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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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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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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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JEFF GOLDBERG/ESTO, COURTESY CARRIER JOHNSON+CULTURE

Course Credits: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Sun, Sky Brightness, and Glow: Making the Most of Daylight

To some project teams, “daylighting” means using glass area to admit direct sunlight, period.
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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

New developments in data center design

Data centers must accommodate massive power demand, high heat loads, strict maintenance protocols, and super-tight security. This course discusses...
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Project Accounting: Your Key to Better Profitability

For engineering firms, capturing billable time and expenses, developing accurate budgets and forecasts, and maximizing profitability should always
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Designing for Accessibility without Sacrificing Aesthetics

The traditional view of accessible design is that function trumps form.
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Growing Demand for U.S. Expertise: Service Providers Are Exporters Too!

Did you know that service exports comprise 1/3 of total U.S. exports? Most people think of exporting as selling hard goods overseas.
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