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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Courses
Learn about glass fabrication processes with a concentration on BIG glass, an industry trend. Best practices for properly designing projects using big glass will be highlighted along with the benefits of using larger sizes.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
This course describes the multiple challenges in designing high performance fenestration systems for building envelopes meeting architectural design needs to deliver energy performance, sufficient glazed area for optimized daylight admission and views, thermal comfort and condensation resistance,
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
The objectives of sustainable design are broader than just environmental effects, having come to embrace issues of human health and performance. Many factors influence whether a building has a positive or negative impact on its occupants.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Designers today are finding new possibilities in one of the oldest building materials on earth. Wood has always been valued for its beauty, abundance and practicality, but many of wood’s inherent characteristics are rising to very current challenges.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
When designing restaurants, stores, and low-rise offices, certain features come to mind as typical. These buildings tend to have large openings that allow plenty of daylight.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Multifamily housing is an active part of design and construction activity across the U.S. Steel, concrete and masonry typically come to mind as structural materials; in recent years wood construction has become popular due to its cost-effective, code-compliant, and sustainable attributes.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Cost-effective, code-compliant and sustainable, mid-rise wood construction is gaining the attention of design professionals nationwide, who see it as a way to achieve higher density housing at lower cost—while reducing the carbon footprint of their projects.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
This course is intended for architects and engineers seeking current information on mass timber, including products, research related to structural performance and life safety, and available resources.
Learning Units:
1.5 AIA LU/HSW
As green building has evolved beyond its initial emphasis on energy efficiency, greater attention has been given to the choice of structural materials and the degree to which they influence a building’s environmental footprint.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
This course takes a practical look at the design of wood schools, emphasizing opportunities with traditional wood-frame construction and, in particular, how to reduce costs.
Learning Units:
1.5 AIA LU/HSW
This continuing education course provides an overview of wind-resistive design issues in wood buildings with a focus on compliance with the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and American Society of Civil Engineers/ Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE/ SEI) Minimum De
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW