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AEC Daily offers the following FREE On-line Continuing Education courses at our On-line Learning Center. These courses are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and are registered with AIA, GBCI, and many more organizations.

Architectural Applications for Perforated Metal, Expanded Metal and Wire Mesh provides an overview of the characteristics and architectural applications of perforated metal, expanded metal, and wire mesh products including descriptions of metal types and mechanical finishes.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Bar and Plank Grating: Profiles and Specification Considerations provides an overview of the applications, terminology, and specification considerations relating to Bar and Plank Grating products.

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Discover what literally hundreds of thousands of customers have come to know and trust since 1952 - McNICHOLS is the worldwide leader in providing Perforated Metal, Expanded Metal, Wire Mesh and other Decorative Metals, as well as a full line of Grating and Flooring Products. McNICHOLS has 16 locations throughout the USA all specializing in products with holes in them. A variety of opening patterns reduce weight while achieving unique aesthetic qualities as well as functional opportunities for security, light and sound diffusion. Products are available in a wide range of materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel, and others.

For more information, visit McNICHOLS at www.mcnichols.com.

Interactive Whiteboards: Engaging Education and Technology provides an overview of the types, characteristics, technologies and benefits of interactive whiteboards, including a discussion of the newest entrants introduced to the K-12 and higher education markets.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE For 50 years, the Marsh Industries, Inc. brand has been synonymous with high quality products and innovation. Widely known for their leadership in visual display board industry, Marsh once again has proven themselves as a leader with the introduction of Marsh Integro® powered by mimio Interactive Technology, the first interactive whiteboard product actually designed for today’s classroom. Integro is by far the most exciting and advanced interactive whiteboard on the market today. The board was designed to fit seamlessly into their existing line of architectural products that architects have specified for years. Now with Integro, the project’s room design is one of consistent design flow, uninterrupted porcelain enamel coated steel writing surface and the matching of all markerboards and tackboards – just as architects have specified for decades – and integrated into the boards the interactive technology educators now see as one of the most important learning tools in today’s classroom. Our Architectural Product and Technologies Groups work closely with architectural and construction clientele to offer a complete line of visual display boards ranging from display cases to markerboards and interactive whiteboard technology.

For more information, visit Marsh Industries, Inc. at www.marsh-ind.com.

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.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Since 1885, The Belden Brick Company has been making brick in hundreds of colors, sizes and textures. Belden Brick is available in a world of colors including soft whites and creams, golden buffs and dusty tans, delicate pinks and cinnamon reds, chocolate browns, pewter grays and coal blacks. With so many colors to choose from your options are truly endless. More sizes mean lower wall costs. With as many as sixteen different sizes to choose from Belden has the size you need. Plus, Belden has made thousands of special shapes to provide special details for individual projects. Belden Brick offers thirteen different textures that range from silky smooth finishes to rugged randomly textured styles. Each texture can make its own distinctive contribution to the visual impact you seek.

For more information, visit The Belden Brick Company at www.beldenbrick.com.

Natural Cork Flooring provides an overview of natural cork flooring, both glue-down tiles and floating floor options, including discussions on sustainability and installation procedures.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Globus Cork pioneered the development of colored cork flooring, matching beauty and function in a sustainable flooring choice. Globus Cork is the only company to have developed a rich, transparent, broad color palette ranging from the subtle to the bold. Globus Cork offers a vast range of patterns and sizes not found in any other cork manufacturer. The result is nearly endless design choices for customers and as a harvested product, the environmentally sound choice for flooring. Globus Cork is the premier US manufacturer of colored cork tiles using only renewable wind energy for manufacturing energy needs since 2007.

For more information, visit Globus Cork at www.corkfloor.com.

 

 

AEC Daily offers the following FREE On-line Continuing Education courses at our On-line Learning Center. These courses are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and are registered with AIA, GBCI, and many more organizations.

Architectural & Security, Gate & Fencing Systems provides an overview of gate and fencing systems which are both functional and decorative, and are designed to meet modern security and design requirements while harmonizing with the surrounding environment.

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Ametco Manufacturing Corporation began operations in 1966 as a full line metal fabricator and has evolved into a unique combination of manufacturer and a stocking warehouse of a variety of products that you, the architect, can utilize as a one source supplier of these materials. As a manufacturer, Ametco produces our own line of security fences and gates that, being made to order, gives you an almost free reign to design how these products will fit into any project you have to create. Ametco also manufactures perforated metal and plastics for use as displays etc. All of our items can earn you valuable LEED® points for working with a local domestic manufacturing company.

For more information, visit Ametco at www.ametco.com.

Cementitious Materials in Concrete: Performance & Sustainability provides an overview of the manufacturing, characteristics, and performance properties of cements and Supplementary Cementitious Materials in concrete and how they can enhance concrete performance, including a discussion on their role in sustainable construction.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE At Holcim, we take our longstanding commitment to sustainable construction seriously. From eco-efficient products and industry-leading environmentally advanced facilities, to the use of alternative energy sources and wise transportation choices, we are passionately devoted to bringing you better product choices so you can help design a greener world around us. With Holcim on your team, you remain at the forefront of product development, building approaches, and environmental practices. It’s all part of our commitment to “Perfecting Progress” – one team, one vision, and one outcome to ensure the ongoing success of your projects.

For more information, visit Holcim at www.holcim.us.

Acoustical Solutions: Designing with Cementitious Wood Fiber Products provides an overview of cementitious wood fiber products in creating acoustically sound commercial spaces. Products including ceiling panels, interior panels, and structural roof deck systems are reviewed.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Whether you require wall panels, ceiling panels, or an acoustical roof deck, Tectum Inc. has the right product for your noise problem. Tectum Inc. specializes in acoustic panels that are both abuse and impact-resistant. Easy to work with and install, Tectum panels and systems are cost effective and require little maintenance. They are available in natural, white or custom-painted finishes, and are field-paintable up to six times. Tectum products are cementitous wood fiber acoustical panels composed of aspen wood fibers. All of our products carry a Class A/1 interior finish rating for flame and smoke. In addition, all Tectum products are "green" because they are manufactured using only renewable wood and other sustainable raw materials.

For more information, visit Tectum at www.tectum.com.