Faster delivery of buildings isn’t always associated with sustainability benefits or long-term value, but things are changing.
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Courses
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Review the physics of building envelopes, including hygrothermal loads, control layers, climate zones and cladding functions. The importance of control layer continuity at wall, roof and slab connections is studied.
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
This course focuses on ADA and ANSI A117.1 code limitations and accessibility code requirements for vertical platform lifts and limited use/limited application (LU/LA) elevators
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Contextually inspired material mixing for One Essex Crossing’s curtain wall façades weave together panels of warm brick and Italian terra cotta. Photos courtesy CetraRuddy
From a distance, today’s building innovations in cladding performance, aesthetics, and construction appear unconstrained and quite varied.
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Material and MEP system choices drove reductions in embodied carbon and operational carbon for Arizona State University’s new Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health. Photo courtesy McCarthy Building Cos.
New technologies, innovations, and tools are opening doors for building teams interested in better and more socially responsible design.
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Mineral wool core panels provide an excellent alternative to foam core insulated metal panels and other traditional materials where the wall assembly need to be fire resistive. Ratings of up to three hours can be achieved by this product.
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Advances in glazing materials and glass building systems offer a seemingly unlimited horizon for not only glass performance, but also for the size and extent of these light, transparent forms.
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
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Well-functioning hospitals and medical centers are no accident that a team of healthcare professionals bandaged and fixed up in the emergency room. These hospitals have been carefully planned to deliver access that works—access that is sufficient in capacity and delivers qualitatively.
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1.0 AIA LU
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Architectural concrete as we know it today was invented in the 19th century. It reached new heights in the U.S.
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1.0 AIA LU
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Since the industrial revolution, the United States has been rapidly urbanizing. The most recent census data shows that approximately 80% of Americans live in an urban or suburban location, and that number is on the rise. Cities house nearly 63% of the U.S.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
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1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Design-focused wine displays are becoming increasingly popular in amazing residential and commercial properties throughout the world.
Learning Units:
1.0 AIA LU