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NFPA 285: What We’ve Learned, What’s Changed, and What We Thought We Knew

This course explains the NFPA 285 test method, its origin, its procedures, when it is required, and design considerations necessary for compliance. Criteria in ASHRAE 90.1 for continuous insulation and air/water-resistive barriers are reviewed and identified as contributors to the rise of NFPA 285 requirements. The course also addresses code compli...

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Owens Corning

Specifying Materials for Sustainability using the LEED Rating System

This course will go over how EPDs and HPDs play a valuable role in LEED v4.1 Materials and Resources and the importance of product transparency. It also discusses the changes made in LEED v4.1 under Materials and Resources category with guidelines for using credit substitutions. This presentation will also cover the supply chain, recycled content a...

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ClarkDietrich

Enhancing Roof Design with Composite Solutions

Composite roofing materials have been available for over a decade, providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional slate and shake roofing systems. In this course, design professionals can thoroughly explore the sustainable and versatile characteristics of composite roofing solutions. Also discussed are the benefits of composite roofing syste...

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Westlake Royal Building Products

Nature and Well-Being: The Benefits of Outdoor Spaces and Related Applications of Composite Wood Decking

Building a stronger connection with nature is critical for humans to maintain health and well-being. Composite wood decking is a durable, environmentally sustainable product that can help build links with nature through applications including home outdoor rooms, roof gardens, healing spaces, and public boardwalks in green spaces....

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Trex

Are Highly Permeable Membranes Too Permeable?

Low permeance vapor barriers, once thought to improve performance, may in fact increase interior condensation and trap moisture within the wall assembly. Due to the problems with impermeable water-resistive barrier (WRB) installation many architects are now incorporating highly vapor open WRB systems in their designs. But many still believe too muc...

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VaproShield LLC

Advancing Construction Innovation with WALLTITE Spray Foam

Focusing on Canadian construction code and construction, this spotlight highlights the versatility of BASF Canada’s WALLTITE closed-cell insulation system, providing innovative project solutions and code-compliant assemblies for exceptional design flexibility. Discover WALLTITE’s unique properties and benefits that make it the ideal choice for ...

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BASF Corporation

Multilayer Decking: Using Cellular PVC Technology to Replicate Exotic Hardwood

While exotic, tropical hardwoods provide beauty and durability as materials for outdoor decks, they are expensive to maintain and come with concerns about their sustainability and the effects of harvesting on ecosystems. Multilayer, cellular PVC decking products combine the desired durability and look of hardwoods but utilize a more sustainable pro...

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Westlake Royal Building Products

Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) Modified Bitumen Membranes: Reinforcement, Testing, and Standards

This course examines the material composition, reinforcement types, and testing standards associated with styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified bitumen membranes. It explains how fiberglass, polyester, and combination reinforcements affect membrane strength, flexibility, and dimensional stability. The standards that establish testing methods for...

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Johns Manville

Single-Skin Metal Panel Building Envelope Solutions

Presented by a subject matter expert on behalf of CENTRIA, a Nucor company. As part of a well-designed rainscreen system, single-skin metal panels offer unique aesthetic options combined with the assurance that the building envelope will withstand the effects of long-term exposure to the elements. This course compares common cl...

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CENTRIA, a Nucor company

Introduction to Metal Roofing Fundamentals

The purpose of this program is to educate Architects on the differences between metal roofing products and how they compare to other steep slope roofing options. Upon Completion of this presentation architects will be able to Recognize the most common roof materials used in steep slope roofing and understand various types of metal roofing substrate...

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Westlake Royal Building Products

Designing Wind Uplift Resistant Roof Paving Systems

Wind forces always influence building design and detailing. This course focuses on one particular force, wind uplift, and its influence on roof paving system design and selection. It examines how wind loads and building configuration affect the design of roof paving systems; the codes, regulations, and calculation approaches that inform and control...

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Wausau Tile Inc.

Spray Foam 101: Taking Construction to the Next Level

This introductory course on spray polyurethane foam (SPF) covers component chemistry, different types of SPF, and the proper use of SPF in construction applications. In addition, the course addresses code compliance related to SPF for residential and commercial construction, as well as safe SPF installation practices. Participants will come away wi...

