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Unilock
Unilock, North America's premier paving stone and retaining wall manufacturer has been producing quality architectural and residential concrete landscape products for over 30 years. Whether you're designing a complete streetscape or a residential walkway, patio and driveway, Unilock can provide you with a range of shapes colors and textures second-to-none within the interlocking unit paver industry.
 
ARCHITECTURAL PAVING Surface Technologies and Finish Advancements
ARCHITECTURAL PAVING Surface Technologies and Finish Advancements Thumbnail Provides an overview of the unique finishes and technologies of segmental concrete paver systems, including a discussion of the design possibilities that the range of options afford today’s architects, landscape architects and engineers.
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Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement
Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement Thumbnail This course is an overview of permeable interlocking concrete pavements, related environmental issues and solutions, system components, selection and basic design information.
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Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement: Part II Designing with PICPs
Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement: Part II Designing with PICPs Thumbnail Provides an overview of data required and methods used for sizing the base and sub base for permeable interlocking concrete systems.
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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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Industrial Louvers, Inc.
Industrial Louvers, Inc. has been a major supplier of products to the construction industry since its founding in 1971. A designer, developer and manufacturer of architectural louvers, equipment screens, decorative grilles, sunshades and column covers, the company has consistently provided high-quality products to all segments of the industry.
 
Sun Control Devices: Shading and Daylighting
Sun Control Devices: Shading and Daylighting Thumbnail This course provides an overview of sun control devices including the various components and critical applications in order to meet a building’s daylighting and shading requirements.
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Overhead Door Corporation
Overhead Door Corporation pioneered the upward-acting door industry, inventing the first upward-acting door in 1921 and the first electric door opener in 1926. Today, we continue to be the industry leader through the strength of our product innovation, superior craftsmanship and outstanding customer support, underscoring a legacy of quality, expertise and integrity. That's why design and construction professionals specify Overhead Door Corporation products more often than any other brand.
 
An Overview of Commercial Rolling Door Products
An Overview of Commercial Rolling Door Products Thumbnail Provides an overview of the features, components, options and applications of various types of commercial rolling door products.
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Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems
Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems Thumbnail Provides an overview of the feature, benefits, and applications of upward-acting commercial sectional door systems. Selection criteria, and the construction and operation features that are available to enhance door performance are discussed.
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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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Kingspan Insulated Panels
Kingspan Insulated Panels is a global leader in the manufacturing of insulated metal panels wall and roof systems for the architectural, commercial/industrial, cold storage and food processing markets. Kingspan high performance insulated metal panels deliver proven sustainable performance in a single component system. We believe in the effectiveness of an EnvelopeFirst™ high performance roof and wall green design strategy. Behind these effective products and systems stands a company that believes in a green future. As an industry leader that recognizes the serious challenges facing our global ecosystem, Kingspan is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its business operations, products and services.
 
Commercial and Industrial IMP Building Envelope Solutions
Commercial and Industrial IMP Building Envelope Solutions Thumbnail Provides an overview of the insulated metal panel in commercial and industrial building applications, its components and manufacturing, design options, and contribution to energy performance and build speed savings.
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High Performance Barrier Wall Systems Using Insulated Metal Panels
High Performance Barrier Wall Systems Using Insulated Metal Panels Thumbnail Provides an overview of insulated metal panels as barrier wall within rainscreen wall systems, their performance benefits and contribution to energy efficiency.
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Insulated Metal Panel Roof Systems
Insulated Metal Panel Roof Systems Thumbnail Provides an overview of the performance benefits and aesthetics provided by insulated metal panel (IMP) roof systems.
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Performance Benefits of Insulated Metal Panels
Performance Benefits of Insulated Metal Panels Thumbnail Provides an overview of the sustainable and building performance benefits of insulated metal wall and roof panels and includes discussions on materials, design and finish options, construction life cycle, enhanced building performance and energy conservation, and applications.
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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:
 Quanex Building Products Company | Amarr Garage Doors | World Wildlife Fund | Insulation Solutions, Inc. | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Inter Dyne Systems, Inc. | Industrial Louvers, Inc. | Subscription Info 

Quanex Building Products Company
Quanex Building Products Company combines high-quality materials with precision craftsmanship to offer customers a broad range of wood products. The two facilities located in Wisconsin focus on wood mouldings and engineered flooring. Available in 25 different wood species and over 300 profiles, Quanex provides lumberyards, distributors, and OEM partners with a wide range of options to create specific aesthetic and functional designs for new construction and renovation projects.
 
Building Green Interiors With Wood Products
Building Green Interiors With Wood Products Thumbnail Provides an overview of types of interior wood flooring and moulding products and includes discussions on their sustainable attributes, Baltic birch plywood, on-site and factory finishing methods, and green building programs and organizations.
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Amarr Garage Doors
Amarr is one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers and distributors of door access systems for residential garages, warehouses, commercial buildings, shopping malls and other commercial applications.
 
Commercial Fenestration Products: Dock & Drive Through Openings
Commercial Fenestration Products: Dock & Drive Through Openings Thumbnail Provides an overview of commercial fenestration products including sectional doors, rolling sheet doors, and rolling steel doors. Discussions pertaining to common door features, hardware, insulation, installation and optional types of electric operators available for these doors are included.
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World Wildlife Fund
The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.
 
