NCARB 2013 Annual Report

 

  • A

    AAA  Alberta Association of Architects

    AACA  Architectural Accreditation Council of Australia

    AANB  Architects Association of New Brunswick

    AAPEI  Architects Association of Prince Edward Island

    ABET  Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology

    ACAC  Architecture Career Advisory Council

    ACEC  American Council of Engineering Companies

    ACSA  Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

    ADA  Americans With Disabilities Act

    AERB  Architects Education & Registration Board (NZ)

    AIA  American Institute of Architects

    AIA  Australian Institute of Architects

    AIAS  American Institute of Architecture Students

    AIBC  Architectural Institute of British Columbia

    AM  Annual Meeting

    APEC  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

    ARB  Architects Registration Board (United Kingdom)

    ARE  Architect Registration Examination

    ASCE  American Society of Civil Engineers

    AISD  American Society of Interior Designers

    ASINEA  Asociación de Instituciones de Enseñanza de la Arquitectura

  • B

    B.Arch  Bachelor of Architecture

    BEA  Broadly Experienced Architect

    BEFA  Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect

    BIM  Building Information Modeling

    BOCA  Building Officials and Code Administrators International

    BOD  Board of Directors

  • C

    CACB  Canadian Architectural Certification Board

    CACE  Council of Architectural Component Executives

    CALA  Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities

    CCUSA  Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture

    CIDA  Council for Interior Design Accreditation

    CIDQ  Council for Interior Design Qualification

    CLARB  Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards

    CLEAR  (International) Council on Licensure Enforcement and Regulation

    COMAEA  Consejo Mexicano de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Arquitectura

    COMPIA  Comite Mexicano Para la Practica Internacional de la Arquitectura

    CONARC  Consejo Nacional de Registro y Certicacion

    CSC  Central States Conference, Region 5

    CSI  Construction Specifications Institute

  • E

    EDU  Education Committee

    EESA  Education Evaluation Services for Architects

    EXCOM  Executive Committee

  • F

    FARB  Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards

    FCARM  La Federación Nacional de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana

  • H

    HBCU  Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    HKIA  Hong Kong Institute of Architects

  • I

    IAC  Internship Advisory Committee

    IBC  International Building Code

    ICBO  International Conference of Building Officials

    ICOR  Interprofessional Council on Regulation

    IDP  Intern Development Program

    IgCC  International Green Construction Code

    IPD  Integrated Project Delivery

  • J

    JAEIC  Japan Architectural Education and Information Center

    JIA  Japan Institute of Architects

  • M

    MAA  Manitoba Association of Architects

    MAC  Middle-Atlantic Conference, Region 2

    M.Arch  Master of Architecture

    MBC  Member Board Chair

    MBE  Member Board Executives

    MBM  Member Board Members

    MCSC  Mid-Central States Conference, Region 4

  • N

    NAA  Newfoundland Association of Architects

    NAAB  National Architectural Accrediting Board

    NABAR  National Administration Board of Architectural Registration (of China)

    NAED  National Academy of Environmental Design

    NBAER  National Board of Architects Examination and Registration

    NBC  National Building Code (Canada)

    NCARB  National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

    NCEES  National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

    NECARB  New England Conference, Region 1

    NOMA  National Organization of Minority Architects

    NSAA  Nova Scotia Association of Architects

    NSPE  National Society of Professional Engineers

    NWTAA  Northwest Territories Associations of Architects

  • O

    OAA  Ontario Association of Architects

    OAQ  Ordere des Architectes du Québec

  • P

    PCC  Professional Conduct Committee

    P&D  Procedures and Documents Committee

  • R

    R&D  Research and Development Subcommittee

    RIBA  Royal Institute of British Architects

  • S

    SAA  Saskatchewan Association of Architects

    SARA  Society of American Registered Architects

    SBCCI  Standard Building Code Congress International

    SC/NCARB  Southern Conference, Region 3

    SDA  Society of Design Administrators

  • U

    UBC  Uniform Building Code

    UIA  International Union of Architects

  • W

    WCARB  Western Conference, Region 6

Acronyms

The following guide includes many of the acronyms and abbreviations associated with Council programs and initiatives
and related organizations.