PWC's "Meet The Architects & Engineers" - August 21
7.25.08 | New York, NY | PWC-NY, (Professional Women in Construction) presents Meet the Architects &
Engineers, a networking event with exhibit tables on August 21,
5:30-8:00 pm, at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th St, NYC. Guests of honor for the event are Sandra L. Daigler, Raymond P. Daddazio, Peter Varsalona, Maria I. Wilpon, and JJ Falk,
IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter Announces New Board
7.17.08 | Dallas, TX | International Interior Design Association,Texas Oklahoma Chapter instated its new 2008-2009 Chapter Board on July
1, 2008. Its new President is Amie Keener, IIDA, Gensler, Dallas, TX and President Elect is Elizabeth Williams, IIDA, Marmon Mok, San Antonio, TX. All board members are currently active in their respective roles and will be formally inducted later this month. Biographies and contact information of
the IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter Leaders are available at
www.iida-tx-ok.org or upon
request from mailto:</a><a">mailto:%3ca="">mailto:">mailto:%3ca=">mailto:mailto:%3ca="">mailto: href="chapter@iida-tx-ok.org">chapter@iida-tx-ok.org
Counties With Green Building Programs Show Increase Of 400% Since 2003
7.16.08 | Washington, DC | AIA released the results of a study it commissioned on Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Counties. The study looked at 200 of the most populous counties in 2008 representing more than half of the country. Working in conjunction with the National
Association of Counties, the AIA spoke to planners, building officials,
and sustainability managers across the country, resulting in a total
response rate of 88%. The results show:
- 39 counties have a green building program
- 25.6% of the sample population in iin counties with green building programs
- an additional nine counties are in a more advanced stage of developing green building programs
