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Planning & Designing a Greenhouse Structure

Greenhouses can extend the growing season or serve as year-round growing environments. Determine which construction types and features will meet your project requirements.

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Impact of Window Treatments on Commercial Daylighting Design

Effective daylighting improves visual comfort and decreases energy costs. Learn about daylight factor calculations and the impact fabric characteristics have on a shading solution.

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Specification Considerations for Advanced Bird-Friendly Glass

Discover how architects can incorporate bird-safe glass design strategies in their projects to minimize bird collisions and positively impact the environment and biodiversity.

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Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems

Upward-acting commercial sectional doors can help to control energy costs in buildings. Evaluate key criteria for selecting sectional doors for a range of applications.

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Contrast Therapy Design: Saunas, Steam Rooms, and Cold Rooms

Contrast therapy is popular, but poor thermal environment construction can create major health risks. Discover design solutions that keep saunas, steam rooms, and cold rooms safe.

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Touch-Free, Hygienic, and Sustainable Hand-Drying Solutions for Commercial Restrooms

Touch-free air knife hand dryers can dry hands in as little as 10 seconds, reducing the transmission of bacteria. Learn how they contribute to a sustainable restroom environment.

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Interior and Fashion Design: Working Together to Make Sustainable and Informed Choices

Interior and fashion design have a natural connection and similar processes. Compare fast and slow production and learn how to evaluate the true environmental cost of a product.

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Advanced Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Systems: Design and Performance

Searching for a wall system that combines strength and insulation? Discover how ICF systems support energy efficiency and simplify construction.

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Wall Protection

Select appropriate wall protection products to help extend the longevity of a space, maintain a clean look, and cut down on maintenance costs.

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Navigating Grout Types for Your Project

Delve into the world of grout, exploring the various types available and their unique characteristics, strengths, and challenges.

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Understanding the Art of Quartz

Quartz surfacing offers the look of natural stone without its high maintenance. Delve into the features, fabrication, and design trends of this versatile surface material.

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Advantages of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) for Building Thermal Insulation

VIPs offer higher thermal resistance per unit thickness than traditional insulation materials. Discover how VIPs work and why they are effective as building thermal insulation.

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Power of Product Transparency & Sustainability: Understanding How to Use It for Optimal Green Build & Design

Material transparency is a growing initiative in the green and healthy building arena. Related legislation and predominant green building program certifications are explored.

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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

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Redefining Rooftops: Understanding Rooftop Deck Systems

Rooftop decks create valuable living and recreational space. Explore the features, surface materials, and design and installation options for rooftop deck systems.

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Bison Innovative Products

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Modern Fireplace Benefits and Design Opportunities

Discuss the simplicity of incorporating modern fireplaces within your projects, the features that set them apart, and how simple design can help you create undeniable experiences.

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Flare Fireplaces, LLC

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Get the Daylight You Deserve

Specify the right shadecloth to maximize daylight and ensure occupant health and well-being.

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Mecho

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Window and Door Security Solutions: Forced Entry, Storm, Blast, and Ballistic Protection

Can existing windows and doors stand up to modern threats? Learn how to reinforce vulnerable systems using retrofit and replacement strategies that boost protection.

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Invisicade

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Pre-Engineered Steel Stair Systems

Learn about the benefits of the preassembled metal stair design and fabrication process and why it ensures a safe stairway installation that complies with building codes.

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Pacific Stair Corporation

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Custom Shower Solutions for the Luxury Consumer

From digitally programmable spa experiences to steam, aromatherapy, color, and sound, explore the product options that allow the shower to become a personalized, luxury experience.

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Kallista

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Fenestration Security for Educational, Religious, Commercial, and Retail Applications

Keeping an armed intruder out of a building is essential. Explore fenestration security risks, considerations, and old and new solutions, as well as performance testing and standards.

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Riot Glass, LLC

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Carbon Leadership Forum Series: Embodied Carbon Transparency and Disclosure

Reduce carbon emissions associated with building products by learning the minimum requirements for high-quality EPD reporting and best practices for comparing EPDs.

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Designing with Commercial/Industrial Insulated Metal Wall Panels

Commercial and industrial buildings benefit from the use of IMPs. Explore IMP design options, appropriate support structure, installation, function, code compliance, and warranties.

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Metl-Span, a Nucor company

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Tesla Ecosystem

Join us while we cover several aspects of the Tesla Ecosystem. From renewable energy generation, energy storage and back-up power, to electric vehicle charging.

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Tesla - Solar Roof Division

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Hardwood Flooring Systems for Durability, Moisture Control, & Sound Reduction

Surface preparation is the foundation of every successful installation. Learn about proper surface preparation to minimize the risks of hardwood flooring failure.

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BOSTIK, Inc.

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Mastering Sustainable Concrete: On the Road to Net-Zero Construction

Concrete is a key construction material and has a substantial environmental impact and carbon footprint. Best practices to lower the embodied carbon in concrete are discussed.

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Heidelberg Materials

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Designing Storm Impact Protection: Windows and Doors

Learn how to design buildings that withstand tornadoes and hurricanes, using key standards (FEMA, ICC, ASTM) and resilient window and door system strategies.