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In this one-hour video case study, we will explore how copper roofing benefited a century old courthouse in Montana. Through a series of interviews with the project team and a building tour, we learn how buidlings from the pas shape our future, historic preservation challenges, and how teamwork and craftsmanship combine to preserve a significant building.

In this presentation, we discuss how specifying sustainable plumbing products can help contribute to LEED v4.1 certification. Our team examines how to achieve the LEED v4.1 Water Use Reduction credit as well as several LEED v4.1 BPDO credits. We review sustainable manufacturing practices and why design professionals should specify products that reduce environmental impacts, water consumption, and material waste.

Luxury vinyl flooring is a popular choice because it can emulate the aesthetics of wood or stone without the high cost and maintenance. However, research suggests that exposure to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and phthalate plasticizers found in some vinyl flooring can have adverse health effects. Join us in this one-hour course as we discuss different types of luxury vinyl flooring, including criteria to look for when selecting products to ensure the safety of installers and future occupants.

Glassware washers are a vital part of any laboratory. Join us in this one-hour course as we discuss how premium laboratory glassware washers can contribute to sustainability while continually delivering reliable results. Participants will learn what to consider when specifying glassware washers for laboratories, as well as how to identify sustainable manufacturers of such equipment.

In this one-hour presentation, we identify strategies to improve water efficiency in buildings by specifying sustainable plumbing products. We explore why design professionals should specify sustainable faucets, showers, toilets, and tubs to reduce environmental impacts. We review water efficiency standards and certifications for Watersense, LEED v4.1, CalGreen, and CEC and how they impact building occupants. Finally, we review case studies where sustainable plumbing products contributed to water efficiency, the well-being of building occupants, and improving the built environment.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused significant damage to the global economy and disrupted people's lives. In this course we will identify COVID-19 challenges with respect to building occupancy, public health, and social equity. We will review LEED v4.1 BD+C Safety First Pilot Credits and discuss their possible impact on building occupant's health. Our team provides a deep-dive into the AIA Re-occupancy Assessment Tool and how design professionals can prioritize the health of building occupants.

In this one-hour course, we explore how mindful MATERIALS can help project teams contribute to materials credits under LEED version 4.1. Our team reviews common challenges in pursing LEED v4.1 Building Product Disclosure (BPDO) and Low Emitting Materials (LEM) credits and how design professionals can efficiently solve them. We will examine case studies on how mindful MATERIALS has helped project teams achieve their goals. Finally, we will discuss how the mindful MATERIALS platform can increase integrated design between all team members.

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that has spread from China to many other countries around the world. The severity of COVID-19’s international impacts has affected all aspects of daily life, including travel, trade, tourism, food supplies, and financial markets. In this course we review COVID-19 planning guidance based on traditional infection prevention and industrial hygiene practices. Our team discusses the need for employers to implement engineering, administrative, and work practice controls and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Natural light is an important part of any space, but being able to control the amount of light let in is beneficial for both aesthetic and environmental reasons. Join us as in this one-hour course as we discuss the benefits of a thoughtfully-designed light control system and how to make it work for your project’s daylighting and shading needs. Design professionals will learn how to implement sun shade and canopy systems that create effective and aesthetically pleasing solutions in a variety of projects.

Solid surface is a versatile, high quality product with unlimited aesthetic options. Join us in this one-hour course as we discuss the ingredients of solid surface and how they help create a hygienic, non-porous surface that is safe and sustainable. Professionals will learn about the design potential of solid surface, including thermoforming, color, and texture options to tailor solid surface products to any project’s unique needs.

Water and energy are precious resources, and, unfortunately, traditional hot water distribution systems only waste them. Join us in this one-hour course as we discuss how the distribution of hot water directly impacts energy use, water consumption, and waste. We will focus on the most efficient hot water distribution system: on-demand hot water controls. By the end of this course, you will be able to differentiate between commercial and residential structured plumbing design and discover how demand recirculation pumps improve water and energy efficiency and overall sustainability.

In this course, we explore how waterproof wall panel systems are used to provide a cost-effective, easy installed, low maintenance design solution for bathrooms and kitchens. We examine the benefits of waterproof wall panels over tile and how panels help prevent mildew and mold. Finally, we discuss how sustainable waterproof wall panels can contribute to LEED v4.1 projects.

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of sustainable, resilient fluid-applied flooring. It will discuss how it solves many issues present in both resilient flooring and fluid-applied flooring by providing a sustainable, durable, cost-effective and seamless flooring without any harmful ingredients. By the end of this course, design professionals will be able to apply this new understanding to specify resilient fluid-applied flooring in a wide variety of applications to ensure a project’s floors are safe and durable for years to come.

Construction is going green. As both sustainability and efficiency advance in the built environment, architects, specifiers, and buyers are increasingly concerned with purchasing products that are environmentally friendly and can achieve project performance and client welfare goals. Architects and designers are, in essence, visionaries. This course explores options that architects and designers have when choosing products that accurately support and fuel their passion for possibilities while maintaining the health, safety, and welfare of the clients needs.

This course covers the production and recyclability of steel in the construction industry, including the general and sustainable advantages of building with steel. This includes a look at how specifying steel can contribute to potential LEED credits as well as compliance with the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) requirements. The focus will be on steel as an infinitely recyclable material and its various applications within the building industry. In addition, we will look at several agencies/codes/regulations involved with sustainability and construction.

In this presentation, we explore how deadly diseases have impacted cities and affected urban planning. We discuss how urbanization contributes to pandemics and how diseases like the bubonic plague, Spanish influenza, and SARS changed how cities operate. Our team will review how hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare projects can decrease risks to patients and healthcare workers. Finally, we will examine how sustainable development may help decrease pandemic risks for future global catastrophes.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for building products are critical when selecting the most sustainable product. This course will describe critical components that help assure transparent and fair comparisons when conducting an LCA. We will explain the benefits of creating a LCA and the purpose for creating an EPD. The course will discuss how LEED v4 will utilize EPDs in the Materials & Resources category.

This course will familiarize participants with the development, scope, intent and application of the administrative provisions contained in Chapter One of the International Green Construction Code, also known as the IgCC. Participants will gain an understanding of how the IgCC fits within the context of other green building rating systems and standards.