- Acrylic Specialty Products: Inspirational Design Solutions
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1 hour program
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.
- Aggregate Piers for Settlement Control and Bearing Capacity
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1 hour program
Provides an introduction to ground improvement technology and an in depth look at aggregate piers, their function, installation and benefits.
- Aging in Place: Universal Design & Accessible Baths
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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.
- Aluminum Extrusions
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1 hour program
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.
- An Introduction to Acuity Adaptability
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1 hour program
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.
- Architectural & Security Gate & Fencing Systems
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1 hour program
The course provides an overview of gate and fencing systems, which are both functional and decorative, and are designed to meet modern security and design requirements while harmonizing with the surrounding environment. At the end of this program, participants will be able to identify a wide range of exterior and interior applications of today’s fence and gate systems based on their functional, decorative, and security requirements. We will discuss today’s fence and gate systems in terms of their composition, materials, coatings, and finishes, classify gate track configurations, hardware, hinges, and locking mechanisms. We will identify the performance elements of various types of fencing systems, and the attributes of a variety of infill panel designs. Finally, we will assess factors such as security, efficiency, aesthetics, and the sur rounding environment, and specify the most appropriate gate and/or fencing system for a specific application.
No classes currently scheduled. Click here to request a class. - Architectural & Security, Gate & Fencing Systems
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of gate and fencing systems which are both functional and decorative, and are designed to meet modern security and design requirements while harmonizing with the surrounding environment.
- Architectural & Security, Gate & Fencing Systems
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of gate and fencing systems which are both functional and decorative, and are designed to meet modern security and design requirements while harmonizing with the surrounding environment.
- Automated Solar Shading: A New Standard in Energy Efficiency
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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.
- Automated Solar Shading: A New Standard in Energy Efficiency
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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.
- Cement Board and Exterior Finishing Systems
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of cement backer board, features and benefits, and versatile interior and exterior applications with a focus on exterior applications, including Cement Board Stucco Systems (CBSS) and Cement Board Masonry Veneer (CBMV). The program reviews CBSS and CBMV components and performance benefits.
- Concrete Flooring: Avoiding Failure Through Moisture Mitigation and Proper Design
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of how moisture affects concrete flooring systems, the means to evaluate and measure moisture emissions, and options for mitigating moisture to prevent flooring failure.
- Considerations For Advanced Green Facade Design
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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.
- Energy Efficient Envelope Design with Insulated Concrete Sandwich Walls
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of insulated concrete sandwich walls, their benefits, applications, thermal and moisture resistant properties and contribution to sustainable buildings.
- European Beech: Durable, Sustainable, and Versatile
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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.
- Expansion Joint Covers
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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.
- Gypsum Board: Beyond Recycled Content
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the characteristics of gypsum board that allow it to contribute to sustainably designed buildings, and a look at methods for ensuring continued healthy indoor air and eliminating waste.
- Insulated Concrete Forms
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of ICF design, construction and environmental benefits.
- Insulated Metal Wall and Roof Panels for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of insulated metal wall and roof panels (IMPs) in terms of their material, finish, and construction life cycle; designed with features and benefits to enhance building performance, conserve energy and contribute to the sustainable built environment.
- Interoperability Strategies for Safe, Acuity Adaptable Patient Room Environments
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the challenges of designing and equipping an acute care patient room, and explores how the connected activities that occur in the patient room can affect patient safety and the delivery of care, and how architects and planners must consider the connected room solution where the design and technology successfully work together to meet the continuously evolving acuity and care needs of the patient.
- LEED® Certification and Sustainable Steel Building Systems
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of how the use of steel building systems can contribute to LEED certification, including a discussion of the characteristics of green building products, LEED requirements, and features of steel building systems.
- Laminated Veneer Bamboo: Interior Grade Design Applications
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1 hour program
Compares the performance properties of common interior grade building materials and illustrates how laminated veneer bamboo (LVB) is an innovative, versatile, sustainable alternative building product for today’s environmentally conscious builder.
- Life Cycle Costs of Metal Roofing Products
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the types, characteristics and benefits of metal roofing products, cool roofing, and related finishes as well as a comparison of Life Cycle Costs (LCC) of metal roofing versus conventional roofing systems.
- Mineral Wool Core Panels: Innovative Fire Resistant Wall Construction
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) with a focus on the performance properties of mineral wool core panels, in terms of their green features and fire resistance ratings. Code requirements, design specifications, and environmental considerations are also discussed.
- Naturally Durable Wood Products - The Cornerstone of Sustainability and Green Building
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of naturally durable wood products, their role, and applications within the green building movement.
