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Interior design/Interior architecture
6 steps to designing a modern wine display
Design-focused wine displays are becoming increasingly popular in amazing residential and commercial properties throughout the world. Top design/…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU
Classroom Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: VintageView Wine Storage Systems
Exterior
Design guide for parapets: Safety, continuity, and the building code
Originally designed to protect against enemy attack, the parapet in modern construction is far removed from its antiquated roots. Though the word…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, 1.0 PDH
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: BD+C
Structural
Designing smarter places of learning
Steel building systems provide unique advantages in the construction of education facilities. This introductory course explains these benefits can be…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, 1.0 PDH
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: New Millennium Building Systems
Structural
Choosing the right paver system for rooftop amenity spaces
Since the industrial revolution, the United States has been rapidly urbanizing. The most recent census data shows that approximately 80% of Americans…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: BD+C
Exterior
Designing with architectural insulated metal wall panels
Insulated metal wall panels (IMPs) offer a sleek, modern, and lightweight envelope system that is highly customizable. This continuing education…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, 1.0 PDH
Classroom Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: Metl-Span
Land Development
Planning for hospital campus access that works for people
Well-functioning hospitals and medical centers are no accident that a team of healthcare professionals bandaged and fixed up in the emergency room.…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: BD+C
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
For glass openings, how big is too big?
Advances in glazing materials and glass building systems offer a seemingly unlimited horizon for not only glass performance, but also for the size…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: BD+C
Exterior
New ideas in glass curtain walls, window walls, and storefronts
Driven by two distinct influences, a new generation of glass building enclosures has a unique trajectory—toward higher performance and sustainability…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: Azon
1.0 AIA LU
12 factors to consider in evaluating tankless water heaters for multifamily housing projects
Tankless water heaters have come a long way in the last 10 years or so. One-third of respondents (33.2%) to our exclusive 2019 Multifamily Design+…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: BD+C
1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Multifamily security design tips from four certified security professionals
We asked four top experts—all members of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC)—for their advice on securing…
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU/HSW
Campus Sponsor - PROVIDED BY: BD+C
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Design guide for parapets: Safety, continuity, and the building code
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