Updated April 7, 2020
AIA Pittsburgh is coordinating with AIA National, AIA Pennsylvania, other AIA chapters and partners to provide our members with resources, best practices and timely information to support our community through the COVID-19 response.
We will be updating our COVID-19 Resources and Response page on a regular basis and suggest you bookmark it. We are aware that everyone is getting a lot of emails and want to be thoughtful about how much we send you. That said, we want to provide you with ready access to useful tools and data.
Be sure to stay up to date with AIA Pittsburgh by subscribing to the newsletter, here.
The most important service we can provide is to keep our members safe, healthy and informed. Let us know what you or your firm needs so we can best target our resources to support you.
Contact Us: AIA staff is working remotely but otherwise our services are unchanged. The best way to reach us is via email: info@aiapgh.org.
Upcoming Events: All events for the coming weeks have been postponed or cancelled at this time. We are following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state and local health departments, to determine when we can begin to lift these measures.
Committee Meetings: For the time being, all AIA committee meetings will be held via conference call. Committee members will be contacted with call-in information before scheduled meetings.
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Upcoming Webinars:
- April 7, 2020 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Virtual Town Hall Series: Business as Not-So-Usual, Firms Share Their Remote Work Tips & Tricks – Click here to register
- April 8, 2020 – 3:00 PM
- Economic Impact of COVID-19: Residential Focus – Click here to register
- April 9, 2020 – 1:00 PM
- Marketing in an Age of Uncertainty – Click here to register
- Marketing in an Age of Uncertainty – Click here to register
- April 9, 2020 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) – What you need to know – Click here to register
- April 9, 2020 – 2:00 PM
- Surviving a New Reality: Adapting to a virtual World – Click here to register
- April 9, 2020 – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Carpe Noctem: Strategies for Thriving During the Corona Scare – Click here to register
- Carpe Noctem: Strategies for Thriving During the Corona Scare – Click here to register
Past Webinar Recordings:
- March 20, 2020
- Congressional and Legal Update for Small Businesses – Click here to watch the recording
- March 25, 2020
- AIA Pittsburgh Virtual Town Hall Meeting – Click here to watch the recording
Local Resources: 
- OneStopPGH
- Allegheny County Department of Health
- Allegheny Conference on Community Development
- UPMC Construction Projects – COVID-19 Response
- Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Small Business Loan – available for existing business located within the city
- Community Migration Strategy provided by the City of Pittsburgh Critical Infrastructure Manager
- URA is providing funds for building rehabs and new construction
Legal Resources:
- Families First Coronavirus Act
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Impacts to Projects UPDATED
- Coronavirus Update – Planning for Resumption
- Life Sustaining Business Frequently Asked Questions
- DOL Accelerates Effective Date
- FAQ Design Professionals and COVID-19
- Practical Employer Guidance on COVID-19
Resources for your office/business:
- An Architect’s Guide to Virtual Practice
- Sample Telecommuting Policy
- AIA national Telework Policy
- Contingency Planning (AIA Colorado)
- Small Firm Exchange
- Straightforward Advice on Preserving Cash Flow
- Navigating the Economy: Architects Weather Ebb and Flow of Projects
- The AIA Foresight Report and navigating through a recession with new business models
- Three AIA firm leaders offer advice on surviving an economic downturn
- BSA Webinar Slides: Architecture Firms & Remote Work
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Common issues employers and employees face – Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division
- CDC Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- FEMA Pandemic Influenza Continuity of Operations Annex Template
- Will COVID-19 Trigger “Force Majeure” Clause in Real Estate Contracts?
- PA Department of General Services – Clarifications
- NCARB Updates Testing Policies Due to COVID-19
- Practice considerations: Manage your architecture firm’s risk in response to COVID-19
- How Will the $2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Affect Architects?
- Video: 13 week cash flow forecast for architects
- Architect standard of care relative to site visits during the COVID-19 pandemic
- BSA Firms Best Practices Guide for COVID-19
Resources for COVID-19 information:
- Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Recommendations for Mass Gatherings
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- United States of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
- US Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance
- OSHA’s COVID-19 webpage – Infection prevention information for workers and employers
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