Quick Links
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) – an independent, non-profit accrediting organization for interior design education programs at colleges and universities in the United States and internationally.
- Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ) (formerly NCIDQ) – a professional organization that certifies interior designers. It establishes and upholds professional standards for interior design, and its most prominent function is to administer the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Exam (NCIDQ).
- International Interior Design Association (IIDA) – a global non-profit organization for interior design professionals specializing in commercial design.
- American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) – Alabama Chapter – an international non-profit organization for interior design professionals specializing in all aspects of interior design.
- Alabama Board for Registration of Architects (BOA) – the state agency established to protect public health, safety, and welfare by regulating the practice of architecture in Alabama, licensing qualified individuals, and ensuring firms meet state requirements, enforcing standards, and handling complaints related to architects.
- Alabama Division of Construction Management (DCM) – part of the Alabama Department of Finance that enforces the State Building Code.
- Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BELS) – the state agency that licenses and regulates engineers (PE) and land surveyors (PLS) in Alabama.
- Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors – the state agency that licenses and regulates commercial and industrial contractors in Alabama for projects over $50,000.
- Alabama Board of Examiners for Landscape Architects – the state agency that regulates landscape architecture in Alabama.
- Alabama Historical Commission – protect, preserve, and interpret the state’s historic buildings, sites, and cultural resources.
- Alabama Secretary of State
- Alabama.gov

