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IIDA Austin City Center 2013 Winter Recap NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
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AUSTIN CITY CENTER COUNCIL
DIRECTOR Joy Flores, IIDA , RID Steelcase [email protected]
DIRECTOR ELECT Ashley Barnett Griffith, IIDA, LEED APBC+C, RID, EDAC
Perkins + Will [email protected]
PAST DIRECTOR Vivian Featherston, IIDA, RID GSC Architects [email protected]
GRA CHAIR Dawn James, RID. LEED AP ID+C Lauck Group [email protected]
GRA CO-CHAIR Rebecca Elliot Bommarito Group [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL DEV. CO-CHAIR/ GRAPHICS CHAIR Emily Pew, Studio 8 [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL DEV. CO-CHAIR Kim Zeiler, National Office Furniture Kim.zeiler@nationaloffice furniture.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Mia Baxter Metropolitan Gallery [email protected]
PROGRAMS CHAIR Kelly Hewitt Humanscale [email protected]
PROGRAMS CO CHAIR Megan Funni Lauck Group [email protected]
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Karrie Wimble, IIDA Schneider Halls Design [email protected]
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR Amber Branham, LEED AP, RID Sixthriver Architects [email protected]
INDUSTRY CHAIR / HISTORIAN Daryl Miller, Ind. IIDA Southwest Solutions [email protected]
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Sunset Advisory Commission hearing results
Government and Regulatory Affairs:
Recently, the Texas Sunset staff published their report containing statutory & management recommendations to the Sunset Commission. The report concerned the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners and recommended the deregulation of Registered Interior Designers. It was reviewed by the Commission and a public hearing was held November 13th. TAID and IIDA requested your help and support - information and public testimony was presented, reviewed, and compiled for consideration. Excerpts from TAID’s website: All of your hard work paid off!
Motion to deregulate Registered Interior Designers in Texas – FAILED
Motion to remove the Registered Interior Designer from the TBAE Board – FAILED
Motion to hold Sunset review on Texas Board of Architectural Examiners in 6 years – FAILED
A new motion was made to require all presently grandfathered Registered Interior Designers to
take the NCIDQ Exam within 3 years – PASSED
A new motion was made for TBAE to create additional pathways to registration that more closely
align with those of NCIDQ. – FAILED The entire TBAE board would like to extend a huge thank you to all of you for all of the calls that you have made, letters you have written and emails that you have sent to assist in this fight. [The results are] proof that your efforts do matter and that there truly is strength in numbers. If you would like to view the webcast from
[the] meeting you can view it here: http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/agendas.htm
Senate Bill 205 by Senator Robert Nichols & House Bill 1717 by Representative Four Price were just released and both include the requirement that grandfathered RID’s pass the NCIDQ exam by September 2016. The TAID board has voted to oppose this portion of the two bills and IIDA is supporting this stance.
Their position on the matter is as follows:
Preserve Interior Design Registration Statute: Elimination of the Interior Design Title Act will cost the state millions of dollars over the next several years. Each Registered Interior Designer pays the $200 professional fee per year as part of their license renewal. $50 is deposited into the foundation school fund and $150 is deposited in general revenue. No interior design registration will result in annual losses to General Revenue of nearly one million dollars. Additionally, registered designers pay fees to cover the costs of operating the TBAE. Repeal of this statute will result in an additional loss of $660,500 of registration feed per year to the agency’s budget. This is money these designers want to continue to pay. There is NO regulatory burden. The registration statute is VOLUNTARY. It allows registered interior designers to compete for large projects. Many large commercial and governmental RFPs require a “registered design professional”. Elimination of this statute would put Texas designers at a competitive disadvantage. Preserve Grandfathered Status: Texas should not renege on a deal. In 1991, Texas passed the Interior Design registration statute. Registration required an accredited degree in design, passage of the national design exam, and two years experience. In recognition of those already in the workforce, Texas “grandfathered” designers with at least six years experience. All registered designers are required to take continuing education courses to keep pace with codes and standards. Twenty years have passed.
