Retrofit Roof Systems

Retrofit Roofing Systems for New or Existing Buildings

Insulated Metal Panels

High Performance Green Building Products

Reroofing Primer

Don't be caught unprepared by catastrophic roof failure. Taking this course will help you to identify roof design ...

New Developments in Concrete Construction

Concrete has long been a reliable building material for commercial and institutional projects. Yet recent trends, including the growth in hospitality ...

Building Envelope Education Module

Embracing what building scientists have been saying for years, there is now a widespread understanding that a well-insulated, airtight, ...

Engineered Brick + Masonry for Commercial Buildings

Brick and stone masonry have served as reliable and valuable elements of commercial building projects for centuries, gracing urban and rural ...

Optimizing Moisture Protection and Air Barrier Systems

Buildings Teams have long sought to keep water out of buildings, to prevent corrosion, rot, and other damage and to keep building occupants ...

Construction Waste Management

Effective construction waste management is not just the general contractor’s job. Architects, engineers, building owners, and ...

Enhanced Acoustical Design

Good acoustics as a component of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) are now receiving more attention in today’s buildings. However, this complex ...

High-Performance Windows and Doors

According to Building Design+Construction's 2011 survey on window and door trends, energy implications and thermal performance came out on ...

Sustainable Sports Floors: Selection Considerations

After completing this course, you will be able to describe what the MFMA Accredeted Installers (AI) Program is, and how it will help you, as an ...

Smart Glass

The perennial debate over how much glazing to incorporate into a building’s façade rages on. These days, the energy-conscious advocates of punched ...

Improve Building Performance

With Autodesk Revit Architecture, WMU students model campus buildings for energy analysis, renovations, and retrofits.

Managing Stormwater Runoff

Low impact development (LID) refers to a comprehensive land planning and engineering design approach to managing stormwaterrunoff that emphasizes ...

Greening and Upgrading Today's Vertical Transport Systems

The conveyance industry has come a long way since the country’s first passenger elevator was installed in a New York City store, back in 1856, by ...

Greening the Campus Webinar

Over the last decade, hundreds of colleges and universities have built individual LEED-certified facilities, all the way up to LEED Platinum. Now, ...

Future-Proofing BIM

Creating a Robust Environment for Successful Building Information Modeling

Passive Strategies for Building Healthy Schools

With the downturn in the economy and the crash in residential property values, school districts across the country that depend primarily on property ...

Enclosures and Cladding: Boost Building Energy Efficiency

Between the roof and the foundation, Building Teams encounter a veritable warehouse of potential energy savings and efficiencies. These advances in ...

Sustainable Roofing

What should be the first step toward designing an energy-efficient roofing system? According to sustainability experts, it is to see roof materials ...

Large-Scale Concrete Reconstruction

Driven by both current economic conditions and sustainable building trends, Building Teams are looking more and more to retrofits and reconstruction ...

Better Labs for Breakthrough Science

After reading this article, you should be able to: - Describe how laboratory and research trends affect building design, especially with regard to ...

Renovating For Sustainability

Motivated by the prospect of increased property values, reduced utility bills, and an interest in jumping on the sustainability bandwagon, a noted ...

Architectural Stone Veneer

Eldorado Stone, LLC, is a world leader in the manufactured stone veneer industry. Offering a wide variety of highly authentic and innovative product ...

Design Concepts for Elementary & Secondary Schools

Hard hit by the economy, new construction in the K-12 sector has slowed considerably over the past year. Yet innovation has continued, along with ...

Data Centers: Keeping Energy, Security in Check

Power consumption for data centers doubled from 2000 and 2006, and it is anticipated to double again by 2011, making these mission-critical ...

Public Building Design: The Evolving Library

Learn how the traditional library is turning into a digital forum.

Higher Education Facilities: Renovation for Sustainability

Read this white paper and learn about renovating higher education facilities for sustainability.

Greening the Bottom Line

Take this course and learn how you can green your bottom line.

High-Performance Workplaces: Integrating Technology and Architecture

Read this white paper and learn about high-performance workplaces.

Plumbing Technologies: New Ways to Improve Water Efficiency

This course covers the fundamentals of efficiency in plumbing technologies.

Sustainable Design: Integrating Lighting and Daylight

Learn about integrating lighting and daylighting in this exciting course.

