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AEC Daily Building Knowledge and Connections AEC Daily offers the following Online Continuing Education courses at our Online Learning Center. These courses are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and are registered with AIA, GBCI, IDCEC and many more organizations. Inside this Edition:
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Basalite Concrete Products
The company has become one of the largest suppliers of concrete masonry products in the Western United States.
 
Why Masonry?
Why Masonry? Thumbnail Explains why concrete masonry for construction is a sustainable choice and discusses concrete masonry in terms of its environmental, economical, design flexible, structural, and safety benefits.
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Miller Edge
MillerEdge, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of the most positive emergency stopping devices available for motor-driven doors and gates. We also manufacture a full line of safe guarding products for perimeter, area and machine guarding.
 
Entrapment Protection for Motorized Doors
Entrapment Protection for Motorized Doors Thumbnail This course explains the need for entrapment protection devices on motorized commercial and industrial doors and discusses how to specify the appropriate sensing edge actuation method and monitoring function to meet design, safety, and industry code requirements for specific building projects.
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Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, a leading U.S. supplier of building materials to worldwide markets. The company's glass block products and FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation products are used extensively in industrial, commercial, and residential construction and renovation.
 
High Performance Glass Block: LEED® and Beyond
High Performance Glass Block: LEED® and Beyond Thumbnail Provides an overview of the utilization of glass block in commercial architectural applications with a focus on safety and security solutions. This course reviews the performance characteristics and green benefits of designing with glass block systems, including how glass block supports LEED® building certification, daylighting strategies and sustainable design.
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AEC Daily Building Knowledge and Connections AEC Daily offers the following Online Continuing Education courses at our Online Learning Center. These courses are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and are registered with AIA, GBCI, IDCEC and many more organizations. Inside this Edition:
 Pollmeier, Inc. | AIL Sound Walls | Noble Company | Wheatland Tube Company | Subscription Info 
Pollmeier, Inc.
Pollmeier is a family-owned business that was founded in 1987 as a factory for producing edge-glued panels for the furniture industry. Today, the company has the three largest hardwood sawmills in Europe - equipped with the most modern equipment in the world. As an internationally recognized producer of quality lumber products, Pollmeier delivers panels to the European furniture industry, flooring to Europe and North America, and has worldwide markets for our lumber.
European Beech: Durable, Sustainable, and Versatile
European Beech: Durable, Sustainable, and Versatile Thumbnail Discusses the benefits of using more wood, not less, to lower carbon emissions and tackle climate change, and identifies what sustainable hardwood species are the most abundant and where some of the best managed, certified hardwood forests are located. The physical and performance properties of European Beech are compared to eight other temperate hardwoods.
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AIL Sound Walls
AIL is a world leader in developing innovative engineered solutions in sound wall systems, structural plate bridges, MSE retaining walls, corrugated pipe and prefabricated steel bridges for the transportation, public works, mining, forestry and development sectors.
Sustainable Design in Noise & Sound Barriers
Sustainable Design in Noise & Sound Barriers Thumbnail Provides an overview of the negative impacts of noise, the science of noise barriers, as well as a discussion on the features and benefits of absorptive and reflective noise barriers made of tongue and groove PVC rail.
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Noble Company
Noble Company produces sheet membranes for waterproofing, crack isolation and sound insulation.
Design Criteria for Ceramic Tile/Stone Installations
Design Criteria for Ceramic Tile/Stone Installations Thumbnail Provides an overview of the key design elements that are required for a successful ceramic tile/stone installation, including a discussion of the importance of properly designed crack isolation, waterproofing, and sound control membranes.
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Sustainable Tile Installations Using Membrane Technology
Sustainable Tile Installations Using Membrane Technology Thumbnail Provides an overview of the types of membranes used to waterproof ceramic and stone tile installations and compares them in terms of performance and durability, ease of installation, control of variables, and function.
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AEC Daily Building Knowledge and Connections AEC Daily offers the following Online Continuing Education courses at our Online Learning Center. These courses are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and are registered with AIA, GBCI, IDCEC and many more organizations. Inside this Edition:
 Ashland Inc. | CityScapes | Global Environmental Manufacturing (G.E.M.) Inc. | Montel Inc.  | Partner Events | Subscription Info 

Wheatland Tube Company
Wheatland Tube Company is recognized as a world leader in the manufacturing of continuous weld (CW) and electric welded (ERW) steel pipe. Wheatland's pipe and tubing products are compliant with all of the construction related specifications and codes and are used in 16 Divisions of the new MasterFormat 2004 such as electrical, fence, fire suppression sprinkler systems, utilities, HVAC and process integration. Wheatland has been providing quality products since 1877.
Designing and Specifying Steel Mesh Fence Systems
Designing and Specifying Steel Mesh Fence Systems Thumbnail Provides an overview of the material specifications, installation, and standards related to the design of steel mesh fence systems including chain link fabric, expanded metal, and welded wire.
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Ashland Inc.
Soyad™ adhesive technology is a patented, formaldehyde-free adhesive system from Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) that is used to manufacture interior wood products such as hardwood plywood, particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, and engineered wood flooring.
 
Manufactured Interior Wood Products & Formaldehyde Emissions
Manufactured Interior Wood Products & Formaldehyde Emissions Thumbnail Provides an overview of formaldehyde, the factors that influence the formaldehyde emissions of wood-bonding adhesives, the types of adhesives that are used for interior wood products, as well as a discussion on the applicable regulatory standards and LEED®.
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CityScapes
City Scapes roof screens & roof screening products have a patented design that can be used for many architectural applications, including the screening of RTU's, cooling towers, HVAC, air chillers, and more. We work with city governments, retailers, school systems, corporations, and residential complexes to provide a simple, elegant solution that fits all budgets and provides lasting solutions.
 
Unit Attached Rooftop Equipment Screens
Unit Attached Rooftop Equipment Screens Thumbnail Provides an overview of different types of rooftop HVAC equipment enclosures including a discussion of the different installation techniques and comparative characteristics of traditional roof-mounted screening methods verses unit-attached screening methods.
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Global Environmental Manufacturing (G.E.M.) Inc.
Global Environmental Manufacturing (G.E.M.) Inc., the manufacturer of Euroshield® Recycled Rubber Roofing Products, was founded in 1999 by Mr. Henry Kamphuis in response to the overwhelming problem of what to do with the deluge of old tires clogging up landfills and dumpsites. Years of research has resulted in the creation of the extremely durable, and great looking environmentally friendly green roofing systems.
 
Recycled Rubber Roofing for Steep Slope Applications
Recycled Rubber Roofing for Steep Slope Applications Thumbnail Provides an overview of features and benefits of recycled rubber roofing for steep slope applications.
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Montel Inc.
Montel pioneered mobile shelving in North America 40 years ago. Montel offers a complete range of fixed and mobile high density storage products. Montel is a one-stop shop for your storage needs: Library shelving and a large array of accessories, multimedia storage cabinets, filings sytems, art racks, etc. Save at least 50% of your space or double your storage capacity with Montel mobile shelving systems.
 
Storage Solutions - The Economical Use of Space in a Work Environment
Storage Solutions  - The Economical Use of Space in a Work Environment Thumbnail Provides an overview of the types of storage solutions available to today’s workplace environment with their cost effectiveness and space saving qualities. The benefits, advantages and features of high-density mobile storage and their many applications are discussed.
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