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HOT COURSES
Concrete Additives: Water-Repellency & Efflorescence Control in Masonry
This interactive online course provides the details of achieving water-repellency and efflorescence control in masonry construction.
Retrofit Roofing Systems for New or Existing Buildings
High Performance Green Building Products
Sealant Repairs that Last: Hybrid Sealants for Building Restoration
This interactive online course discusses the role that restoration can and does play in the arena of sustainability, and specifically the role that ...
High Performance EIFS for Sustainable Construction
It outlines key architectural decisions related to EIFS, and illustrates how architects can incorporate EIFS into building designs that maximize ...
Sustainable Design: Eco-efficiency of Roofing Insulation Systems
The course begins with an introduction to sustainable development, compares different plastic insulation systems, then follows up with some technical ...
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 ...
Designing with Fire Rated Glass Webinar
Advances in new fire rated glazing and framing technology and performance have made it possible for architects to design clear and innovative spaces ...
Designing with Fire Rated Glass
This program empowers you to choose the correct code compliant glazing product for every fire-rated application.
PVC Single-Plies as Sustainable Roofing Systems
Learn about PVC single-ply roofing and how it aids with high-performance design.
Construction Process Improvement Through Progressive Steel Joist and Metal Decking Design
Total Steel Project Performance: Construction Process Improvement Through Progressive Steel Joist and Metal Decking Design
With Autodesk Revit Architecture, WMU students model campus buildings for energy analysis, renovations, and retrofits.
Over the last decade, hundreds of colleges and universities have built individual LEED-certified facilities, all the way up to LEED Platinum. Now, ...
Eldorado Stone, LLC, is a world leader in the manufactured stone veneer industry. Offering a wide variety of highly authentic and innovative product ...
Improving the Performance of Existing Commercial Buildings: The Chemistry of Sustainable Retrofits
There are approximately 4.8 million existing commercial buildings in the United States. Commercial buildings have an impact and an influence on every ...
INSIDE STORY: What it means to be HFC and PBDE free
What does it mean to be GREEN?
When Safety Matters: Key Factors to consider When Selecting Flame Resistant Protective Clothing
Many companies make significant investments in flame resistant protective clothing programs to protect their employees against electric arc flash, ...
Take this course and learn how you can green your bottom line.
Energy Star for Engineers: New and Existing Buildings
Learn how ENERGY STAR is being used by engineers and owners for new and existing buildings.
Using Water Resistant Glass-Mat Gypsum Technology to Protect Against Moisture and Mold
Learn about water resistant glass-mat technology to protect against moisture and mold.
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 ...
Solutions to Moisture Control in the Building Envelope
Take this course and learn about solutions for moisture control.
Adapting Your Business to the Economic Climate
Bernie Smith, of Masterworks Atlanta, gives NARI Radio hosts Ron Cowgill, CR, CKBR, GCP, and Mike Holmes, CR, tips how to effectively make ...
How SEO Tactics Make You More Visble Online
Case Design/Remodeling’s Joaquin Erazo talks to NARI Radio hosts Ron Cowgill, CR, CKBR, GCP, and Mike Holmes, CR, about how a few Web site tweaks ...
Severe Weather and Walls/Roofs: The case for using spray polyurethane foam (SPF) in hurricane zones
There has been an increase in performance testing and materials studies on SPF by industry experts in order to make roofing and envelope systems that ...
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 ...
What should be the first step toward designing an energy-efficient roofing system? According to sustainability experts, it is to see roof materials ...
Good acoustics as a component of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) are now receiving more attention in today’s buildings. However, this complex ...
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 ...
Public Building Design: The Evolving Library
Learn how the traditional library is turning into a digital forum.
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 ...
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 ...
Effective construction waste management is not just the general contractor’s job. Architects, engineers, building owners, and ...
The perennial debate over how much glazing to incorporate into a building’s façade rages on. These days, the energy-conscious advocates of punched ...
Low impact development (LID) refers to a comprehensive land planning and engineering design approach to managing stormwaterrunoff that emphasizes ...
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 ...
Motivated by the prospect of increased property values, reduced utility bills, and an interest in jumping on the sustainability bandwagon, a noted ...
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 ...
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 ...
Creating a Robust Environment for Successful Building Information Modeling
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 ...
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 ...