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Implementing Sustainable Design Collaborations
Successful sustainable design projects rarely emerge from isolated decision-making...
Bird-Friendly Building Design
Many people are captivated by birds, and they play an essential role in nearly every ecosystem...
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon Part 7: Implementing Net-Zero Strategies
Achieving net-zero outcomes requires addressing both operational energy and embodied carbon through an integrated design process...
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AXP Supervisor Training
Work experience under supervision is a requirement for architectural licensure throughout the United States...
(1.50 HSW LU)
177 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$0.00
Accommodating Shrinkage in Multistory Wood-Frame Structures
In wood-frame buildings of three or more stories, cumulative shrinkage can be significant and have an impact on the function and performance of finishes, openings, mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) systems, and structural connections...
(1.25 HSW LU)
79 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Adaptive Reuse: An Environmentally and Socially Beneficial Alternative to New Construction
Adaptive reuse is becoming increasingly common because it not only preserves important historical features of existing buildings but is also inherently sustainable...
(2.00 HSW LU)
102 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 7: Noise Control: Mechanical System Noise
If there were one rule that would net the greatest acoustical yield in the built environment, it might well be, “Maintain ample separation between machines and occupied spaces.” Not only mechanical noise, but plumbing noise, as well, can create a high degree of annoyance to occupants...
(1.75 HSW LU)
84 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 1: Basic Theory & Sound Absorption
Better building acoustics makes better buildings; architectural acoustics needn’t be a mystery. This course introduces the basic theory of sound with discussions on sound level, propagation, and frequency, followed by an overview of sound absorption materials and calculations...
(1.25 HSW LU)
89 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 2: Room Acoustics Qualities
The study of architectural acoustics is a three‐dimensional endeavor. Presented here are the qualities of room acoustics that are essential to understand and address from the earliest stages of design, for optimal speech intelligibility and music listening...
(2.00 HSW LU)
91 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 3: Room Acoustics
The study of architectural acoustics is itself an act of architecture. This course addresses the priorities necessary to design good rooms for listening, including considerations to avoid acoustic defects and design checklists for unamplified music halls as well as other room types where good acoustics are essential...
(1.50 HSW LU)
73 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 4: Noise Control: Sound Isolation Principles & Airborne Measures
Airborne sound transmission between rooms or from outside of a building is often perceived as unwanted noise. The principles of sound isolation are introduced here, with a focus on techniques to reduce flanking noise and achieve higher acoustical privacy...
(1.00 HSW LU)
55 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 5: Noise Control: Background Noise & Door and Window Sound Isolation
A century’s worth of research into the effects of noise has found that long‐term exposure to loud sounds contributes to hearing loss; those who sleep in noisier environments are more prone to heart disease; and subjects suffer cognitively when assigned to tasks that involve careful listening in noisy environments...
(1.00 HSW LU)
68 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Architectural Acoustics Illustrated Part 6: Noise Control: Impact Noise & Community Noise
Impact noise transmitted directly to the building structure is particularly annoying to building occupants, and unless it is accounted for in the initial design, is difficult to correct. Excessive community noise is common, a source of great annoyance, and a danger to human health, ranking as the greatest single source of dissatisfaction related to where people live...
(1.50 HSW LU)
78 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Architecture to Calm the Unseen Trauma of Combat Veterans
The way in which combat veterans perceive their postdeployment environment is impacted by their training and military experiences...
(1.00 HSW LU)
53 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Barrier-Free Design and the 2010 ADA Standards
The reader of this course receives a quick refresher on the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the current 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, as well as the approach for the design professional to use in meeting the requirements of the 2010 Standards in any given project...
(1.50 HSW LU)
90 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Bird-Friendly Building Design
Many people are captivated by birds, and they play an essential role in nearly every ecosystem...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Building Envelope Materials
This third course in the building envelope series shifts the focus from climate and typology to the tangible world of building envelope materials...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Building Performance Evaluation Case Studies Part 1: The Alfred Newton Richards Medical Laboratory Building
While postoccupancy evaluations (POEs) can be used to measure the overall performance of a building in relation to its intended use, other building performance evaluation (BPE) methods can also be used over the lifetime of a building...
