HORIZONTV FEATURING BD+C: WATCH EPISODES ON DEMAND AT HORIZONTV
sponsored | May 8, 2022
Choosing the right paver system for rooftop amenity spaces
This AIA course by Hoffmann Architects offers best practices for choosing the right paver system for rooftop amenity spaces in multifamily buildings.
sponsored | May 3, 2022
For glass openings, how big is too big?
Advances in glazing materials and glass building systems offer a seemingly unlimited horizon for not only glass performance, but also for the size and extent of these light, transparent forms. Both for enclosures and for indoor environments, novel products and assemblies allow for more glass and less opaque structure—often in places that previously limited their use.
sponsored | Apr 10, 2022
Designing with commercial and industrial insulated metal wall panels
Discover the characteristics, benefits and design options for commercial/industrial buildings using insulated metal panels (IMPs). Recognize the factors affecting panel spans and the relationship of these to structural supports. Gain knowledge of IMP code compliance.
sponsored | Oct 15, 2021
7 game-changing trends in structural engineering
Here are seven key areas where innovation in structural engineering is driving evolution.
Jun 12, 2019
Shadow Box Design: To Vent or Not To Vent
A curtain wall shadow box is a spandrel assembly consisting of vision glass at the building exterior and an opaque infill at the interior side of…
sponsored | May 20, 2019
Lasting Thermal Control For Building Façades
To keep interior spaces warm in the winter (and nice and cool in the summer), Building Teams report adopting more advanced approaches to envelope…
Mar 26, 2019
See-through and Safe
Failure modes of glass systems under the extreme heat and pressures of building fires are reasonably well known, yet still hard to predict. In a…
Mar 14, 2019
VIDEO COURSE: Great Buildings Deserve Great BIG Glass
Learn about glass fabrication processes with a concentration on BIG glass, an industry trend. Best practices for properly designing projects using…
Feb 20, 2019
Wood and Indoor Environment
The objectives of sustainable design are broader than just environmental effects, having come to embrace issues of human health and performance.…
Feb 20, 2019
Thinking Wood as a Material of Choice
Designers today are finding new possibilities in one of the oldest building materials on earth. Wood has always been valued for its beauty,…
