Since 1997 the AIA, through its Continuing Education System, has made professional learning a mandatory requirement for full membership and recorded it through a range of credits. All providers register with the AIA and submit program forms that are reviewed to ensure accuracy of program content and quality level. Last year Linda Brock, a forensic expert on cladding failure from the University of British Columbia, made a presentation in December that was repeated twice in March to accommodate demand. Attended by architects, construction managers, developers, attorneys and representatives from the City of Seattle and others, the seminars provided the opportunity for a good cross-disciplinary discussion of the cladding failure problems facing this region. Information about each program is disseminated by email, to announce the program, and then faxed to give complete information about the program and registration.
Information also is available at the program's website .
The college welcomes comments and suggestions for future offerings and development of the CPE program. At the end of the two-week effort, the designer submits the work and the client is very satisfied. After all, it was only two weeks worth of effort. In fact, financial data suggests otherwise, as summarized by surveys conducted by PSMJ Resources, a management information firm based in Newton, Massa-chusetts. Because of the lack of defined expectations.