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Side panel All Courses Live Courses Series More More expand_more Subscribe Log in Home All Courses Live Courses Series More chevron_right At the nexus of inspiration and automation Fundamentals of AI chevron_right Stay on top of the latest trends & best practices Earn unlimited LUs chevron_right Women’s Leadership Summit 2023 Lead the way chevron_right Help your community respond to a disaster Learn how chevron_right Popular Courses card_membership Included in subscription An Introduction to the AIA Framework for Design Excellence Propel your practice’s success with the AIA Framework for Design Excellence—the defining 10 principles of design excellence in the 21st century. In this introductory course, you will learn the origin, evolution, and significance of each of the framework’s principles and examine how they advance progress toward a zero-carbon, healthy, just, resilient, and equitable built environment. Learn from real-world case studies showcasing successful implementations across diverse firms and project types. Plus, you’ll learn how to navigate the valuable online resources for each of the 10 principles to use in your design process for future projects. Course expires on 2/04/2027. 1.0 LU|HSW $30 info close Architect $30 Member Price $45 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right card_membership Included in subscription Achieving Zero Energy Building Design With the trend toward decarbonization increasing interest in net zero carbon buildings and on-site renewable energy, it is essential architects and design professionals understand the process and factors to consider, the best practices and procedures, and where to find the resources to complete a zero energy building design. The Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG) Series has been supporting this effort for over a decade. The guides provide definitions and processes; solution sets by climate zone with a mix of prescriptive and performance-based approaches; guidance on strategies, including whole-building integration approaches; recommended energy targets; and examples of buildings with performance data showing proven techniques and achievable targets. Adapted from the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings and featuring case studies of zero energy K-12 schools, this highly interactive, self-paced learning program offers recommendations, strategies, and resources for achieving zero-energy commercial buildings to help design practitioners improve their skills in high-efficiency building design. The course was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Course expires on 8/9/2026. 8.00 LU|HSW $100 info close Architect $100 Member Price $150 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right 4.36 card_membership Included in subscription Architecture & the Circular Economy Let’s talk about reuse. Designing for the circular economy, where materials are endlessly reused and waste is eliminated, requires a completely new mindset. This conversation explores how architects can and should design buildings to be taken apart and reused as part of the circular economy, an effort entailing the use of smaller palettes of reusable materials and the development of blueprints for disassembly as well as assembly. Course expires 10/3/2024 1.00 LU|HSW $30 info close Architect $30 Member Price $45 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right 4.35 card_membership Included in subscription Building Envelope This session discusses thermodynamics and the laws of heat transfer and the application of these concepts to buildings to show how, where, and why heat flows through walls. Topics addressed include Fourier’s Law, R-values and insulation, windows and fenestration, infiltration, control layers, and commissioning. Course expires 03/05/2025 2.00 LU|HSW $35 info close Architect $35 Member Price $50 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right 4.39 Upcoming live courses card_membership Included in subscription Public Health’s Role in Improving Healthy Built Environments With substantial research demonstrating the connection between the environment and public health outcomes, it is imperative that we identify and pursue opportunities within our communities that promote health, address disparities, and improve well-being. While many of these factors—transportation, land use planning, housing, parks, and economic development—are outside the public health field’s direct control, the Tennessee Department of Health has still established itself as a national leader in improving public health, safety, and welfare through investments in its built environment. In this presentation, you’ll gain an overview of the Tennessee Department of Health’s successes—led by the Office of Primary Prevention— including the significance of regional healthy development coordinators, the Healthy Built Environments Grant program, and cross-agency, multi-disciplinary partnerships. Hosted by the Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) . 1 LU|HSW Live course date: 05/14/2024 | 02:00 PM $0 Member Price $15 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right card_membership Included in subscription Esports: Designing the New Arena Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 2pm ET Esports, or electronic sports, is a rapidly growing form of sports competition using video games. This emerging sports gaming market needs venues to have unique spatial requirements to serve the needs of the players and spectators. While a traditional sports stadium is the closest equivalent, a copy/paste approach will not hit the mark—presenting designers with a new and exciting challenge: Designing a new arena. Get an overview of the current state of the esports market. Learn what types of spaces are currently being used in esports venues. Explore the unique creative opportunities that can be mined in this emerging building typology. Moderated by Luanne Carleton and presented by ​Simon Hoffiz of Nelson Worldwide​. Hosted by the Retail and Entertainment Knowledge Community (REKC) . 1 LU Live course date: 05/23/2024 | 02:00 PM $0 Member Price $15 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator Training 2024 | June 26-27 Intended for licensed architects, engineers, or certified building inspectors, this training certifies attendees as Building Evaluators in the nationally recognized Safety Assessment Program (SAP) . June 26-27, 2024 | 12 - 4pm ET To register | Click Add to cart and complete the checkout process. Evaluator Field Manuals | ATC 45 | ATC 20 | Participants are responsible for purchasing these texts from ATC. They are not included in the course cost . The program is managed by Cal OES with cooperation from professional organizations, including AIA. It utilizes volunteers and mutual aid resources to provide professional engineers, architects and certified building inspectors to assist local governments in safety evaluation of their built environment in an aftermath of a disaster. SAP is the training standard of the AIA Disaster Assistance Program , which provides leadership, advocacy, and training to architects who are interested in volunteering their professional skills in times of crisis. This workshop will teach participants to conduct rapid damage assessments of structures affected by earthquakes, wind, and water. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to consistently and safely assess structures for habitability and will receive a nationally recognized Cal OES registration ID card from the state of California. 6.50 LU|HSW Live course date: 06/26/2024 | 12:00 PM $99 info close Architect $99 Member Price $149 Non-member Price Learn more chevron_right card_membership Included in subscription Economic Update: Q3 2024 ABI Insights...