Friday, September 11, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
IDP Six-Month Rule
Six-Month Rule
The Six-Month Rule requires interns to submit their training units in reporting periods of no longer than six months and within two months of completion of each reporting period.
Implementation Timeline
1 July 2009 – The Six-Month Rule went into effect for interns who began an NCARB Record on or after this date.
1 July 2010 – The Six-Month Rule goes into effect for all interns on this date.
Although six months is the maximum amount of time allowed, interns may—and are encouraged to—report more frequently. Extensions are also available for the birth or adoption of a child, serious medical conditions, and active military service.
Once interns have submitted their training units by entering them into their Record online, those units are protected from the Six-Month Rule reporting requirements while any loose ends are tied up. Interns will not be affected by any delay caused by their supervisor or NCARB. However, submitted training units can be lost if they are deemed invalid by their supervisor, or if they are not earned in accordance with the rules of the IDP.
The Six-Month Rule only applies to interns. It does not apply to registered architects who must document past experience for NCARB certification.
NCARB Site
The Six-Month Rule requires interns to submit their training units in reporting periods of no longer than six months and within two months of completion of each reporting period.
Implementation Timeline
1 July 2009 – The Six-Month Rule went into effect for interns who began an NCARB Record on or after this date.
1 July 2010 – The Six-Month Rule goes into effect for all interns on this date.
Although six months is the maximum amount of time allowed, interns may—and are encouraged to—report more frequently. Extensions are also available for the birth or adoption of a child, serious medical conditions, and active military service.
Once interns have submitted their training units by entering them into their Record online, those units are protected from the Six-Month Rule reporting requirements while any loose ends are tied up. Interns will not be affected by any delay caused by their supervisor or NCARB. However, submitted training units can be lost if they are deemed invalid by their supervisor, or if they are not earned in accordance with the rules of the IDP.
The Six-Month Rule only applies to interns. It does not apply to registered architects who must document past experience for NCARB certification.
NCARB Site
Saturday, September 5, 2009
GSA Offers Dedicated Resources to National Organization of Minority Architects
In 2003, GSA signed a Partnering Charter with the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) as a significant step toward helping ensure that minority architects are provided opportunities, insight, and collaboration regarding the GSA Public Building Service.
Full Article here
Full Article here
The RFP Database
I found this site that offers free access to Request for Proposals from across the country. The services is free but works on a credit system. You have to post an RFP to be able to retrieve and RFP.
The RFP Database
The RFP Database
Thursday, September 3, 2009
paid in full
paid in full - with their clients caught in the credit vise, architects learn the fine art of bill collection.
Source: residential architect Magazine
Publication date: July 1, 2009
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