In the 2010 ADA/ABA Standards for Accessible Design, the U.S. Access Board added requirements for residential facilities. These requirements are not for multi-family housing projects or for single family housing, but housing required to be accessible by the ADA and ABA. This course will explain the difference between the...
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What do a 2,400-year-old philosopher and today’s toughest client meetings have in common? More than you think. In this course, you’ll discover how ancient Greek Cynic philosophy can help you defuse conflict, win over clients, and keep your sustainable design goals on track. Packed with real-world case studies and practic...
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Discover a radical new lens on design in this course on material vitalism—an approach that redefines materials not as passive stuff, but as active participants in shaping architecture. We'll explore how matter itself can tell stories, shape experiences, and even guide design choices, from the weathered warmth of timber t...
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This one-hour narrated course highlights the common oversights architects and contractors often make when addressing accessibility on multifamily projects in two critical areas of project development: design and construction. We will review real-life examples coupled with simple solutions to help you in creating complian...
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We're facing an unprecedented crisis of connection in our communities. While we've become more digitally linked than ever before, genuine human connection is becoming increasingly rare. As a design professional, you hold extraordinary power to address this crisis through the spaces you create. Your buildings don't just h...
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In this course, we review the intent and applications for prerequisites and credits for the LEED v4.1 BD+C EQ category. We discover strategies to designing healthier spaces by improving indoor environmental quality for occupants. We discuss how indoor environmental quality can improve human health and well-being, worker...
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Welcome to an exciting journey through the revolutionary world of bio-based circular materials that are reshaping how we design and build. This course explores innovative construction materials derived from agricultural waste, fungi, and renewable plant sources that offer design professionals unprecedented opportunities...
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Building occupants who can visually connect with outdoor environments while performing everyday tasks experience greater satisfaction, attentiveness, and productivity. In healthcare facilities, providing patients with views and access to nature can shorten hospital stays and reduce stress, depression, and the use of pain...
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This session will offer a graphic side-by-side comparison of the technical standards from the 1991 and the 2010 versions of the ADAAG. It will explain the timeline of the new guidelines, detailing they take effect and when they will become mandatory. The class will also cover new sections and new elements with which comp...
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Imagine walking through a city where every crack in the sidewalk, every forgotten alleyway, and every hidden elevation tells a story more complex and fascinating than any guidebook could ever reveal. Welcome to the world of deep topography, an interdisciplinary methodology for understanding spatial environments through m...
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In this course, we explain how design professionals can achieve the LEED v4.1 BD+C Indoor Water Use Reduction Prerequisite. We discuss strategies to help reduce potable water use in buildings such as specifying WaterSense labeled products. In addition, our team discusses challenges regarding the nation’s water supply and...
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In this presentation, we explore the WELL Building Standard and how it can advance human health and well-being. WELL v2 is an evidence-based, technically robust, resilient rating system that can help design professionals create inspiring and healthy buildings. Our team discusses the ten concepts of WELL v2 and performanc...
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The year is 1414. Europe teeters on the brink of collapse—cities drowning in their own filth, forests stripped bare, ancient wisdom crumbling into superstition. In a forgotten Swiss monastery, a Vatican spy named Poggio Bracciolini makes a discovery that will shake the foundations of civilization. Hidden beneath centurie...
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Ready to design spaces that transform communities? This course reveals how the world's most successful gathering places—from Parisian cafés to modern co-working hubs—create the social magic that turns strangers into neighbors and neighborhoods into thriving communities. You'll discover the hidden design principles behind...
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