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Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy

Designing with green roofs affords design professionals opportunities to plan projects with exciting new elements, added value, and significant, tangible benefits, thereby enhancing the built environment with newly-created landscapes. This course examines green roof systems, including the types, benefits, components, and related standards. As well,...

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Sika Roofing & Waterproofing

Modified-Bitumen Membrane Production

Discover the art and science behind SBS (Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene) membrane production in this comprehensive course. Investigate the key components that comprise this durable material, including SBS, Asphalt, Filler, and Reinforcement. Through hands-on learning and practical insights, participants will gain an understanding of the SBS membrane man...

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SOPREMA, Inc.

Maximizing Envelope Performance with IMP & Integrated Components

Maximizing Envelope Performance with IMP-Integrated Components explores an advanced insulated metal composite panel building envelope system, components that have been engineered to integrate with the system - including windows, daylighting panels, sunshades, and louvers - and how the IMP system and integrated components combine to create a high-pe...

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CENTRIA, a Nucor company

Stormwater Management Solutions for Rooftops

Climate change has significantly altered rainfall patterns across the globe and one of the most promising solutions to improve urban and suburban resiliency is to transform rooftops into stormwater management tools. This presentation is a review of how Vegetative Roofs, where rain is stored in plants, growing media, and drainage components, and Blu...

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Sika Roofing & Waterproofing

The Rainscreen Method

This one-hour course will study the rainscreen principle for implementation in your architectural designs. We will examine conventional wall systems and introduce two types of methods utilizing the rainscreen principle. Through a series of application examples we will consider a variety of design strategies and best practices based on climate condi...

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Lumabuilt

Mass Timber Moisture Protection Strategies Through Construction and Occupancy

As interest in mass timber building design grows, there are new protection strategies that must be employed for a successful installation to ensure occupant long-term health and safety. This presentation will explain moisture protection strategies by providing in-depth test results on mass timber wetting and drying studies, methods to protect durin...

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VaproShield LLC

The Rooftop Environment: Designing for Safe Access and Fall Protection

Anytime a facility has people working on a roof, their safety and protection must be the priority. Even under the best conditions, working on a rooftop is dangerous due to the roof’s elevation, slope, and edge, as well as other hazards created by weather conditions, electricity, and power tools. This course reviews the hazards of the rooftop envi...

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Kattsafe

Acoustics & The Modern Human: Sound Elements as Part of a Biophilic Design

Rapidly changing trends in our society, such as urbanization and modern lifestyle, have resulted in isolation of humans from our experiences within nature. Early research has shown that psychological effects of biophilic design on noise perception have a significant influence in the well-being and health such as focus, information retention, produc...

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Catalyst Acoustics Group

Freedom of Design: How to Integrate Metal Walls & Rainscreens into Your Projects

For many years, preformed metal wall panels have been a top choice for building owners and architects, offering an excellent blend of cost effectiveness, functionality, and aesthetic appeal, particularly in rainscreen and screen walls. This course examines the different materials, profiles, and finish options for these panels and dives into applica...

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Berridge Manufacturing Company

Polyiso: The Next Generation Air and Water-Resistive Barrier

In the wake of the green movement, combined with rising energy costs, building sustainability has become an important topic. This course examines how foil-faced polyisocyanurate (polyiso) continuous insulation can function as a multiple control layer, providing a building with an air and water-resistive barrier and a thermal control layer. Addition...

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Rmax - A Division of the Sika Corporation

High Performance Rainscreen Design with Insulated Panels

The purpose of this session will focus on what an engineered façade system should provide. Project teams are seeking a complete single-source system from the studs to exterior finish. We will discuss types of testing and approvals Façade systems offer to meet national and international building codes such as FM, NFPA, and others. Further discussi...

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Kingspan Insulated Panels

Water Management Solutions for Shower Installations

From fashion to function, the shower space of the bathroom is a focal point, offering a place of quiet respite for rejuvenation. Shower spaces should be built to last, using durable materials combined with sound installation practices in order to reduce life cycle and replacement costs. This course outlines the criteria used in designing water mana...

