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Sustainable Building Envelopes


About This Program

This course will address a variety of metal components and technologies that can increase the sustainability, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality of a building.

Session Takeaways

  • Learn how the use of metal as a cladding component may contribute to carbon neutral and net zero building goals.
  • Learn how metal walls can use sunlight to provide the building with solar air heating.
  • Discover how metal cladding on roof and walls can contribute to green building objectives, including LEED Certification.
  • Explore cutting edge cool roof technologies, including UV reflective pigments and above sheathing ventilation.
  • Understand how metal roofing can provide a solar ready platform for photovoltaic systems.

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Learning Units

CSI: 1.0 LU*
*May be submitted for domain specific learning units to CDT recertification, and/or general learning units for CCCA, CCS, and CCPR.
AIA: 1.0 LU/HSW

Relevant Practices

General Project Delivery
Design/Engineering
Specifying/Information Management
Product Selection/Specification
Procurement
Construction Management/Construction
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Ownership/Property Management