(1.00 HSW LU)
66 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Building Performance Evaluation Case Studies Part 2: New Mexico K‒12 Public School Districts
Although cursory in nature, an indicative postoccupancy evaluation (POE) provides an indication of the major failures and successes in a building’s performance and points to issues that deserve further, more in-depth investigation...
(1.00 HSW LU)
72 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Building Performance Evaluation Case Studies Part 3: Deer Park Junior/Senior High School Career Academy
While investigative postoccupancy evaluations (POEs) tend to require more planning and resource allocation than indicative POEs, they often provide a more detailed and comprehensive approach to evaluating building performance...
(1.00 HSW LU)
72 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Building Performance Evaluation Case Studies Part 4: Courthouse POE Toolkit Pilot Study
Compared to indicative and investigative postoccupancy evaluations (POEs), diagnostic POEs tend to provide more comprehensive and in-depth evaluations, especially for large-scale projects...
(1.00 HSW LU)
77 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Client Pressure and the Duty of the Architect
This course is intended to prepare the architect to recognize and respond appropriately to ethical dilemmas encountered at work, especially when engaging with forceful clients or clients with differing values...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Climate Action Part 1: Leading on Climate Action for a Positive Future
Listen to an episode of the Practice Disrupted podcast with hosts Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain to earn 1.5 LUs in HSW continuing education...
(1.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Climate Action Part 2: Leading on Climate Action Through Adaptation and Mitigation
Listen to an episode of the Practice Disrupted podcast with hosts Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain to earn 1.5 LUs in HSW continuing education...
(1.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Comparing US and Canadian Accessibility Regulations
Through this course, you’ll be able to understand the key differences between the 2020 National Building Code of Canada and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design in the U.S....
Multimedia
Project Planning and Design
Introductory
GBCI-General
1.0-1.75 LU
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon Part 7: Implementing Net-Zero Strategies
Achieving net-zero outcomes requires addressing both operational energy and embodied carbon through an integrated design process...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon, Part 1: Defining Energy and Carbon
Because the built environment is a major contributor to climate change—creating 40% of the world’s CO2 emissions—it is the responsibility of architects, engineers, and owners to target net-zero energy and net-zero carbon building designs...
(1.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon, Part 2: What Does Net Zero Mean?
Because the built environment is a major contributor to climate change—creating 40% of the world’s CO2 emissions—it is the responsibility of architects, engineers, and owners to target net-zero energy and net-zero carbon building designs...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon, Part 3: Elements of Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Because the built environment is a major contributor to climate change—creating 40% of the world’s CO2 emissions—it is the responsibility of architects, engineers, and owners to target net-zero energy and net-zero carbon building designs...
Multimedia
Sustainability
Introductory
Project Planning and Design
1.0-1.75 LU
zero net carbon design
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon, Part 4: Elements of Net-Zero Carbon Buildings
Because the built environment is a major contributor to climate change—creating 40% of the world’s CO2 emissions—it is the responsibility of architects, engineers, and owners to target net-zero energy and net-zero carbon building designs...
Multimedia
Sustainability
Introductory
Project Planning and Design
1.0-1.75 LU
zero net carbon design
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon, Part 5: Essential Tools for Net-Zero Energy Design
This fifth course in the Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon series examines net-zero energy tools...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon, Part 6: Essential Tools for Net-Zero Carbon Design
This sixth course in the Design for Net-Zero Energy and Carbon series examines net-zero carbon tools...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Designing to Mitigate Flood Damage to Residential and Commercial Structures
Floods are currently the most common and costly of all-natural disasters in the US and they continue to increase in frequency, severity, location, and cost...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Designing to Mitigate Wildfire Damage to Residential and Commercial Buildings
Wildfire damage mitigation has become increasingly important as wildfires themselves steadily increase in frequency, size, and ferocity, putting more communities, buildings, and lives at risk...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Designing to Model Nature: Applying the Concepts of Biomimicry
As design professionals seek more creative and effective solutions to new challenges that arise as the world continues to change and evolve, biomimicry can be the source of inspiration to inform and expand the design process...
(1.25 HSW LU)
71 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Effective Termite Protection for Multifamily & Commercial Wood Buildings: Techniques for Keeping Wood-Frame Buildings Pest-Free
Worldwide, there are more than 2,000 termite species, and forty-five can be found in the US...
(1.00 HSW LU)
64 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Emerging Trends in Sustainable Design Collaboration
Successful sustainable design projects rarely emerge from isolated decision-making...
