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CES Sustainability Requirement & Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Units

CES Sustainability Requirement
During the March 2008 AIA National Board of Directors meeting, it was approved that beginning January 1, 2009 the AIA would require all members to complete four (4) hours of sustainable design. These 4 Sustainable Design (SD) hours would be included as part of the current 8 hour / HSW requirement. They are not additional hours to the 18/8 LU hours that the AIA already requires. This requirement would run until 2012, at which time it will be evaluated.

Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Units
Sustainable design is achieved through an integrated design and delivery process that enhances the natural and built environment by using energy sensibly with a goal toward carbon neutrality, improves air and water quality, protects and preserves water and other resources, and creates environments, communities and buildings that are livable, comfortable, productive, diverse, safe, and provide enduring value to our community and society as a whole.

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1 hour program
Provides an overview of color basics, including terminology, color perception, the psychology of color, how light affects color, and current styles and color trends.  
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Colour Foundations (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of colour basics, including terminology, colour perception, the psychology of colour, how light affects colour, and current styles and colour trends.  
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Creating Healthy Living Environments with New Paint Technology

1 hour program
Provides an overview of sustainable design and the creation of healthier environments in reference to architectural paints. Included are discussions regarding the components of paint; independent testing methods and standards; categories of LEED®; and specification of paint systems for today’s designer.  
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Creating Healthy Living Environments with New Paint Technology (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of sustainable design and the creation of healthier environments in reference to architectural paints. Included are discussions regarding the components of paint; independent testing methods and standards; categories of LEED®; and specification of paint systems for today’s designer.   
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Créer des milieux de vie sains grâce à une nouvelle technologie de peinture

1 hour program
Introduction au design durable et création d’environnements plus sains par des peintures architecturales. On trouvera aussi des réflexions sur les composants de la peinture; des méthodes d’évaluation et des normes indépendantes ; les catégories LEED® ; enfin, les particularités des systèmes de peinture pour le designer d’aujourd’hui.  
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Fondements des couleurs

1 hour program
Fournit une introduction aux principes de base des couleurs, notamment la terminologie, la perception et la psychologie des couleurs, les effets de la lumière, ainsi que les styles et les tendances actuelles.  
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High Performance Floor Coatings

1 hour program
Provides an overview of the basic characteristics of concrete as a floor substrate; floor coating types and selection of appropriate materials; proper coating application and importance of preliminary inspection and surface preparation.  
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High Performance Floor Coatings (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of the basic characteristics of concrete as a floor substrate; floor coating types and selection of appropriate materials; proper coating application and importance of preliminary inspection and surface preparation.   
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High-Performance Coatings for Industrial Applications

1 hour program
Provides an overview of high-performance coatings for industrial applications, including a discussion of various types of industrial coating products, surface preparation techniques, primer selection, and specification issues.   
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High-Performance Coatings for Industrial Applications (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of high-performance coatings for industrial applications, including a discussion of various types of industrial coating products, surface preparation techniques, primer selection, and specification issues.  
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L'origine de la couleur et des pigments

1 hour program
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La peinture faible en COV comme composant de la construction durable

1 hour program
Fournit une information générale sur les concepts de construction durable et les principes du système LEED ; sur les crédits de la norme LEED en matière de peintures et de revêtements ; enfin, sur l’élaboration et les caractéristiques des peintures à faibles émissions de COV, y compris les ingrédients COV, les règlements courants et les procédures de contrôle.   
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Low-VOC Paints as a Component of Sustainable Building Concepts

1 hour program
Provides an overview of the concept of sustainable building and basics of LEED rating system; LEED standard credits for paints and coatings; The development and characteristics of low-VOC paints, including VOC ingredients, current regulations and testing procedures.  
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Low-VOC Paints as a Component of Sustainable Building Concepts (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of the concepts of sustainable building and the basics of the LEED rating system; LEED standard credits for paints and coatings; and, the development and characteristics of low-VOC paints, including VOC ingredients, current regulations and testing procedures.   
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Origins of Color and Pigments

1 hour program
Provides an overview of the origins and evolution of color pigments by looking at historical civilizations and time periods.   
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Origins of Colour and Pigments (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of the origins and evolution of colour pigments by looking at historical civilizations and time periods.   
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Paint 101: What is Paint?

1 hour program
Provides overview information on types of paint, paint finishes, surface preparation and primers.  
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Paint 101: What is Paint? (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides overview information on types of paint, paint finishes, surface preparation and primers.  
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Paint 201: Practical Solutions and Problem-Solving Techniques

1 hour program
Provides an overview of the classification of paints, advantages and disadvantages of latex versus alkyd coatings, surface preparation and priming techniques, and causes and solutions for common paint problems.  
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Paint 201: Practical Solutions and Problem-Solving Techniques (CDN)

1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of the classification of paints, advantages and disadvantages of latex versus alkyd coatings, surface preparation and priming techniques, and causes and solutions for common paint problems.  
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Peinture 101 : Qu'est-ce que la peinture ?

1 hour program
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Peinture 201 : Solutions pratiques et techniques de résolution de problèmes

1 hour program
Fournir une présentation de la classification des peintures, des avantages et inconvénients du latex par rapport aux enduits en alkyde, des techniques de préparation de surface et d’impression, et enfin, des causes et solutions de problèmes courants en peinture.  
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Pinturas de bajos COV (compuestos orgánicos volátiles) como componente de conceptos de construcción sostenible

1 hour program
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1 hour program
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1 hour program
Offre une idée générale des principales caractéristiques du béton comme substrat de plancher, des types de recouvrements de sol et du choix des matériaux appropriés, de la bonne application du revêtement, et enfin, de l’importance d’une inspection préalable et de la préparation de la surface.   
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