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Carbon 101: What It Is and How To Talk About It

AIA Course #: CE-U48782 - 1LU/HSW

IDCEC Course #: CEU-117284-R1 - 1 Credit HSW

AIA Provider Number: J026

Course description:

As awareness about the impact of carbon emissions grows, companies in every sector and of every size are setting goals to reduce their climate impact.

But how are those goals set, how do you track progress, where do you start, and why take on the challenge? This course defines and contextualizes carbon, explains the impact of human activity on the natural carbon cycle, and provides insight into how companies can measure and reduce their climate impact.

Then the discussion turns to carbon emissions in the design and construction industry, and why they matter so much in the context of a changing climate.

This course offers the building and design community opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and foster healthier human communities at the same time. T

his presentation closes with tools and resources for participants to learn more and act on the most urgent source of greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment industry, the carbon impact of building materials.

Learning Objectives

Define carbon and its relationship to global climate change
Review how companies are accounting for carbon emissions
Contextualize the design and construction industry’s relationship to global carbon emissions through operational and embodied carbon impact
Offer tools and best practices to address embodied carbon in material selection and interior design.

Finding Clarity-The Science of Translucent Materials

Course Description:

This interactive video presentation provides valuable information about the unique properties of architectural resins and glass and how they translate to today’s built environment. With this course you will gain a greater understanding of the performance characteristics of each material, enabling you to select the best materials to meet the demands of your projects.

Learning Objectives

Understand the evolution of high-performance translucent materials and how they play an important role in today’s world by looking at the use of durable resins and glass in the A&D and automotive industries.
Understand several material properties including abrasion resistance, flexural performance, chemical resistance, optical clarity, and surface texture, and how they compare across each translucent material type.
Understand performance characteristics including weight, formability, service temperature, UV exposure, flammability, expansion/contraction, tensile and impact strength, and how they play a role in selecting the best material for different applications.
Understand manufacturing transparency and material ingredient health through life-cycle analyses, public reporting, and certifications as a means to protect and restore our environment and improve human well-being.

Design Tactics for Stone Masonry Products

Course Description:

Large veneer profiles provide the architect the design aesthetics of natural stone, but with the affordability and flexibility of masonry. This course will discuss the large veneers that are available for selection by the architect and the proper detailing procedures that need to be followed for moisture prevention and crack control.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will learn the proper detailing methods to provide effective moisture control in the building envelope.
Attendees will learn the proper detailing crack control methods by the use of control joints for both safety and aesthetics

Breathe Easy at Home

Course Description:

Homes across America rely on proper ventilation for their comfort and rarely give it a second thought. But over time,
technology and advancements in energy efficiency have been working against us leaving us with sealed up homes
that cause unexpected consequences. This CEU will seek to identify the challenges associated with inadequate
ventilation, and the surprising strategies that minimize the risks associated with it.

Leaning Objetives

• Review the evolution of ventilation in our homes and the drivers of the change that encouraged it.
• Analyze the conditions within the home that arise when a home is tightly built and the impacts of the inhabitants of the space.
• Understand how to accurately calculate the ventilation necessary for a healthy environment.
• Discuss strategies that can be implemented to achieve proper ventilation requirements of a home.

Lighting & Listings

Presented By: Paige Torres-Toujouse, Regional Sales Manager

Course: Lighting & Listings – (1) HSW Credit
Course Number: AIA_NS_0004

About this Course
This course examines lighting requirements and the appropriate testing required for luminaires that
allow safety for the occupants in institutional settings such as healthcare, behavioral health, cleanroom,
schools, correctional, and transportation settings.

Prerequisite Knowledge:
The audience should have a working knowledge of designing institutional buildings and transportation
applications and understand the requirements of those spaces for the health and safety of the
occupants.

HSW Justification:
The testing and listings required for institutional settings were developed with the safety of the
occupants in mind. In these environments, protecting the end user is the primary concern, whether to
address infection control in healthcare, safe lighting in surgical suites or MRIs for both the caretaker and
patient alike, lighting for safe egress for students in schools, or the appropriate lighting and listings
required for tunnels and underpasses so the driver can safely enter and exit a tunnel or underpass in a
transportation setting. This course will examine each institutional application and the appropriate
luminaire listings and standards required to ensure the health, safety and welfare for the public users of
these built environments.

Learning Objective 1:
Following this session, participants will be able to describe how luminaires

are tested per LM-79 ad LM 80 requirements and how that data provides

pertinent information for proper specification in an institutional setting for

health, safety and overall user welfare.

Learning Objective 2:
Following this session, participants will be able to identify the proper environmental listing for a
luminaire in a healthcare application to ensure safe operation with other electronic equipment,
especially critical in areas like healthcare where life monitoring equipment or other electronic devices
are used on a patient.

Learning Objective 3:
Following this presentation, participants will be able to identify the environmental challenges and best
practices in design for vandal-prone applications such as schools, where providing a safe environment
for the users with proper illumination is the primary design goal.

Learning Objective 4:
Following this presentation, participants will recognize how sealed luminaires can protect users of a
space from harmful infectious diseases in a hospital setting or cleanroom biosafety lab and the listings
required for those applications.

Open Air Structures - Adding Value to the Built Environment

AIA Course Number: CEAS2024

AIA Provider Number: 40107975

Learning Objectives:

How future design will place emphasis on Health, Wellness and Biophilic Design
When steel is the most appropriate material choice for your project
How different partners add value to your project in the built environment
The value of the prefabricated approach

Trends in Sports Lighting and Show Technology (2501)

Provider and Number: Musco Sports Lighting, LLC 10120258

Health Safety and Wellness Justification: Lighting for safe play at night is a through line theme of this presentation, and the standards set forth by groups like IESNA and NCAA will be discussed. Egress lighting for safety during entertainment sequences will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives

1) Trends and misconceptions in LED sports lighting

2) LED sports lighting best practices for sustainability

3) Innovations in enhancing the fan experience

4) Enhancing safety with uniform illumination, proper glare control, and minimum light level standards

Course Description: High-quality LED sports lighting can revolutionize the player and fan experience for venues of all sports and sizes. But not all LED is created equal. Join experts from Musco, the world leader in sports lighting, as they discuss top trends in lighting and light show technology. Viewers will walk away with the latest tips for optimizing safety, visibility and fan experience with LED sports lighting; guidance on common misconceptions and project pitfalls; and forecasts for what’s next in the industry.