1 LU AIA/HSWWhen the new Florida Building Code became law earlier this year, door manufacturers had already started beefing up their impact-rated models. Their goal: to create, test and certify doors to meet the most stringent wind and impact code requirements in the nation. In vulnerable areas, exterior impact rated doors serve as critical envelope components that help keep a home safe during violent wind events. This article reviews damages of past hurricanes, advances in Florida Building Code, and how impact-rated fiberglass doors can protect a home. This program is registered with AIA for 1 HSW hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- December 2012
- Subject(s):
- Doors
- Sponsor:
- Plastpro
With fewer projects available, architects must claim more of the opportunities each project entails. Reinvention is a high-level design conference focused exclusively on the design and practice issues important to residential architects. The symposium attracts more than 150 residential architects from across the country every year. The eighth annual Reinvention Symposium took place December 7-9, 2011, in Phoenix, AZ, and examined new practice models innovative architects can use to survive these tough times and position themselves to thrive in the upturn. Don’t miss out on content from the 2011 Reinvention Symposium! All programs are registered with the AIA for education credit. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
- 1 LU AIA/SD/HSW
If you’ve ever dreamed of expanding your influence on American housing, you’ll learn from the inspiring and perspiring journey one top-ranking firm took to reinvent the mass market formula. Lake/Flato’s Porch House combines the indoor/outdoor living and vernacular architecture the firm is famous for, along with a set of modules for maximum flexibility in siting, adaptability to a myriad of program needs, and sustainability in fabrication and construction. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 HSW/SD hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
- 1 LU AIA
When money for new projects is tight, sometimes the best avenue for finding a willing client is to look in the mirror. Design-led development is not for the faint of heart, but it puts complete project accountability into the hands of the architect. Maximum risks promise maximum return and the ultimate in project realization. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
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Everyone these days feels the pressure to compete on price. The downward drumbeat on fees and profit margins is very difficult to resist unless you’ve found a better way to differentiate yourself in your market. Savvy architects know that the best clients are looking for a relationship that clicks, and they vet this judgment upon word-of-mouth recommendations, personal interactions, and, increasingly, on the cyber persona firms project. BUILD llc in Seattle has developed a widely recognized online blog and a forward-thinking website that underline the thoughtfulness and care its design-build practice brings to its customers and projects. According to the partners, Build llc stands for permanence, sustainability and efficiency, qualities that--promoted with the help of their social media outreach--have helped it thrive in tough times. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
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In a challenging economy, architects need to embrace more aspects of each project. Interior design services are a natural extension of project execution. Additionally, CNC technology has put fabrication of certain design and construction elements within the scope of design practice. Learn how offering these and other services can increase the overall success of each project an architecture firm takes on. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
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Architects have historically been hesitant to take on the liability and complexity of offering construction services. While there certainly is more exposure in doing so, there is also more certainty that the job will be done properly and building performance will be improved. It may be the best way to deliver the best building--more sustainable, better performing, and better executed from a design standpoint. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 HSW/SD hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design, Design-Build
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
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Managing the client relationship well from initial interview through project delivery can bolster a firm's strength through tough times. This session is This session focuses on managing your client relations every step of the way. This session is registered with the AIA for 1 hour. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
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Winners of residential architect magazine's Leadership Awards discuss how Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
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Every architecture firm has streamlined during this recession, but lean doesn’t mean you can’t still go for those big firm commissions. In his keynote address, learn how Rick Joy, AIA, known for his jewel-like single-family commissions has stretched his small practice to tackle complex and sometimes far-flung master planning and design projects. This session is registered with the AIA for 1.5 hours. Take the course.
- Posted:
- June 2012
- Subject(s):
- Architecture, Business, Conferences, Design
- Sponsor:
- Milgard Windows and Doors, Plastpro
