New web content!

A recent upgrade of our content management system has allowed us to make some worthwhile updates to our website.

• More direct access from the home page to information on our advocacy efforts
• Ability to have secure online member-to-member discussions on advocacy issues
• A searchable member database for public, client, and members
• Enhanced business resources
• Public information on the role of an architect and how to engage their services 
• News and events. This was an existing section, but with the assistance of a new part time administrative assistant, we can now keep the information more current and therefore relevant and valuable to our members.
  

As always, we invite your feedback and ideas for content.

Questions posed to PC leadership candidates

Click here to see the questions and the candidates' responses.

U of A testing new procurement process

Some of you may know of the University of Alberta’s new approach to procurement of goods and services using the Best Value model developed by Arizona State University.

Read more. 

Advocacy Update

Over the past several months, CAA has managed an active advocacy agenda with three key approaches:

1. Direct approach to government
2. Participation in cross-industry committees
3. Internal CAA committee work
   

Direct approach

Most recently - on August 25 - we met with senior bureaucrats at Alberta Infrastructure (DM Barry Day, ADM Diane Dalgliesh and Executive Director Brian Soutar) to talk about how the CAA is perceived by this major client, and how we can work together more directly in the coming year . . . Read More.

Industry Committees

We continue to represent the voice of consulting architects on several different industry committees. Volunteer representatives are working on the new Alberta BIM task force, on the Infrastructure Conference planning committee, and the VRAES task force, to name a few.

Of particular note, in late August the members of the VRAES task force (Vendor Registry for Architecture and Engineering Services) met to talk about how the VRAES system has been working, where the challenges are, and what improvements can be made.  . . . Read More.

CAA Core Advocacy Committees

We have four core committees that are working to identify issues, then respond in a proactive and strategic manner. Click here to learn more about what each committee is currently up to.

Sponsor profile . . .      

Graham Group Ltd. is an employee-owned construction solutions provider with revenues exceeding $1.9 billion annually.

With over eight decades of experience, Graham provides general contracting, design-build, construction management and public-private partnerships (P3) services in the commercial, industrial, infrastructure, earthworks and masonry sectors.  Read more.

After several joint collaborative sessions, within which CAA participated in consultation providing input to the guidelines, Alberta Infrastructure has completed their Design Excellence Statement.

You may view a full copy of the statement here.