AEC Daily

1 hour program

This course covers: the need for, key features of and potential installation issues with accessible bath fixtures; end-user benefits based on product size and design; code issues affecting choice of material and fixture type and their impact on floor construction; and long-term maintenance, safety and liability concerns. At the end of this course you will be able to list codes and standards that govern accessibility requirements, identify project types that require accessible bath fixtures, and specify bath fixtures and accessories that meet current accessibility guidelines.

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Provides an overview of the manufacturing processes, features, and benefits of specialty acrylic products that afford architects and designers unique and inspiring design solutions for a wide variety of applications.

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Provides an introduction to ground improvement technology and an in depth look at aggregate piers, their function, installation and benefits.

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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.

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Provides an overview of the characteristics, technical information, and benefits of aluminum extrusions used as a building material with a focus on whole building design, sustainability and application possibilities.

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Provides an introductory overview of concepts relevant to hospital design that are presently part of ongoing conversations on acuity adaptability. Keeping the human element, technology and flexibility in mind, arguments for designing with acuity adaptability and those against it are presented.

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Provides an overview of bird deterrent products, along with a discussion of the characteristics of common pest birds, bird problem assessment, and the issues and concerns associated with the roosting and nesting of pest birds.

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Provides an overview of the characteristics and architectural applications of perforated metal, expanded metal, and wire mesh products including descriptions of metal types and mechanical finishes.

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Provides an overview of architectural wire mesh cloth and includes discussions on modern applications, fabrication methods, selection considerations, attachments systems, and sustainable benefits of wire mesh cloth.

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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.

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Provides an overview of the applications, terminology, and specification considerations relating to Bar and Plank Grating products.

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Provides an overview of types of interior wood flooring and moulding products and includes discussions on their sustainable attributes, Baltic birch plywood, on-site and factory finishing methods, and green building programs and organizations.

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Provides an overview of cast stone products including the manufacturing processes, the various mix types and applications, along with a discussion of the considerations for design, site storage, handling and fixing.

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Libraries are no longer JUST places for research, browsing, studying, and quiet contemplation. The library’s functionality is changing from “book storage space” to “technology-rich people space.” Learn how new information formats, student expectations, steady acquisition rates, weeding, digitizing, economic conditions and sustainable design challenges can all be addressed with appropriate storage solutions and space planning.

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Provides an overview of the features of the various types of fireplaces available today along with a discussion of the conditions affecting the performance of vented fireplaces.

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Provides an overview of achieving daylighting in building design using skylights and curtainwall. This program includes discussions on the basics of daylighting, glazing options, daylighting methods, creative design, and green benefits of daylighting systems.

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In this presentation we will follow medical supplies throughout the Acute Care environment in order to see how storage location and configuration, if correctly designed, can influence staff functions, staff efficiency, staff productivity, and ultimately patient care. In addition, careful planning can produce marked improvements in inventory control--a prime importance in healthcare facilities today. Learn how to bring storage closer to the point-of-care, plan storage with sustainability in mind and understand the various storage planning considerations.

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Provides an overview of public washroom design including fixture counts, partition choices, accessibility and sustainable options.

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Provides an overview of perforated metal, including its history, applications, specifying standard and custom perforated metal, along with a discussion on how it is used to sculpt light, control sound, and compose views.

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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.

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Provides an overview of changes taking place since the United States Postal Service updated the mailbox standard and features consideration of size and installation of centralized mailboxes; space planning requirements associated with the updated specifications; and, ADA regulation considerations.

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Provides an overview of the characteristics, testing, and applications of photoluminescent products as well as a discussion on the safety and environmental benefits of specifying PL way-finding systems.

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This course explains the need for entrapment protection devices on motorized commercial and industrial doors and discusses how to specify the appropriate sensing edge actuation method and monitoring function to meet design, safety, and industry code requirements for specific building projects.

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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.

1.5 hour program

Provides an overview of building movement types and how these movements are addressed through proper design, including the selection of applicable expansion joint covers designed to meet specific project requirements.