Architects' Accelerator Blog
NCARB Competency Standard 14 Understand statutes and regulations for architectural practice within U.S. jurisdictions to provide services legally
By: David Clarke Published on: 01/06/2025Competency 14 relates to the governance of architectural practice within US jurisdictions. Every US jurisdictions has an Architects Act. This is a law that governs the practice of architecture in each state.
NCARB Competency Standard 9 Prepare & Adminster Documentation of the Construction Phase
By: David Clarke Published on: 31/05/2025This is everything about the construction phase bidding and construction the construction phase, for context, says the domain encompasses the services that support the process of procurement and management, of design, delivery, review and observation through construction. So this is a broad focus on the bidding process and construction.
NCARB Competency Standard #8: Coordinate the integration of building systems into a project design.
By: David Clarke Published on: 31/05/2025Buildings, like humans, need air, water, and energy, and to eliminate waste, to function properly. Knowing how to integrate building systems into a project design is a fundamental competency for architects to make sure buildings can properly function.
NCARB Competency Standard #7: Create deliverables that convey a design solution.
By: David Clarke Published on: 31/05/2025Deliverables are how we communicate with clients, contractors and the public, and you probably do it everyday. You create documents that are written or drawn or modeled--maybe three dimensional physical or three dimensional on the computer.
