Supporting Sustainable Projects with Healthy Materials

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Sponsored by Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Solutions

Learning Objectives:

  1. Examine ways in which architects can guide projects to be more sustainable by using reclaimed materials and certification guidelines, such as Living Building Challenge (LBC), to meet those goals.
  2. Describe exterior and interior sustainable strategies to increase and maintain building efficiencies over time.
  3. Discuss key challenges architects may face in trying to obtain LBC certification and meet other green building standards, and describe potential solutions to meet sustainable building objectives.
  4. Explain how low-tech, low-energy, and low-impact materials and building systems can benefit sustainability goals of some structures.

Credits:

AIA
1 AIA LU/Elective
GBCI
1 GBCI CE Hour
IACET
0.1 IACET CEU*
ILFI
1 LFA CEU
AAA
AAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
AANB
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
AAPEI
AAPEI 1 Structured Learning Hour
MAA
MAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
NLAA
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA.
NSAA
This course can be self-reported to the NSAA
NWTAA
NWTAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
OAA
OAA 1 Learning Hour
SAA
SAA 1 Hour of Core Learning
 
This course can be self-reported to the AIBC, as per their CE Guidelines.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BNP Media offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia
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Devon Energy Center
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Twenty-First Century Vernacular House
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Originally published in June 2017

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