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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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A roofer installs a polymermodified bitumen roof membrane.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Energy Code Requirements for Commercial Low-slope Roof Assemblies

Forty-three states and most U.S. jurisdictions have adopted regulations for energy-efficient construction of commercial buildings.
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The Aloft London Excel hotel, designed by Jestico + Whiles, features a façade of highly reflective stainless-steel shingles that create a color-shifting effect throughout the day.

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Visual Interest: New Coating Colors, Effects, and Optical Properties

High-performance coatings encompass a range of paints and finishes that serve a variety of architectural applications:
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

The 100-Year Enclosure: Strategies for Heat-Air-Moisture Control

Should institutional and commercial buildings be built to last 100 years? Why not?
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Windows to the World: Going Big with Operable Glass Walls

Examining the varied applications of multi-slide and multi-fold glass walls allows for new directions in more effective, sustainable, and valuable...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Sound-Masking Systems: Optimize Speech Privacy in the Workplace

Since most office-based workers spend more than half their time on focus work and on the telephone, speech privacy and noise control are vital to...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Multifamily Housing Today - 7 Exciting, Inspiring Innovations

The multifamily sector is not showing any signs of slowing down. The U.S.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Net-zero Energy Design and the Living Building Challenge

Net-zero buildings are, by definition, buildings that use less energy than they produce over time.
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Steel on the Rise in Multifamily + Taller Mixed-use Projects

 
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU

Design-Assist: The Way to Really Fly

When it comes to complex building projects, Building Team member firms that deliver design, engineering, and construction services bring very diffe
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Photo: courtesy SGH

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Water Vapor Migration 101

Vapor retarders play an important role in controlling water vapor flow and can be a major element in durable building enclosure design. Experience...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

21 Tips from Top Experts for Executing Radiant Cooling Systems

Radiant cooling can save up to 50% on electricity costs for cooling a typical office building versus an all-air system. Radiant cooling has been used...
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Costea Photography, courtesy Carrier Johnson+Culture

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Beef Up the Glazing to Meet Today's Tough Codes

To save energy and the environment, jurisdictions are rewarding better-insulated buildings with lower total U-values (U-value is the inverse of R-...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Cool Roofs Can Reduce Peak Energy Demand

This course provides an analysis of the effect of cool or highly reflective roofs in reducing peak demand charges, which may account for a...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Building Wood Towers: How High is Up for Timber Structures?

The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Windows, Doors & Storefronts: Optimizing Safety, Durability, and Client Satisfaction

This course discusses the latest trends, certifications and standards surrounding fenestration. In nonresidential construction, Building Teams are...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Guidelines for Designing Low-slope Membrane Roof Systems

Critical aspects of roof system designs are often left unaddressed, resulting in incomplete contract documents. This course identifies the...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Wet-applied Coatings and Finishes for Commercial and Institutional Projects

The rapid pace of development of improved liquid-applied materials and finishes has given Building Teams new options. These sprayable, paintable, or...
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Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Pumped-up Recreation Centers

Sports and recreation used to be confined to dedicated, often isolated, settings. That’s no longer the case. Adopting facility layouts from Asian and...
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