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Designing Accessible Bathing Spaces

Accessibility is more than compliance—it must enhance safety, dignity, and usability. This course educates designers on balancing ADA, ANSI, and residential best practices.

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Upward-Acting Residential Sectional Door Systems

Explore how to cover sectional garage door types, garage door systems and sustainable design, how to specify the right residential sectional garage door, and how to calculate PSF.

Sliding Door Locking Solutions for Commercial Spaces

Sliding doors increase space efficiency, accessibility, and aesthetic appeal. Explore the options for sliding door locks and monitoring capabilities to enhance facility security.

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Combating HAIs in the Healthcare Built Environment Through Design & Product Selection

Explore the impact and causes of HAIs and how design and product choices can help reduce their spread.

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Designing Buildings for Heat Resilience & Energy Efficiency

Heat is a critical issue impacting many cities and communities. Learn how cool roofs and walls help mitigate heat, reduce cooling demand, and meet various green building goals.

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A Hands-Off Approach: Designing Public Restrooms with Preventative Measures in Mind

Recent events have put a spotlight on proper hygiene. Touchless sink faucets and other preventative measures can mitigate pathogen exposure opportunities in public restrooms.

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Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)

Can an architectural stone solution be lightweight and easy to install? Discover GFRC properties, performance advantages, applications, and design capabilities.

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Synthetic Surfacing Design & Performance

Synthetic surfacing can meet the functional and aesthetic goals of a project. Explore its construction and wide range of design and performance features and benefits.

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Acoustic Door Assemblies and Their Role in Sound Control

Learn how acoustic doors can meet not only sound control but also fire safety, ADA, security, and green building requirements.

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Laminated Rigid PVC Exterior and Interior Panel Systems for Sustainable Design

Vinyl has long been a material of choice for interiors and exteriors. Examine vinyl’s recyclability and sustainability and the attributes of laminated rigid PVC products.

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Online, Self-Paced

Metal, Wood, Phenolic, and Plastic Lockers: Specifying the Right Solution for Facility Needs

Explore the many applications of metal, wood, phenolic, and HDPE lockers in various facilities.

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Online, Self-Paced

Under-Slab Vapor Barriers: Restricting Moisture and Soil Gas Infiltration

Looking to prevent moisture and soil gas intrusion? Delve into the specification considerations of under-slab water vapor and soil gas barriers.

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ISI Building Products

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Accessible Site Furnishings: Solutions for Comfortable & Inclusive Outdoor Seating

Creating accessible spaces has a positive impact on the community. Delve into the ADA requirements for outdoor tables and benches that facilitate comfort for the user.

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Thomas Steele Site Furnishings

Online, Self-Paced

FRP Entrances: The Science Behind the Door

Looking for a door system with strength and durability? This course examines manufacturing methods, design options, and critical performance attributes of FRP doors and frames.

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Special-Lite

Online, Self-Paced

Creating Beautiful, Sustainable Synthetic Grass Solutions

Synthetic grass is an environmental solution that saves water, eliminates pesticide use, and improves playground safety. Explore its benefits, construction, and certifications.

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SYNLawn

Online, Self-Paced

Metal Roofing Color Considerations to Save Energy & Meet Green Building Requirements

Prepainted metal roofing offers long-lasting protection in a wide array of design options. Explore how roof color and finish can also save energy and improve thermal comfort.

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Steelscape

Online, Self-Paced

Attic Ventilation: Performance Starts from the Top

Attic ventilation ensures roof integrity and durability, healthy IAQ, and energy efficiency. This course presents a detailed review of effective attic ventilation design.

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O'Hagin, LLC.

Online, Self-Paced

Reducing Fire Risk at the Perimeter of High-Rise Structures

Understand how high-rise fires spread along the exterior facade and review current building codes and material testing that address the risk or impact of these blazes.

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Owens Corning

Online, Self-Paced

Photoluminescence: Applied Use in Code Compliance and Enhanced Safety

Photoluminescent (PL) exit path markers provide safe and quick egress in all light conditions. Examine PL safety products and the codes related to PL way-finding systems.

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Ecoglo Inc.

Online, Self-Paced

Electric Heating: Benefits, Types, and Specification

Examine multiple electric heating options for commercial and residential applications that meet consumer needs and provide solutions to common heating concerns.

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Glen Dimplex Americas

Online, Self-Paced

Indoor & Outdoor Gas & Electric Fireplaces: Safety, Efficiency, & Design Considerations

Warm up to modern, linear direct vent gas fireplaces and electric fireplaces and explore their functions, aesthetics, applications, and innovative technologies.

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Travis Industries, Inc.

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Concrete Masonry and Energy Codes: Latest Developments

Learn about thermal performance requirements for wall assemblies in energy codes (2009 & 2012 IECC). Explore compliance paths, COMcheck software, and how masonry walls contribute to LEED credits.

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Concrete Products Group

Face-to-Face or Webinar Session

Intro to Edging - Lines, Edges and Eternity

Join us for a thorough overview of landscape edging and restraints. We’ll discuss important reasons to use edging on projects, different applications that require edging, and more.

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Permaloc Corporation

Online, Self-Paced

Bird-Friendly Building Design

Millions of birds collide with glass every year. Learn how bird-friendly glass can mitigate collisions by examining building examples, design guidelines, and existing legislation.

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American Bird Conservancy

Online, Self-Paced

Designing Effective Public Queuing & Pedestrian Flow Systems

A well-designed queuing system offers efficiency and structure. Review the features of queuing processes and their installation methods to ensure a site-appropriate system design.

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Lavi Industries

Online, Self-Paced

Sustainable Waterproofing Solutions

Concrete is a fundamental building material but it has water-related design challenges. Examine the sustainable benefits of integral concrete waterproofing.

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Hycrete, Inc.