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• AIA to Congress: Don't Gut Energy Conservation Requirements

  In a letter to Congress, more than 350 associations and companies voiced opposition to special interest efforts to gut energy conservation requirements for federal buildings.

• Intern Employment Up, Says AIA and NCARB Survey

  Biennial survey shows that more younger architects are employed in the profession than in 2010.

• Former American Folk Art Museum Building to be Demolished by MoMA

  Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, the eight-story building, which opened to great acclaim on West 53rd Street in 2001, will be demolished to make way for a new MoMA addition.

• The March Jobs Report: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Add Jobs

  In the BLS’s disappointing March 2013 employment report, the economy added only 88,000 jobs. The architectural and engineering services sector, however, added 2,100 jobs, and the construction industry added a somewhat less-enthusiastic 18,000 new jobs.

• ADP: 158,000 Jobs Added in March, but No New Construction Jobs

  ADP and Moody’s Analytics released their monthly employment report on Wednesday morning, which says that the U.S. economy added 158,000 jobs in March. There were, however, no net jobs added in the construction industry, a first in half a year.

• Architecture Billings Up for Seventh Consecutive Month

  February’s Architecture Billings Index, released in mid-March by the American Institute of Architects, shows growth in the design and construction industry for the seventh consecutive month—as well as a billings score of 54.9, the highest for the ABI since November 2007.

• ADP: 21,000 Construction Jobs Added in February

  Payroll-processing company ADP, in conjunction with Moody’s Analytics, released its monthly employment report on Wednesday. They report that the national economy added 198,000 jobs in February, 21,000 of which were in the construction industry.

• Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, Joins AIA Staff to Focus on Sustainability

  The respected green-building leader from HOK and 2012 ECOSTRUCTURE Evergreen Award winner Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, joins the AIA as a Resident Fellow for two years to focus on sustainability and health.

• WXY and Manhattan Borough President Unveil Proposal for New Storm Barrier

  The East River Blueway Plan will redevelop a 4-mile stretch along the East River to increase waterfront access and mitigate storm surge, and a $3.5 million pledge from the City will fund wetlands prototyping.

• ADP Report: 15,000 Construction Jobs Added in January

  Payroll-processing company ADP, in conjunction with Moody’s Analytics, released its monthly employment report on Wednesday. They report that the national economy added 192,000 jobs, 15,000 of which were in the construction industry.