A concise overview of the foundations of sustainability and material health; giving contextual solutions and mitigation strategies essential to good design.

As the number and volatility of threats to facility security and safety continue to escalate, protection is becoming paramount in the scope of today’s facility design. Whether it’s high-level protection from ballistics, blast, storm impact or forced entry, this course reviews the various protection levels, testing standards, best practices and the fundamental fenestration solutions which will fortify your building to protect people and property.

Wall system applications are becoming more and more common in the building envelope industry today. Explore the science behind wall systems and the tangible benefits of incorporating this technology into building structures. There is an emphasis on the differences between air barriers and vapor barriers and which is the best given climate and wall assembly.

Parking in buildings can be challenging to design because of space constraints. Automated parking lets architects design better buildings by maximizing parking capacity, using fewer resources, and providing a better parking experience for users. This course explains the different types of automated parking, their benefits and limitations, and what to consider when choosing automated parking for a project.

A Level 1 Single-Ply Roof Covers presentation that will cover benefits, differences between membranes and the major differences between seaming methods. Along with the attachment methods.

Sustainable building envelopes demand high performance from and proper installation of continuous insulation and air, water, and vapor control layers. What happens when thousands of holes are made in these materials as they are installed with blind fasteners, one layer on top of another by different subcontractors? Sequencing issues can generally not be avoided; instead, this course focuses on self-sealing fasteners as a solution to avoid damage and thermal bridging in insulation and control layers. Various fasteners and anchors are described, and recommendations are presented for how to specify and what testing data to look for.

Course describes Radon Gas, what and where, building envelope entry points as well as its impact, building code requirements and control strategies.

This course focused on the design considerations of Data Centers and incorporation of insulated metal panels to achieve superior building performance. Topics include supporting structure design including allowable spans, environmental control layers (air, water vapor, and thermal) code requirements, and fire safety building regulations. How insulated metal panels (IMPs) are used in the HVAC design and function as a "Perfect/Universal" wall system throughout the building.

PVC has been used successfully in North America as a single-ply roof membrane for more than 40 years. This course discusses the primary design and installation considerations when specifying PVC roof membrane systems. Learner will understand the process necessary to specify PVC roof membrane systems.

This presentation focuses on wind design requirements for commercial low-slope roofing. The presentation covers building code history, ASCE 7, future tornado wind design requirements and agency approvals for wind uplift resistance for low-slope roofing.

A roofing system is a building's first line of defense against severe weather events. A roofing system must be attached to a roof deck properly to protect the occupants from harm and the building content from damage. Attendees will gain a working knowledge of single-ply system attachment methods, adhesives, fasteners and other accessories, and understand the variety of forces acting upon a roof and how single-ply roofing systems respond to their influence. The presentation will review the impact of environmental codes and standards on roofing system composition to meet ever more stringent air quality, thermal and moisture resistance requirements, and we will explore recent insurance, warranty and code changes affecting the roofing contractor, building owner and facility manager.

This course discusses three milestones for a successful low slope commercial roofing project, with a focus on single ply PVC roofing, including design considerations, installation considerations, manufacturing considerations, and owner considerations. This course dives into each party's contribution (or lack thereof) to a successful roofing project and things each party can do to help avoid future problems associated with roofing leakage and failure.

Overview of the types of architectural steep-slope metal roofing systems, metal types and finish types, system selection, substrates and fastening methods.

This course is critical to demonstrate the different options for metal roofing systems to ensure the performance and application requirements are understood for maximum performance ensuring the health and safety of building occupants and the impact on any environmental factors.

Building owners have come to rely on weatherable coatings to provide long-term protection to their buildings. With an increased focus on sustainability, performance, and durability, PVDF resin-based coatings can help architects and painting contractors exceed their clients’ design goals. This course covers the key components and functions of high-performance weatherable coatings and looks at how these coatings contribute to sustainable design.

This course provides an introduction to roof coatings, the various types and applications as well as performance and energy benefits.

We will describe the attributes of the various cold applied coatings that are available in the marketplace (acrylics, polyurethanes, silicones), discuss the benefits of a white reflective roof versus non-reflective surfaces, as it relates to energy consumption, explore the various components of a roof coating, and highlight how to install a coating to perform to its capabilities.

This course will provide an overview of single ply roofing systems.

Discover what safety benefits single-ply roofing systems provide to building occupants, the three major attachment methods of single-ply roofing systems, and how the membrane attachment method affects the insulation attachment method and attachment rates.

There are many kinds of resin-based coatings for metal. The type of resin used plays an important role in determining a coating's durability and physical properties. This course discusses these coatings and their application techniques. It also discusses why the coatings may deteriorate and how to measure the performance of the coatings. The role that resin-based coatings perform in cool roofs is explored along with the standards that measure the sustainability of cool roofs. This course provides the information one needs to ensure that the coated product will perform as expected and provide a durable, long-lasting finish.

This course provides participants with the knowledge of Structural Thermoplastics within the railing industry and how to properly specify them.

Covers the purpose of insulation; current code & environmental issues; the function & different types of roof insulations; compares performance of different types; layout and attachment methods; condensation issues and tapered insulation.

The effects of Strom Water during Peak Flow periods in areas serviced by Combined Sewer Systems is a hot button issue all over the United States. Blue Roofs are a useful and cost effective tool for managing Storm Water during Peak Flow periods and can be used to contribute to minimizing Combined Sewer Over-flow.

Rubber has been recycled for more than a century and used in recycled rubber flooring for over 65 years. Over this time, it has been proven to be a durable and flexible product that improves numerous aspects of the built environment while benefiting the natural environment. This course examines the sustainability attributes of recycled rubber flooring, how rubber is recycled, how it is used to make flooring, its health and safety benefits, and where to use and not use the product. The course also includes an overview of how recycled rubber flooring can be used to meet a number of USGBC’s LEED® v4 BD+C and WELL Building Standard® v2 credit requirements.

Waterproofing Solutions highlights and discusses in depth the installation procedures and various materials that can be utilized in several waterproofing applications. The learning objectives of the course are to understand damp-proofing vs. waterproofing, damp-proofing examples, waterproofing examples, reasons for waterproofing and applications.

In a perfect world, the architect designs a building, and the contractor builds it, accurately and on time, with all the skilled labor necessary. In the real world, the supply of skilled construction labor ebbs and flows. Today it has ebbed. The scarcity of skilled labor drives up costs and drives down quality as crews rush from project to project in a quickening market. Through this course you will review the decline of skilled building labor in the U.S., learn the history and benefits of factory-made building components, the consequences of roofing failures, how roofing membranes are fabricated and installed and finally explore case studies of custom-fabricated roof systems.

A summary of performance characteristics of thermoplastic roofing systems and review of results from infrared case studies done on reflective roofing products. Emphasizes thermoplastic roofing as a component of sustainable high performance buildings and highlights some of the areas where they may help with LEED certification. Provides a sample calculation of cool roofing energy savings utilizing an on-line calculator.

This course takes a close look at the functions of the exterior wall cavity and offers tools to better understand how to meet current code and design requirements for commercial buildings.