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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.

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.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Everlast is manufactured in the USA by ECORE International using the highest quality post consumer recycled rubber, our own EPDM color flecks and pre and post-consumer Nike Grind rubber. ECORE International is proud to be the largest user of scrap tire rubber in the U.S.A., converting over 80 million pounds of tires annually into recycled rubber flooring. Everlast sports surfacing brings health clubs, fitness centers, weight rooms, tracks, and gyms the comfort and durability of rubber flooring without sacrificing the environment. We make sustainability and quality our top priorities, bringing you floors that are as practical and durable as they are visually stimulating.

For more information on ECORE International visit www.everlastsportssurfacing.com.

Insulated Metal Wall and Roof Panels for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency provides an overview of insulated metal wall and roof panels (IMPs) in terms of their material, finish, and construction life cycle; designed with features and benefits to enhance building performance, conserve energy and contribute to the sustainable built environment.

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Mineral Wool Core Panels: Innovative Fire Resistant Wall Construction provides an overview of Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) with a focus on the performance properties of mineral wool core panels, in terms of their green features and fire resistance ratings. Code requirements, design specifications, and environmental considerations are also discussed.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Metl-Span is a dynamic industry innovator dedicated to manufacturing and marketing the highest quality insulated building panel products. Since our origination in 1968, we have been pioneers in research, design, production and sales of state-of-the-art insulated metal panels and building materials serving the commercial, industrial and cold storage industries.

For more information on Metl-Span Corp. visit www.metlspan.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.

Introduction to Insulated Concrete Forms provides an overview of insulating concrete forms, including the components, variations, and function. Also, the benefits of ICFs will be discussed in real life situations through case studies.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Architects throughout North America are choosing Reward Wall Systems insulating concrete forms (ICFs) for all types of residential and commercial construction, ranging from single-family homes to large-scale commercial buildings. Reward's product lines come in a wide variety of widths and form configurations to fit any project’s design needs, and all forms are completely universal and reversible.

For more information on Reward Wall Systems visit www.rewardwalls.com.

CMHC International offers the following four courses in English and French:

 

Sustainable Community Energy Planning Ce cours offre une vue d’ensemble de la planification énergétique dans les collectivités et comporte, en plus d’une démonstration et d’une sensibilisation aux principes, des discussions sur les modes classique et durable de la planification énergétique, le processus d’une planification durable en la matière et la gestion de l’offre et de la demande d’énergie.

Planification énergétique durable dans les collectivités provides an overview of the types of moisture movement in buildings below grade and the effects of uncontrolled moisture movement. Included are discussions pertaining to the solutions and methods used to prevent and control moisture movement below grade and the industry codes and standards which must be met when specifying vapor barriers.


 

Sustainable Community Planning Essentials provides an overview of sustainable community design, with a focus on applying the six basic planning principles to integrate buildings into communities which in turn create healthy, peaceful, environmentally conscious spaces.

Les rudiments de la planification de collectivités durables Donne un aperçu de la conception d’une collectivité durable en mettant l’accent sur l’application des six principes de base de la planification pour intégrer les bâtiments dans les collectivités et créer ainsi des lieux de vie sains, tranquilles et respectueux de l’environnement.



 

Sustainable Solid Waste Management Planning provides an overview of the importance of developing an integrated waste management plan (IWMP) and includes discussions on the environmental impacts of waste, the keys elements of an IWMP and the steps involved in developing a comprehensive IWMP.

Plan de gestion durable des déchets solides Donne un aperçu de l’importance qu’il faut accorder à l’élaboration d’un plan intégré de gestion des déchets solides (PIGDS), et aborde l’impact des déchets sur l’environnement, les éléments clés d’un PIGDS et les étapes menant à l’élaboration d’un PIGDS complet.



 

Sustainable Water and Stormwater Management provides an overview of site, neighbourhood, and watershed water and stormwater management approaches and their relationship to sustainable community planning and green building design.

Gestion durable de l'eau et des eaux pluviales Présenter un aperçu des modes de gestion de l’eau et des eaux pluviales à l’échelle d’un terrain, d’un quartier et d’un bassin hydrologique et examiner le lien entre ces modes de gestion et la planification de collectivités durables et la conception de bâtiments écologiques.

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CMHC International is uniquely positioned to promote and share Canada's housing expertise and technology throughout the world. Backed by 65 years of excellence in housing, CMHC International is the first point of contact on housing matters with foreign governments, international agencies and buyers seeking housing products or solutions.

For more information, visit CMHC International at www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/hoficlincl/cmhcin/.

 


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.

Acrylic Specialty Products: Inspirational Design Solutions provides an overview of the manufacturing processes, features, and benefits of specialty acrylic products that afford architects and designers unique and inspiring design solutions for a wide variety of applications.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS COURSE Evonik Cyro LLC, formally known as Cyro Industries, is a supplier of innovative material solutions to a number of architectural markets such as glazing, kitchen and bath, furniture, retail display and store fixtures, health care, museum and many more. Acrylic sheet products are used by designers, fabricators, architects, engineers, and end-users. Evonik Cyro's established brands in North America, ACRYLITE®, PARAPAN®, and ACRIFIX® are recognized for quality, design flexibility and reliability. Evonik Cyro, the Performance Polymers Business Unit of Evonik, is sold under the PLEXIGLAS® trademark in the European, Asian, African and Australian continents. As an international leader in methacrylate chemistry, customers around the world turn to us for technical and market expertise in specialty semi-finsihed polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) products.

For more information on Evonik Cyro LLC visit http://redirect.aecdaily.com/s18122/acrylite-shop.com/US/us/index.htm.