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New Courses Featured This Month
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The Benefits & Design Considerations of Larger Brick Sizes
Provides a cost and mason productivity comparison of exterior veneer walls built with various brick sizes and competing materials, as well as a discussion on design issues that are critical in addressing proper movement and wall tie provisions.
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Commercial Grade Sheet Vinyl Flooring
This course describes the make-up of commercial grade sheet flooring and its additives, and how to choose and install a safe quality product.
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An Introduction to Acuity Adaptability
Provides an introductory overview of concepts relevant to hospital design that are presently part of ongoing conversations on acuity adaptability. Keeping the human element, technology and flexibility in mind, arguments for designing with acuity adaptability and those against it are presented.
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Customized Designs with Mass Customized Cabinetry
This course will introduce you to the flexibility of kitchen design using mass customized cabinetry, touching on certifications and green design, scheduling, door styles, cabinet options and accessories.
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Solid Recycled Rubber Flooring: Health and Fitness Applications
Provides an overview of rubber surfaces, focusing on the benefits of solid recycled rubber flooring in fitness applications, including its positive environmental attributes, along with a discussion on the impact of recycled rubber flooring products on LEED® and FloorScore accreditation.
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Designing for Sustainability
Provides an overview of the definition of sustainability and why it is acting as a force of change, how the framework of the Life Cycle Assessment can help develop more sustainable products and buildings, and how, through properly using the Life Cycle Assessment, one can accurately measure the environmental impacts of a product.
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Marketing Tips
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Marketing Tips Provided by Architect Profits
Tip #2 - Client Uniquenes
You are one of the best architects in your area of expertise and you know the critical reasons why people decide to work with you, both from their logical and emotional points of view. However, you also need to be aware of the other side of getting the clients you want to work with: the uniqueness of those specific people. You need to make a list, on a logical and emotional level, of the reasons your best clients decided to work with you. Very similar to Tool Number 1, but instead of the clients looking at your individuality, it is you who is looking at their uniqueness. You need to implement this information in your future presentations once you know this.
Tools to use: The best way to find out about your existing client is to simply ask them, and you can achieve this in different ways. You can pose the question in one of your future meetings, or you can conduct a customer satisfaction survey with your existing client list. The survey method works best if it allows them to submit feedback anonymously: you will have a better chance of receiving their true uniqueness. Think of looking for their age range, type of work they do, do they usually like green architecture, modern architect, etc.
Architect Profits currently sponsors an online education course on the AEC Daily website. Learn more... |
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Tradeshows
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Canada’s Largest Building Design & Construction Show
Join over 23,500 architects, engineers, contractors, developers, consultants, and specifiers at the 21st annual Construct Canada; Canada’s largest annual building design and construction show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building, December 2-4, 2009.
View 1050 inspiring exhibits covering 30 distinct categories of the latest products, services, and technologies. Attend over 200 enlightening presentations and seminars covering a broad range of key topics, best practices, and case studies related to building technology, regulations, project delivery and management, interior design, green building and performance, and personal development skills.
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AEC Daily Bulletin - November 2009
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Events + Conferences
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AIA Continuing Education Seminars |
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Minneapolis
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis cordially invite you to attend a Continuing Education (CE) seminar. Attend the full day program and earn 7 AIA CES Learning Unit (LU) credits. The presentations will provide you with up to date information on product applications and on sustainable building technologies that can make a difference in your next projects.
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December 09, 2009 |
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The Radisson Hotel and Conference
Centre Minneapolis
3131 Campus Drive
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-559-6600 |
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7.30 am – 4.30 pm |
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Free - Complimentary breakfast and lunch are provided. |
To register and view course information please click here. |
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Des Moines
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis cordially invite you to attend a Continuing Education (CE) seminar. Attend the full day program and earn 6 AIA CES Learning Unit (LU) credits. The presentations will provide you with up to date information on product applications and on sustainable building technologies that can make a difference in your next projects.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
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Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
1800 50th Street
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
515-223-1800 |
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8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
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Free - Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided. |
To register and view course information please click here. |
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First Meeting of CSI’s Contract Administration Practice Group Nov. 18
CSI’s Contract Administration Practice Group focuses on issues facing anyone affected by contract administration. The first meeting will be held November 18, 3-4pm ET. Join the group!.
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Free GreenFormat Webinars
CSI will show you how to use GreenFormat in a free webinar! Designers will learn how GreenFormat makes searches quick and easy, while manufacturers learn how to list a product. A design team webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 1-2pm ET (register). A manufacturer team webinar is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 1-2pm ET (register)
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CSI On-Demand Webinars – See the Webinar You Missed
Now available through CSI’s On-Demand Webinars:
 - What Every Construction Professional Needs to Know About Dispute Resolution
- Writing Effective LEED Specifications (This course now offers GBCI CE hours!)
- Understanding and Specifying Doors, Frames and Assemblies
- Green Building Envelope Design
- Energy and Fenestration
- Change Order Basics: Fundamentals of Construction Contract Modification
See these and other webinars on CSI’s On-Demand Webinar site. View a list of on-demand webinars.
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Are You Prepared to Manage the Complexities of a LEED Project?
Site development, water efficiency, energy use, building materials, interior building systems, construction wastes and increased recycling—you have to manage it all when you are building to achieve LEED certification. How can earning a CSI CDT certificate or advanced certification help you build LEED certified? Download this brochure and find out! |
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