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Customizable Acoustical Solutions for Open Plenum Design Sponsored By: Certainteed Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU Modern open spaces create a unique set of challenges when it comes to acoustics, particularly because many new buildings are designed with open plans and open plenums. Fortunately, there are innovative acoustic systems on the market that are designed to integrate with open plenums that can help to overcome these challenges. This course will discuss customizable acoustical solutions for open plenum design, including baffles, beams, clouds, and acoustical wall panels, which are available in a variety of materials like metal, wood, fiberglass, and felt. The course will explore the importance of acoustical design and how these open plenum ceiling systems can transform a space aesthetically while maximizing acoustics. ...Read More Show Less ISO-1002: Inverters Sponsored By: Isolite Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU Inverters are a modern, simple way to achieve an emergency lighting solution while minimizing maintenance costs and utilizing existing architectural fixtures for emergency purposes. This course will give the student the skills they require to design and specify inverter-based emergency lighting systems. ...Read More Show Less Designing Beautiful High-Performance Building Envelopes Sponsored By: Construction Business Media , Kingspan Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU The building envelope has a lot of different jobs to do—from insulating the building so that it can be efficiently heated and cooled to providing air and water barriers that keep harmful moisture at bay, as well as providing the aesthetic face of the project. High performance building envelopes do all of those things extremely well. This article explores some of the latest high-performance solutions that can be used to create those high-performance envelopes. HSW Justification: A high-performance building envelope is necessary to create a building that is efficient and healthy. This article takes a look at how different components in the building envelope perform—giving architects the information they need to choose high-performance components that will produce a high-performing envelope. Learning Objective 1: Compare different types of continuous insulation in terms of the thermal performance they offer and the way they behave when exposed to water and fire. Learning Objective 2: Describe how insulated metal panels (IMPs) can be used on the envelope to improve building performance, create efficient and healthy interiors, and enhance design flexibility. Learning Objective 3: Explain how PET bottles can be upcycled into insulation creating a new product that contains recycled material and improves thermal performance of the building envelope. Learning Objective 4: Describe the ways that architectural metal wall systems enable architects to push the creative boundaries of their designs. ...Read More Show Less Lighting Overview for Healthcare Facilities Sponsored By: Williams, HE Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU The class is a high-density orientation to lighting considerations and methods in the healthcare environment. Topics will include application situations, impacted populations, design methods, and a review and critique of examples of successful and less-than-successful healthcare lighting designs. At the end of this course, participants will: Identify current trends in the healthcare lighting design and the impact lighting has on its occupants and the environment. Identify who is impacted by our lighting design decisions and learn best practices on how to light the spaces they occupy. Identify specific lighting needs of patient rooms. Identify emerging lighting methods including design for circadian health. ...Read More Show Less New Principles in Hospitality Design Using Opening Glass Walls Sponsored By: Nanawall Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU This course explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on design and construction decisions, particularly focusing on operable glass walls in interior and exterior applications, primarily in the hospitality industry. Students will gain familiarity with terminology, capabilities, and uses of operable glass walls, with an emphasis on addressing health concerns post-pandemic through responsive design. The course highlights how operable glass walls contribute to improving the health, safety, and well-being of building occupants while also providing psychological benefits by creating comfortable environments. Practical design concepts applicable to various commercial projects will be covered, with direct access to manufacturer resources for further assistance. Learning Objective 1: You will be able to identify and recognize the significance of the health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic as they relate to building design and product selection. Learning Objective 2: You will learn how to assess the safety aspects of incorporating design and product selections that protect buildings, occupants, and owners from harm and damage, particularly in light of unexpected violence and vandalism. Learning Objective 3: You will be able to explain the welfare aspects of design and product selection that enable equitable access to all, can elevate the human experience with daylight and outdoor access, and benefit the environment through sustainable building design. Learning Objective 4: You will be able to determine ways to incorporate the design principles as presented into different building types and applications. ...Read More Show Less Bird Friendly Glass Solution Sponsored By: Guardian Glass Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU Architecture tells us a great deal about society. In fact, glass and glazing are used to blur the lines between inside and out, helping elevate performance and the experiences of people. Yet while humans can use environmental cues to identify glass as a barrier, there is growing realization that birds cannot. The solution is bird-friendly glass that delivers on performance, energy efficiency and the needs of people. This course from Guardian Glass is intended to provide the basis for a better understanding of how to recognize issues affecting the bird population while learning about best practices and design fundamentals for smarter, safer buildings. ...Read More Show Less Neuroarchitecture 101 Sponsored By: Acoustical Surfaces Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU Neuroarchitecture is a design discipline that seeks to incorporate neuroscience into design to augment the built environment’s positive influence on the emotional and physical health of people. ...Read More Show Less Designing for Wellness Sponsored By: Construction Business Media Credits: 1 HSW, 1 LU This article explores some of the latest products and solutions improving the air quality, thermal comfort, electric light, and daylight control that can be incorporated into a project. Each improves the wellness of the people in the built environment. Learning Objective 1: Explain how air circulation improves thermal comfort and alertness. Learning Objective 2: Describe the ways that increasing the presence...