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Mitigating Human–Wildlife Conflicts Through Design: Wildlife-Resistant Waste Management and Food Storage Systems

Mitigating Human–Wildlife Conflicts Through Design: Wildlife-Resistant Waste Management and Food Storage Systems

Design for coexistence. Explore how to reduce human–bear conflicts in communities and natural environments with wildlife-resistant waste management and food storage systems.

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

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

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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Hardware Codes and Standards for Outdoor Swimming Pool Areas in Multifamily Environments

Hardware Codes and Standards for Outdoor Swimming Pool Areas in Multifamily Environments

Enhanced security and amenities like swimming pools are highly valued in multifamily settings. Pool enclosure requirements, code differences, and hardware selection are discussed.​

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Expansion Joint Cover Systems

Expansion Joint Cover Systems

An expansion joint is a structural gap designed to accommodate the movement of a building in a controlled manner. Review joint sizing and movement and how to select the right cover system.

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Restoration Cleaning: Turning Back the Hands of Time

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.

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Understanding Mortarless Stone Veneer & Other Stone Veneer Products

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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Not All Concrete Is the Same: Low Embodied Carbon Dry-Cast Concrete Masonry

Not All Concrete Is the Same: Low Embodied Carbon Dry-Cast Concrete Masonry

Explore the concrete carbon cycle, CMU sequestration rates, and life-cycle assessments of wall systems, and learn practical strategies for reducing embodied carbon.

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Artisanal Craft in Sustainable Spaces

Artisanal Craft in Sustainable Spaces

Discover how sourcing artisanal, handcrafted fixtures and furnishings for a building project can allow designers and builders to effect social, economic, and environmental change.

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Two-Hour Fire-Resistance-Rated Walls

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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Architectural Hardware & Access Control for Healthcare Environments

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Architectural Hardware & Access Control for Healthcare Environments

Healthcare facilities must strike a delicate balance between freedom and security. Find hardware and access control solutions that make for a safe and efficient healthcare environment.

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 dormakaba US

Noise Control Solutions: Resilient Sound Isolation Clips

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Noise Control Solutions: Resilient Sound Isolation Clips

Discover the techniques and products to prevent unwanted sound transmission.

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 PAC International, Inc.

Polished Concrete: How to Get What You Specify

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Polished Concrete: How to Get What You Specify

Examine the concrete polishing process and discover why polished concrete has become a popular architectural flooring option in residential, commercial, and industrial spaces.

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 Solomon Colors

ADA Compliance for Door Hardware

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ADA Compliance for Door Hardware

ADA-compliant door design enhances usability for all people. Explore the requirements, relevant codes and standards, and benefits to businesses and communities.

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 Pamex

Railing Systems: Understanding and Designing to Fit Your Vision

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Railing Systems: Understanding and Designing to Fit Your Vision

Choose a deck railing system that suits your project’s aesthetic and performance requirements. Review your options in aluminum, composite, and aluminum/composite railings.

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 Trex

Section 08 87 29 - Bird Collision Deterrent Markers

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Section 08 87 29 - Bird Collision Deterrent Markers

Specification includes eco-friendly exterior glazing markers that reduce bird collisions while preserving transparency.

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 Feather Friendly

Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to Bring Children & Communities Together

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Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to Bring Children & Communities Together

Play is much more than fun and games--skills learned through play lay the foundation for adulthood. Explore inclusive playgrounds that let everyone develop, grow, and play together.

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 BCI Burke Co.

Access Doors and Panels: Contemporary Solutions for Functionality and Aesthetics

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Access Doors and Panels: Contemporary Solutions for Functionality and Aesthetics

Discover how access doors and panels deliver functional, code-compliant, and visually integrated solutions for wall and ceiling applications.

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 Best Access Doors

Architectural Applications of Exterior Mouldings and Trim Featuring Cellular PVC

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Architectural Applications of Exterior Mouldings and Trim Featuring Cellular PVC

Exterior trim and mouldings may occupy a small area of a home, but they can have a sizeable aesthetic impact. Discover how to design exterior PVC trim and mouldings properly.

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 Westlake Royal Building Products

Cellulose Fiber: Enhancing Sustainability in Concrete

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Cellulose Fiber: Enhancing Sustainability in Concrete

Looking to avoid shrinkage cracks in concrete? Explore how fiber provides excellent secondary reinforcement.

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 Solomon Colors

Enhancing the Built Environment: The Role of Modular Wall Systems

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Enhancing the Built Environment: The Role of Modular Wall Systems

Innovative landscaping and urban design solutions are transforming how we create green spaces in our communities. Explore the role of modular wall systems in biophilic design.

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 Carlsbad Manufacturing Corporation

Outthinking the Outdoors: Capitalizing on Customizable Retractable Roofs

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Outthinking the Outdoors: Capitalizing on Customizable Retractable Roofs

Retractable roofs can extend outdoor space usage year-round. This course reviews the benefits, structure, and operation of various retractable roof types and examines case studies.

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 Cabrio Structures LLC

Office to Residential Building Conversions: Feasibility and Plumbing Retrofit

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Office to Residential Building Conversions: Feasibility and Plumbing Retrofit

Examine the factors behind office building to housing conversions and the use of in-wall toilet systems as a solution to design, economic, and sustainability concerns.

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 Geberit North America

Sustainability and Innovation: Enhancing Outdoor Living with Composite Decking

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Sustainability and Innovation: Enhancing Outdoor Living with Composite Decking

Explore the sustainable benefits of composite decking and learn how it creates aesthetically pleasing outdoor living spaces that enhance occupant safety and well-being.

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 Trex

Smart Access: Commercial Overhead Door Operators for Safety and Efficiency

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Smart Access: Commercial Overhead Door Operators for Safety and Efficiency

Automation brings high performance and intelligence to commercial doors. Explore door operator types and UL 325 to help specify smart, safe, secure, and efficient access solutions.

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 LiftMaster

Embodied Carbon and the Building Envelope

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Embodied Carbon and the Building Envelope

Discover the role the building industry can play in reducing embodied carbon. Explore the tools and methods that building designers can use to limit embodied carbon.

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 Kingspan Insulated Panels

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