The Board of Building Standards has updated its BBS Memo regarding the moratorium for storm shelters in Group E occupancies to include the following:September 2020 Update: HB 164 adopted by the Ohio General Assembly on June 11,...
Read MoreHUD rollback of Fair Housing policy puts communities at risk Housing inequities in American communities will be exacerbated by dismantled rule. WASHINGTON – July 29, 2020 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) condemns the...
Read MoreClick here to view the status of current General Assembly bills related to the practice of architecture.
Read MoreAIA OVR Practice Innovation Lab // 2019Congratulations to Team SNDBX, winner of the People’s Choice Award! The AIA Ohio Valley Region held a Practice Innovation Lab in conjunction with the AIA Ohio Valley Region Convention in...
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2019 In a landmark decision, today the Ohio Supreme Court held that R.C. 9.75 is a lawful enactment of the Ohio General Assembly, in prohibiting local hiring preferences in construction projects. That section...
Read MoreFacilities Commission Cites Improvements in 2018 Review The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) received its “2018 Executive Director’s Report” Thursday (10/25/2018), which provided a broad overview of its activities...
Read MoreEach year Ohio employers have the opportunity to participate in BWC’s Group-Experience-Rating Program or Group-Retrospective-Rating Program. While these programs are not required, they do provide you with an opportunity to significantly reduce your workers’ compensation premiums, while increasing your awareness of safety and risk-management strategies.
Read MoreThe Senate Oversight and Reform Committee took testimony April 11 on SB255 which would require standing committees of the General Assembly to periodically review occupational licensing boards regarding their sunset, and to...
Read MoreThe Tax Expenditure Review Committee that eventually will concern itself with Ohio’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit held its first meeting April 11 with an examination of $4.03 billion in forfeited tax revenues, the lion’s share consumed by the sales and use tax exemption on tangible personal property whose buyers manufacture other tangible personal property for sale.
Read MoreThe House Civil Service Committee took testimony April 12 regarding HB554 that would regulate the use of indemnity provisions in professional design contracts related to public improvements.
Read MoreGov. John Kasich signed the $2.63 billion bricks-and-mortar measure (HB 529) during a ceremony at Twin Valley Behavioral Health Hospital in Columbus. The governor pointed to efforts to stabilize the state’s budget...
Read MoreHB554 was introduced March 15. It would enact section 153.81 of the Revised Code to provide limitations of indemnification on public contracts with professional design firms. An architect or engineer only would have to...
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