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FinPan, Inc. - T. Clear Corporation

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Perimeter Insulation: When Structure Conflicts with Thermal Performance

When structural stability and thermal continuity collide, structure has historically taken precedence necessitating tradeoffs such as increased insulation in other areas or acceptance of energy loss and potential moisture damage. The foundation transition from below grade to masonry ledge to masonry veneer wall is one such challenge. What if there ...

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Owens Corning

Design for Success – Polyiso Continuous Insulation Solutions for Commercial Building Envelopes

Modern building envelope assemblies need to deliver a wide range of benefits – from protecting against severe weather to reducing energy waste to improving occupant well-being and comfort. Each component of the envelope has an important role to play, including the insulation. This presentation introduces the key benefits and attributes of polyiso...

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PIMA - Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association

Cold Storage and Controlled Environments Using Insulated Metal Panels

Thermally controlled environments such as cold storage freezers and coolers, and food processing and packaging facilities take many different forms. Their performance and functionality depend on their project-specific requirements and can be affected by the conditions the materials and systems are subjected to. This course discusses how insulated m...

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Kingspan Insulated Panels

Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

A rooftop solar photovoltaic system offers myriad benefits to both building owners and the environment; to maximize the benefits, however, it is important to be aware of the potential causes and effects of problems with rooftop installations. This course presents the issues to consider to prevent damaging the roof, voiding the roofing warranty, and...

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Sika Roofing & Waterproofing

IMPs, EPDs and HPDs: Sustainable Performance

This course reviews the definition of sustainability, and how Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Health Product Declarations (HPDs) are being used to address product transparency needs. We will review how IMPs provide all environmental control layers and how their use contributes to sustainable design. LCAs form the backbone of EPDs, and...

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Metl-Span, a Nucor company

Modern Solutions for Floor Preparation

This presentation will discuss the importance of a properly prepared substrate for floor covering installation. Accurate floor preparation helps keep floors leveled, sealed, durable and long-lasting, which can reduce cost and material consumption in construction. The presentation provides an overview of the history of gypsum, best floor installatio...

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Keene Building Products

Prefabricated Fireproof Columns

Structural fire protection guards essential structural components from the devastating effects of fire. This course examines the various active and passive fireproof methods that are available with a focus on the features, types, and design considerations of prefabricated fireproof structural columns designed for exposed exterior and interior load-...

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Fire Trol

Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Applications and Safety

This course aims to educate learners about the chemistry of spray-applied polyurethane foam (SPF), its various applications in the construction industry, safe handling and installation, and its contribution to sustainable design. The advantages of using SPF are highlighted in terms of its benefits to energy conservation and fire safety. Its role as...

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BASF Corporation

Metal Roof Systems: Design & Installation Considerations

Designing to accommodate thermal movement is just one of the many critical details for the long-term success of a metal roof installation. This course covers the design and specification considerations and architectural details that impact project requirements, as well as the components and the energy-efficient features of metal roofing assemblies....

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AEP Span

Green Roof 101

Green or vegetative roof systems have become an effective means to address aesthetic and environmental issues and provide energy savings for building owners, while at the same time providing protection for a building and its contents through the use of a high-performance waterproofing system. This program describes the basics of vegetative roof sys...

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Duro-Last

General Commercial Buildings with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)

Designing beautiful, sustainable, high-performance buildings can help your structures leave a lasting impression and positive impact. Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) accomplish that while providing innovative design possibilities for single or multistory projects. Learn about the features and advantages of building with ICFs designed as a cost-eff...

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Tremco CPG Inc.

Protected Membrane Roof (PMR): Innovative Solution for Sustainable Commercial Buildings

Protected Membrane Roofing (PMR) assemblies have been widely adopted in low-slope commercial buildings since the late 1960s. Also known as the Inverted Roof Membrane Assembly or Upside Down / Inverted Roof, PMR assemblies move the waterproofing membrane from the top of the roof assembly to the surface of the structural deck. This simple design chan...

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DuPont Performance Building Solutions

Acoustics and Noise Control in Building Design

In designing successful interior building spaces that positively impact their occupants, it is critical to have knowledge of the principles of acoustics and noise control and link them to design methodology. This course explores these principles, with a special emphasis on common building types where acoustics and noise control are often required a...

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Catalyst Acoustics Group

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