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BASF Corporation

Industrial-Strength Daylighting

Join us for our webinar series with a focus on Industrial and Manufacturing projects. Kalwall’s museum-quality daylighting™ provides balanced, full-spectrum light for assembly or inspection areas that require high visual acuity while providing visual privacy from the outside to protect proprietary technologies. Looking to boost worker performan...

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Kalwall Corporation

Noise Control Construction: Beyond STC & IIC

Reducing noise between occupied spaces isn’t just needed for occupant comfort and productivity, it is sometimes required by building code. This presentation is an overview of noise control principals, construction composites, and design methodology for ceilings, floors, and partitions. A special emphasis is placed on performance-oriented design...

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Catalyst Acoustics Group

Cellular Glass in High Performance Roofs: Reducing Risk By Design

High-performing commercial roofs must be resilient and designed to perform over the long run, without compromising on the client's commitment to sustainability. Cellular glass insulation delivers a portfolio of performance attributes including impermeability, non-combustibility, long-term thermal performance, compressive strength, and resilience th...

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Owens Corning

Specifying Roof, Floor, & Skylight Hatches for Access & Safety

Roof and floor hatches offer practical solutions for improving accessibility, safety, and functionality in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. They must be designed and specified to provide safe access to rooftops and below-ground spaces to facilitate maintenance, inspections, equipment installations, and more. The specification cons...

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Surespan Limited

Technical Conference and Workshop on Liquid-Applied Waterproofing and Roofing Solutions

Introduce the concept of cold-liquid reinforced systems. Describe their advantages and attributes, particularly with respect to sustainability and minimal environmental impact. Illustrate their wide range of roofing, waterproofing and surfacing applications. Step by Step application methods to increase efficiencies and productivity, where and when ...

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Kemper System America, Inc.

Healthy Lighting for Healthcare Facilities

We invite you to join us for our webinar series with a focus on healthcare projects. How we design the buildings where people go to receive care has never been more important. Patients, doctors, nurses and all healthcare workers deserve a thoughtfully constructed environment. Proper daylighting with Kalwall is proven to increase mood, boost energ...

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Kalwall Corporation

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

Protected membrane roof (PMR) assemblies have been widely adopted in low-slope commercial buildings since the late 1960s. Also known as inverted or upside-down roofs, PMR assemblies move the waterproofing membrane from the top of the roof assembly to the surface of the structural deck. This course explores how PMR assemblies provide several advanta...

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DuPont Performance Building Solutions

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

The Advantages of Continuous Insulation in Steel Stud Construction

We will discuss how Polyiso Continuous Insulation will improve the thermal performance of walls of Steel Stud Construction. In addressing the advantages of continuous insulation – we will also address the disadvantages of using steel studs without continuous insulation. We will discuss what Sustainability d how it is measured, including – facto...

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Rmax - A Division of the Sika Corporation

Sustainability Impact of High-Performance Insulated Metal Wall and Roof Systems

This course provides an educational overview of incorporating cost-effective, design forward architectural building envelope solutions that utilize insulated metal wall and roof panels while reducing energy consumption in commercial buildings. Included is a comprehensive abstract of insulated metal panel solutions and outlines innovative cladding a...

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All Weather Insulated Panels

Understanding the Challenges of Mid-rise Construction

This presentation provides a comprehensive examination of the risks inherent in mid-rise construction and their direct impact on long-term building performance, safety, and occupant welfare. Participants will explore the shortcomings in current building codes that may allow for vulnerabilities and damages in these structures. The session will also ...

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Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc.

Green Roofs

This presentation will focus on the overview of various waterproofing, water retention, and drainage methods that meet the standards of today’s green roof applications. Along with an overview of soil options and vegetation that it can support....

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Keene Building Products

Green, Blue and White and Its Applicability to Sustainable Design

There are now three distinct types of sustainable roof solutions: green, blue and white. Designers need to understand the relative benefits of eah approach to effectively select the appropriate system for the project. Understand the standards that are used as the basis for green roofs and their myriad benefits that can be reaped. Numerous case stud...

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Kemper System America, Inc.

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