AIA MBA Joint Committee

HERE TO HELP

Who We Are

The AIA-MBA Joint Committee is the longest standing committee of the AIA. It was founded in 1965 to provide a unique forum for Architects, General Contractors and Owners to meet and discuss existing conditions of the design and construction industry.

For more than half a century, this group has promoted cooperation and collaboration so local members of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania can gain a better understanding of each other’s processes and resolve challenges.

As a result, this forum developed a set of guidelines to reflect the best practices for procedures involving drawings and specifications, bidding, contract documents, and administrative procedures during construction. These best practices are continually updated in the AIA-MBA Joint Committee Best Practices Guide.

Each year the Committee awards the James Kling Fellowship Award for outstanding collaboration between the design and constructor professions. The award alternates between an architect and a contractor.

Our Staff

Tim Mackin

Director of Services and Operations

Dave Daqualente

MBA - Executive Director

Endicott Reindl

AIA Pittsburgh - Executive Director

Our Members

Shawn Bell

Turner Construction Company

Doug Barnes

Karpinski Engineering

Rick Avon

Avon Design Group (AIA Co-Chair)

Karl Borgman

Burchick Construction Company Inc.

Justin Hough

PJ Dick Incorporated

Rebecca Lowe

Desmone Architects

Brad Palmisiano

McKim & Creed, Inc

David A. Scotti, Esq

Scotti Law Group

Dan Stitt

Massaro Corporation

Warren Bulseco

Karpinski Engineering

Mark Dietrick

Case Technologies of PA (AIA)

Scott Koontz

Jendoco Construction Corporation

Jeff Light

Landau Building Company (AIA Co-Chair)

Dan Marcinko

University of Pittsburgh, CPA

Tom Stanko

DesignGroup (AIA)

R. Joseph Chaffin

Michael Baker International (AIA)

Gretchen Kurzawa

Cannon Design (AIA)

Josh Loccisano

Tishman Speyer

Michael Norcutt

Dick Building Company

David Wells

RM Creative, Inc. (AIA)

John Wattick

Mosites Construction Company