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On Wednesday, February 2, 2011, the Ohio Supreme Court granted an “alternative writ” of mandamus, accepting the American Subcontractors Association and the Surety Association case against The Ohio State University, for failing to require a surety bond on the Pilot...
Proposed OBBS Rules
For a list of new Administrative Rules proposed by the Ohio Board of Building Standards for the Ohio Building Code, go to: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/jsps/PublicDisplayRules/searchrulenumber.jsp 6 Department of Commerce• Board of Building Standards: Ohio...
Changes To Ohio Loan Program Offer More Help For Brownfield Cleanups
State officials recently overhauled a program that lends money for restoring polluted industrial sites to allow more companies to benefit from publicly funded brownfield cleanup assistance. The Ohio Water Development Authority has administered the Brownfield Loan...
Ohio Valley Region Members Honored
Institute Honors New Fellows and Honorary Member AIA Ohio and the Ohio Valley Region learned over the past several weeks of honors extended to several of our members. These recognitions were officially announced Friday with the release of AIA Architect. The members...
Deb Kunce FAIA runs for Vice President Position
Ohio Valley Regional Director Pursues National Position Regional Director Deb Kunce, FAIA announced earlier this year her candidacy for one of the Vice President Positions at the AIA for 2012. Deb is currently serving the AIA Ohio Valley region as one of our two...
Updated SAO Manual Released
The State Architect’s Office has released The SAO Manual | 2011 – A Management Guide for Ohio Capital Improvements. This update to our primary guidance document features a completely reformatted design, reduced the page count by 50 percent, and an index for the first...
Franklin County Modifies Responsible Bidder Criteria
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has approved modifications to its historic Responsible Contractor Criteria, to meet Ohio Supreme Court requirements. Attached is Resolution 75-11, along with attached criteria. Ohio law requires award to the lowest...
CHANGES IN OHIO’S CODES
NEW VERSIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL OHIO BUILDING, MECHANICAL & PLUMBING CODES At the Board’s January 21, 2011 meeting, action was taken to file the new versions of the OBC, OMC and OPC incorporating the 2009 editions of the International Code Council’s building,...
OSFC Taps OSFC Fiscal Chief as Interim Executive Director
The Ohio School Facilities Commission today tapped the agency's chief fiscal officer to serve as interim executive director until a permanent replacement is found. Eric Bode was named at the commission's organizational meeting in Columbus. He has worked for the agency...
ARE Study Group Available in Dayton
A study group has been formed for associate members taking or planning to take the Architect Registration Exam. The group is seeking recently licensed architects who are willing to provide guidance on what to expect on exams. Please contact Natalie Snyder at...