Resources for Our Members

 

UPDATE May 13

• Attorney General Ken Paxton letter to Dallas County

 

UPDATE May 10

• AIA Re-occupancy Assessment Tool

 

UPDATE May 04

• City of Dallas Small Business Continuity Fund Grant FAQ
• City of Dallas Rental/Mortgage Assistance FAQ

 

UPDATE April 27

• Texans Helping Texans - The Governor's Report to Open Texas

 

UPDATE April 24

• Amended Dallas County Safe at Home Order
• Rules for Reopened Services
• Amended Dallas County Order regarding Long-term Care Facillities 

 

UPDATE April 22

OSHA Guidance on prepraing workplaces for COVID-19

 

UPDATE April 18

• Amended Dallas County Safe at Home Order

 

UPDATE April 17

• The Governor's Executive Order relating to establishment of the Strike Force to Open Texas
• The Governor's Executive Order relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services and activities in Texas
• The Governor's Executive Order relating to hospital capacity and personal protective equipment (PPE) needed

 

UPDATE April 16

• Mandatory face covering in public. Amended Order Of County Judge Clay Jenkins 

 

UPDATE April 14

• Update on Residential Markets Forecast
• Coronavirus and Business: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
• Economic Impact of COVID-19. A series by AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, Ph.D., Hon. AIA
• AIA's new practice guide, Design for Adaptability, Deconstruction, and Reuse. And the new Desigining Alternative Care Site White Paper
• A breakdown of all the federal programs and aid for small business coronavirus assistance. Prepared by the US Chamber of Commerce
• AIA's advocacy team discusses student loan debt relief provisions in the CARES Act, including repayments, how your employer can help, and info for current students

 

• GRAPHISOFT is offering free 60-day emergency access to BIMcloud 
• 30-day ARCHICAD emergency license for existing users let users access the software at home
• AIA Career Center is offering expert résumé review for free. On your account overview page, scroll to the TopResume section at the bottom to submit your résumé. 

 

UPDATE April 10

• WELL AP Exam Fees Reduced for 2020
• WELL AP Virtual Exam Prep

 

UPDATE April 9

• City of Dallas Announcement - Building Inspection Notice for Onsite Inspections
• Preparedness Assessment Tool V1.0
  Created by AIA National to help identify appropriate rapid-adaptive reuse of existing built environments such as convention centers, sports arenas, community centers, hotels, dormitories, or other space for occupancy during the pandemic.
• CARES Act Titles I & IV / PPP Guidelines Prepared by O’Hagan Meyer
• CARES Act Titles II & III Provisions Summary Prepared by O’Hagan Meyer

 

UPDATE April 3

•  Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins [April 2,2020]
•  Safer at Home Order - Summary of Changes [April 2, 2020]

 

UPDATE April 2 

• CARES Act - Coronavirus Emergency Loans for Small Business - A Guide and Checklist
• CARES Act - Paycheck Protection Program Application Form

 

UPDATE March 31

• Shelter-in-Place Order Map - Texas
• Member Survey - tell us how we can help
• [ADVOCACY] COVID-19 Recommended Changes in Processes for Sustainable Development & Economic Development

 

UPDATE March 27

• CARES Act  [A Summary for AIA Members]
• US Department of Labor - COVID-19 and the American Workplace

 

 

Local updates:

• City of Dallas Sustainable Development and Construction updates
• City of Dallas Covid-19
• Dallas County Health and Human Services
• Dallas Regional Chamber

 

Financial relief:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
• AIA Membership Dues Installment Program (architect/associate members only)
• AIA Membership Dues Adjustment Request
• Facebook Small Business Grants Program
• Free AIA CE Courses for members

 

Managing through the transition:

• Ten Answers for Employers Navigating the Coronavirus
• A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers (Harvard Business Review)
• How to Be a Good Boss in a Bad Economy
• Telecommuting Policy Sample
• TEXO's Essential Business Letter Template

 

About the business:

• AIA Update on Federal Relief Packages Approved PostCOVID-19 Outbreak
• Straightforward Advice on Preserving Cash Flow
• AIA Trust Guide to Virtual Practice
• Practice Management: Human Resources

 

What others are doing:

• AIA Small Firm Exchange
• Practice Management Knowledge Community 
• Virtual Program: Architecture Firms and Remote Work – (First of a series from Boston Society of Architecture) Join this virtual program to hear from those who have established remote work as part of their practice, and share your own challenges, tools, and strategies for remote work.
• How Architecture Firms Are Responding to COVID-19 - Practitioners across the country offer insight on the impact of the novel coronavirus on their staff, operations, and projects

 

Discounts:

• How Autodesk is Helping Communities, Customers, and Employees Impacted by COVID-19
• Adobe Special Programs and Measures