AIBD is headed to Chicago Build 2026, and we invite you to join us as we bring the voice of residential building design to one of the Midwest’s leading design and construction events. Taking place October 28–29 at McCormick Place, Chicago Build brings together professionals from across the construction, architecture, and design community. This year, AIBD President Brandon Clokey will represent the Institute in a featured panel discussion, The Critical Role of Leadership in Driving Diversity...
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Upcoming AIBD Webinars & Office Hour AIBD has four upcoming live webinars covering residential design, business growth, copyright registration, client communication, and more. Plus, join this month’s AIBD Office Hour for a first look at the new AIBD Hub. AIBD members can attend webinars at no cost. Visit AIBD.org/webinars to register and get the complimentary-access coupon code. AIBD Office Hour: A First Look at the New AIBD Hub Friday, October 2, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. EDTFree for AIBD Members...
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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. I have to admit something: I am not "hip." If you had asked me a week ago who Virgil Abloh was, I would have given you a blank stare. We definitely didn’t hang in the same circles (Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Bella Hadid, Venus Williams, Joe Jonas,...
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I’ve been working on a new members-only community inside AIBD.org. Residential designers regularly need advice that cannot be found in a manual or downloaded from a resource library. Sometimes you need to ask another designer how they handled a difficult detail, talk through a client or business problem, find someone to collaborate with, or simply see what other people in the profession are working on. That is what we are building for AIBD Members. I had help from a review panel made up of...
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You’ve put years into becoming a better designer. But a potential client searching online may never see your work—or understand why you’re the right person for their project. That’s a business problem worth working on. And you don’t need to become a full-time marketer to start making progress. At AIBD, we’ve created a set of resources to help residential designers make their businesses easier to find, their services easier to understand, and their websites more useful to prospective clients....
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MEASURE • CAPTURE • DESIGN Helping AIBD members move from real spaces to design-ready CAD - faster. Dear AIBD Members, We’re excited to join the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) as a member and become part of a community dedicated to advancing residential design. We look forward to connecting with AIBD professionals and sharing a workflow built to make existing-condition capture faster, more accurate and easier to bring into design. InnoDraw is a field-to-digital workflow platform...
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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. François Mansart (1598–1666) helped shape the distinct elegance and grandeur that define French Baroque architecture. His crowning achievement, the Château de Maisons, still stands today as a testament to his genius and a blueprint that would inspire...
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Whether you are looking for practical business insight, professional education, or an open conversation with peers, AIBD has several upcoming opportunities to get involved. Members: Log in at AIBD.org/webinars to access member registration information. Members Helping Members: What HUD Knows About Your Housing Market—and How to Use It TODAY! Tuesday, September 22 at 2:00 pm EDT1.0 P1 CE What can publicly available housing information tell you about your local market—and how can you put it to...
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September 21, 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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