Grandfathered designers have continued to practice design, start small businesses, and employ constituents. They have completed hundreds of hours of continuing education. Some are nearing retirement age. Forcing experienced proven designers to potentially suspend their practices to satisfy updated registration requirements is unnecessary and unfair. Texas has provided a grand-fathering mechanism to many different professionals. Interior designers should not be singled out for unfair treatment.
Thank you for joining us at Legislative Day!
Members of TAID, IIDA, ASID, and area students gathered at the Capitol to hear a proclamation that March 5th was named Interior Design Day in
Texas and take a group photo with Governor Perry. However, our real mission was to deliver our message (and popcorn!) to each of our Legislators advocating for our profession and educating them on
upcoming bills that could affect us. More information is available at TAID’s website: www.supporttaid.org.
Legislative News! upcoming legislation
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AUSTIN CITY CENTER COUNCIL [continued]
COMMUNITY SERVICE CHAIR Krystal Lucero, RID, IIDA Austin Community College [email protected]
ASSOCIATES CHAIR Anjali Bhalodia Gensler [email protected] NEWSLETTER CHAIR Becky Blackhall, RID, IIDA, LEED AP Sixthriver Architects [email protected]
STUDENT LIAISON (University of Texas-Austin) Caroline Fickett FMG [email protected]
EVOLUTION CHAIR / STUDENT LIAISON (Texas State University) Jenny Conditt Herman Miller [email protected]
CAMPUS CENTER PRESIDENT (University of Texas - Austin) Alexandra Webster [email protected]
CAMPUS CENTER PRESIDENT (Texas State University) McKenna Greer [email protected] Interested in joining the IIDA Austin City Center Council for the 2013-2014 year? Contact Ashley Barnett Griffith at [email protected]
Holiday Party zinger hardware | nov 29
Past Events:
Members and guests of both IIDA and the Austin chapter of AIA joined together for our Holiday Party late in November. Live music added to the atmosphere while attendees enjoyed refreshments and making new connections between the organizations.
Monetary and other donations were collected that went to benefit SafePlace.
Special Thanks to our very generous underwriter: Legacy Lighting and our sponsors: Haworth, Spectrum Lighting, Encotech Engineering Consultants, Portela Steel Doors & Windows, Rockford Business Interiors, MDI Resources, Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company.
Despite the inclement weather, many came out to support their teams and our organization at our second fashion show. This year’s theme, Revolution Runway: Cross Pollination featured couture inspired by nature’s beauty. Nine teams competed and the results were: Best of Show: Gensler, Crowd Favorite & Most Original: GSC Architects, Most Wearable: Texas State University, Best Construction: Sixthriver Architects, and Most Sustainable: PPDS. A por-tion of the proceeds from the event went to benefit TAID as well as Dress For Success, a non-profit organization that pro-motes the economic independence of disadvantaged women.
Many thanks to our top level underwriters: Workplace Resource, FMG, Haworth, Allsteel, Legacy Lighting, Rockford Business Interiors, Austin Business Furniture, Commercial Flooring Systems, and InterfaceFLOR.
To see all our underwriters: www.iidarevolutionrunway.com
Revolution Runway lbj wildflower center | austin, tx | sep 28
ZeroLandfill workplace resource warehouse | austin, tx | apr 21 + 28, oct 20 + 27
Austin City Center’s ZeroLandfill program repurposes architectural materials by diverting them from landfills and upcycling them into our community. Firms across the city combined their library discards which were sorted and weighed, resulting in 40,000 pounds of materials that were diverted from the landfill. This program provides the local creative community, including TIPS on Art Kids Summer Camp, interesting materials at no cost, that they can turn into repurposed art. Everything from tiles, binders, fabrics, wall coverings, laminates, shingles, bricks, and carpet samples came in and were useful to area teachers, artists, crafters and DIY-ers. Studio 8, Parsons, and STG Architecture donated food for the volunteers and this year’s event underwriters. Active volunteers included: Workplace Resource, WilsonArt, and InterfaceFLOR. Workplace Resource generously hosted the events in their warehouse and staffed us with friendly crew.
