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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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PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY SAFTI FIRST

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

See-through and Safe

Failure modes of glass systems under the extreme heat and pressures of building fires are reasonably well known, yet still hard to predict.
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Slip-resistant flooring, such as these Maycrest 6x24-inch porcelain tiles, is recommended for universal design in kitchens and bathrooms. Photo: Mohawk Flooring

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

16 Things You Should Know About Universal Design

Universal design is a term, and a mode of architectural practice, that is often misunderstood.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Urban Placemaking: Building Equity by Design

The U.S. is in the midst of an urban renaissance. People are returning to cities, sparking new investment and growth.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Storefront Rehabilitation and Design

Rehabilitation and design of storefront systems demands consideration of many factors, from thermal performance and operability to historic landmar
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For the reconstruction of a high school in the United Kingdom, the project team removed concrete spandrel panels and installed a new steel structure for added floor area and a unitized curtain wall of translucent fiber-reinforced polymer. This pumped more daylight into classrooms without unwanted gains to heating and cooling loads. Photo courtesy of Kalwall

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Sandwich Cladding Primer

Sandwich claddings consist of a panel or shell made of two durable, resilient face sheets and a low-density insulating core, often with a decorativ
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Building Passively

The concept of “passive house” originated in North America in response to the OPEC oil embargo of 1973 and the subsequent energy crisis.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Creating Real Estate Value with Commercial Office Reconstruction

The commercial office sector shows few signs of slowing down.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Designing Behavioral Health Facilities

Behavioral health facility construction is experiencing a spike in the U.S., due in part to enhanced benefit provisions in the Affordable Care Act
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

A Colorful Comeback: Building Teams Go Bold with Color

The minimalists and severe modernists are losing out.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Designing and Building 'Active' Roofs

Many buildings these days are planning for walkable rooftops that can be occupied to some extent.
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Staging should be used to support the client’s goals. This rendering for a spec office client was designed to target young, trendy tenants. All artwork for this course was supplied by TILTPIXEL

     

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

The art and science of rendering: Visualization that sells architecture

In the world of architecture, generating buy-in from the client or prospect is nearly impossible without the visual means to communicate design pla
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At the top level of this energy-efficient building, an adhered air barrier provides the primary weather protection for a metal panel cladding system, to be installed.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Meeting the demand for high-efficiency façades

Energy codes mandating more efficient use of buildings—and, by extension, of building enclosures—are already being adopted by many states as a logi
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Multifamily Security Design Tips

Four certified security professionals offer 38 tips on how to keep your next rental or condominium project as safe as possible.
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For the University of Michigan’s new Ross School of Business expansion, the Building Team employed terra-cotta panels, sandstone panels, and glass expanses to create a new entry sequence.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Barriers and Screens Further the Art of Cladding

Is moisture control the absolute for building design decisions? Ask users, owners, occupants, and investors—and expect a chorus of agreement. They’ll...
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The Sophia Gordon Performing Arts Center at Salem State University transfigured the Massachusetts school’s 1958 Main Stage Theater building from an antiquated general-purpose auditorium into a modern proscenium venue designed for aspiring professionals.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Four 'Big Issues,' Three Trends in Higher Education Design

University and college campuses nationwide are facing historic challenges—pressure to attract the best students, coping with years of deferred faci
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

New Steel Systems Add Strength - and Beauty

The last few years have brought an accelerating pace of creative advances in steel structural systems, notably in architecturally exposed structura
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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—t
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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.
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