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Managing Water Efficiency with Dual-Flush Toilets

Toilets use the most water in a home (30 percent). Learn how dual-flush toilets can reduce water usage by up to 20 percent and meet LEED® v4 Water Efficiency requirements.

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Restoration Cleaning: Turning Back the Hands of Time

This program covers tools and techniques for cleaning historic architecture, categorizing contaminants, and comparing abrasive, water, and chemical cleaning. It concludes with 10 essential restoration tips.

Decorative Beams, Panels, Truss Systems, Mantels, and Column Covers

Decorative elements and faux products are easy to install, lightweight, durable, and cost effective. In this course, we delve deeper into their characteristics and best uses.

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High-Performance Building Envelope Designs with Insulating Concrete Forms

ICF products turn a building envelope into a high-performing, disaster-resistant thermal, moisture, and air enclosure. Explore ICF technology, formwork, and construction.

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Sustainable Materials for the Bath

Discover how copper, glass, concrete, and reclaimed wood can be used to create beautiful bathroom products that also contribute to economic, environmental, and social sustainability.

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Two-Hour Fire-Resistance-Rated Walls

Examine two-hour fire-resistance-rated walls used in townhome construction, the options available in today’s marketplace, firewall installation requirements, and fire resistance testing.

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Redwood Lumber: Attributes, Applications, & Environmental Benefits

Redwood from responsibly managed forests is a natural material that's a sustainable choice. Explore redwood's strength, beauty, and life cycle benefits for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Drinking Water as a Sustainability Issue

Delivering clean water sustainably is essential to achieving green building design goals. Discover eco-friendly filtration systems that contribute to LEED and WELL certifications.

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Lightweight, Long Lasting, & Low Cost: The Future of Terracotta Rainscreens

Terracotta rainscreens are engineered for performance and designed for sustainability. Explore the manufacturing process, system benefits, testing, and installation best practices.

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Understanding Mortarless Stone Veneer & Other Stone Veneer Products

Natural and manufactured mortared stone veneers require installer time and skill. Discover realistic-looking mortarless stone veneer panels that install like siding in any weather.

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Engineering a High-Performance Roofing System for Steep-Pitch Roofs

Examine the construction, materials, and best detailing practices that ensure the proper long-term performance of steep-pitch roofs.

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Westlake Royal Building Products

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Urban Shade Solutions: Advancing Comfort, Health, and Climate Resilience

Explore how natural and built shade systems can reduce heat exposure, improve outdoor usability, and support health, equity, and climate goals.

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Maglin Site Furniture Inc.

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Synthetic Sports Turf Systems for Safety, Performance, & Durability

Synthetic sports turf systems have come a long way. Learn how technological advancements enhance all types of sports fields for a range of budgets, use levels, and applications.

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ForeverLawn

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Acoustical Doors: Enhancing Sound Control in Architectural and Industrial Design

Learn how acoustical doors can mitigate noise, increase occupant health and well-being, and comply with green building rating systems, fire safety codes, and SCIF specifications.

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Catalyst Acoustics Group

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Fast, Scalable, Economical: The Benefits of Building with an Innovative Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) Framing System

Extreme weather, rising costs, and stricter codes demand resiliency. This course explores how an innovative CFS framing system delivers stronger, more sustainable buildings.

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Elevate Structures

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Sustainable Materials for the Bath

Discover how copper, glass, concrete, and reclaimed wood can be used to create beautiful bathroom products that also contribute to economic, environmental, and social sustainability.

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Native Trails

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Mind the Gap: Closing Design Barriers in Outdoor Spaces

Many experience exclusion in outdoor spaces due to design barriers. This course explores how inclusive outdoor furniture can promote health, safety, and well-being for everyone.

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Botton + Gardiner

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A Building Professional’s Guide to Selecting MgO Products for Safe, Resilient Construction

This course educates building professionals on MgO products, covering performance, features, issues, building codes, and compliance testing.

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NEXGEN Building Products

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The Art of Insulated Metal Panels

Learn how IMPs offer design flexibility and fast construction, while achieving air, water, vapor, and thermal control via an advanced and cost-effective single-component system.

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Kingspan Insulated Panels

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Thermal Breaks in Cladding Support Attachment Assemblies (Recorded Webinar)

This course delves into the use of thermal breaks and thermal clips as a way to address the issues of thermal bridging and heat loss through the building envelope.

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Northern Facades Ltd.

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Modern Frameless Fireplace Benefits and Design Opportunities: A Comprehensive Guide for Architects and Designers

Learn about key fireplace technologies, their use as a heating system and design element, and essential safety features.

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Flare Fireplaces, LLC

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Designing with Purpose: Multifunction Taps for Cleaner, Greener Living and Working

Explore how multifunction taps combine filtered boiling, chilled, and sparkling water in a single fixture. Discover how they support sustainable living and working environments.

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Zip Water

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Safety, Security, and Simplifying Access: Integrated Overhead and Access Control Solutions

Explore the smart access technology platform (SATP) that provides a unified, scalable solution that simplifies access management for buildings’ interiors and exteriors.

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LiftMaster

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Defining Spaces for Synthetic Turf: Applications, Installation, and Specification

This course covers the history, uses, types, installation, manufacturing, innovations, and selection of synthetic turf.

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XGrass

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An Introduction to Air Control Dampers

Air control dampers regulate heating, cooling, and ventilation performance. Explore damper types, components, and performance metrics, as well as specification and installation.

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Firestop Specifications

Firestopping is a critical part of fire containment – are your specs up to the task? This course reviews applicable code requirements and common firestop specification errors.

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Specified Technologies Inc.