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Recent Continuing Education Units winter 2012-2013
past events:
CEU DAY idcec #ceu-101659 | 0.1 unit | jan 10, 2013 Members & non-members had the opportunity to receive two CEU credits during our CEU day. The lunch session was held at Carver Branch of Austin Public Library. The presentation was a LEED Credit presented by Tracey Lenahan from Humanscale with 25 people attendees. Her topic was: Green Design Drives Productivity. Humanscale underwrote the event.
idcec #tbd | 0.1 unit | jan 10, 2013 The evening session offered a HSW credit and was presented by Cathy Hendricks from TBAE and was also held at the library. She spoke about topics such as: What RIDs need to know about their profession for this year & next. She also updated us on the Sunset Commission Report & upcoming legislation. This session with lots of group interaction. A total of 18 people attended the evening session.
JURIED STUDENT SHOW & CEU idcec #ceu-100768 | 0.1 unit | feb 6, 2013 Graeber Residence on 6th street served as a great backdrop for this year’s juried student show and CEU ‘Connection is the New Collaboration’ presented by Izzy+. Professionals viewed student’s best work from Texas State, UT, and The Art Institue of Austin. Student work was judged by local design leaders and the winner, Alexandra Webster from the UT School of Architecture, received a trip to the IIDA Student Conference. Herman Miller, Workplace Resource, Haworth, and FMG underwrote the event.
IIDA members came together to give SafePlace’s Mission Critical Room a much needed makeover. Metropolitan Gallery donated the artwork, Dawn James furnished the sofa, FMG supplied the paint, lamp, and accessories and Intertech Flooring installed donated Shaw Contract Carpet and base. Volunteers the day of the event included Caroline Fickett, Jenny Conditt, Marjorie Flanagan, Diana Gonzales, and Amanda Solis. They all came together to transform the space into a welcoming and warm environment for Safeplace. Our corporate underwriters included: FMG, Metropolitan Gallery, Intertech Flooring and Shaw Contract Group.
SafePlace Room Remodel safeplace | austin, tx
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IIDA Volunteer Day - Treefolks: Ready, Set, Plant! shoal creek greenbelt | austin, tx | feb 9
past events:
Volunteering our time to give back to our community is an important goal of our City Center. We teamed together to represented IIDA in a community service event organized by our sustainability partner, TreeFolks. Our members and their families were among the 150 volunteers who gathered on a Saturday morning to get down and dirty while planting sapling trees along the Shoal Creek Greenbelt. A representative from TreeFolks guided our team to teach us how to plant trees and their impact on our environment. We contributed to almost 400 hours of volunteer labor resulting in 1,640 trees planted along the waterways in Reed Park and the Shoal Creek Greenbelt. Way to go IIDA Austin team!
TAID LEGISLATIVE DAY: texas capitol building | 9:00 am | mar 5
See front page of this newsletter for more details.
CEU: idcec #tbd | austin history center, 810 guadalupe | 11:30 am | mar 28 You choose the topic! Visit our facebook event page to post your vote for which topic will be
covered. Check in will be at 11:30 am with CEU presentation from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. This CEU will be underwritten by Austin Business Furniture and Allsteel.
ZEROLANDFILL: workplace resource warehouse | 10 am | apr 6 + 13 | oct 12 + 19
Don’t throw away those duplicate or discontinued items just yet! Save them to donate to ZeroLandfill where they can find new purpose! Visit our facebook event page for more details.
DESIGNER BAZAAR AUCTION: vuka co-op | 5:30 pm | apr 11 The auction is back! Save the date and visit the event web site for additional information about
underwriting opportunities and ticket sales.
CEU: idcec #tbd | convio office | 11:30 am | apr 16 Check in will be at 11:30 am with CEU presentation from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. This CEU will be
underwritten by Armstrong.
HD EXPO 2013: mandalay bay | las vegas | may 15-17 More info online.
NEOCON 2013: merchandise mart | chicago | jun 10-12 More info online.
Upcoming Events spring/summer | 2013
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