(0.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Fire Safety in Buildings Part 1: Fire Behavior and Fire Department Operations
This course introduces the topic of fire safety in buildings by explaining the fire triangle, transfer of heat, and fire development in an enclosed space...
(1.00 HSW LU)
110 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Fire Safety in Buildings Part 2: Preventing Ignition
This course describes the fire-safety concepts tree and zeros in on one branch: preventing ignition...
(1.00 HSW LU)
109 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Fire Safety in Buildings Part 3: Managing the Fire
This course investigates how architects can influence one aspect of the fire safety concepts tree: managing the fire...
(1.00 HSW LU)
119 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Fire Safety in Buildings Part 4: Managing the Exposed
This course explores fire safety in buildings by investigating one aspect of the fire safety concepts tree: managing the exposed...
(1.00 HSW LU)
111 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Fire Safety in Buildings Part 5: Case Studies
This course presents case studies analyzing the causes and factors in the severity of fires in three different types of buildings: the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, a New York City apartment building, and The Station nightclub in Rhode Island...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Foundations for Sustainable Design Collaborations
This course is part of a five-part series that explores the role of collaboration in transformative sustainable design...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Getting to Yes: Making Effective Use of the Alternate Means Process
The building code is a tool used by designers and authorities with the objective of protecting the public and emergency personnel...
(1.25 HSW LU)
64 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Historic Preservation Part 1: What Is Historic Preservation?
The primary purpose of “What Is Historic Preservation?” is to discuss the history of the historic preservation movement in the United States and present an overview of the processes and programs that have been developed over the years to integrate historic and existing buildings into the architectural field...
(3.00 HSW LU)
220 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Historic Preservation Part 2: What Is Historic?
We preserve buildings to tell our stories, provide continuity in our culture, and stabilize our structures for public safety...
(2.75 HSW LU)
204 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Historic Preservation Part 3: How to Plan, Design, & Construct the Preservation Project
Whether it is a house museum, a residence, a courthouse, or a church, every building must be safe to enter, use, and exit...
(1.75 HSW LU)
122 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Historic Preservation Part 4: Economics & Sustainability
The primary purpose of “Economics and Sustainability” is to examine preservation in the 21st century as it becomes more relevant and mainstream...
(2.00 HSW LU)
135 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Historic Preservation Part 5: Modern Heritage, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion
The past several decades have seen discussions of why preserving modern heritage is different from traditional heritage and how addressing systemic racial and social injustices is key to telling the full American story...
(1.75 HSW LU)
130 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Implementing Sustainable Design Collaborations
Successful sustainable design projects rarely emerge from isolated decision-making...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Improving Building Performance Part 1: Building Performance and Post Occupancy
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) examines the performance of a building in a comprehensive manner and can help architects understand and correct problems on recently completed projects and make better decisions in future projects. POEs contribute to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare as a continuous improvement tool for the built environment...
(2.25 HSW LU)
174 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Improving Building Performance Part 2: Planning, Conducting, & Applying the POE
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) examines the performance of a building in a comprehensive manner, addressing health, safety, security, and functionality, as well as social, psychological, and cultural appropriateness...
