AIA Outlines Top Election Priorities
AIA’s election priorities highlight top federal policy issues and guide AIA’s advocacy work at the federal, state, and local levels.
WASHINGTON – September 11, 2024 – Yesterday The American Institute of Architects (AIA) shared its top election priorities for the next Congress and Presidential Administration. In this election, AIA will advocate for these top priorities covering housing, climate, resiliency, taxes, contract parity, design freedom for federal buildings, student loans and historic preservation.
“Architects across the country are keen to see greater progress toward key goals related to the built environment and our businesses,” said 2024 AIA President, Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC. “Our top election priorities highlight critical issues including the need for increased investment in affordable housing, aggressive climate action measures, enhanced resiliency against natural disasters, and sound tax policies.”
AIA’s election priorities highlight top federal policy issues and guide AIA’s advocacy work at the federal, state, and local levels. AIA included pursuing legislations that creates healthy communities, affordable housing, and equitable development in its list of top election priorities.
Dowdell added, “AIA calls on the candidates as well as the incoming new Congress to listen to architects as experts on the forefront of designing a more sustainable future. Through these priorities, AIA’s members will continue to move the built environment forward.”
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