BDC University

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Balcony and Roof Railings and the Code: Maintain, Repair or Replace?

Lacking familiarity with current requirements, some owners or managers complete a roof or balcony rehabilitation, only to learn after the fact that they need to tear noncompliant railings out of their new roof or terrace and install new ones. The best strategy is to learn how railing regulations could impact the scope, logistics, and schedule of a building envelope project—and its cost.

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Achieving Deep Energy Retrofits in Historic and Modern-era Buildings

The high-performance retrofit of an existing building is more difficult than building new because the structural system, orientation, and massing—the first tools in the architect’s kit—have already been used.

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Security Begins When You Close the Door

Selecting door and window systems for any building project demands a complete articulation of safety and security concerns. Balancing life-safety performance and integration with overall security planning is one of the most diffi cult aspects of fenestration design.

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

The Architect’s Guide to Managing Risk on Residential Construction Projects

Learn about the unique issues inherent in residential design-build, mixed-use and residential condominium construction, and the relationship betwee

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Explore Master Agreements, Task Orders and Other Small Firms Agreements

Join us as we provide an overview of the AIA Master Agreements and Task Orders and how they can be used to provide a wide array of select services

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Course Credits: 1.5 AIA LU/HSW

Owner-Architect Agreements and Sustainable Design and Construction

AIA Documents B101, B103 and other key Owner–Architect Agreements have been revised for 2017.

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Understanding the General Conditions of a Construction Contract

AIA Document A201, the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, is the cornerstone of the AIA’s family of industry standard contract do

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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Owner-Contractor Agreements and Sustainable Design and Construction

The newly revised AIA A201 family of documents, including the owner-contractor agreements, have been released in April 2017. View this webinar to

Webinar

5 Legal Cases You Should Know

Whether you know it or not, these cases and cautionary tales affect you as an architect. Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

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Installing high-performance sheathing as part of a wood-framed roofing system can be an important factor in building resiliency and long-term water protection, especially in high-wind prone climate zones.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

High-Performing, Resilient, Wood-Framed Roofs

Designing for storm resistance to meet code requirements and reduce insurance costs

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Floor squeaks can be a sign of construction problems. Overcoming them and creating a quality finished project requires attention to all aspects of a floor system.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Overcoming Structural Floor Squeaks in Wood-Framed Construction

Finished floors only perform as well as the subfloor beneath them

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The energy performance of exterior walls is enhanced by continuous insulation between the siding and the framing, which may also influence the selection of a vapor retarder in the wall.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW