Learning Objectives

1. Understand the components of EIFS, its history, and common insulation used in these systems, with a closer look at the features and benefits of Graphite Polystyrene (GPS).
2. Explain the importance of Continuous Insulation (Ci) in meeting current Building Codes, CO2 reduction goals and describe how GPS EIFS contributes towards these objectives.
3. Compare the embodied CO2 of common insulation in EIFS using available life cycle analysis (LCA), environmental product declarations (EPDs), and other third-party tools.
4. Know what the Biomass Balance approach to manufacturing is and how it is currently reducing the CO2 footprint of GPS and associated EIFS systems.

Comments

It was a very educational seminar.

George

Very interesting

Niklas

Great!

Shawn

Thank you for this found it very insightful

Larissa

thanks

Hank

Thank you for the interesting seminar.

Frank

Good course

Ambrose

Very Interesting.

Matthew

Very informative!

Josip

Good & Informative course.

Reid

thank you

Anne

Great info!

Jeffrey

valuable lesson!!

Richard

Great course / interesting material

Tillie

Good course

Carolynn

k

Hania

GREAT!

Ramona Venera

Very informative

Patricia

thank you

susan

Very informative

Sakti

Very informative

Sakti

Great info

Grant

great presentation

Matthew

Very Nice

Ben

Thanks! Great course

Abbie

nn

Rezkar

Great topic. Thank you!

DAVOUD

Thanks for the clarity and resources.

stuart

Speaker was too slow. But interesting subject

Kay

very informative

Bryce

Thanks

Tony

Great presentation!

Parisa

good

Michael

Informative course

Lloyd

very informative

Ellen

very informative

Ellen

very informative.

Golnar

Excellent presentation, thanks!

Jason

Very good course. Increased my awareness of the positive aspects of EIFS.

Mark

Thanks

Nathanael

Thank you.

Fanny

Good Course

Ryan

Thank you for a great presentation that showcases sustainability as well.

Rosemarie

na

Jefferson

Very informative course.

Shervin

very good

Carl

Excellent course

Nenad

Thank you for the information.

Alexandra

Great !

Henry

Great presentation. Very informative.

Brian

Not applicable

Hyojin

Perfect

Amir

Good Course with valuable content, easy to follow

Mark

N/A

Rhiannon

great learning

Cristiana

Great presentation

Ryan

Great presentation

Ryan

Thank you for the training

Adam

great presentation

Alissa

Informative session.

Mohsen

Informative presentation - very well structured

Halima

simple course very understandable

Peter

great course.

Svetlana

Good presentation.

Otto

great

Kyle

good

rohit

Good presentation

Sameh

Good presentation

Sameh

I like the listing of measures

Gary

I like the listing of measures

Gary

good speaker clear objectibes

Julia

interesting content. I learned a lot. I would LOVE to specify GPS for my EIFS in the future.

Tiffany

interesting content. I learned a lot. I would LOVE to specify GPS for my EIFS in the future.

Tiffany

Excellent information

Keenan

Important Topic

R. Scott

Nice

Maurya

Thank you

Ela

Very useful.

Shima

Very educational and terms explained.

Nicola

Very Informative and well presented.

Simon

Thank You

Elizabeth

Very interesting and valuable course! Thank you

Amirali

Great update to the current options for EIFS systems.

David

A lot of information flowing through that seminar, but interesting to say the least

Morley

good

Slobodan

Well presented. Very informative.

J.Reginald

Thanks.

Alankar

very informative webinar

Mustafa

Excellent seminar

BRANKO

Good presentation

Justin

Very informative

Luz

Not useful for my work. Although presented well.

Robert Andrew

Difficult but interesting

Michael

Useful information for EIFS specification and design.

Stephen

an informative course

Radek

very good

Peter

Amazing and informative

KHAJEH

Amazing and informative

KHAJEH

thanks

Cherie

Good.

Marco

Very informative course

Leandra

INTERESTING

JD

Good information on GPS

Paul

Awesome

michael

GOOD Information

Seiedeh Paria

Very Informative !

