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IIDANC News
IIDA Northern California Testifies at the 2022 Sunset Review Hearing
March 10, 2022 IIDA Northern California VP of Advocacy, Laura Taylor, IIDA and Assistant VP of Advocacy, Adam Newton, Associate IIDA testify in person in Sacramento during the 2022 CCIDC Sunset Review Hearing, encouraging lawmakers to take time to study the specific issues related to commercial interior designer’s regulation and practice privileges dictated by legislation […]
IIDA Applauds Governor’s Budget with Major Investment in Built Spaces and Climate Action
Published January 20, 2022 Governor Newsom released his budget proposal for 2022-23, which includes billions of dollars in proposed investments to fight and prepare for climate change, and to tackle the growing challenges surrounding homelessness and access to housing. The Governor’s climate change action plan includes a tremendous infusion of resources for Zero-Emission Vehicles, transit, […]
Leaders Virtual Re-Cap
We did it! A consolidated effort between HQ and our chapter, and actually many chapters across the country. We pulled off an incredible and inspiring Leader’s virtual event. There were over 2100 participants nationwide! I was actually in NYC at the Herman Miller showroom celebrating the winner of the New York chapter, Bill Bouchey of […]
Save the Date – October 21st CEU
Chaos, Creativity, and Change The Surprising Connection and Direct Link Between Creativity and Wellness
In for the Long Haul – Even When Your Bill Dies, There’s Always a Next Step
Published August 4th, 2021 This year, IIDA took an important step in its advocacy efforts when both the Northern and Southern California Chapters of IIDA voted to support Senate Bills (SB) 31 and 32, both authored by Senator Dave Cortese from Santa Clara. In a nutshell, both bills were aimed at promoting building decarbonization to […]
Targeting California’s Carbon Footprint, IIDA’s California Chapters Stand Together
Published May 27th, 2021 In a landmark move, IIDA’s Northern and Southern California boards both voted to publicly support California Senate Bills 31 and 32 at their April meetings. SB 31 and 32 target the decarbonization of buildings as a way of combating global warming; this is an area of clear importance to our industry, […]
Strategic Solutions – Why Communities in Crisis Recovery Need their Commercial Interior Designers
Published December 11, 2020 Sonoma County, north of the San Francisco Bay, covers a large area, but it is a tight community with very few degrees of separation among its residents. When the 2017 Tubbs Fire took out nearly 6,000 homes in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County’s largest city, everyone was affected to some degree. 1 […]
LEGALIZING EMPOWERMENT: ONE TOOL FOR INCLUSION NOBODY’S TALKING ABOUT
Published November 30, 2020 Like every other industry today, architecture & design are having serious, soul-searching conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion. But we may be missing a straightforward legal adjustment that could change the inner workings of the industry in profound and positive ways. Our industry has focused for a long time on the […]
We Keep the Public Safe
Published November 13, 2020 On Friday, November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand Hotel, one of the centerpieces of the Las Vegas Strip, had a fire that started small but quickly spread through the property, with devastating effects. The fire killed 85 people, and in the weeks that followed, it would force a wholesale re-evaluation in […]