AEC Daily

1 hour program

Provides an overview of the aging effects on health, the principles of universal design, as well as a discussion of applying universal design to bathroom environments.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of automated solar shading technology, including external/internal venetian blinds and dynamic solar facades. This course includes discussions on the components, applications, features and benefits of these intelligent systems, as well as the impact they have on LEED® certification.

1 hour program

This LEED® Specific course provides an overview of the economics of LEED® green building design and includes discussions on economic, environmental and social impacts; market conditions, legislative pressures and consumer demand; and, tools and strategies to assess costs and benefits, ROI and simple payback.

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

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.

2 hour program

Présenter un aperçu des modes de gestion de l’eau et des eaux pluviales à l’échelle d’un terrain, d’un quartier et d’un bassin hydrologique et examiner le lien entre ces modes de gestion et la planification de collectivités durables et la conception de bâtiments écologiques.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of the use of color in kitchen and bath design and includes discussions on color basics, physiological response to color, socio-cultural color associations, the history of color in the kitchen and bath, and infusing color in kitchen and bath design.

2 hour program

Donne un aperçu de la conception d’une collectivité durable en mettant l’accent sur l’application des six principes de base de la planification pour intégrer les bâtiments dans les collectivités et créer ainsi des lieux de vie sains, tranquilles et respectueux de l’environnement.

2 hour program

Donne un aperçu de l’importance qu’il faut accorder à l’élaboration d’un plan intégré de gestion des déchets solides (PIGDS), et aborde l’impact des déchets sur l’environnement, les éléments clés d’un PIGDS et les étapes menant à l’élaboration d’un PIGDS complet.

1.5 hour program

Ce cours offre une vue d’ensemble de la planification énergétique dans les collectivités et comporte, en plus d’une démonstration et d’une sensibilisation aux principes, des discussions sur les modes classique et durable de la planification énergétique, le processus d’une planification durable en la matière et la gestion de l’offre et de la demande d’énergie.

1 hour program

Provides an overview of the often or possibly time-consuming process of searching for, selecting and sharing building product information during the design stages of a project, including a focus on a methodology that eliminates the need for paper (catalogs, brochures and libraries) by creating a totally digital workflow process.

1.5 hour program

Provides an overview of community energy planning (CEP) and includes discussions on conventional and sustainable energy planning, developing a sustainable CEP, energy demand and supply management, and energy education, demonstration, and awareness.

2 hour program

Provides an overview of sustainable community design, with a focus on applying the six basic planning principles to integrate buildings into communities which in turn create healthy, peaceful, environmentally conscious spaces.

2 hour program

Provides an overview of the importance of developing an integrated waste management plan (IWMP) and includes discussions on the environmental impacts of waste, the keys elements of an IWMP and the steps involved in developing a comprehensive IWMP.

2 hour program

Provides an overview of site, neighbourhood, and watershed water and stormwater management approaches and their relationship to sustainable community planning and green building design.

1 hour program

Modeled after live tours of the U.S. Green Building Council Headquarters, this online course illustrates how the integrative design process optimizes energy efficiency and occupant comfort. This virtual tour explores a three-dimensional model featuring green products, as well as videos, images, audio content, and text that link to other online resources. 

In order to obtain credit for this course, a credit submission fee must be paid.