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For Schematic Design, the AIA B101 Owner-Architect agreement requires documented preliminary material and system selections and consideration of...

Are you prepared for when your clients ask about WELL certification and Living Building Challenge? These rating systems, which focus on...

Commissioning - Facility commissioning is a process to verify the installation, function, and integration of building energy systems per the plans...

The convergence of Building Controls and the Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) presents a fundamental shift in the abilities to operate and...

Most architects believe they understand the differences among glazed opening framing systems. Published construction drawings and specifications...

An owner undertakes the construction of a world-class medical facility, taking all the right steps, setting all the right goals, and allocating all...

This lecture will include in-depth analyses of these sections of the LEED Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction (BD+C) rating system....

Once a designer hands their drawings off to the author of the specifications, what is the confidence level that their intent will be correctly...

On a $10M+ design and construction project in rural Wyoming, the project delivery team experienced a very unique event. While all multi-year...

Class discussion will cover the sources of heat gain and heat loss in buildings and basic design considerations for mechanical systems. The...

In addition to LEED, this lecture will provide a brief introduction to other green building rating systems like WELL, Fitwel, and Living Building...