In this issue:
· AIANY, ASHRAE, Urban Green Council Launch Energy Code Training
· AIA Documents Available Online

AIANY, ASHRAE, Urban Green Council Launch Energy Code Training
As the NYC Department of Buildings begins to audit design submissions for energy efficiency, with plans to begin inspecting buildings for energy use in 2010, AIANY, ASHRAE, and Urban Green Council are launching a training series, “Energy Code: It’s the Law.” Organized at the behest of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning, as part of its PlaNYC Greater Greener New York initiative, the training series brings in LEED-accredited professionals to talk about how to design energy efficient buildings, from lighting design to filing applications. The first round, five morning sessions between 10.26 and 11.03, sold out in just a few days, but more sessions in December and January — plus an online, on-demand webinar — are in the works.

AIA Documents Available Online
On 10.20.09, AIA launched the “Contract Documents on Demand” service. Usable with both PCs and Macs, it allows customers to buy, download, electronically fill out and print forms that previously were only available offline. Sixteen of AIA’s most popular documents can be downloaded, but the entire list is still available for sale at the AIANY office, 536 LaGuardia Place.