Resources

Resources

Women in Design believes that when we lift each other up, we all grow and succeed. We encourage you to seek out every opportunity to become a dynamic member and leader in the design community, whether through WiD or another organization.

 

Women's Advocacy

 
Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation

www.bwaf.org

Women in Design Kansas City www.widkc.org
Women Design Arizona www.womendesignaz.org
BSA-Women in Design   
Association for Women in Architecture

 www.awa-la.org

Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)

 www.wepan.org

Society of Women Engineers

www.swe.org

National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)

www.nawic.org

Association of Women Industrial Designers

 www.awidweb.org

Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals

 www.owa-usa.org

The Women’s Foundation of Colorado  www.wfco.org
Women’s Vision Foundation  www.womensvision.org

 

National Professional Organizations

 
American Institute of Architects   www.aia.org
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)    www.iida.org
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)   www.asla.org
American Planning Association (APA)  www.planning.org
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)  www.acec.org
Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA)   www.agc.org
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)   www.asce.org
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)  www.aiga.org
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)  www.idsa.org
Society for Design Administration (SDA)  www.sdadmin.org
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)  www.iesna.org

 

Colorado Professional Organizations

 
AIA Colorado  www.aiacolorado.org
IIDA Rocky Mountain chapter  www.iddarmc.org
SWE Rocky Mountain Chapter  www.swe-rms.org
Structural Engineers Association of Colorado (SEAC)  www.seacolorado.com
APA Colorado  www.apacolorado.org
ASLA Colorado  www.aslacolorado.org
ASID Colorado www.asidcolorado.org
AIGA Colorado  www.aigacolorado.org
CSI Denver  www.denvercsi.org
NAWIC Region 8  www.nawicregion8.org
AGC Colorado  www.agccolorado.org
Engineers Without Borders (Denver Chapter)  www.ewbdenver.org

 

 

Women Business

 
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)  www.nawbo.org
NAWBO Denver  www.nawbodenver.
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)  www.crewdenver.org
Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce  www.cwcc.org
City & County of Denver, Office of Economic Development Division-Small Business Opportunity  www.denvergov.org/MOCC

 

Federal/State/City Resources

 
Colorado State Board of Examiners of Architects  www.dora.state.co.us/Architects/
Women's Bureau at the US Dept. of Labor  www.dol.gov/wb/
   
   
   

 

Other Resources

 
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) www.usgbc.org
Urban Land Institute (ULI)  www.uli.org
Architecture for Humanity  www.architectureforhumanity.org
Engineers Without Borders  www.ewb-usa.org
Builders Without Borders  www.builderswithoutborders.org
Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)  www.dbia.org
Colorado Preservation Inc.  www.coloradopreservation.org
Historic Denver, Inc.  www.historicdenver.org
Denver Architectural Foundation (DAF)  www.aiacolorado.org/daf/
Denver's Old House Society  www.denversoldhousesociety.org
   
   

 

Design Standards

 
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)  www.ansi.org
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)  www.csinet.org
International Code Council (ICC)  www.iccsafe.org

 
 
Basic Computer Training

Denver Public Library Community Technology Center

http://denverlibrary.org/locations_hours/lab.html