Making Sense out of Sustainability in Healthcare 2009: Building Your Roadmap to Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
brought to you in part by
Georgia-Pacific
Architects earn 3 HSW Learning Units by attending this fast-paced seminar. See how sustainability and energy efficiency is revitalizing financial performance. Find out how to convert sustainability into ROI and language that resonates with healthcare CFOs and administrators. These seminars, lead by acclaimed author Alan Whitson, RPA, will be held in different locations throughout the year. Visit
Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute for schedule and registration information.
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Georgia-Pacific offers AIA/CES registered courses onsite for architectural firms. A trained AIA/CES facilitator will deliver a one-hour course for your group. Architects can earn one (1) HWS credit.
Courses include:
- Design Solutions for Today’s Building Industry
- Durability – How Cover Boards Contribute
- Area Separation Walls – "Non-paper-faced" Glass-Mat Approach
- Building Envelope
Contact us online: Request an onsite couse by e-mail. Please provide complete contact information, firm name, phone,
e-mail, location.
Or call
1-800 BUILD GP
(1-800-284-5347).
Georgia-Pacific sponsors free, online AIA registered programs for architects through course provider, AEC Daily corporation. AIA-member architects can earn Health Safety Welfare (HSW) continuing education credits for successfully completing these programs. Non-members can also take the online courses for CEU credit. At present, all states that require continuing education accept the AIA courses for the MCE state requirements.
To jump to course descriptions, click the course titles here. To sign-up, click the registration link for each course. Courses are free of charge. Follow the instructions on the provider site to register and sign-in.
| Course Title: | Solutions to Moisture Control in the Building Envelope |
| Course Number: | AEC322 |
| AIA Credit: | 1 HSW unit |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the three performance components of a building envelope and summarize their function with the envelope
- Describe how each of the control layers functions to minimize trapped or infiltrating moisture
- Explain how each of the materials in the three sample walls functions to reduce moisture within the envelope
- List the characteristics of glass-mat faced gypsum board that contribute to moisture reduction in different locations in a building envelope
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| Course Title: | Wind Uplift Solutions - Increasing the Durability of Roofing Systems |
| Course Number: | AEC262 |
| AIA Credit: | 1 HSW unit |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Summerize generalized wind effects on a roof system and wind classifications
- Determine wind uplift requirements for a specific geographic area and distinguish between standards
- Explain the new FM Gobal requirements relating to wind uplift and how these ratings are determined
- Explain the benefits and uses of coverboards, and
- Identify the role of coverboards in wind uplift resistance and in meeting the new FM Global requirements.
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| Course Title: | Overview of Firewalls and the Use of Glass-Mat Gypsum Shaftliner Panels |
| Course Number: | AEC241 |
| AIA Credit: | 1 HSW unit |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Compare the characteristics and advantages of the glass-mat gypsum shaftliner area separation wall to firewalls of concrete block, paper-faced shaftliner, and the two-1-hour firewall assembly
- Identify the components and understand the installation procedures of the glass-mat gypsum shaftliner area separation wall
- Recognize special conditions, such as area separation wall construction on a split slab foundation, an offset slab foundation, offset roofs and penetrations
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| Course Title: | Specifying Levels of Finish for Gypsum Wallboard |
| Course Number: | AEC220 |
| AIA Credit: | 1 HSW unit |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Define what is gypsum and how gypsum wallboard is manufactured
- Compare the characteristics of paper-faced gypsum board and fiberglass mat-faced gypsum board
- List and describe the recommended levels of gypsum board finish
- Write a complete specification for levels of gypsum board finish using the guidelines outlined in the Recommended Levels of Gypsum Finish document
- Describe joint treatment products including the types and characteristics of joint compounds
- List and contrast the features of various types of paint sheen
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| Course Title: | Durability in Commercial Roofing Assemblies |
| Course Number: | AEC193 |
| AIA Credit: | 1 HSW unit |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Define the functions of a cover board in a commercial roofing assembly
- List and describe the commonly used cover board materials and for which types of roofing systems they are best suited
- Discuss the forces that affect roofing durability
- Compare the performance characteristics of cover board materials to ensure the best choice for a successful roofing install
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| Course Title: | Using Water-Resistant Glass-Mat Gypsum Technology to Protect Against Moisture & Mold |
| Course Number: | AEC159 |
| AIA Credit: | 1 HSW unit |
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| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, you will have a better understanding of the following:
- Comparing and evaluating the difference between paper-faced gypsum wallboards and water-resistant, glass-mat gypsum wallboard technology
- Conditions required for mold growth
- Various moisture sources and methods of moisture transport through the building envelope
- Identifying and defining the ways that water-resistant, glass-mat gypsum wallboard technology helps address potential moisture and mold issues in various building applications
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