Committee on Environment

 

This committee promotes the chapter's involvement in sustainable and energy-related issues and educates its architect members in environmental matters.

♦Committee Members

Meetings are for members only. See Calendar / Meetings section for dates. (Schedule information subject to change.)

Enabling Sustainable Design Through Building Information Modeling
March 21, 2012
♦Details
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Tax Credits for Architects for Design of Government Owned Buildings:
Architects or designers may be entitled to a federal tax incentive recently extended by Congress. Under the tax code, architects who have implemented energy efficient designs for government owned buildings, such as public schools, airports, courthouses, libraries and student housing, are eligible to receive a tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot. For example, if you designed an eligible building that is 100,000 SF, you will receive up to $180,000 of federal tax deductions, even though you have no basis in the property. Architects can also retroactively claim any missed deductions on buildings designed since 2006.

Opportunities for AIA Continuing Education Credit:
We are happy to announce that AIA is now permitting some credit for continuing education for committee service. Serving on a committee is considered professional service. Architects can self report a maximum of two hours per year of professional/community service—such as design boards, code committees, AIA committees, disaster recovery consults/committees.

If members have had to do a lot of research for their committee service, such as studying planning issues, local code changes, etc., they can file a self report for research for the subject researched. It must be information that can be applied to the practice of architecture. Research is non-HSW, non-sustainable credit, but members can get credit for it.

♦2010 Bridgeport Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Report

Green Building Materials, Third Edition by Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows

Call for Sustainable Renovation Projects

 ♦DEP Notice of Flood Map Changes

Architectural Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants:

♦Connecticut Air Quality Regs
♦Connecticut Statutes RE Adhesives and Sealants
♦Section 22a-174-41 Architectural and Maintenance Coatings
♦Sections 40 and 41 Fact Sheet 2008

♦Essential Resources

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