PLANNING GETS ODPM AID

The Architects' Journal;  January 13, 2005 ;     44 words ...Following a successful campaign by the Association of Consultant Architects, the ODPM has announced a raft of measures designed to ease the chronic backlog at the Planning Inspectorate, including extending the appeal timefrom three months to six and a funding increase of1 million.

ARCHITECT-ARTIST EXHIBITION PLANNED

The Architects' Journal;  June 16, 2005 ;     52 words ...The Association of Consultant Architects (ACA) is launching Vision 05: Art by Architects - an exhibition to showcase the work of the country's architect-artists. Paul Davis...

Fed: ACA launches mobile investigation into number portability

AAP General News (Australia);  October 1, 2001 ;     207 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2001 Fed: ACA launches mobile investigation into number portability Australia's communications watchdog has launched an investigation into mobile phone...

Inspectorate faces crisis point

The Architects' Journal;  September 30, 2004 ;     325 words ......consequence, developers and architects are overwhelming PINS with appeals. Brian Waters, a member of the Association of Consultant Architects Planning Advisory Group, warned that the problems would damage the profession. 'The fact is that there will be a lot...

Keown Trust singles out disabled-friendly schemes.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  December 5, 1997 ;     193 words ......praise at the William Keown Access Awards yesterday. Trust president, UTV newsreader Kate Smith, presented the awards to consultant architects, building contractors and property developers who have worked on access for Ulster's 30,000 wheelchair users. The judges...

Major appeal delays as 'creaking' inspectorate faces reform crisis

The Architects' Journal;  July 22, 2004 ;     313 words ......to change the appeal rules governing 'non-determination'. Figures produced by individual members of the Association of Consultant Architects (ACA) have shown that PINS is failing to hit targets for producing decisions in written and hearing appeals and inquiries...

ACA launches EMR seminars.

M2 Presswire;  March 30, 2000 ;     423 words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-30 March 2000-ACA: ACA launches EMR seminars (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30032000 To address public concerns about EMR issues, the Australian Communications...

WALES: Lottery bid to aid housing renewal.(Features)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  October 23, 2008 ;     190 words ......workshop at Flint Town Hall on Thursday, October 30, between 11am and 7pm. It will be run by Flintshire County Council, with consultant architects Donald Insall Associates from Conwy. The workshop gives the opportunity to see how proposals using Lottery funding can...

UK FIRMS 'HINDERED BY VISA RULES'

The Architects' Journal;  November 23, 2006 ;     345 words ......from hanging on to vital foreign staff. Davis, head of Paul Davis & Partners and president of the Association of Consultant Architects, said visa regulations must be clarified to allow practices to take on the best young architects from around the world...

ACA launches full-scale probe into Anwar's claims

New Straits Times;  July 3, 2008 ;     563 words ...Hamidah Atan New Straits Times 07-03-2008 ACA launches full-scale probe into Anwar's claims Byline: Hamidah Atan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: The Anti-Corruption...

PTA SCRUTINIZES TIMELINE OF 2 SCHOOLS' CONSTRUCTION IT WILL TAKE TOO LONG,...

Roanoke Times & World News;  March 8, 2002 ;     424 words ......president. "Some are also concerned about the idea of phasing back and forth between Patrick Henry and William Fleming." When consultant architects were hired last year to begin the feasibility study, the timetable called for the Patrick Henry project to begin in 2004...

ACA launches a crackdown on m-commerce cowboys.(Australian Communications...

Australasian Business Intelligence;  March 9, 2005 ;     161 words ...Mar 09, 2005 (B&T Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Communications Authority has released new guidelines on mobile commerce practices. Bob Horton, acting chairman of the authority, says m-commerce operators must comply with the regulations. Particular attention needs to be paid to

ACA Launches MD/DO Referral Program

Dynamic Chiropractic;  April 22, 2008 ;     161 words ...NEWS IN BRIEF The ACA now has a new, free benefit for its members, the DC-MD/DO Referral Program. The online program provides tips, templates and a step-by-step guide to assist chiropractors in developing an interdisciplinary referral system. The program is due in large part to the work of the ACA

Vermont Leasing Program to Promote EVs.(Brief Article)

Electric Vehicle Online Today;  February 19, 2002 ;     264 words ......the lease program fits into the broader goals established by ACA to reduce area greenhouse gas emissions. On April 15, when ACA launches the '10 Percent Challenge,' a program aimed at getting every person and business to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions...

PLANS FOR ROANOKE SCHOOLS SEE CHANGES CONSTRUCTION PLANS MUST BE TENTATIVE

Roanoke Times & World News;  February 22, 2002 ;     537 words ...Because of the uncertainty about funding, consultant architects have prepared flexible master plans for the upgrading of Patrick Henry and William Fleming high schools so the projects can be...