Responsible Wood Sourcing
Responsible Wood Sourcing Thumbnail Provides an overview of why and how to specify and source responsible wood products, including discussions of the threats, impacts of, and solutions to deforestation and forest degradation.
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Insulation Solutions, Inc.
Insulation Solutions®, Inc. manufactures a wide range of building and insulation products which include: under slab vapor barriers, crawl space vapor barriers, under slab insulation, radiant heat insulation, reflective house wrap, spray foam and loose fill insulation accessories, radiant barriers, roofing underlayment, expansion joints, concrete curing products and much more. Insulation Solutions®, Inc. products are available through distribution networks across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
 
Under-Slab Vapor Retarders/Barriers: Restricting Moisture Infiltration
Under-Slab Vapor Retarders/Barriers: Restricting Moisture Infiltration Thumbnail Provides an overview of the causes and consequences of moisture problems beneath concrete slabs in flooring applications, as well as a discussion on the types and characteristics of under-slab vapor retarders/barriers.
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Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
Provides clinical care products such as beds, therapy surfaces, room furniture, modular wall systems.
 
An Introduction to Acuity Adaptability
An Introduction to Acuity Adaptability Thumbnail Provides an introductory overview of concepts relevant to hospital design that are presently part of ongoing conversations on acuity adaptability. Keeping the human element, technology and flexibility in mind, arguments for designing with acuity adaptability and those against it are presented.
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Overhead Patient Lift System Design Structural, Aesthetic & Clinical Outcomes
Overhead Patient Lift System Design Structural, Aesthetic & Clinical Outcomes Thumbnail Provides an overview of overhead patient lift system design and how to balance structural, functional, and aesthetic design requirements to facilitate optimal clinical patient outcomes.
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Inter Dyne Systems, Inc.
Inter Dyne Systems, Inc. produces stainless steel laboratory pegboards, laboratory glassware drying racks, narcotic security storage cabinets, stainless steel countertops and shelving, and pegboard systems for the research laboratory and health care industries that are uniquely designed and user friendly.
 
Flexibility in Design With Lab Storage Components
Flexibility in Design With Lab Storage Components Thumbnail Provides an overview of laboratory design principles and trends, laboratory pegboards and glassware drying racks, narcotic security storage cabinets, stainless steel countertops, and stainless steel shelving systems for the research laboratory and health care industry.
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Industrial Louvers, Inc.
Industrial Louvers, Inc. has been a major supplier of products to the construction industry since its founding in 1971. A designer, developer and manufacturer of architectural louvers, equipment screens, decorative grilles, sunshades and column covers, the company has consistently provided high-quality products to all segments of the industry.
 
Sun Control Devices: Shading and Daylighting
Sun Control Devices: Shading and Daylighting Thumbnail This course provides an overview of sun control devices including the various components and critical applications in order to meet a building’s daylighting and shading requirements.
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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:
 McNICHOLS Company  | Professional Products of Kansas | Wayne-Dalton  | PAC International, Inc. | PHP Systems/Design | Ecoglo Inc. | Subscription Info 

McNICHOLS Company
McNICHOLS COMPANY has 18 locations throughout North America, all specializing in products with holes in them. Products, such as Perforated Metal, Wire Mesh and Expanded Metal, are distinct yet have similar properties like an open area. In addition, McNICHOLS carries all types and styles of Bar, Plank and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Handrail Components; and Fiberglass Grating and Structural Components.
 
Architectural Applications for Perforated Metal, Expanded Metal and Wire Mesh
Architectural Applications for Perforated Metal, Expanded Metal and Wire Mesh Thumbnail 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.
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Bar and Plank Grating: Profiles and Specification Considerations
Bar and Plank Grating: Profiles and Specification Considerations Thumbnail Provides an overview of the applications, terminology, and specification considerations relating to Bar and Plank Grating products.
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Professional Products of Kansas
Our focus is the development, manufacturing, and distribution of quality products designed to retard building material degradation from the elements or vandals. PROFESSIONAL® Water Sealant has been manufactured since 1987. It is a silicone rubber waterproofing sealer that has been successfully applied to buildings, bridges, highway sound walls, decks, fences, and many other types of above grade surfaces in cities and towns in North America and abroad to protect against water intrusion and/or graffiti.
 
Using Water Repellents to Prevent Water Intrusion into Above-Grade Masonry
Using Water Repellents to Prevent Water Intrusion into Above-Grade Masonry Thumbnail Provides an overview of problems water creates for masonry structures, and how water repellents can help to prevent those problems.
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Wayne-Dalton
Wayne-Dalton offers a complete line of Commercial Door Systems for virtually any application of industrial and commercial buildings throughout the world. Because the company has always maintained a staunch commitment to developing innovative new products, Wayne-Dalton Corp. is now a world leader in the garage door industry.
 
Commercial Rolling Service Doors
Commercial Rolling Service Doors Thumbnail Provides an overview of the rolling commercial service door, fire door and rolling grilles and shutters covering the operation, parts, fire code requirements and wind load information.
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PAC International, Inc.
PAC International, Inc. is the “industry leader” in World Class, Noise Control Solutions for buildings.
 
Sound Attenuation with Resilient Sound Isolation Clips
Sound Attenuation with Resilient Sound Isolation Clips Thumbnail Provides an overview of acoustics and building construction techniques for sound attenuation with a focus on the use of resilient sound isolation clips.
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PHP Systems/Design
PHP Systems/Design is America’s leading source for rooftop pipe and equipment support systems. PHP designs, manufactures and delivers innovative and sustainable rooftop solutions for architects, engineers and building managers who understand what it means to “Build It Right.”
 
Rooftop Pipe and Equipment Support Systems
Rooftop Pipe and Equipment Support Systems Thumbnail Provides an overview of pipe and equipment support systems and includes discussions on installation options, components, assembly, and design elements and processes.
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Ecoglo Inc.
Ecoglo Inc. is a manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York that specializes in life safety products for commercial, institutional, industrial and residential buildings in the United States. Applications include theater aisle lighting, arena stair lighting and auditorium stair lighting where the lights are dimmed low for concerts or other performances.
 
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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