Category Openings

• Understanding Applications of Storefronts, Window Wall and Curtain Wall

  6 Lessons in All Courses, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings, YKK, AP

  Storefronts, window walls and curtain walls are all have distinctive differences that dictate where they should be installed on a building. This course looks at performance attributes of each system and shares the basic assembly and installation procedures. This course also explores the latest design concepts to meet more stringent energy codes and reviews which […]

• Understanding Window and Door Hurricane Requirements for Your Region (Duplicate)

  0 Lessons in AIA Courses, Al-Farooq Corporation, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings

  This on-demand course is a recorded webinar.  The course will provide an introduction to hurricane design criteria and impact requirements for windows and the building envelope.  The course will also address how to determine and design for the minimum criteria that are needed to meet your project requirement based on building type and location. NOTE: […]

• Understanding Energy Code Compliance and Glass Selection

  6 Lessons in AGC Glass Company, AIA Courses, All Courses, Openings

  “Understanding Energy Code Compliance and Glass Selection”  will cover the reasoning behind energy codes and the code adoption process, as well as code differences in the various climate regions of North America. We will discuss code compliance tools and methodology, and designing with glass to meet the requirements for energy efficient buildings.   NOTE: Certificates […]

• Understanding powder and liquid FEVE coatings for curtainwall and architectural applications

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Lumiflon, Openings

  This course will review the features and benefits of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats for bridge and curtainwall applications. The course will examine the various uses on new and existing structures and will detail a number of performance tests both real and accelerated to determine the life of the coatings. Lastly this course will assess the life-cycle […]

• Understanding the impact of transitions on façade performance

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings, The Architects Newspaper

  This course will explore the challenges on air and water tightness, thermal continuity, constructability and accountability caused by changes in geometry, materials, systems and gaps in scope allocation using completed interface examples. Using at-grade, in-plane, overhead and parapet transition details from one project as a baseline, the importance of careful interface detailing for high-performance envelopes […]

• Understanding Window and Door Hurricane Requirements for Your Region

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, Al-Farooq Corporation, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings

  This on-demand course is a recorded webinar.  The course will provide an introduction to hurricane design criteria and impact requirements for windows and the building envelope.  The course will also address how to determine and design for the minimum criteria that are needed to meet your project requirement based on building type and location. NOTE: […]

• Window Films For Architectural Applications

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, CSI Division, Eastman Chemical - Performance Films Division, Openings

  Window films can help enhance occupant comfort, energy efficiency, aesthetics, design, safety, and security. This presentation reviews these benefits and more, and also covers a product line overview, installation examples, and recent innovations in low-e window films. The pace of the presentation is kept brisk and fresh with case studies and real world applications. Take […]