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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarHearings Open on Bill to Repeal Renewable Energy Standards (SB216)
Less than four years ago the 127th Ohio General Assembly enacted an AIA-Ohio endorsed law setting energy standards for the state. On February 1 hearings opened to a largely responsive Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on a proposal to undo the alternative...
House Democrats Announce Legislative Priorities Including More Historic Preservation Tax Credits
House Democrats unveiled their “priorities to strengthen the middle class” Jan. 31, in the meantime pillorying what they described as Republicans’ “extremist partisan agenda.” Some of the proposals House Democrats touted during a Statehouse news conference resemble...
Ohio Construction Reform Update
Below is a quick summary of the progress made on Ohio Construction Reform to date: The first three Administrative Rules (Surety Bond, Contract Form and Subcontract Form) became effective on Dec. 26, 2011. The last four Administrative Rules (Prequalification, Best...
Green Schools Rally Approved for GBCI Continuing Education Credits
The USGBC - Central Ohio Chapter will host the inaugural Ohio Green Schools Rally on February 22, 2012, at Reynoldsburg's eSTEM Academy. This event will bring together some of our region's leading construction industry professionals and school administrative...
OSFC Hears Details Of Conservation Program
The Ohio School Facilities Commission on January 26 heard an overview of an energy-saving program administered by the body and why it often takes schools the maximum allowable amount of time to pay back the state. Jon Walden, manager of Contracts and Compliance,...
Tax Credit for Accessible Home Renovation/Construction bill Heard (HB 332)
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee took testimony January 26 relative to HB 332 which would authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for the purchase or construction of an accessible home or for the renovation of a home to improve its accessibility. Testimony...
Special Awards and Recognition
To submit information on an special awards, please complete this Special Awards and Recognitions Form and submit it to AIA Ohio Click Here to read about AIA Ohio Member Doug Richards, AIA, and the AIA Cincinnati Vision program Click Here to read about AIA Ohio Member...
New Registrants
To submit information on a new registrant, please complete this New Registrant Form and submit it to AIA Ohio. AIA Ohio congratulates Alissa O'Neill on her successful completion of the ARE in 2015.
Construction Industry Expects Upturn in 2013
The beleaguered construction industry has begun to stabilize and is poised to rebound, but not noticeably until next year, according to a new survey by the Associated General Contractors of America. “There are some promising signs, especially with employment,” said...
Universities Hash Out Collaborative Capital Bill Proposal
With the administration planning an “austere” capital appropriations bill, Ohio’s colleges and universities have been asked to work together to propose projects rather than duke it out and see what gets funded. Gov. John Kasich in December called on higher education...