In honour of National AccessAbility Week, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is proud to announce a partnership with the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) and the University of Alberta to enhance and expand accessibility certification training opportunities for the architectural community.   

The RAIC is dedicated to providing the architectural community with the necessary tools and resources to build a more inclusive world. The newly updated RHFAC Professional course launching in Fall 2024 will provide participants with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to rate a site using the RHFAC methodology. The new partnership with the University of Alberta further expands the ability to deliver this important training to more people in an interactive, online format.  

RHFAC Professional Training courses will be offered periodically throughout the year starting this Fall and will be delivered online in partnership with the University of Alberta through Brightspace by D2L. RAIC members will receive $200 discount on fees for the RHFAC Professional Training.

As a valued RAIC Fee Guide user, your feedback matters to us. The RAIC is currently reviewing the Guide to Determining Appropriate Fees for the Services of an Architect (Fee Guide) to ensure it is current and useful. To this end we are inviting users of the Fee Guide to share feedback via a brief survey. In addition to the survey, we will also be hosting focus groups - if you are interested in participating, be sure to add your name at the end of the survey. 

The survey will be open until May 31, 2024.

We wanted to remind you that there are only 2 days left to apply for the 2024 Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Award Programme. If you haven't done so already, it's time to get your application(s) ready. 

The CAA is offering awards to recognize the outstanding work of architects and students addressing contemporary challenges such as climate change, rapid urbanization, and an associated increase in vulnerability, inequality, and biodiversity loss. 

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to recognize your work.

The RAIC is pleased to partner on a new innovative "Managing Construction" course series that will empower you to manage and mitigate project risks by focusing on the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of the CCDC contract clauses that are commitments to each other.   

Check out these upcoming courses:

1. CCDC 5A + 5B: Construction Management Keys to Success - Two seats left for June 18, 19 and 20, 2024. Also available on September 16, 17 and 18, 2024
   
   
2. CCDC Contracts: Supplementary and Non-Standard Clauses - June 25, 26 and 27, 2024 and November 19, 20 and 21, 2024
   
   
3. Managing CCDC Contracts for Project Success - Sept 23, 24 and 25, 2024
   
   
4. Project Delivery Methods (DBB, CM, DB, IPD, P3) - Oct 2, 3 and 4, 2024
   
   
5. Proposal Pursuit – RFQ & RFP Strategies for Success - November 13, 14 and 15, 2024

Read the May 2024 edition of the RAIC Journal, published in Canadian Architect.

Articles include:

• Awards Season
• RAIC Gold Medal: Justice Murray Sinclair
• RAIC International Prize: Ngā Aho

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