Disaster Recovery Reform Act – PASSED IN CONGRESS!

Advocacy, AIA National, Disaster preparedness and infrastructureLeave a comment

Yesterday, Congress passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA). Check out the link for more information of how this act will establish a way for the AIA to advance opportunities for architects to better serve communities when disasters occur.  It is expected to be signed into law in the coming days. This is incredibly important with…

Mickelson Elementary School (Photo from Koch Hazard Architects)

Architects bring creativity to school safety

Architecture, Disaster preparedness and infrastructure, New construction2 Comments

School safety is never far from our collective awareness, with an average of one school-shooting incident per week in the United States. Although it is well documented that travel to and from school is and will remain far more dangerous statistically, the school building itself needs to uphold the expectation that, once inside, students are…