(2.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Improving Building Performance Part 3: Major Trends & Their Implications for the Future
The idea that every completed building is an experiment with potential surprises can now be replaced with the knowledge that architects can create facilities that will deliver the quality expected of them by relying on building performance evaluations (BPEs) as the basis for programming and design...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Improving Building Performance Part 4: Indicative Post-Occupancy Evaluation Case Study
In a world driven by consumer demand, continuous and systematic feedback and analysis of the performance of facilities is a necessity that yields multiple benefits...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Improving Building Performance Part 5: Investigative Post-Occupancy Evaluation Case Study
By relying on building performance evaluations as the basis for programming and design, architects can create facilities that will deliver the quality expected of them...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Improving Building Performance Part 6: Investigative & Diagnostic Post-Occupancy Evaluation Case Studies
To help architects understand and correct problems on recently completed projects and make better decisions in future projects, post-occupancy evaluation (POE) examines the performance of a building in a comprehensive manner...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness, Course 1: Indoor Air Quality Overview
The course “Indoor Air Quality Overview” is the first of six courses in the learning program, “Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness.”...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness, Course 2: Building Design
The course “IAQ & Building Design” is the second of six courses in the learning program, “Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness.”...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness, Course 3: IAQ in Practice - Building Systems and Activities
The course “IAQ in Practice – Building Systems and Activities” is the third of six courses in the learning program, “Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness.”...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness, Course 4: IAQ in Practice - Building Materials and Finishes
The course “IAQ in Practice – Building Materials and Finishes” is the fourth of six courses in the course series, “Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness.”...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness, Course 5: IAQ in Practice - Building Moisture
The course “IAQ in Practice - Building Moisture” is the fifth of six courses in the learning program, “Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness.”...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness, Course 6: IAQ in Practice - Building Case Studies
The course “IAQ in Practice - Building Case Studies” is the final of six courses in the learning program, “Indoor Air Quality for Architects: Design Buildings to Promote Health and Wellness.”...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Integrating Lighting and Daylighting in Building Envelope Design
This fifth course in the building envelope series marks a pivotal transition by repositioning daylight as a primary design driver in building envelope performance...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Integrating Ventilation, Heating, and Cooling Strategies in Building Envelope Design
This fourth course in the building envelope series marks a critical shift to the high-impact realm of integrative design...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Introduction to Mass Timber
Mass timber (MT) framing has emerged as an increasingly popular option for construction projects across the United States...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Living, Regenerative, and Adaptive Building Design Strategies
Living, regenerative, and adaptive design incorporates interrelated, innovative concepts that challenge traditional building paradigms and even standards for sustainable design...
(1.75 HSW LU)
93 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Mold and Moisture Prevention Part 1: Key Issues Related to Mold and Moisture Intrusion
An alarming number of new buildings suffer from moisture and mold problems, which are a risk to occupants’ health, safety, and welfare...
(1.75 HSW LU)
107 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Mold and Moisture Prevention Part 2: Schematic Design
The schematic design phase is generally considered to include approximately 30 percent of the project design and offers the best opportunity to prevent future moisture and mold problems...
(1.50 HSW LU)
110 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Mold and Moisture Prevention Part 3: Design Development
During design development, building systems that can help avoid mold problems are selected, construction moisture control guidelines for the builder are provided, and operational requirements to minimize mildew potential are determined...
(1.75 HSW LU)
125 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Mold and Moisture Prevention Part 4: Final Design, Construction, Postconstruction, and Assessment
The importance of decisions that can help prevent future mold and moisture problems extends through all stages of building design and construction...
(1.75 HSW LU)
122 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Options for Brick Veneer
With growing interest in taller wood-frame buildings—many with five stories of wood on podiums and with wood-frame mezzanines—there has also been interest in the use of brick veneer at greater heights...
(0.50 HSW LU)
42 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Pitfalls during Construction Contract Administration
The construction phase is a dynamic time for the project, where the architect has less control, is still required to fulfill their primary duty to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and must navigate potential pitfalls of construction contract administration (CCA)...
(1.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Planning for Sustainable Development Part 1
To effectively plan for and implement sustainable development requires a clear understanding of the organizing principles for meeting human development goals while sustaining the natural systems and resources of the environment...
(2.25 HSW LU)
109 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Planning for Sustainable Development Part 2: Case Studies
To effectively plan for and implement sustainable development requires a clear understanding of the organizing principles for meeting human development goals while sustaining the natural systems and resources of the environment...
(1.25 HSW LU)
70 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Practice Management: Strategies for Enhancing Public Welfare and Service Delivery
This course focuses on practice management from the perspective of supporting both public welfare and client interests through enhanced service delivery...
(2.00 HSW LU)
105 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 1
One of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture, this course discusses the various approaches to predesign planning used over the years...
(1.25 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 10: Predesign Plan
One of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture, this course discusses how to develop and present a final predesign plan...
(3.25 HSW LU)
207 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 2: Values and Architecture
One of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture, this course discusses the importance of discovering strongly held values as a beginning point for predesign planning...
(2.00 HSW LU)
173 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 3: Project Planning
This course is one of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture to identify client goals, user and community needs, and codes and regulations...
(1.50 HSW LU)
114 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 4: Publications and Records
This course covers the techniques and tools used to gather information from publications and records to identify the values and needs pertinent to the building design...
(1.00 HSW LU)
106 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 5: Diagnostic Interviews
This is the second of five courses focusing on methods used in predesign planning...
