These committees receive information from the local membership, analyze that information, and, if deemed appropriate, pass their recommendations regarding the information to the State's Coordinating Committee, where the above process of gathering, analyzing and recommending is repeated. If the state doesn't have a coordinating committee, the recommendation is given directly to the Region Documents Coordinator, who will bring it to the attention of the National AIA Documents Committee. Comments are also received directly from AIA members and other organizations with an interest in the documents. As part of this entire process, all members are encouraged to express their opinions and recommendations relative to the documents. Everyone has a chance to contribute if they so desire.
Constructive input is sought and received from owners, contractors and attorneys.
On an ongoing basis, the Committee attempts to evaluate how the profession is perceived by the public. It analyzes where the profession of architecture seems to be going and what the AIA can do to promote the profession's goals. In doing so, it considers what language owners require in their documents and what changes to the documents would benefit the entire construction industry. The Committee believes that it is imperative that the architect be perceived in a positive light by the ultimate consumers of the construction industry, the public. The AIA wants the public to choose to use an architect with the belief that the architect will benefit the project, rather than being forced to use one merely because the law requires it.