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Sustainable Thin Stone Veneer

Provides an overview of thin stone veneer, how it contributes to sustainable design, its construction methods, characteristics and design options.

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Masonry Cavity Wall Design

Provides an overview of the history of block cavity walls and details how an innovative, simplified cavity wall design can deliver continuous insulation, a high R-value, long-term air/vapor barrier performance, and meet the requirements of today’s energy and building codes.

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Curtain Wall Performance and Testing

Provides an overview of the efficiency, functionality, and design of curtain wall systems, including their thermal, moisture, and movement control performance requirements.

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Designing Safe & Sustainable Buildings with Channel Glass Wall Systems

This presentation examines the structural properties and design benefits of channel glass wall systems and their contributions to safer and increasingly sustainable buildings. Discussions cover the raw materials used in the production of channel glass, channel glass textures, thermal performance coatings and insulation materials that improve the building's energy efficiency, as well as a number of LEED® project case studies demonstrating how channel glass wall systems can directly contribute to a building's sustainability goals.

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Designing and Specifying Steel Mesh Fence Systems

Provides an overview of the material specifications, installation, and standards related to the design of steel mesh fence systems including chain link fabric, expanded metal, and welded wire.

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Cable Tray: Types, Application and Code

Provides an overview of two types of cable tray; ladder tray and wire mesh cable tray, their components, characteristics and applications, and code related installation information.

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Arts & Craft Style Guide

This course provides an overview of three of the dominant traditional residential styles in the US; Shingle, Craftsman Bungalow and Prairie with a focus on window, door and trim elements.

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Solar Street and Area Lighting

Provides an overview of solar street and area lighting and includes discussions on both on-grid and off-grid systems, current trends in technology, the importance of net-zero energy consumption, features and benefits of solar lighting systems, best practices, and design considerations.

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Legrand Learn & Earn Contest
Legrand Learn & Earn Contest

Take all three Legrand courses at AEC Daily's On-line Learning Center, and you may be eligible to win a black iPad 2 16GB valued at approximately $500 USD!

Each month from October 1, 2012 until December 31, 2012, Legrand will be offering a prize to one randomly-selected person who has successfully passed the following three (3) Legrand continuing education courses hosted by AEC Daily. Courses completed prior to October 1st are eligible.

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America Trade Solutions cordially invites you to attend a face-to-face Continuing Education (CE) Seminar. The seminars will focus on products that can be used in Green, Sustainable and LEED certified building projects for commercial and residential purposes. Attend one of the seminars below and earn 6 AIA Learning Units (LU) credits. You will also have the opportunity to network with contacts in the industry and learn about high quality and green products.

Face-to-Face AIA/USGBC CE Seminars

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 - Washington, DC / Alexandria, VA
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 - Richmond, VA
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 - Newark, NJ
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 - Long Island, NY
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Contest winner Steve Trott raves about Marmomacc trade show and more!

I have been to trade shows before, but I was totally awed by the scale and the scope of the show in Verona! “Designing With Natural Stone 2012,” the continuing education program in Verona, Italy, that I was able to attend as the winner of the Veronafiere/Santa Margherita contest hosted by AEC Daily is held in conjunction with the Marmomacc trade show. The show surpassed all of my preconceived notions and expectations about what this international trade fair for stone, design and technology might entail.
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