot on its plate these days,” said Andrew Goldberg, Assoc. AIA, senior director of federal affairs, noting that among other appointments the president has to make is nominating a replacement for former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “That’s why it is doubly important that people who believe the next architect of the Capitol needs to be an architect have to continue pressing the case, so that this doesn’t fall through the cracks.” As a part of the AIA’s advocacy effort on this issue, AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Christine McEntee wrote to the members of the board of the United States Capitol Historical Society asking them to notify the president about the importance of having an architect as steward of the Capitol. The society was founded in 1962 to promote the history of the Capitol and Congress. “The unique stature, heritage, and prominence of the Capitol and its environs make it vitally important that an individual with the skills and experience of a licensed professional architect be at the helm,” wrote McEntee. “Every day architects work to protect, restore, and revitalize historic buildings and facilities in ways that keep faith with their cultural and aesthetic heritage. In fact, without the oversight and protection afforded the Capitol by those professional architects who have served as Architect of the Capitol, the nation may have lost signiﬁcant portions of our history.” AIA members’ grassroots advocacy is also paying off. “We’ve been hearing from the staffs of numerous members of Congress who had been contacted by architects in their districts,” says Goldberg. “When they hear that a non-architect might be selected as the next Architect of the Capitol, their reaction is usually one of bewilderment, and then of concern. So our message is starting to get through.” The AIA urges members to continue contacting their Washington representatives to ask them to tell President Bush to nominate a licensed professional architect. The AIA Government Advocacy team may be contacted by calling (202) 626-7403. 6 | Walls & Ceilings Architect | October 2007 http://www.greenbuildexpo.org http://www.eima.com

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