Category All Courses

• Aluminum Extrusions & High Performance Building Envelopes: Still the Answer

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Aluminum Extruders Council

  Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Aluminum Extruders Council This program will explore the challenges in designing contemporary building envelopes.  Potential conflicts in simultaneous objectives of achieving aesthetics, energy efficiency, sustainability, longevity, and occupant health and safety will be discussed.  In addition, how best to assess the energy efficiency of alternative window/window wall configurations will […]

• The OLED Lighting Experience

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, OLED Works

  Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: OLED Works A course covering OLED lighting technology fundamentals, performance and differentiation – all with a focus on design freedom and aesthetic, including case studies and examples of OLED lighting installations.   Learning Objectives Experience OLED lighting state-of-the art performance through real-world case studies. Understand the fundamentals of […]

• Helpful Tips & Tricks for Bluebeam Revu

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Microsol Resources

  Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Microsol Resources Bluebeam Revu is an extremely powerful tool for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community that allows users to markup, takeoff, organize, and collaborate PDF files easier than before. Annotating and measuring is now faster than before and the new studio features allow you to collaborate in […]

• Specifying Exterior and Specialty Roller Shades

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Hunter Douglas Architectural

  Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Hunter Douglas Architectural This course outlines the key considerations for specifying exterior and specialty roller shade systems, including how a building’s structure impacts shade choice and the importance of material selection.   Learning Objectives Understand the Benefits of Using Exterior Roller Shades Identify Key Considerations for Specifying Exterior […]

• Fiber Cement Panels as Rainscreens

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses

  Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Nichiha Moisture intrusion in a wall system can cause building defects and health ailments for building occupants. Rainscreens are an important tool in water mitigation. This course reviews the cause and effects of moisture intrusion and, more specifically, the forces that drive rainwater into a building. We will […]

• Advanced Glazing Solutions for Optimum Daylighting, Energy Performance and User Safety + Wellness

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Panelite

  Credit: 1 AIA LU | HSW Sponsored by: Panelite Topics discussed include developments in high-performance glazing to address key glazing design objectives – such as solar heat control, daylighting, views, and energy savings – and how honeycomb glazing uses angular selective technology to optimally balance these objectives. The benefits of ample diffuse daylighting on occupant […]

• The Aluminum Advantage in Fenestration

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Hydro

  Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Hydro This course is designed to show the advantages of aluminum extrusion use in many architectural designs, from curtainwall to windows and doors, as well as railings and walkway covers, and will inspire limitless design opportunities for architects and engineers.   Learning Objectives The versatility of aluminum in fenestration […]

• Reviewing the top six Revit Data Management workflows using Ideate BIMLink

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Ideate Software

  Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Ideate Software Sign up for this informative webinar from Ideate Software. Sash Kazeminejad and Richard Taylor will each review three Revit Data Management workflows that can be greatly improved by using Ideate BIMLink from Ideate Software. Learning Objectives Manage Revit revision data with ease Create new Revit elements from […]

• High Design/Low Carbon™ Residential Design Environmentally Responsive Design, Construction and Operation

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Vectorworks

  Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Vectorworks This presentation will explore why homes are a critical part of a low carbon future and how to achieve that goal. The technology to make a home highly energy efficient has become close to mainstream, and taking it to the next level, to net zero, is now a […]

• Rainscreen Systems Made Easy

  2 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, sto

  Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Sto Corp. This course presents the History of Rainscreen design and explains why rainscreens are an important topic for the building envelope and enclosures. This course enforces the use of control layers to maximize the use of a drained, backed ventilated rainscreen system performance for both new and […]