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NCARB comprises the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its member state registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects.
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is committed to exemplary service and effective regulation to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration; develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of architecture; provides to member boards a process for certifying the qualifications of an architect for registration; and represents the interests of member boards before public and private agencies. NCARB has also established guidelines for the reciprocal registration of architects in the United States and Canada and is engaged in similar discussions with several other countries under trade agreements negotiated by the United States government.
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NCARB?s Latest Monograph Offers Architects Continuing Ed Flexibility
Washington, DC?The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards? (NCARB) newest monograph, Heating and Cooling Design for Buildings, offers architects greater flexibility when meeting their continuing education requirements. After reading each chapter, architects can take an online quiz and earn health, safety, and welfare (HSW) and sustainable design (SD) learning units once they?ve passed. The first five quizzes are worth two professional development units (PDUs)/continuing education units (CEUs) each, and the last quiz is worth four PDUs/CEUs, for a total of 14 for the entire monograph. The quizzes can be spread out over any period of time, or taken all at one time. Read more...
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NCARB Begins Transition of Leadership
Washington, DC?The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Executive Vice President Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA, today announced a planned transition of leadership effective July 1, 2011. At that time Lucey, who has served the Council since 1997, will step down from that position after 14 years of service. She has been instrumental in transforming the programs and services that NCARB provides and has effectively laid the foundation for what NCARB will become?to the profession, its members, and its 77,000 architects, emerging professionals, and student customer base. Read more...
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New and Improved! IDP Guidelines
Washington, DC?The Intern Development Program (IDP) Guidelines are an invaluable resource to interns and supervisors throughout the IDP process. The IDP Guidelines have been redesigned and include the latest procedures and rules currently in effect. To download a copy, go to http://www.ncarb.org/forms/idp_guidelines.pdf  . Read more...
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NCARB to Propose Changes to Model Law to Include IPD and BIM
Washington, DC?In October 2008, the National Council of Architectural Registrations Boards (NCARB) held a hearing on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Arlington, VA. The hearing brought together a diverse group of industry experts to comment on how the IPD process and BIM technology may affect responsible control by architects. NCARB President Gordon E. Mills, FAIA, asked the Council?s IPD Task Force to collect, review, and examine the information and forward any possible changes to NCARB?s Legislative Guidelines and Model Law for the Board of Directors? consideration. Read more...
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Score Report Delay
NCARB and Prometric have been implementing a series of quality control checks since the launch of ARE 4.0 in July 2008. There were many updates and adjustments made to the processes and systems used by Prometric to enable delivery of both ARE 3.1 and ARE 4.0 for the overlap/transition year. Read more...
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