FREE Live Interactive Webcast - New Ideas and Innovation In Building Materials - North America

12:05 PM - 01:05 PM

This course discusses the process of wood acetylation, the resulting changes to wood, applications for acetylated wood, its green credentials and a number of case studies involving acetylated wood.

• AIA HSW # Accoya2020 | GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) # 920022858
• Provider: Accsys Technologies - Titan Wood Inc.
• Douglas Gillikin Presenter

  Doug has nearly 30 years in millwork manufacturing, OEM national account sales management and project management. Having been on all sides of the process, he understands the challenges faced beginning with inspiration, design to installation.
Course Number: Accoya2020
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,

01:10 PM - 02:10 PM

With a long history of specifying hardwood floors, architects and builders understand the benefits and challenges of working with the material. There’s no doubt that occupants of residential and commercial buildings love the look and feel of hardwoods under their feet. But specifiers may presume that hardwood floors are more expensive and that an alternative product may install and repair easier. Architects may also be concerned that the wood is sustainably sourced.   Innovation in today’s solid-hardwood floors delivers renewed confidence to specifiers. This course will describe the floating hardwood floor and the solutions it brings to green building, to ease of installation and repair, and to beauty that will last for generations.

• AIA HSW # SFSpecFloor | GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) # 920027538
• Provider: Steller Floors
• Britta Teller Presenter

  Britta Teller is Chief Sustainability Officer and a Co-Founder at Steller Floors. Five years ago, she pivoted away from her PhD-academic career in ecology and statistics to co-found Steller Floors in Tyrone, PA. Today, her team uses their exciting and innovative hardwood floors to make a positive difference in both global climate change and in their rural Pennsylvania area. Steller Floors manufactures sustainable, high quality, solid hardwood floors. With a unique ability to remove single planks from the center of the floor using a suction cup, demos of the product have gone viral on youtube, instagram and tiktok, organically earning over 10M views and engaging viewers worldwide. The flexible design of Steller Hardwood Floors, which don't use nails or glue, has also won critical acclaim in magazines like This Old House Magazine and Fine Homebuilding. Steller Floors have earned unique cross-over popularity between professional builders, architects and DIY homeowners, which is uncommon among building products and finishes.
Course Number: SFSpecFloor
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC), 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA, 1 Sustainable Design, 1 AIBD Primary,

02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

This course delves into the trend of integrating outdoor living, offering practical insights on creating a healthy and enjoyable outdoor space with louvred pergolas. It includes various images illustrating seamless indoor-outdoor integration. The aim is to share ways to enjoy outdoor areas year-round, regardless of weather, emphasizing important safety aspects and necessary certifications.

• AIA HSW # REN_OUTDOOR_21
• Provider: Renson Inc
• Presenter: Jeffrey Camp
Course Number: REN_OUTDOOR_21
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA, 1 AIBD Primary,

03:40 PM - 04:40 PM

Vinyl is the most widely used plastic in building and construction. For modern buildings and infrastructure, the life-cycle multi-attributes solutions blend sustainability, wellness and resilience for people and their communities.

• AIA HSW # VID-620-VI | GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) # 920019970
• Provider: Vinyl Institute
• Presenter: Jack Armstrong
Course Number: VID-620-VI
Credits: 1 AIA HSW, 1 GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC), 1 AIBC Core LU, 1 AAA Structured LU, 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA,