Live In-Person Seminar - Mixed-Topics - Chicago /Oakbrook, IL

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) is a Non-Profit trade association that was established in 1954. We offer training to discerning users of WRC including the architect community. Western Red Cedar Distinctive Sustainable Designs is a one-hour, face-to-face training session developed for the architect community and provided by WRCLA qualified trainers. Through this one hour session, architects will increase their knowledge of WRC; its' properties and performance characteristics.

• AIA HSW # WRCLA5 | GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) # 920027450
• Provider: Western Red Cedar Lumber Assn (WRCLA)
• Presenter: Paul Mackie
Course Number: WRCLA5
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC), 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA, 1 AIBD Primary,

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sealants are key in the occupant comfort and health by preventing air, mold, and moisture to penetrate the building. In this course, participants will learn what can result from incompatibility and adhesion problems between various sealants in contact with different substrates.

• AIA HSW # AdfSubstrate21
• Provider: Adfast
• Presenter: Matt Klinge
Course Number: AdfSubstrate21
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA, 1 AIBD Primary,

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Provides an overview of aluminum extrusion coatings and includes discussions on the aluminum extrusion process; a comparison of powder and liquid coatings; an overview of the chrome and the chrome-free pretreatment processes; and, the performance objectives of AAMA testing standards.

• AIA HSW # AG1012020
• Provider: Barrette Outdoor Living Inc.
• Presenter: Taylor Coley
Course Number: AG1012020
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA, 1 AIBD Primary,

11:20 AM - 12:20 PM

The course identifies what stone wool insulation is and how it is produced. It will discuss commercial applications of stone wool insulation as well as the key benefits of this insulating material when used in the field versus some of the other insulating materials traditionally used in the North American market today.

• AIA HSW # RWNA221001
• Provider: Rockwool
• Presenter: Denise Alvera
Course Number: RWNA221001
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA,

01:20 PM - 02:20 PM

Architects have always had to adapt to a variety of performance indicators like energy use for their buildings. Recent years have seen a complex shift towards embodied carbon as an indicator. This shift has occurred without a full understanding of the principles of life cycle analysis (LCA), that go into the data sets for carbon. The rise of mass timber has fueled a broad interest in wood and bio-sourced building materials as a potential carbon storage solution. However, there is a real difficulty of capturing complex and regional variations in the simple frameworks of most carbon comparisons. There are competing agendas, methodology, and data presented to specifiers from all sides. Even the best advocates for timber must be humble about the range of variables while defending their choices of regenerative natural building materials. This course starts by helping the modern architectural practice to understand key definitions and principles of carbon calculation metrics and life cycle analysis. It then moves into specific comparisons that highlight the unique attributes of wood, with learning objectives demonstrating the effect of design for durability and biogenic carbon.

• AIA HSW # DurableTimber | GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) # 920027550
• Provider: QWEB (Quebec Wood Export Bureau)
• Eli Gould Presenter

  Eli graduated with one of the first dual Architecture/Forestry degrees from Yale in the early ‘90s, with a conviction that the two fields would eventually be more linked. After a quarter century, this seems more true and even mainstream, but for many years it was an entrepreneurial effort in the small vertical wood prefab companies he ran in Vermont, and in the automated timber industry where he often consulted. For the last three years, Eli has brought those experiences into a nonprofit market development role for QWEB. When he’s not trying to transform the AEC industry into a positive climate force he enjoys small town and organic farm life in Vermont with his family.
Course Number: DurableTimber
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC), 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA, 1 Net Zero (ZNCD), 1 Sustainable Design, 1 AIBD Primary,

02:20 PM - 03:20 PM

This program explores the many uses of integrally troweled cure products to solve practical and common problems frequently occurring in buildings, roads and specialized industrial and municipal complexes. Such as moisture damage to floor coverings, control joint curling, delamination and abrasion resistance.

• AIA HSW # GURevCon
• Provider: Green Umbrella
• Presenter: Tom Hollis
Course Number: GURevCon
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA,

03:20 PM - 04:20 PM

Design professionals, general contractors, owners or facility manager will gain a thorough understanding of the top five challenges inherent to flexible spaces (using operable walls). They will also be shown examples of how to address them.

• AIA HSW # SKY 0007
• Provider: Skyfold
• Presenter: Ryan Watson
Course Number: SKY 0007
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA,