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150 Online Courses

Transforming Outdoor Community Design: The Impact of Architectural Formliners

Enriching community spaces with architectural art in everyday places. Join us for this one-hour course on architectural plastic, semi-elastomeric, and urethane form liners. Taking traditionally flat, uninspired structural spaces, form liners bring immense value through cultural, historical and naturescape art possibiliti...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 ASLA LA/CES HSW PDH
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Using HPDs, EPDs, and LCAs in Design

Sustainability is everywhere right now. Whether in project meetings, bid documents, or client requests, it’s a hot topic. That’s why we are here today, to inform you about choices—specifically, the materials and manufacturers you choose to work with, and what those companies can provide to support your project goals. Thi...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 EPP CE Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Utilizing Cover Boards in Roof Assemblies for Resilient & Sustainable Architecture

Implementing a roof coverboard is a critical component in modern roofing assemblies that offers a multitude of benefits, from enhanced durability to sustainability. Join us for an hour-long course on the nuances of this roofing assembly component in designing buildings that are structurally sound and environmentally resp...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 EPP CE Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Weather the Storm: Sustainable Resilient Fiber Cement Building Envelopes

Constructing building envelopes designed to withstand extreme weather events and the impact of drastic temperature swings, join us for this one-hour course on building with fiber cement cladding. Participants will examine the importance of building sustainably with fiber cement cladding designed for resiliency to ensure...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Where Sustainability Meets Innovation

This course discusses the impact of buildings on the natural environment and offers insight on designing to minimize those impacts through sun control and mastery of the elements. The discussion emphasizes implementing design methods including specification of technologies such as sunshade and daylighting canopy systems,...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
A Nihilist's Guide to Saving the Planet

Are you tired of sustainability webinars and workshops that ignore the elephant in the room? This course confronts environmental reality without corporate greenwashing or cheerful platitudes. We examine climate change, mass extinction, toxic building materials, and institutional failure through the lens of philosophical...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Adventures in Deep Topography

Embark on a captivating journey through urban landscapes in this innovative course that merges sustainability with the psychology of city living. Explore key concepts of deep topography and psychogeography, revealing their influence on urban criticism and human connectedness. Dive into LEED v4.1 BD+C strategies that enha...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 GBCI LEED Green Associate
  • 1 GBCI LEED Specific BD+C
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Atmospheric Alchemy: Crafting Emotional Environments

Welcome to an exploration of how space becomes a living, breathing performer in the grand theater of human experience. Spatial dramaturgy represents the fascinating intersection where architecture transcends mere shelter to become narrative, where interior design moves beyond aesthetics to choreograph human emotion and b...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Beautiful Monsters: When LEED Architecture Goes Bold

This comprehensive course examines the emergence and evolution of Eco Brutalism, a contemporary architectural movement that merges the bold, monolithic aesthetics of Brutalist architecture with cutting-edge sustainable design principles. Design professionals will explore how this innovative approach addresses modern envi...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 EPP CE Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 GBCI LEED Green Associate
  • 1 GBCI LEED Specific BD+C
  • 1 GBCI LEED Specific ID+C
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour
Building Vitality: Equitable Development in LEED v4.1

Many low-income communities have sites that are vacant or underutilized because of perceived stigmas or economic barriers. Building a project on a high-priority redevelopment site can revitalize the neighborhood and bring social and economic benefits to the surrounding community. In this course we explain how to achieve...

  • 1 AAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AAPEI Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
  • 1 AIBD CE Hour
  • 1 AIC CPD Hour
  • 1 BOMI CPD Hour
  • 1 FBPE PDH for FBPE Members
  • 1 GBCI General Hour
  • 1 GBCI LEED Green Associate
  • 1 GBCI LEED Specific BD+C
  • 1 NWTAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour
  • 1 OAQ Self Directed Learning Hour / Heure d'apprentissage autodirigé
  • 1 SAA Core Learning Hour