(1.50 HSW LU)
115 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 6: Diagnostic Observation
One of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture, this is the third of five courses focusing on methods used in predesign planning...
(1.25 HSW LU)
100 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 7: Questionnaires and Surveys
This is the fourth of five courses focusing on methods used in predesign planning...
(2.25 HSW LU)
144 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 8: Work Sessions
This course is one of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture to identify client goals, user and community needs, and codes and regulations...
(2.50 HSW LU)
165 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Predesign Planning Part 9: Site and Climate
One of a series of ten courses about the reasons to conduct and methods to accomplish effective predesign planning in architecture, this course shows how to use the value-seeking and information-gathering methods described in the previous courses to conduct a comprehensive analysis of site and climate for a project...
(1.75 HSW LU)
156 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Preventing Access Failures: 6 Tips for Construction Teams
Construction errors happen, and they are often the most expensive aspect of ADA compliance...
(0.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Preventing Suicide Falls: A Primer for Architects
The structures architects design and bring to life offer joy to clients, building occupants, and the public...
(1.50 HSW LU)
100 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Professional Conduct Part 1: Registration
This course provides an overview of registration rules for architects, with a discussion of the meaning of the practice of architecture and the design professional...
(1.75 HSW LU)
100 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Professional Conduct Part 2: Competence
This course provides an overview of NCARB’s Model Rules of Conduct as they apply to competence, with actual and hypothetical cases illustrating the importance of attention to detail, listening carefully, and thinking like an engineer as a means of ensuring competence in the practice of architecture...
(3.00 HSW LU)
105 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Professional Conduct Part 3: Accountability
This course provides an overview of the Model Rules of Conduct as applicable to accountability, with actual and hypothetical cases illustrating the importance of the designer having detailed knowledge of the content of the plans during their preparation as a means of exerting accountability in the practice of architecture...
(1.50 HSW LU)
59 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Professional Conduct Part 4: Honesty
This course provides an overview of the Model Rules of Conduct pertaining to honesty, with actual and hypothetical cases illustrating the issues related to corruption and bribery in the practice of architecture...
(2.25 HSW LU)
102 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Professional Conduct Part 5: Conflicts of Interest
This course provides an overview of the Model Rules of Conduct pertaining to conflicts of interest, with actual and hypothetical cases illustrating the issues of compensation and disclosure, as well as a discussion of how to best understand the concept of a conflict of interest...
(1.00 HSW LU)
47 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Right to the City: Equity, Sustainability, and Single-Family Zoning, Part 1
Growing US cities face escalating housing costs, residential and commercial displacement, homelessness, and the suburbanization of poverty...
(1.50 HSW LU)
82 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Right to the City: Equity, Sustainability, and Single-Family Zoning, Part 2
Growing US cities face escalating housing costs, residential and commercial displacement, homelessness, and the suburbanization of poverty...
(1.25 HSW LU)
75 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 1: Security in the Built Environment
This course explores contextual issues for security at regional, community, and local levels...
(1.25 HSW LU)
77 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 2: Understanding Threats, Hazards, and Security Design Concepts
Part 2 of this series examines threats driving the need for security planning and design in buildings...
(1.50 HSW LU)
95 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 3: Security Planning and Evaluation
This part of the series highlights the assessment process used to define security needs...
(1.00 HSW LU)
87 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 4: Building Hardening
This course explains concepts for making buildings more resistant to the effects of ballistic attacks, forced entry, and explosions...
(1.25 HSW LU)
79 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 5: Building Security Techniques
This course profiles available security equipment and systems for surveillance, detection, and access control functions in buildings...
(1.50 HSW LU)
96 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 6: Biochemical and Radiological Building Protection
This course presents concepts and technologies for protecting people in buildings from the effects of chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) contamination, including response strategies for HVAC and potable water systems...
(1.00 HSW LU)
81 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 7: Security and Emergency Operations
This course looks at both security and emergency preparedness in building operations so that design professionals can better anticipate the implications of design decisions on these aspects of building use...
(1.00 HSW LU)
60 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Security Planning and Design Part 8: Putting Security into Practice
This course provides practical advice about security considerations in both the business operations and project delivery aspects of architecture practice...
