PHOENIX, AZ, April 2009 - Property and construction consultant Rider Levett Bucknall can now offer American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Systems (CES) Learning Units (LUs) for approved educational programs or seminars. These presentations can cover a wide range of topics related to the business and practice of architecture including Building Information Modeling, whole life cost planning, managing to avoid litigation, and construction cost trends, among others and are delivered by qualified Rider Levett Bucknall staff, most of whom have formal education in architecture, engineering, law, construction management or construction economics.
Many of Rider Levett Bucknall's expert staff are educated as Chartered Quantity Surveyors, the formal training for which incorporates cost planning, value engineering, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, life cycle costing, cost estimation, and building economics. They have detailed knowledge and understanding of the many factors affecting these topics and practices and can develop tailored educational programs on the principles, issues and trends associated with each.
"Having over 80 offices in 20 countries worldwide and having been in business for 224 years, Rider Levett Bucknall has a unique perspective on the construction industry globally," says President, Julian Anderson. "We are continually researching international trends as it pertains to our core businesses of cost consultancy and project management and are more than happy to share our knowledge to advance the practice of architecture here in the U.S."