Category AIA Courses

  • Profit by Design: A Financial Bootcamp for Architecture Leaders

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    This engaging, bootcamp-style webinar is designed to enhance the financial acumen of Architect executives and professionals, offering foundational knowledge and practical strategies to empower your financial management skills. During the session, you will learn how to interpret crucial financial statements, harness technology for efficient financial management, and master the art of budgeting and forecasting. Additionally, […]

  • Transforming Construction Specs: 5 Game-Changing Strategies

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Deltek In today’s architecture and engineering (A&E) industry, labor scarcity and cost pressures are driving firms to maximize efficiency. The time-consuming process of developing construction specifications can lead to wasted resources and lost revenue if not managed effectively. However, innovative technologies are transforming how A&E firms approach this challenge. […]

  • Designing & Specifying Interior Glass Partition Systems

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: CRL Interior glass partition systems can transform spaces by improving daylighting, transparency, acoustic privacy, and aesthetics. They are commonly specified in offices and other commercial interiors to define spaces, create multifunctional areas, and improve occupant comfort. This course will provide a thorough review of interior glass partition systems […]

  • 5 Common Design Questions for Balancing Sustainability and Cost

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Covetool Architects of today face a common task that defies intuition – how to balance building performance and strict carbon targets against cost. Sustainability in design is certainly a worthy and necessary goal, but the amount of options can be overwhelming and the costs prohibitive, especially in the eyes […]

  • Spinach Ice-Cream for Architects - How to Have Fun while Keeping Your Firm Healthy

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Who doesn’t love design? It’s like a bottomless bowl of chocolate ice-cream. Just like our bodies can’t survive merely on sweet desserts, your firm needs vegetables and protein too. Most firms struggle with maintaining the proper balance between the fun side of our practice and the necessary […]

  • Optimizing Facades Through Automated Daylight Analysis

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Covetool Energy use within the building sector currently contributes up to 40% of the annual CO2 emissions of developed countries. A major proportion of this energy is dedicated to occupants’ thermal comfort, followed by lighting. A well-designed day-lit building is crucial for occupant health and happiness and helps reduce […]

  • Designing Automated Shading Systems

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Hunter Douglas Architectural In this course, you will learn to identify the impact automated window shading can have on building design, be able to design for the aesthetic requirements of a building, and create occupant well-being (comfort) through automated shading design. This course will help identify the main […]

  • Requirements and Solutions for Automating Shades & Window Coverings

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Hunter Douglas Architectural This course gives best practices for assessing building conditions that impact the design of automated shading/window covering systems and shows how they relate to occupant well-being (comfort) and the management of daylighting and solar heat gain. It then compares the main approaches to automation in […]

  • Benchmarking: The Secret Weapon of High Performing Architecture Firms

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Many architecture firms make decisions based on intuition rather than data-driven insights, often overlooking critical performance metrics. Leveraging data from over 1,500 architecture and engineering firms, BQE has compiled a comprehensive report on industry best practices for key performance indicators (KPIs) that all firms should be monitoring. […]

  • Specs to Site: Essentials of Construction Administration

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Deltek Construction Administration (CA) is where design intent is tested, defended and enforced. Participants will gain practical tools to navigate the complexities of CA with strategic insight, ensuring that built outcomes reflect the client’s vision. This webinar covers best practices for managing communication during Construction Administration by aligning your […]