Lean Design: The $10K Solution

Lean process and methods are slowly gaining a foothold in the building industry, producing dramatic reductions in cost and schedule, yet many ...

Glazed Building Systems: The Structural Power of Glass

Take this course and learn about glazed building systems and the structural power of glass.

Building in Coastal Regions: High-Velocity Hurricane Zones

Take this course and understand how weather events impact building performance and the best remedies for this situation.

Windows + Doors: Daylighting, Passive Solar, and Energy Modeling

Windows are among the most desirable features of most building types, welcoming in natural light, linking to the outdoors, and serving as an ...

Using Wood for Sustainable Design + Construction

While wood has long been considered an environmentally friendly resource, more and more focus is being placed on the recycling and renewability ...

The Basics of Brick

What do the Great Wall of China, Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, and Boston Medical Center’s new cancer care facility all have in common? They ...

Steel Adds Value

Steel is traditionally associated with high-rise buildings like the Palazzo, as well as bridges and other structures that demand high ...

Severe Weather Solutions: New Threats, New Technologies

Whether it’s hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, hail, or storms, the wonders of Mother Nature pose a serious threat to property integrity. This ...

Selecting, Specifying and Building with Wood Products

Although wood interiors have been a long-favored residential choice, more and more nonresidential projects are incorporating wood floors, ceilings, ...

Novel Glass Technologies

Along with lighting and MEP systems, glass technology represents one of the most dynamic areas of technological change in building design. Driving ...

New Roofing Concepts and Techniques

Whether it’s planting a green roof, installing building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, or applying coatings or materials to reduce ...

Moisture Control: Envelope Strategies and Techniques for Protecting Building Value

Among all the challenges plaguing buildings in the U.S., moisture-related problems are at the top of the list. This article will review the general ...

MEP Technologies for Eco-Effective Buildings

In this course you will learn about the fundamentals of MEP systems and technologies for sustainable building.

Green Power: Sustainable Building Techniques and Technologies

There are many ways to be green, but three energy-related technologies stand out for their potential to positively impact the planet. As prices for ...

Design Criteria for Windows + Doors

Whether it’s offering a pleasant view, providing a fresh breath of air, or contributing to overall comfort and mood, windows and doors go a long ...

Enclosure Strategies for Better Buildings

Sustainability and energy efficiency depend not only on the overall design but also on the building's enclosure system.

Concrete: New Technology, New Approaches

Durable, versatile, dependable, and easily available, concrete is among the world’s time-honored structural and finish materials. Even more ...

Building With Steel

Structural steel has been the framing material of choice for more than a century. By the start of World War II the steel frame had become an ...

Building with Concrete: Design and Construction Techniques

"Building with Concrete: Design and Construction Techniques" focuses on one of the most widely used building material globally in a century: Concrete.

Building with Architectural Metals

Metal remains popular as a building material for many reasons. “Metals offer durability, strength, and versatility that when matched with aesthetic ...

BD+C White Paper 2006: Green Buildings and the Bottom Line The ‘New Reality’ of Green Building From Environmental Cause to Financial Opportunity

Green building has changed in recent years. Take this course and learn about how you can build high quality, high performance structures without ...

BD+C's White Paper on Sustainability 2003 A Report on the Green Building Movement

Sustainable development is the most vibrant and powerful force to impact the building design and construction field in more than a decade.

BD+C's Progress Report on Sustainability 2004

A year ago, we described sustainable development as “the most vibrant and powerful force to impact the building design and construction field in ...

BD+C's Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability White Paper 2005

Life cycle assessment, or LCA, is arguably today’s most talked-about topic in the green building movement.

BD+C's 2008 White Paper: Green Buildings + Climate Change

In this White Paper, we provide concrete ways in which AEC professionals can have a positive role in addressing climate change.

BD+C's 2007 Green Buildings Research White Paper: Where Building Owners, End Users, and AEC Professionals Stand on Sustainability and Green Building

This whitepaper provides exclusive data on how building owners, operators, facilities directors, and real estate executives view green ...

AEC professionals sound off on what’s hot in green products and programs

In a pair of new podcasts, BD+C Managing Editor Dave Barista asked two industry professionals to pick their favorite new products and programs from ...

Historic Masonry: Restoration and Renovation

This course discusses the fundamentals of the renovation and restoration of historic masonry.