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USGBC
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AEC Daily is now an Education Provider for USGBC and offers courses that will count toward GBCI Continuing Education (CE) credit hours for LEED APs and LEED Green Associates. Click here to access AEC Daily’s 40 USGBC approved courses.
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New Courses Featured This Month
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Designing a Sustainable Kitchen: Principles of the National Green Building Standard
Provides an overview of the sustainable design solutions and green building practices which can be integrated into kitchen design projects to improve the sustainability of a home.
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Sustainable Homes: Design Trends and Technology Innovations - PODCAST
This program provides an overview of technological innovations in relation to sustainable home design and includes discussions on both the LEED® program and the Solar Decathlon program.
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Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement
This course is an overview of permeable interlocking concrete pavements, related environmental issues and solutions, system components, selection and basic design information.
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Lighting Water: Effects and Design Considerations
Provides an overview of the forms of lighting water and the design factors to consider in order to achieve a desired effect. Water feature lighting methods of installation, lamp technology, and the industry’s solutions to issues relating to energy consumption and sustainability are also discussed.
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Marketing Tips
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Marketing Tips Provided by Architect Profits
Tip #5 - Resistance Walls
We both know that the services you are offering are of the highest quality and that most people would benefit from working with you. BUT…there are still some walls of resistance between you and the future clients when it comes time for them to decide to work with you. You can not expect your future clients to remove those walls themselves, you need to do it yourself.
Tools to use: Make a list of the most critical common walls that need to be brought down so you can show your future clients early in your presentations that you will not pretend that those concerns don’t exist. Yes, you need to address those fears before your future clients bring them up. A few big ones that come to mind are all the horror stories that people have heard about working with an architect: it’s going to end-up two times (or more) than the budget we have, the building will be done two years later than what our schedule need to be, the design isn’t at all what we wanted, etc. You need to know what those are to avoid bouncing back from those walls.
Architect Profits currently sponsors an online education course on the AEC Daily website. Learn more... |
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AEC Daily Bulletin - February 2010
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Events + Conferences
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Feb. 26 – CSI Certification Exam Final Registration Deadline!
The final registration deadline is fast approaching for the spring CDT and advanced certification exams (CCS, CCCA, CCPR), which will be held March 29-April 3, 2010. The final registration deadline is February 26, 2010. Learn more, or register now.
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CSI Webinars: Moldy & Wet: Today's Practices for Managing Moisture 2-Part Series
February 18 and 25, 2-3pm ET
Commercial building litigation surrounding water- and moisture-related problems has risen dramatically in recent years. Some experts estimate that as much as 80% of construction defect litigation in the construction market relates to water and moisture. The purpose of this series is to help architects, designers and specifiers identify designs, details and construction practices that lead to building failures. This presentation will feature pictures drawn from years of field experience. Attendees will learn to identify common installation errors and how to select building materials that lead to a more durable building. Learn more about Part 1. Learn more about Part 2. Register for both and SAVE!
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CSI Webinars: Anatomy of a Specification Webinar 3-Part Series
March 16, 23 and 30, 2-3pm ET
This three part webinar series will examine the anatomical structure of a specification section and will provide reasons why articles, paragraphs, and subparagraphs are the way they are -- or should be. This series will help fill the void in the world of specifications regarding the unique concepts and provisions necessary for specifying administrative requirements, products, and work results. Attendees will better appreciate the purpose of specifications and the critical role they play in the construction of the built environment. New ideas and concepts for improving your own specifications will be discussed. Learn more about Part 1. Learn more about Part 2. Learn more about Part 3. Register for all 3 sessions and save!
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Product Representative Practice Group
Did you miss the Jan. 25 meeting of the Product Representative Practice Group? There is now a recording available of the session. Notes from previous meetings are also posted on CSI’s Blog. The next meeting is scheduled for March 8. Interested in becoming a member of the practice group? Join now it’s free!
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BIM Practice Group
Notes from the last BIM Practice Group meeting, which focused on the Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPie) have been posted on CSI’s Blog. The next meeting will be February 19. Join now it’s free!
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