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  • Clone Yourself and Save Time on Repetitive Revit Tasks

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    Stop wasting time on tedious, repetitive tasks. With these top BIM data management workflows, you can clone yourself and gain an employee without enduring intense boring work. Say goodbye to human errors and unpredictable outcomes. Save time, improve accuracy, and achieve consistent results effortlessly. In this comprehensive overview, we’ll show you real-world examples of how […]

  • Achieving Sustainable Performance for Decades with Coil and Extrusion Coatings

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Sherwin Williams This course explores how to use coil and extrusion coatings in the built environment, and how innovative coatings contribute to sustainability initiatives. Learning Objectives Understand the advantages of using coil and extrusion coatings for metal building products. Explore how solar reflective coatings decrease energy costs and offset […]

  • 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 […]

  • Building Envelope Systems: Achieving High Design and Optimizing Performance on an Accelerated Construction Schedule

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    The building envelope makes a significant impact on the overall success of new building projects. Project teams are striving to achieve iconic and high performing designs, with the challenge of accelerated schedules and tighter budgets. As performance requirements become more stringent, supply chain issues persist and construction costs explode, it is becoming a real challenge […]

  • 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 with GFRC in the Modern Space

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: Trueform Concrete The purpose of this presentation is to give an introduction to GFRC (glass-fiber reinforced concrete), including the virtues and benefits seen when choosing to work with this material for the fabrication of residential or commercial furnishings. The course does this by exploring a common GFRC application – […]

  • Achieving Performance and Aesthetics with Engineered Building Enclosure Solutions

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    Credit: 1 AIA HSW LU Sponsored by: Sto Corp. This course presents a unique approach to designing for performance while achieving aesthetic goals, focusing on engineered systems that provide continuous control layers and connectivity between multiple claddings, and resulting in simplified design and construction processes.   Learning Objectives Describe the challenges of designing building enclosures. […]