1.0 LU/HSW Hour Zoom Registration required Course Description:  This course examines permanent outdoor power delivery offerings, including charging stations and in ground power boxes, that support the growing demand for connectivity and data and audio/visual communications in outdoor spaces and help to create an outdoor environment  that promotes longer stays, stimulates creativity, and increases productivity. […]

1.5 LU/HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: This presentation will provide an overview of HVAC, electrical and plumbing system design. We will cover basic scientific principles on heat transfer and electricity, HVAC, electrical and fire protection system options, and also how they affect architectural design. Topics include: heat transfer, ventilation, air and water cooling systems, […]

1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description:  Provide an overview of builders’ hardware or finish hardware choices; options, applications and information for users and designers to reduce misapplications. We will discuss building code administrations, laws, code compliance, and industry standards for providing security and safety measures while providing accessibility and emergency egress to meet the […]

1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description:  The courseexplores the human-nature connection and attraction to nature, identified as biophilia, and the benefits of incorporating elements of nature, both real and simulated, into built spaces.  We explore the ways that our lives are dependently and beneficially intertwined with nature. We look at the trend towards Biophilic […]

1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description:  This course presents the background and results from a unique study of how high-performing buildings can impact the outcomes for their occupants. A large sample group of professionals of diverse functions were studied as they performed their tasks and lived their work lives in two distinct office environments. […]