(2.25 HSW LU)
133 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Seismic Mitigation Part 1: Earthquakes and Their Effects
Earthquakes can cause immense structural and nonstructural damage to buildings and injury to the occupants of these buildings...
(1.75 HSW LU)
139 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Seismic Mitigation Part 2: Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings and Sites
Earthquakes can cause immense structural and nonstructural damage to buildings and injury to the occupants of these buildings...
(3.00 HSW LU)
232 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Seismic Mitigation Part 3: Design for Better Seismic Response
The forensic investigation of buildings and infrastructure has been extensively conducted by engineers, architects, and scientists after every recent major earthquake that has impacted the built environment...
(1.50 HSW LU)
127 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Seismic Mitigation Part 4: Design for Better Seismic Response
While the traditional approach to seismic mitigation focused on strengthening building resistance, in recent times more advanced techniques have tended to focus on reducing the level of earthquake-related stress placed on buildings...
(1.25 HSW LU)
101 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Seismic Mitigation Part 5: Improving on Existing Construction & Mitigation of Seismic Forces
Ongoing research and experience from recent seismic events have added to the store of knowledge that allows architects to address problems in the design of new buildings...
(1.75 HSW LU)
127 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Seismic Mitigation Part 6: Managing Design and Construction, and Design Resources
The design of complex objects involving many people and functions requires careful management if progress is to be made toward a successful conclusion...
(1.25 HSW LU)
129 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Spotlighting Social and Environmental Attributes to Enhance Preliminary Design
This course explores and illuminates the design process, from orchestrating stakeholder participation to finalizing schematic designs...
(2.50 HSW LU)
128 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Subsurface Conditions Part 1: Basic Concerns, Design Information, & Division of Responsibilities
Soil and subsurface water conditions affect the design and performance of building projects...
(1.25 HSW LU)
84 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Subsurface Conditions Part 2: Soil Properties, Behaviors, Classification, & Identification
Soil and subsurface water conditions affect the design and performance of building projects...
(1.00 HSW LU)
74 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Subsurface Conditions Part 3: Foundations & General Site Development
Soil and subsurface water conditions affect the design and performance of building projects...
(1.25 HSW LU)
77 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Subsurface Conditions Part 4: Site Development Considerations & Management of Site Materials
Soil and subsurface water conditions affect the design and performance of building projects...
(1.00 HSW LU)
66 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Sustainable Design Part 1: Green Building Standards and Certification Systems
This course provides an introduction to green building standards and certification systems in use around the world with an emphasis on differentiating between single-attribute and multiattribute programs...
(2.00 HSW LU)
126 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Sustainable Design Part 2: Integrated Design
The integrated design process is a key strategy in designing and constructing buildings that are healthier for occupants, have a lower impact on the environment, and protect public welfare...
(1.50 HSW LU)
89 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Sustainable Design Part 3: Performance Metrics (Part A)
The primary purpose of “Performance Metrics for Sustainable Design” is to explore what building designers can do to reduce the impacts of building construction and operation on the environment...
(2.00 HSW LU)
107 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Sustainable Design Part 4: Performance Metrics (Part B)
The primary purpose of “Performance Metrics for Sustainable Design” is to explore what building designers can do to reduce the impacts of building construction and operation on the environment...
(2.00 HSW LU)
107 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Sustainable Design Part 5: Trends in the Profession, Performance, and Practice
In order to ensure that future iterations of sustainable design will respond to the changing requirements of environmental, societal, and economic conditions, research continues to document the successes, challenges, and opportunities to make continuous improvements in this important area of design...
(2.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Sustainable Design Part 6: Economic Analyses
Sustainable design provides not only improved indoor environmental quality for building occupants and reduced environmental impact on the earth, but also financial benefits to building owners...
(2.00 HSW LU)
112 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
The ADA and Beyond
The design community has figured out how to satisfy the minimum requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), but what about the spirit of the law?...
(1.00 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
The Architect’s Seal: An Ethical and Legal Obligation
Some of the most common disciplinary actions against architects consist of those related to the use of the architect’s seal...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
The Ethics of Pursuing Work in New Places
Transitioning from employee to sole proprietor of an architecture firm is the dream of many architects, but it comes with a need to understand licensing laws more fully and have a good grasp of acceptable rules of conduct for the profession...
(0.50 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
The History of the Building Envelope: An Archeology of Separation
The building envelope represents the most fundamental cultural act of humans: the separation of the interior from the external environment...
