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Architectural Aluminum Canopies for Commercial Buildings

Architectural Aluminum Canopies for Commercial Buildings

Canopies bring weather protection, shading, and aesthetics to any building. Find out how to select the style, finish, and quality level that is right for your project.

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The Importance of Acoustics in Healthcare

The Importance of Acoustics in Healthcare

Explore the impacts of acoustics on healthcare, review acoustic standards and guidelines, and learn design solutions.

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The Solar Roof-Plus-Storage Ecosystem

The Solar Roof-Plus-Storage Ecosystem

Explore the components of a solar-plus-storage system, including selection considerations for residential rooftop solar, DC-coupled solar batteries, and system monitoring.

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Fire & Smoke Protection with Life Safety Dampers

Fire & Smoke Protection with Life Safety Dampers

An in-depth look at different types of life safety dampers, where they are used, and how they are installed to provide effective passive fire protection in buildings.

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Single-Skin Metal Panels for Pressure-Equalized Rainscreen (PER) Applications

Single-Skin Metal Panels for Pressure-Equalized Rainscreen (PER) Applications

Various methods are used to prevent rain from entering a building. Learn how to detail single-skin metal panel systems as used in pressure-equalized rainscreen (PER) applications.

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Sustainable Design With Recycled Rubber Surfaces

Sustainable Design With Recycled Rubber Surfaces

Can rubber be part of an environmentally responsible design? Take a look at the benefits and applications of recycled rubber surfacing products.

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Commercial Faucets: The Hidden Link to Water Conservation

Commercial Faucets: The Hidden Link to Water Conservation

Commercial faucets can have a big impact on water use. Explore a range of faucet types and technologies for both new and retrofit applications.

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Design Fundamentals of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements (PICP)

Design Fundamentals of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements (PICP)

Explore the design fundamentals of permeable interlocking concrete pavement as well as why it is an excellent choice to help meet stormwater management goals.

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Gate Hardware: Designing for Function, Safety, and Code Compliance

Gate Hardware: Designing for Function, Safety, and Code Compliance

Gates and latches make up 1% of the cost of a fencing installation but are key to its success. Review the factors specifiers need to know to make informed decisions about gate hardware.

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Artificial Turf for Residential and Commercial Landscapes

Artificial Turf for Residential and Commercial Landscapes

Examine today's artificial grass systems and discover how they are carefully planned, designed, and built to suit the specific needs of an outdoor residential or commercial landscape.

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Pre-engineered Trench Drain Systems for Smarter Water Management

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Pre-engineered Trench Drain Systems for Smarter Water Management

Understand the design and benefits of pre-engineered trench drains and their role in sustainable wastewater management and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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 MultiDrain Systems, Inc.

Architectural Resin Solutions for Light, Color, & Pattern

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Architectural Resin Solutions for Light, Color, & Pattern

Explore the options for combining architectural resin panels with botanicals, textiles, digital prints, color, and texture in beautifully unique ways.

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 Lumicor

Solid Surface: A Design Professional’s Guide

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Solid Surface: A Design Professional’s Guide

Explore the creative possibilities of solid surface, the thermoformable, printable, nonporous, and environmentally sustainable material that designers and fabricators love.

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 LX Hausys America

Photoluminescence: Applied Use in Code Compliance and Enhanced Safety

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Photoluminescence: Applied Use in Code Compliance and Enhanced Safety

Photoluminescent (PL) exit path markers provide safe and quick egress in all light conditions. Examine PL safety products and the codes related to PL way-finding systems.

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 Ecoglo Inc.

Vibration and Structure-Borne Noise Reduction for Structural Engineers and Architects

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Vibration and Structure-Borne Noise Reduction for Structural Engineers and Architects

The problems caused by vibration or shock can be negligible or destructive. Learn realistic approaches to solve these problems by anticipation, identification, analysis, and testing.

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 Fabreeka

Architectural Acoustics for Today’s Buildings

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Architectural Acoustics for Today’s Buildings

Noise pollution can disrupt the activity or balance of human life. Learn how architectural acoustics can be integrated into a building's design, improving occupant well-being.

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 G&S Acoustics

Smokin’ NFPA 285 and Lessons Learned from the Field

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Smokin’ NFPA 285 and Lessons Learned from the Field

When considering the building enclosure, fire safety is an important design factor. This course reviews the scope of NFPA 285 and examines building components and compliance paths.

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 DuPont Performance Building Solutions

Current Approaches to Sustainable Community Planning, Part 1

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Current Approaches to Sustainable Community Planning, Part 1

Learn the basic issues and principles of sustainable community planning and the tools, techniques, and approaches to this environmentally beneficial planning method.

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 AEC Daily

Designing with Metal for the Hardscape

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Designing with Metal for the Hardscape

Review key considerations for the proper material, finish, and manufacturing technique to meet the function, aesthetic, and budget of metal designs for hardscape applications.

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 Iron Age Designs

Making the Practical and Financial Case for Sustainable Roofing Systems

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Making the Practical and Financial Case for Sustainable Roofing Systems

Roofing faces supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and inflation. Explore innovative solutions with PVC roofing's financial and environmental benefits from a single supplier.

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 Duro-Last

Designing with Modular Mechanical Supports

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Designing with Modular Mechanical Supports

Modular mechanical support systems are flexible, adaptable frameworks for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing applications. Discover their functions, features, and benefits.

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 Eberl Iron Works, Inc.

Louver Design and Selection: What Every Architect Should Know

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Louver Design and Selection: What Every Architect Should Know

More than just a hole in the wall! Learn all you need to know about the different types of louvers and their applications.

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 Construction Specialties

Maintenance & Management of Interlocking Concrete Pavements

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Maintenance & Management of Interlocking Concrete Pavements

All pavements require cleaning, maintenance, and eventually, rehabilitation. Explore cleaning, sealing, and inspection procedures to support the performance of concrete pavements.

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 Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA)

Designing with Rolling Steel Fire Doors

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Designing with Rolling Steel Fire Doors

Fire doors protect property from catastrophic loss by preventing fire from spreading. Discover best practices for their application, specification, and installation.

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 C.H.I. Overhead Doors

Fundamentals of Mechanical Dehumidifiers

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Fundamentals of Mechanical Dehumidifiers

Mechanical dehumidifiers help control humidity, ensuring safety and comfort. Psychrometric principles, the operation of dehumidifiers, and their applications are discussed.

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 Quest Climate

Designing with Architectural Decorative Glass

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Designing with Architectural Decorative Glass

Architectural decorative glass enhances the built environment by making it more interesting, beautiful, and inspiring, Discover how it can be incorporated into virtually any design theme.

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 General Glass International (GGI)

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