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| Natural Cork Flooring | ||
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Provides an overview of natural cork flooring, both glue-down tiles and floating floor options, including discussions on sustainability and installation procedures. This course is available in modular format and can be experienced through your twitter account.Start This Course Now! |
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| Central Gas Furnaces: Creating Comfort for Residential Spaces | ||
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Provides an overview of the components, optional accessories, and installation considerations related to central gas furnaces for residential applications. Start This Course Now! |
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| Sustainable Design in Steel Integrated Door Systems | ||
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Provides an overview of steel integrated door systems, with discussions on the sustainable qualities of steel and the durability benefits of integrated door systems over standard doors. Start This Course Now! |
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| Superior Performing Water-Based PVDF Coatings on Cellular PVC Cladding | ||
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Provides an overview of the benefits cellular PVC as a cladding material and focuses on water-based PVDF coatings, how they work, and how their performance characteristics contribute to their durability. Start This Course Now! |
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| Louver Design & Performance: From Basic to Extreme | ||
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Provides an overview of the aesthetics, performance and weather resistance features of a variety of louver designs from the basic to the extreme. Start This Course Now! |
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| Benefits of High-Performance Gypsum Panels for Moisture Mgt and Project Scheduling | ||
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This course considers the design of energy-efficient buildings, which must include an effective, lasting, moisture-management strategy. Moisture management is essential to resilient, sustainable, healthy buildings. Start This Course Now! |
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| Sustainable Solutions for Large Openings | ||
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Provides an overview of large opening glass wall systems, their LEED® contributions, and how they lend themselves to sustainable design. The course focuses on: their benefits and applications; door types; door system components; and, selection and installation considerations. Start This Course Now! |
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| Cement Composite Panels in a Rainscreen System | ||
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Provides an overview of high performance cement composite panels in terms of their manufacture, available options and benefits, as well as a discussion of rainscreen systems and the role of cement composite panels in such a system. Start This Course Now! |
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| Selecting Sustainable Commercial Playground Equipment | ||
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Every generation deserves a healthy planet to play on. This course provides an overview of environmental-responsible manufacturing, and the material and coating selection criteria to consider when specifying sustainable commercial playground. Start This Course Now! |
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| Coatings for Steel Railing & Fence Systems | ||
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Provides an overview of the different coating technologies available for steel railing and fence systems and how the coating process makes a difference to the life of a project. Start This Course Now! |
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| Interior Fiberglass Mat Gypsum Panels: Benefits for Sustainable Construction | ||
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Provides an overview of fiberglass mat gypsum panels, and explains their potential contribution to LEED® certification and other sustainable building codes and standards, as well as addresses issues of indoor air quality and construction scheduling. Start This Course Now! |
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