CHOP 3rd Edition Project - Background Information | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

 

CHOP 3rd Edition Project - Background Information

The Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects was first published in 1999 with the 2nd Edition released in 2009, the year after the first smartphone and the year before the first tablet. In the intervening years, changes in building and urban design requirements, industry practices, and technology require that the CHOP be updated. The provincial regulators and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) have embarked on the CHOP 3rd Edition Project.

The CHOP 3rd Edition Project Steering Committee

Members of the CHOP 3rd Edition Steering Committee are:

Mark Vernon, CA, CPA (IL), Chief Executive Officer, AIBC

Barbara Bruce, CAE, Executive Director, AAA

Ben Russo, Executive Director, NWTAA

Kristi Doyle, BA (PPA), Hon. MRAIC, Executive Director, OAA

Jean‐Pierre Dumont, Directeur général et secrétaire, OAQ

Karen Chantler, Hon. MRAIC, Executive Director, AANB

Michael Cox, MAA, FRAIC, President, RAIC

Mike Brennan, Chief Executive Officer, RAIC

John Peterson, OAA, MRAIC, Chair, RAIC Practice Support Committee

 

Staff Support: Donald Ardiel, OAA, MRAIC

CHOP Editor-in-Chief

Director, Practice Support/Director Syllabus, RAIC

Note: At the completion of his appointment as Interim Executive Director in March 2018, Bruce Lorimer, FRAIC, was replaced by Mike Brennan, Chief Executive Officer, RAIC.

The CHOP 3rd Edition Editorial Board

The creation of the original CHOP 1999 and the 2nd Edition 2009 were overseen by an 8-person editorial board comprised of architects with expertise in architectural practice. The members of the 8-person Editorial Board for the CHOP 3rd Edition are:

Brian Palmquist, Architect AIBC, MRAIC, BEP, CP, LEED AP

Sébastien‐Paul Desparois, OAQ, MIRAC

Yew‐Thong Leong, OAA, FRAIC, FIIAS

Cathy Capes, OAA, FRAIC, LEED AP BD+C

Bill Chomik,Architect, AAA, Architect AIBC, OAA, SAA, FRAIC, Hon. FAIA, RCA

Kris Schlagintweit, NWTAA

John Romanov, OAA, Architect AAA, AAIA, MRAIC, LEED

Larry Jones, AAPEI, FRAIC

 

Editor‐in‐Chief, exofficio

Donald Ardiel, OAA, MRAIC

Director, Practice Support/Director Syllabus, RAIC

 

The responsibilities of the Editorial Board are:

  • Review and analyze feedback about the current use of the CHOP and suggestions for the 3rd Edition;
  • Develop the initial table of contents for the 3rd edition;
  • Support the Editor‐in‐Chief in recruitment of subject matter experts;
  • Review content generated by contracted subject matter experts and providing editorial comment;
  • Arrive at a consensus on the final draft of all content;
  • Authorize the release of content for formatting, graphic design, and multi‐platform
  • delivery;
  • Prepare a lessons‐learned report, and

The Editorial Board is the final authority on the content of the CHOP. The Editorial Board reports their activities to the CHOP Steering Committee. The Steering Committee ratifies Editorial Board decisions.Although the Editorial Board is the final arbiter of content, the Steering Committee shall adjudicate any dispute between the Editorial Board and regulators.

Schedule

The NEW CHOP launched in March 2021 and is available at chop.raic.ca