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Welcome to the Building Design+Construction campus. This is the platform for which the courses found in each issue of BD+C will be hosted. Visit the campus for the latest trends and news from BD+C magazine. Check back often for the latest articles and Webcasts.
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Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, represents the innovation in structural engineering that is occurring at the grass roots level by professionals who are exhilarated by technology and continually incorporating creative new ideas. Photo: © HKS – Daryl Shields

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

7 Game-Changing Trends in Structural Engineering

The built environment, which consists of construction plus real estate, represents almost $6 trillion in U.S. GDP per year.
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Course Credits: 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.
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Course Credits: 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.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

MEP Design Considerations for Rural Hospitals

Rural hospitals present unique opportunities and challenges for healthcare facility operators.
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Course Credits: 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 b
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Course Credits: 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
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Course Credits: 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
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Course Credits: 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.
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Course Credits: 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 susta
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Credit "Courtesy Navien Inc."

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Tankless Water Heaters

Tankless water heaters have come a long way in the last 10 years or so.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Video Surveillance Systems for Multifamily Housing Projects

This introductory course provides detailed technical information and advice from security expert Michael Silva, CPP, on designing a video surveilla
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Materiality and the Reimagining of Historic Buildings

Re-use projects demand a nuanced approach to design to create spaces for today without discarding the value of existing building fabric.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, 1.0 PDH

Restoration and Replacement of Glazed Curtain Wall Assemblies

Buildings with large areas of glass are often seen as emblematic of the wanton energy waste of the mid- to late-twentieth century.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Metal Roofing Trends

New ideas in design and constructability are radically changing how metal systems are used as roofing for commercial and institutional buildings.
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Photo courtesy of Edmon Leong.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Architectural Glass Mutates as Building Teams Innovate

Novel concepts in glass and glazing are opening new vistas in the buildings world.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Applied Parametrics For Façade Designs and Materials

Parametric modeling has proven an invaluable toolset that enables architects to test complex design concepts and organize large quantities of data
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

New Skin and Bones: Mastering the Campus Building Envelope

Building envelope choices for campus, cultural, and infrastructure projects are shaped by particular conditions.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Building Enclosure Design of Exterior Soffits

Commercial building designs have long incorporated exterior soffits, better known outside of the building design/construction industry as the under
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