Hello Reader, Congrats on surviving Monday and crushing Tuesday. Now, Wednesday beckons you to take a break and step into a pattern of discovery. Welcome to the Midweek Meander. Did someone forward this to you? Please consider subscribing. April Fool’s Day used to have a date. Now it has a schedule. That’s the world we live in. Fabricated photos. Engineered videos. Voices cloned so convincingly you’d swear they belonged to the real person. Just this week, my wife shared a video advertising...
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We're excited to announce our webinar lineup for April 2026! Expand your knowledge with continuing education courses from industry experts. Upcoming Live Webinars: Coffee With Bernie: Blending Indoor & Outdoor Spaces for Lifestyle and Climate Date: April 10, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM EDT Duration: 1 hour CE Credits: 1.0 P3 CE High-Performance Homes Team – The Steel Framing Discussion Continues Date: April 21, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM EDT Duration: 1 hour CE Credits: 1.0 P4 CE AIBD Office Hour Join us for...
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March 30, 2026, Edition #CreatingWherePeopleLive This weekly newsletter is created by and for those designing homes in North America. Its editorial staff is the American Institute of Building Design, Inc., the premier association of residential design professionals. Here's what you get: Field Notes Nuts & Bolts Highlights Workshops & Gatherings What We're Up To Amazing sponsors who help keep this newsletter free for the industry. Let's dive in. Email servers may truncate this newsletter...
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The AIBD Career Center is your direct connection Post a Job | My Account | Search Resumes | Products & Offerings Hiring qualified professionals shouldn’t require sorting through dozens of unrelated applications. The most successful employers focus their efforts where the right talent is already gathered. That’s exactly what the AIBD Career Center provides. When you post your opportunity here, you reach professionals who are aligned with your industry, credentials, and skill requirements—not a...
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You want to enter the American Residential Design Awards (ARDA), but you do not have professional photos of your projects ready to go. Maybe the shoot is still on your to-do list, the budget is tight, or you are waiting on a photographer’s schedule. Meanwhile, the entry clock is ticking. Without strong images, even your best design work can get overlooked in an awards program. Great plans and brilliant details do not always come through in quick snapshots, harsh lighting, or cluttered rooms....
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Hello Reader, Congrats on surviving Monday and crushing Tuesday. Now, Wednesday beckons you to take a break and step into a pattern of discovery. Welcome to the Midweek Meander. Did someone forward this to you? Please consider subscribing. There is something powerful about standing in a city for the very first time and realizing that every building around you carries a story—not just of design and ambition, but of safety, compromise, and consequence. My first visit to New York City last week...
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If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your time “on the tools” into a long-term design career, today’s AIBD webinar was built for you. This afternoon, we’re hosting “Going from the field (nailing) to the desk (designing) (1.0 P2 CE),” an interactive roundtable on how to move from field operations into the design studio. Led by Dennis Fletcher—who spent 20 years balancing job sites and office work before transitioning fully into design—the session will dig into the real-world challenges of that...
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March 23, 2026, Edition #CreatingWherePeopleLive This weekly newsletter is created by and for those designing homes in North America. Its editorial staff is the American Institute of Building Design, Inc., the premier association of residential design professionals. Here's what you get: Field Notes Nuts & Bolts Highlights Workshops & Gatherings What We're Up To Amazing sponsors who help keep this newsletter free for the industry. Let's dive in. Email servers may truncate this newsletter...
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We are currently in the Design Development phase for the 2026 AIBD Annual Conference. The site work is complete, though. We’ll be convening at The Metropolitan at the 9 in Cleveland, OH, from July 29 to August 1, 2026. This year’s schedule is being built to balance the "business of design" with the inspiration that fuels your next project, your team, and your career. The current specifications: Governance & Growth: We kick things off on Wednesday with the essential annual meetings of the...
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