Residential Construction Courses
Download these important conversations or play them now. All presentations are thought provoking, educational and will impact how you design and construct great buildings.
While the content is drawn from many different events and speakers, each will provide inspirational thinking and the basic knowledge required for implementing these great ideas.
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 oil, natural gas, and electricity spiral ever upward, it is crucial for Building Teams to focus on these alternative sources. This article gives an introduction to wind, solar, and geothermal power, explaining how they affect the building market as well as project planning and construction.
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Along with lighting and MEP systems, glass technology represents one of the most dynamic areas of technological change in building design.Driving these advances are such end-user concerns as enhancing interior daylighting, reducing facility maintenance, and expanding view corridors for occupants. In recent years—and especially today, as fuel prices spiral upward—controlling building energy use continues to dominate the choice of glass enclosure products.
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This whitepaper provides exclusive data on how building owners, operators, facilities directors, and real estate executives view green buildings—and what they are doing to implement green building.
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This course will discuss self-adhering roofing systems.
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This course will cover the available plastic foam roof insulation technologies for commercial low-slope roofs, as well as the
advancements in direct-to-deck roofing application, including system components, technical aspects and technology advances. In addition this course will also discuss the economic and environmental comparisons and advantages for the systems, including how to assess the relative environmental aspects of each technology in order to create the most sustainable roof to meet your design needs.
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Provides an overview of available plastic foam roof insulation technologies for commercial low-slope roofs and how to assess the relative environmental aspects of each technology in order to create the most sustainable roofing system to meet your design needs.
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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 better protect buildings and their occupants during storms and high-wind events. Learn more on how to protect your investment in this significant review of the latest data on SPF.
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Whether it’s hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, hail, or storms, the wonders of Mother Nature pose a serious threat to property integrity. This supplement will examine the causes of weather-related building damage, and describe new approaches to protecting buildings and their occupants from weather effects.
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Getting more traction for greening existing buildings is crucial to the success of the green building movement, since there are 99 times more buildings currently in the ground than are being built in any one year. A panel of experts will explore those issues, what is being done to make it more feasible to green existing building, and what prescriptive advice they might have for building owners and AEC professionals.
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Top industry experts cover key Roofing topics in an on-demand, educational format. Learn about new products in Roofing Design and related issues via the associated Product FAIR.
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Top industry experts cover key ACOUSTICAL topics in an on-demand, educational format. Learn about new products in Acoustical Design and related issues via the associated Product FAIR.
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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 principles of control and protection against moisture-related effects and damage.
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While wood has long been considered an environmentally friendly resource, more and more focus is being placed on the recycling and renewability aspects of wood products, as well as the use of certified forest land. This article will describe the attributes of wood materials that apply to green buildings, as well as discuss sustainable design considerations for the application of wood to building structure, envelope, and interior finishes.
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