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Warehouse & Data Center Design

Solve the top 5 warehouse and data center design challenges using today’s structural steel joist and deck systems.
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Learning Units: 1.25 AIA LU/HSW

Multi-Story Building Systems and Selection Criteria

This course outlines the attributes, functions, benefits, limits, and acoustic qualities of composite deck slabs.
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Steel Joist & Deck Solutions
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Award winning “thin-slab” floors uplift hotel design

The long-span composite floor system specified for this new hotel saved the project owner millions of dollars and earned a BD&C Top Products of 2020 Award.
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Winning solution for curved-wall gymnasium design

See how the game plan changed for this boldly designed school gymnasium. The structural and acoustical solutions arrived at are applicable to many of today’s steel joist and deck projects.  
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Game changing roof deck for Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers new stadium boasts the largest retractable roof in the world, featuring a custom-painted roof deck that gives players an interesting advantage…  
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Elevated Office Design 

Solve your top 5 multi-story office design challenges: Meet the demands of post-pandemic workplaces to create high-performance and cost-efficient office buildings. 
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Smarter School Design

Solve your top 5 school design challenges: Achieve superior designs while meeting the unique performance demands of the post-pandemic schools market.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

26 Ways to Prevent Cracks in Brickwork

This course describes numerous ways designers, mason, and contractors can prevent cracks in brickwork due primarily to elastic deformation of the brick.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Performance Considerations for Historic Window Replacement and Repair

From the stained glass windows that welcome variegated light into cathedrals to the steel-framed geometric designs of Art Deco and the bold leaded glass of the Prairie style, windows have served to define the character of buildings and spaces sinc
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Bigger Windows, More Glass: Efficient, Safe and Inspiring

Thanks to data and analytics used routinely today to model and predict building performance, new and remarkably subtle approaches are being used to create facades and interior glass assemblies that allow more visible light transmission (VT) while
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Design Strategies for Metal Wall and Roof Systems

Years ago, prefabricated metal panel wall and roof systems did not find wide acceptance in high-end commercial applications.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

Construction Contracts 101: Choosing & Completing Owner/Contractor Agreements

When your not already familiar with construction contracts and agreements, choosing the right one can be a daunting task.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Glass as Filter for Energy: New Ideas in Curtain Wall, Window Wall and Storefront

Driven by two distinct influences, a new generation of glass building enclosures now has a unique trajectory -- toward higher performance and sustainability.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

Tankless Water Heaters

Tankless water heaters have come a long way in the last 10 years or so.
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Learning Units: 1.5 AIA LU/HSW

When Disaster Strikes: How Do AIA Contract Documents Address COVID-19 Issues?

Description: For the foreseeable future, the design and construction industry may experience considerable disruptions, such as material shortages, construction delays, work stoppages, and projects that are deferred due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

Contracts 101: Choosing and Completing AIA Owner/Architect Agreements

Subject matter experts and practitioners examine how to efficiently complete the AIA B101-2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW

Designing with Commercial & Industrial Insulated Metal Wall Panels

Discover the characteristics, benefits and design options for commercial/industrial buildings using insulated metal panels (IMPs). Recognize the factors affecting panel spans and the relationship of these to structural supports.
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

Video Surveillance Systems for Multifamily Housing Projects

This introductory course provides detailed technical information and advice from security expert Michael Silva, CPP, on designing a video surveillance system for multifamily housing communities – apartments, condominiums, townhouses, or senior liv
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Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU

AIA 2019 Documents: Construction Manager as Constructor

Presenters will explore the changes in the industry since the 2009 release of the AIA’s construction management documents, and examine how these changes are addressed in the 2019 update of the documents, including expanded Construction Manager’s p
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