Designing a Sustainable Masonry Cavity Wall Building Envelope
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Masonry is an ideal sustainable building construction material as it is extremely durable, recyclable, and reusable. It allows for extraordinary design versatility so it can meet both aesthetic and functional requirements. This course looks at the design elements, components, and construction techniques that characterize sustainable masonry cavity wall building envelopes.
Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:
- State the LEED® guidelines that help in the design of sustainable building envelopes.
- Define the basics of the “cradle-to-cradle” philosophy in order to specify processes and materials that support this design approach.
- Describe the appropriate materials/construction techniques necessary to design sustainable masonry envelopes.
- Explain and avoid poor design and detailing techniques that can lead to masonry envelope failure.
Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.
Presented by Art Fox on behalf of Mortar Net Solutions. View the Privacy Policy .
Presenter Information
Name: Art Fox
Title: Marketing/Communications, Business Development, Mortar Net Solutions
Background: Art got his start in construction after college by working as a laborer for a small residential construction company in New Mexico. He became a carpenter, then foreman for several contractors, and formed his own Albuquerque contracting firm in 1977. From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, he and a partner formed and operated a company that specialized in instructional design and implementation for the automotive industry.
He served as Mortar Net Solutions’ first Chief Operating Officer from 1992 to 1995 and worked for the company as a marketing and business building consultant from 1995 until he re-joined the company as an employee on November 1, 2012.
He is hopelessly addicted to golf and plays a pretty mean mandolin.
