AEC Daily

1 hour program

Discusses the benefits of using more wood, not less, to lower carbon emissions and tackle climate change, and identifies what sustainable hardwood species are the most abundant and where some of the best managed, certified hardwood forests are located. The physical and performance properties of European Beech are compared to eight other temperate hardwoods.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of the performance benefits and aesthetics provided by insulated metal panel (IMP) roof systems.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of the insulated metal panel in commercial and industrial building applications, its components and manufacturing, design options, and contribution to energy performance and build speed savings.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of innovative rain screen design technology and includes discussions on the impact of moisture infiltration on the building envelope, weather resistive barrier design and construction, and sustainable rain screen design systems for the building envelope.

1 hour program

This course examines the required considerations for successful green facade installations and projects and includes discussions on system selection, design, plant selection, maintenance, and client/owner education.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of the sustainable benefits of retractable screens that can enhance green design projects.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of optimizing commercial fenestration with thermal barriers and high performance glazing in aluminum window framing to maximize daylighting and thermal efficiencies in the building envelope.

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Provides an overview of fully reinforced, cold-fluid-applied liquid resin waterproofing membrane systems, including the system components, application process, performance benefits and the range of applications.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of why and how to specify and source responsible wood products, including discussions of the threats to, impacts of, and solutions to deforestation and forest degradation.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of the components, green features, and testing standards of fiberglass entry doors, as well as a comparison of the properties between fiberglass, wood, and steel doors.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of the benefits of multi-user, in-lab local vacuum networks for supply of lab vacuum in science buildings. It discusses the specification, design, and installation of local vacuum networks and uses in-depth case studies to illustrate design considerations in specifying local vacuum networks, and the benefits of this approach.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of the newest technologies in high efficiency plumbing products and fixtures for sustainable restroom design including practical, economical and environmental benefits of high speed energy efficient hand dryers, water use and trends, how to choose water saving products and an explanation of how these products apply to new, best practice green building.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of aluminum extrusion coatings and includes discussions on the aluminum extrusion process; a comparison of powder and liquid coatings; an overview of the chrome and the chrome-free pretreatment processes; and, the performance objectives of AAMA testing standards.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of the design elements, components, and construction techniques that characterize sustainable masonry building envelopes.

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1 hour program

Discusses the process of wood acetylation, the resulting changes to wood, applications for this product, its green credentials and a number of case studies involving acetylated wood.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of self-regulating polymer technology and the performance benefits of using PTC (positive temperature coefficient) heaters for energy efficient floor warming, primary heating, snow melting, and roof de-icing.

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1 hour program

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

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1.5 hour program

Provides an overview of the new LEED v4 BD+C New Construction credits to which paints and coatings may apply. It reviews credit intents, explains credit requirements and describes where to find materials to meet the needs of the credits.

1 hour program

This course is aimed at Contractors and their trades who are working on a LEED project pursuing the Materials and Resources prerequisite and credit for Construction and Demolition Waste Management in LEEDv4. This course will provide you with tools and resources to effectively manage the construction and demolition waste on your project in order to meet LEED requirements.

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In order to download this course, a USD $50.00 fee must be paid.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of green roof systems including the types, benefits, components and related standards, as well as a discussion on how green roofs mitigate urban heat island effect and reduce stormwater run-off.

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1 hour program

This course is an overview of permeable interlocking concrete pavements, related environmental issues and solutions, system components, selection and basic design information.

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1 hour program

Provides an overview of data required and methods used for sizing the base and sub base for permeable interlocking concrete systems.

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1 hour program

(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of sustainable design and the creation of healthier environments in reference to architectural paints. Included are discussions regarding the components of paint; independent testing methods and standards; categories of LEED®; and specification of paint systems for today’s designer.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of fiberglass mat gypsum panels, and explains their potential contribution to LEED® certification and other sustainable building codes and standards, as well as addresses issues of indoor air quality and construction scheduling.

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1 hour program

Introduction au design durable et création d’environnements plus sains par des peintures architecturales. On trouvera aussi des réflexions sur les composants de la peinture; des méthodes d’évaluation et des normes indépendantes ; les catégories LEED® ; enfin, les particularités des systèmes de peinture pour le designer d’aujourd’hui.