Category All Courses

  • Making the Right Choice: Storefront, Window Wall, or Curtain Wall

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Oldcastle Building Envelope This course is designed to expand your understanding of basic aluminum glazing systems, specifically storefront, window wall, and curtain wall systems. After completing this course, you will be able to effectively select the appropriate aluminum glazing system for your project to achieve the desired aesthetics […]

  • Using BIM Software to Work While Social Distancing

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    This course will introduce tools available in building information modeling (BIM) software that enable architects to collaborate virtually with the other members of their design team and their clients. Best practices will be explored and interviews with Alex Hughes from KURV Architecture and Joe Vance from Joe Vance Architects will share their first-hand experiences working […]

  • CAS 284 - Building the Perfect Envelope with Insulated Metal Panels

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: CENTRIA Understanding building physics is critical to proper building envelope design. Examined here are practical concepts for the building designer, including how cladding systems perform across different climate zones and applications. Environmental control layers and hygrothermal loads are reviewed, as is the concept of perfect/universal wall design. The course […]

  • Advancements in Cladding Support Systems. Design + Performance.

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Cladiator How cladding is attached and supported from the exterior of the wall assembly to the interior structure of the building is no longer just a question of transferring weight. The type of support system used can greatly affect energy performance, air and moisture penetration into the wall […]

  • Specifying Interior Roller Shades

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Hunter Douglas Architectural This course outlines the key considerations for specifying interior roller shade systems – including application, site and glazing conditions, location, project requirements, and budget – and how each relates to occupant well-being and the management of daylighting and solar heat gain. Material Selection Criteria, this […]

  • How to Save Hours on Measuring and Modeling Existing Conditions with Canvas

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Canvas Any remodeling project typically starts with the tedious tasks of capturing field measurements and existing conditions and then modeling the as-built space in your design program of choice. This error-prone process saps you of time and energy better spent reimaging the space. Thomas Reynolds, AIA, uses Canvas and […]

  • THE PHOENIX IS ON FIRE: How Your Firm Can Rise From the Ashes

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    Navigating yourself and your firm through the COVID-19 conundrum What the heck happened? There you were, thriving in a growing economy with unprecedented unemployment and enough work to keep your firm busy for months if not years. In a flash, it all evaporated. This webinar will look at our current state of affairs (changing daily) […]

  • Vitruvian Principles Applied to Firm Management

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Commodity, Firmness and Delight of Project Accounting Simply uttering the word “accounting” can make the eyes of an architect glaze over in boredom. However, for a profession that should appreciate the benefits of data, the beauty of organization, the importance of analysis and the value of truth, […]

  • The Future of Architecture: Scaling for Growth in 2022

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: OpenAsset What if you had the tools to understand where you are with regard to all aspects of your firm? Key Performance Indicators can be defined and implemented to guide you towards both professional and personal success. If you can’t measure it, you can’t track it, and you won’t […]

  • The Dark Side of Email Management: Using email as a force for good

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Mail Manager When was the last time you met someone who genuinely enjoys opening their work emails? Waking up to a chaotic inbox, and being unable to see critical correspondence across the wider business is generally accepted as the norm. This means information remains in silos, employees don’t have […]