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Introduction to Interior Finishings: Finish Before You Start
Introduction to Interior Finishings: Finish Before You Start Thumbnail Provides an overview of Interior Finishings, with discussions on the variety of trim types, profiles, and substrates, and how to select finishings that achieve the desired function and design style.
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Sustainable Community Planning Essentials
Sustainable Community Planning Essentials Thumbnail 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 creates healthy, peaceful, environmentally conscious spaces.
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Handmade Tile: Functional Sustainability
Handmade Tile: Functional Sustainability Thumbnail Provides an overview of handmade tile and its benefits, including sustainable manufacturing, durability, and contributions to indoor environmental air quality.
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Sustainable Solid Waste Management Planning
Sustainable Solid Waste Management Planning Thumbnail 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.
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Construction IAQ Management in LEED®
Construction IAQ Management in LEED® Thumbnail This course is for anyone working on a LEED project that is pursuing the Construction IAQ Management Plan - During Construction point. This course will look at how teams can work together to make sure the correct documentation is collected and that, ultimately, the plan is being implemented effectively by everyone involved. This will result in fewer questions from reviewers, less backtracking by the project team to collect documentation retroactively, and a less contaminated space for future occupants. This course is applicable to LEED 2009 as well as LEED v4, as this credit has not changed.
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Sustainable Water and Stormwater Management
Sustainable Water and Stormwater Management Thumbnail Provides an overview of site, neighborhood, and watershed water and stormwater management approaches and their relationship to sustainable community planning and green building design.
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Elevator Technology: where it’s been, where it’s going
Elevator Technology: where it’s been, where it’s going Thumbnail Provides an overview of elevator history and the technological advances which have contributed to the design of today's machine room-less, energy efficient, space saving, high performance elevator.
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Photoluminescence: Applied Use in Code Compliance and Enhanced Safety
Photoluminescence: Applied Use in Code Compliance and Enhanced Safety Thumbnail Provides an overview of the benefits of photoluminescent (PL) safety products and the codes and testing standards related to photoluminescent way-finding systems.
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Liquid Resin Membrane Systems: Seamless Waterproofing Solutions
Liquid Resin Membrane Systems: Seamless Waterproofing Solutions Thumbnail Provides an overview of fully reinforced, cold-fluid-applied liquid resin waterproofing membrane systems, including the system components, application process, performance benefits and the range of applications.
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Sustainable Community Energy Planning
Sustainable Community Energy Planning Thumbnail Provides an overview of community energy planning (CEP) and includes discussions on conventional and sustainable energy planning, developing a sustainable CEP, energy demand and supply management, and energy education, demonstration, and awareness.
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