(1.75 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Understanding the Architect’s Standard of Care
This course addresses those elements that comprise the standard of care and the linkage to liability that an architect faces during a project’s pursuit, negotiation, design, and construction document production and the construction administration process that affects the architect’s standard of care.
(1.50 HSW LU)
78 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Weather, Climate, Environment, and Building Envelope Typologies
This second course in the building envelope series establishes the fundamentals of weather, climate, and environmental context as the essential groundwork for understanding building envelope performance...
(1.50 HSW LU)
0 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Why Buildings Fail Part 1: Forces & Destructive Agents
Even the most successful individuals keep in mind that failure is a possibility...
(2.25 HSW LU)
118 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Why Buildings Fail Part 2: Fundamental Errors at the Outset of a Project
The design professional is faced with the tremendous challenge of anticipating, predicting, and mitigating against all possible modes of failure...
(1.25 HSW LU)
62 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Why Buildings Fail Part 3: Engineering Errors During the Design Phase
Architects face countless challenges in the performance of their work, including the obligation to anticipate all reasonably predictable sources of failure and to provide a design that successfully lessens the likelihood of any kind of failure...
(1.75 HSW LU)
81 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Why Buildings Fail Part 4: Material Selection & Detailing Errors During the Design Phase
Failures seldom result from a single error made by an individual; they more often result from a combination of interrelated factors involving both technical and human (procedural) deficiencies...
(1.00 HSW LU)
49 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Why Buildings Fail Part 5: Errors During the Construction Phase
Failure is an always present possibility, especially when the potential for failure is not fully considered by design professionals...
(2.00 HSW LU)
100 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Why Buildings Fail Part 6: Operational Errors; Failure Avoidance & Dispute Resolution
The study of failures equips the competent design professional with increased knowledge that leads to more successful achievements...
(2.25 HSW LU)
95 Pages
Introductory
Text-based
$30.00
Why Ethics Matter and How to Apply Them in Practice
Ethics provide a method for architects to deal with the dilemmas they often encounter in practice...
(1.00 HSW LU)
50 Pages
Introductory
Multimedia
$30.00
Wind Forces Part 1: The Nature of Wind & Its Implications for Buildings
While advances in technology have led to expanded code requirements and greater client expectations for building performance, the unexpectedly high pressures associated with wind forces often result in extensive building failures...
(1.75 HSW LU)
106 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Wind Forces Part 2: Wind Effects & Procedures for Wind-Resistant Design in Practice
While wind pressure typically develops on the surfaces of any obstruction placed in the path of the flow, the distribution of pressure on any surface of the obstruction varies, and the variation depends on the size, shape, and proportion of the obstruction...
(1.50 HSW LU)
116 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Wind Forces Part 3: Concepts & Descriptive Examples of Building Design for Wind
Buildings can be considered an assembly of parts or components...
(1.25 HSW LU)
88 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Wind Forces Part 4: Improving Building Wind Resistance & Stabilization
While architects cannot alter unexpectedly high wind pressures, building connection details and their strength can be considered within the architect’s scope and control...
(1.50 HSW LU)
116 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
Wind Forces Part 5: Wind Pressure Analysis, Strengthening Buildings, & Practical Considerations
For existing buildings that are found to have wind resistance deficiencies, there is often no easy way of correcting the deficiencies without damaging finishes...
(1.25 HSW LU)
95 Pages
Intermediate
Text-based
$30.00
AIA Credit
Automatic Credit Submission
Completion information is sent to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) on a weekly basis. Completed CE courses will be found in your AIA transcript (if applicable) within 7-9 days.
GBCI Credit
Green Business Certification Inc.
Some NCARB courses have GBCI approval. Note that all GBCI credits are self-report. Use the GBCI course number found on your transcript to report credits.
Continuum Education
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The Continuum Education Series is one of the most cost-effective ways for architects to fulfill their state and AIA continuing education requirements.
Complimentary Continuum Education Courses
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CE courses are available to active NCARB Certificate holders and Licensure Candidates for free! NCARB's high-quality Continuum Education Series is truly an affordable way to meet your state and AIA continuing education requirements and further your professional development. There are no seminars to attend, no travel expenses, no time away from the office. NCARB reports your passing score to the AIA at no cost.