A Tribute to Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., a Friend of AIA By Robert Cozzarelli, FAIA I had the opportunity of meeting Bill Pascrell when I served on the Belleville Rotary. The year was 1997 and I was late for a local Rotary meeting. When I arrived, I sat in...
Legislative & Government Affairs
ACTING GOVERNOR SCUTARI SIGNS BILL ESTABLISHING DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SELF-CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
ACTING GOVERNOR SCUTARI SIGNS BILL ESTABLISHING DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SELF-CERTIFICATION PROGRAM From the Office of Governor Phil Murphy: TRENTON – Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari today signed A-4360/S-3402, also known as the "New Jersey Design Professional...
AIA NJ Mayor’s Exchange: Catalyst for Civic Engagement
AIA NJ Mayor’s Exchange: Catalyst for Civic Engagement By: Ronald C. Weston, AIA, LEED AP, AIA New Jersey, 2023 President Last year, during my term as 2023 AIA NJ Chapter President, we launched a new Mayor’s Exchange program to serve as a catalyst for AIA-member...
The AIA New Jersey Legislative and Government Affairs Update
The AIA New Jersey Legislative and Government Affairs Update from L&GA Committee Chair Kurt Kalafasky, AIA With the change in the legislature this year, all bills under consideration were removed and either withdrawn or reintroduced. We reviewed over 6,000...
AIA New Jersey President Brian Penschow, AIA, Proposes A Strategy to Combat Unlicensed Practice
AIA New Jersey President Brian Penschow, AIA, Proposes A Strategy to Combat Unlicensed Practice AIA New Jersey President Brian Penschow, AIA, is proposing a plan to combat one of the most frequently cited complaints of AIA NJ members, Unlicensed Practice. This is not...
Update on Affordable Housing in New Jersey
Update on Affordable Housing in New Jersey from Matthew Halpin and Ron Weston, AIA Governor Murphy has signed legislation to overhaul NJ’s Affordable Housing system to relieve legal disputes in hundreds of municipalities over their housing obligations. ...