Sarah

Great

Christopher

Great

Leonard

good course

Barron

Excellent course.

Ian

good course

xuan

Very informative.

George

Great course

Jay

Great course

Richard

Great course

Richard

Good one!

Mitesh

Good presentation.

Abundancio

This is a good course for learning about EIFs and GPS.

Ruben

This is a good course for learning about EIFs and GPS.

Ruben

This is a good course for learning about EIFs and GPS.

Ruben

Certificate

Saja

Thank you!

Rose

Very informative webinar and helpful.

Nitya

Very informative course.

Sirma

informative

Angelo

good info

Fateh

Very informative

Heeva

thank you

Sergiu

Good Presentation

Jeremiah

Thank you

Oliver

Very good presentation!

Constantine

Good presentation. However, there was no discussion of combustilbilty and fire safety.

Christopher

thank you for the presentation, it was very informative!

Leslie

Thorough and informative. Additional resources are helpful. Would be helpful to understand residential/commercial Ci requirements for North America including Canada.

nancy

Thank you so much for this great presentation. It was very informative.

Ladan

informative course that clearly explains GPS EIFS, continuous insulation, and embodied carbon reduction strategies in modern sustainable building design.

Addis

Very Good

Fred

Interesting

Minoru

Great

Brendan

Great Course!

Andrew

Yes

Fotini

Thank you for offering

Bradley

Great information

Jason

Thank you, learned new information with this session.

Andrea

Interesting presentation

Teague

good

Zaid

Great Course

Trupti

Interesting.

Danny

great presentation

Pete

Reducing Embodied CO2 and Meeting Ci with Low Carbon Graphite Polystyrene EIFS

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This course explores how designers can reduce embodied and operational CO2 emissions through the use of graphite polystyrene (GPS) Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS), while satisfying the requirements for continuous insulation in new and retrofit projects.

Credits: 1 AIA LU HSW + 1 Sustainable Design + 1 AIBC Core LU + 1 AAA Structured LU + 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA + 1 Climate Action (OAA)

Length: 1 hour


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Reducing Embodied CO2 and Meeting Ci with Low Carbon Graphite Polystyrene EIFS

FREE

This course explores how designers can reduce embodied and operational CO2 emissions through the use of graphite polystyrene (GPS) Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS), while satisfying the requirements for continuous insulation in new and retrofit projects.

Credits: 1 AIA LU HSW + 1 Sustainable Design + 1 AIBC Core LU + 1 AAA Structured LU + 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA + 1 Climate Action (OAA)

Length: 1 hour


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Learning Objectives

1. Understand the components of EIFS, its history, and common insulation used in these systems, with a closer look at the features and benefits of Graphite Polystyrene (GPS).
2. Explain the importance of Continuous Insulation (Ci) in meeting current Building Codes, CO2 reduction goals and describe how GPS EIFS contributes towards these objectives.
3. Compare the embodied CO2 of common insulation in EIFS using available life cycle analysis (LCA), environmental product declarations (EPDs), and other third-party tools.
4. Know what the Biomass Balance approach to manufacturing is and how it is currently reducing the CO2 footprint of GPS and associated EIFS systems.

Comments

It was a very educational seminar.

George

Very interesting

Niklas

Great!

Shawn

Thank you for this found it very insightful

Larissa

thanks

Hank

Thank you for the interesting seminar.

Frank

Good course

Ambrose

Very Interesting.

Matthew

Very informative!

Josip

Good & Informative course.

Reid

thank you

Anne

Great info!

Jeffrey

valuable lesson!!

Richard

Great course / interesting material

Tillie

Good course

Carolynn

k

Hania

GREAT!

Ramona Venera

Very informative

Patricia

thank you

susan

Very informative

Sakti

Very informative

Sakti

Great info

Grant

great presentation

Matthew

Very Nice

Ben

Thanks! Great course

Abbie

nn

Rezkar

Great topic. Thank you!

DAVOUD

Thanks for the clarity and resources.

stuart

Speaker was too slow. But interesting subject

Kay

very informative

Bryce

Thanks

Tony

Great presentation!

