Courses

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Facade design for cost, performance, and delivery

The façade is one of the most important factors in shaping the overall aesthetics and performance of a building. At the same time, architects are under pressure to design building envelopes as quickly and inexpensively as possible.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Design guide for parapets: Safety, continuity, and the building code

Parapets serve not only as a functional building component, but also as an aesthetic statement.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

MEP design considerations for rural hospitals

Rural hospitals present unique opportunities and challenges for healthcare facility operators.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, 1.0 PDH

Designing Smarter Places of Learning

Steel building systems provide unique advantages in the construction of education facilities. This introductory course explains these benefits can be tailored towards specific learning environments. Learning Objectives:

Learning Units: 1.25 AIA LU/HSW

Designing Standing Seam Metal Roof Systems

Standing seam metal roofs (SSMRs) have many functional and aesthetic advantages and a long history of reliable performance. They are system designs in which all the pieces must work together in complete harmony to have a successful outcome.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, 1.0 PDH

Designing with Architectural Insulated Metal Wall Panels

Insulated metal wall panels (IMPs) offer a sleek, modern, and lightweight envelope system that is highly customizable.

Learning Units: .25 AIA LU/HSW

Improving Multi-Story Building Design

The rise in multi-story building design and construction is supported today by a range of long-span composite floor systems.

Learning Units: 1.25 AIA LU/HSW

Multi-Story Building Systems and Selection Criteria

This course outlines the attributes, functions, benefits, limits, and acoustic qualities of composite deck slabs.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

26 Ways to Prevent Cracks in Brickwork

This course describes numerous ways designers, mason, and contractors can prevent cracks in brickwork due primarily to elastic deformation of the brick.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Performance Considerations for Historic Window Replacement and Repair

From the stained glass windows that welcome variegated light into cathedrals to the steel-framed geometric designs of Art Deco and the bold leaded glass of the Prairie style, windows have served to define the character of buildings and spaces sinc

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Bigger Windows, More Glass: Efficient, Safe and Inspiring

Thanks to data and analytics used routinely today to model and predict building performance, new and remarkably subtle approaches are being used to create facades and interior glass assemblies that allow more visible light transmission (VT) while

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Design Strategies for Metal Wall and Roof Systems

Years ago, prefabricated metal panel wall and roof systems did not find wide acceptance in high-end commercial applications.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

Construction Contracts 101: Choosing & Completing Owner/Contractor Agreements

When your not already familiar with construction contracts and agreements, choosing the right one can be a daunting task.

A Master Class in Construction Management: Key Risks and Legal Considerations (4.5 AIA LU)

Hear from industry experts on key legal considerations for the various project participants, and how those considerations and related risks can be managed through the terms of the project contracts.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Glass as Filter for Energy: New Ideas in Curtain Wall, Window Wall and Storefront

Driven by two distinct influences, a new generation of glass building enclosures now has a unique trajectory -- toward higher performance and sustainability.