2022 AIA Committees and their Accomplishments

Committees are where the action is!

AIA Pittsburgh supported ten committees in 2022. All are forums for sharing knowledge, new ideas, and professional growth. Below are the 2022 major activities for each group. Click here to see a more detailed list of committee goals and purposes. Interested in learning more or joining a committee? Email us and we can connect you!

Advocacy Committee Identifies, explores and advocates for issues that impact architects and the built environment in southwestern PA. The group provides outreach to and discussions with local legislators, decision-makers and partners. Achievements in 2022:

• Continued conversations with the Gainey administration and has developed a regular, bimonthly schedule of meetings with Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak

• Held quarterly meetings with the Department of Permits, Licensing and Inspections, resulting in reinstituted Plan Reviews + feedback on new PLI features

• Mayoral Proclamation + ceremony for Pittsburgh Architecture Week

AIA-MBA Joint Committee Promotes collaboration between the design and construction industries and supports cooperation and learning between the two groups. Highlights in 2022:

• Published three Best Practices Guide White Papers on Design Assist, Building Envelope, and “Pre-Con versus Free-Con: Expectations for Preconstruction Services in GMP Projects”

• Facilitated a popular Owner’s Roundtable in November focused on “Strategies to Manage Today’s Supply Chain”

Committee on the Environment (COTE)

Serves as the community and voice on behalf of AIA Pittsburgh architects regarding sustainable and resilient design. The group advances design practices that enhance a building’s quality, performance, and material reuse, and promote human health and wellbeing. In 2022 the group:

• Held four Mass Timber seminars with Green Building Alliance

• Presented COTE expertise to Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak