Washington DC 20009
(2 blocks from U Street Metro Stop)
Phone 202.595.9974
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ICONdc AIA/CES Approved Provider
ICONdc is an approved Provider and registers courses and programs to deliver to architects and designers for credit (LU).
Architecture Curriculum
Core Areas that may apply to the course:
Building Performance
Design
Leadership
Practice
The programs ICONdc delivers may qualify for:
Health, Safety and Welfare Course Description
Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW):
HSW is defined as anything that relates to the structural integrity or soundness of a building or building site. Requirements for HSW training are intended to protect the public and may be defined and required by law.
1. Health: aspects of architecture that have salutary effects among users of buildings or sites and address environmental concerns. Examples include appropriate air temperature, humidity, and quality; adequate provisions for personal hygiene; and use of nontoxic materials or finishes.
2. Safety: aspects of architecture intended to limit or prevent accidental injury or death of building or site users. Examples include provision of fire-rates egress enclosures, automatic sprinkler systems, and stairs with correct rise-to-run proportions.
3. Welfare: aspects of architecture that engender positive emotional responses among, or enable equal access by, users of buildings or sites. Examples include spaces with scale, proportion, materials, and color pleasing for the intended use; spaces that afford natural light and views of nature; and spaces that provide for users with disabilities.
Includes: Accessibility, Acoustics, Building design, Code of ethics, Construction administration, Construction contract laws and legal aspects, Construction documents and services related to public benefit, Construction functions/materials/methods/systems, Energy efficiency, Environmental concerns, Environmental analysis, Fire safety/detection, Insurance, Interior design, Laws and regulations governing the practice of architecture to the public benefit, Life safety codes, Materials and systems, Mechanical/plumbing/electrical systems, Natural hazards, Preservation/renovation/restoration/adaptive re-use, Security of buildings, Site and soils, Site design, Specification writing, Structural issues, Surveying methods and techniques.
The AIA Board of Directors modified the AIA-member continuing education requirement to include 4 hours of education in sustainable design as part of the existing 18-hour annual requirement. This sustainable design requirement became effective in calendar year 2009 and extends through 2012.
Sustainable Design Description and Categories
Sustainable Design (SD):
Sustainable design learning units must address the definition of sustainability and focus on at least one of the qualifying topics listed below.
Sustainability and Sustainable Design Defined
Sustainability is the concept of meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainable design is achieved through an integrated design and delivery process that enhances the natural and built environment by using energy sensibly with a goal toward carbon neutrality, improves air and water quality, protects and preserves water and other resources, and creates environments, communities and buildings that are livable, comfortable, productive, diverse, safe and beautiful to stir our imagination.
Qualifying Topics for Sustainable Design
The basis for program’s content qualifying for sustainable design learning units is found in the AIA COTE Top Ten and the Sustainability Discussion Group’s (SDiG), 50 to 50.
* Sustainable Design Intent and Innovation
* Regional /Community Design and Connectivity
* Land Use and Site Ecology
* Bioclimatic Design
* Light and Air
* Water Cycle
* Energy Flows and Energy Futures
* Materials and Construction
* Long Life/Loose Fit
* Collective Wisdom and Feedback Loops