Parisa

good

Michael

Informative course

Lloyd

very informative

Ellen

very informative

Ellen

very informative.

Golnar

Excellent presentation, thanks!

Jason

Very good course. Increased my awareness of the positive aspects of EIFS.

Mark

Thanks

Nathanael

Thank you.

Fanny

Good Course

Ryan

Thank you for a great presentation that showcases sustainability as well.

Rosemarie

na

Jefferson

Very informative course.

Shervin

very good

Carl

Excellent course

Nenad

Thank you for the information.

Alexandra

Great !

Henry

Great presentation. Very informative.

Brian

Not applicable

Hyojin

Perfect

Amir

Good Course with valuable content, easy to follow

Mark

N/A

Rhiannon

great learning

Cristiana

Great presentation

Ryan

Great presentation

Ryan

Thank you for the training

Adam

great presentation

Alissa

Informative session.

Mohsen

Informative presentation - very well structured

Halima

simple course very understandable

Peter

great course.

Svetlana

Good presentation.

Otto

great

Kyle

good

rohit

Good presentation

Sameh

Good presentation

Sameh

I like the listing of measures

Gary

I like the listing of measures

Gary

good speaker clear objectibes

Julia

interesting content. I learned a lot. I would LOVE to specify GPS for my EIFS in the future.

Tiffany

interesting content. I learned a lot. I would LOVE to specify GPS for my EIFS in the future.

Tiffany

Excellent information

Keenan

Important Topic

R. Scott

Nice

Maurya

Thank you

Ela

Very useful.

Shima

Very educational and terms explained.

Nicola

Very Informative and well presented.

Simon

Thank You

Elizabeth

Very interesting and valuable course! Thank you

Amirali

Great update to the current options for EIFS systems.

David

A lot of information flowing through that seminar, but interesting to say the least

Morley

good

Slobodan

Well presented. Very informative.

J.Reginald

Thanks.

Alankar

very informative webinar

Mustafa

Excellent seminar

BRANKO

Good presentation

Justin

Very informative

Luz

Not useful for my work. Although presented well.

Robert Andrew

Difficult but interesting

Michael

Useful information for EIFS specification and design.

Stephen

an informative course

Radek

very good

Peter

Amazing and informative

KHAJEH

Amazing and informative

KHAJEH

thanks

Cherie

Good.

Marco

Very informative course

Leandra

INTERESTING

JD

Good information on GPS

Paul

Awesome

michael

GOOD Information

Seiedeh Paria

Very Informative !

Sarah

Great

Christopher

Great

Leonard

good course

Barron

Excellent course.

Ian

good course

xuan

Very informative.

George

Great course

Jay

Great course

Richard

Great course

Richard

Good one!

Mitesh

Good presentation.

Abundancio

This is a good course for learning about EIFs and GPS.

Ruben

This is a good course for learning about EIFs and GPS.

Ruben

This is a good course for learning about EIFs and GPS.

Ruben

Certificate

Saja

Thank you!

Rose

Very informative webinar and helpful.

Nitya

Very informative course.

Sirma

informative

Angelo

good info

Fateh

Very informative

Heeva

thank you

Sergiu

Good Presentation

Jeremiah

Thank you

Oliver

Very good presentation!

Constantine

Good presentation. However, there was no discussion of combustilbilty and fire safety.

Christopher

thank you for the presentation, it was very informative!

Leslie

Thorough and informative. Additional resources are helpful. Would be helpful to understand residential/commercial Ci requirements for North America including Canada.

nancy

Thank you so much for this great presentation. It was very informative.

Ladan

informative course that clearly explains GPS EIFS, continuous insulation, and embodied carbon reduction strategies in modern sustainable building design.

Addis

Very Good

Fred

Interesting

Minoru

Great

Brendan

Great Course!

Andrew

Yes

Fotini

Thank you for offering

Bradley

Great information

Jason

Thank you, learned new information with this session.

Andrea

Interesting presentation

Teague

good

Zaid

Great Course

Trupti

Interesting.

Danny

great presentation

Pete