WHY HIRE A PROFESSIONAL BUILDING DESIGNER

Building a home incurs the greatest financial burden most people will face in a lifetime and few envision how complex the process is until hey are tangled in a jungle of restrictive covenant, building codes, zoning ordinances, design options, vendor and contractor choices and so on. Yet, most states do not have a licensing requirement for residential building designers. When a new home or addition is in your future, a specialist in the discipline of residential design is your best choice to guide you through the design/building experience. Accordingly, it makes sense to secure design services from a qualified experienced source - a professional member of the American Institute of Building Design.

Since 1950, AIBD has provided building designers with educational resources and has developed nationwide design standards and a code of ethics for the building design profession. Today, AIBD is a nationally recognized association with professional and associate members in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Porte Rico, Azerbaijan, and throughout Canada. Its chartered states societies are active in their respective legislative arenas and work to promote public awareness of the building design profession.

AIBD is also meeting the challenge of the future by educating members about new and improved building materials and 21st century technology that will impact how we live in the future. In response to the ever changing needs of the design profession, the AIBD Board of Directors has recently established the National Council of Building Designer Certification (NCBDC), and has charged its leadership with overseeing the Designer Certification Program. For those who have chosen the professional of building design, there is no greater evidence of competency than achieving the status of Certified Professional Building Design (CPBD). Application for this credential is available to building designers - both professional members of AIBD and non-AIBD members - who qualify.

Alternately, the credential of Professional Building Designer is the highest classification level which a professional member of the AIBD can attain. To qualify, an individual must first possess a minimum five years of educational and professional experience. As with the CPBD credential, a Professional Building Designer must subscribe to a scrupulous code of professional ethics. Equally significant, both require a commitment to professional development through a continuing education policy.

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