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Stay on top of the industry’s latest topics and trends with free courses from ARCHITECT U (formerly Hanley Wood University), brought to you by the team behind ARCHITECT magazine. Our online courses are created for architects, designers, engineers, builders, and other industry professionals, and are accredited by: AIA, AIA/HSW, ASLA, GBCI, IDCEC, NAHB, NARI, and NKBA.  We report AIA and IDCEC credits on your behalf, as well as provide a certificate of completion.

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  • Course Credits
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    HSW 1.0 LU
    Average Rating
    4.0 of 5 stars

    Vertical Material Handling Systems & Methods

    This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Dumbwaiters and material lifts offer increased efficiency, as well as cost and space savings. They can also reduce or prevent workplace injury therefore appeal to the welfare aspect of architecture. By the end of the session, participants should have a broad understanding of material lifts and dumbwaiters, their technology, application and advantages.

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  • Course Credits
    Elective 1.0 LU
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    Average Rating
    4.5 of 5 stars

    NEXT-GEN LEADERSHIP: Essential Training for Architecture Firm Growth

    This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Developing the next generation of leaders is essential for every architecture firm's long-term success and sustainability, whether you're a solo practitioner or amongst the largest firms in the world. Leadership development is not just about succession—it's a critical investment in building firm value, motivating employees, increasing retention, and ensuring profitability. Firms that embed leadership training into their culture earn the trust and loyalty of their employees and clients while positioning themselves as industry leaders.

    This webinar provides practical, scalable strategies to create a leadership pipeline tailored to firms of all sizes. Building on the principles of succession planning, this session demonstrates how leadership development drives innovation, strengthens business resilience, and secures your firm’s future.

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  • Course Credits
    Elective 1.0 LU
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    Average Rating
    4.5 of 5 stars

    Designing with Concrete in the 21st Century

    This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Concrete is a rather ubiquitous, tested, proven, and versatile building material. It has been used for literally thousands of years to create long-lasting man-made structures of all types, including buildings. Architects in the past few centuries have found it to be an appealing choice to express dynamic and vibrant designs in ways that other materials could not. The ability to structurally reinforce concrete and form it into custom, free-flowing shapes can give it an organize quality that is different from most other materials. This can produce more design freedom and the ability to incorporate unique and custom features into a building as part of the basic construction process.


    It is not surprising then that new technologies, techniques, and design approaches have been developed that allow architects to think and design with concrete in ways that are even more creative, structurally efficient, sustainable, and cost efficient. It is also common to couple the technical knowledge of concrete with the ability to design in three dimensions using building information modeling or similar design software to create award-winning and stunning facilities. Some architects even attest that their careers have not only been made possible but flourished through this combination.

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  • Course Credits
    Elective 1.0 LU
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    Average Rating
    4.5 of 5 stars

    Innovative HVAC Solutions: Leveraging VRF Technology for Energy-Efficient and Flexible Design

    This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Explore the fundamentals of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) technology and discover how it enhances energy efficiency, design flexibility, and sustainability in various architectural projects.

    Learn practical applications, design considerations, and installation best practices for VRF systems.

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  • Course Credits
    Elective 1.0 LU
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    Average Rating
    5.0 of 5 stars

    Succession Planning and Leadership Transition: Securing Your AE Firm’s Future

    This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. For many architecture and engineering firms, the business is not just a career, but a lifestyle. However, when the time comes to retire or slow down, the most important investment you can rely on might not be your 401(k), IRA, or real estate portfolio—but your firm. Succession planning is not just about ensuring your practice can continue without you; it’s about building a valuable asset that can provide significant financial security and wealth, potentially making your firm your most significant retirement asset.

    Presented by Steve Burns, FAIA, Founder of The Well-Designed Firm, this session is an essential webinar on the best practices for succession planning and leadership transition designed specifically for firm owners who may not have considered the long-term financial benefits of planning ahead. Steve will show you how to strategically grow your firm’s value, preparing it for a successful transition that can offer you the financial freedom to step back when you are ready.

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  • Course Credits
    Elective 1.0 LU
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    Average Rating
    5.0 of 5 stars

    Exterior Architectural Polymers: Performance, Sustainability and Design Strategies

    This course provides an in-depth exploration of polymeric materials in architecture, including their chemical composition, performance characteristics, and applications in exterior cladding. Participants will learn how to select appropriate polymers for different environmental conditions, debunk misconceptions about plastics in architecture, and analyze real-world case studies of successful implementations. The course also covers fire resistance, sustainability, and best practices for seamless integration into modern and traditional designs. Enroll
  • Course Credits
    pdh 1.5 Hour
    Canada 1.5 Learning Credit
    HSW 1.5 LU
    Average Rating
    4.5 of 5 stars

    Advances in Wood Construction and Sustainability: Reimagining the Future of the Built Environment

    This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation with ARCHITECT's Editor in Chief. How can advances in wood construction and sustainability reimagine the future of the built environment? In this session, ARCHITECT explores the efforts of firms CO Adaptive and Lord Aeck Sargent — the latter of which collaborated with The Miller Hull Partnership on the groundbreaking Kendeda Building in Atlanta — to use wood in sustainable ways.


    Each panelist will provide a unique look into the reasons why wood was chosen and how it supports the project needs and goals. Learners will have an opportunity to explore how each project utilized wood in a unique way — through adaptive reuse, low-carbon design, and sustainability, and as an educational experience.

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  • Course Credits
    idcec_hsw 0.1 CEU HSW
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    HSW 1.0 LU
    Average Rating
    4.5 of 5 stars

    Achieving Design Flexibility with Direct Vent Gas Fireplaces

    This course provides a learning opportunity to understand the elements that provide endless design possibilities for direct vent gas fireplaces using "cool wall technology" for both residential & commercial projects. Enroll
  • Course Credits
    pdh 1.0 Hour
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    HSW 1.0 LU
    Average Rating
    4.0 of 5 stars

    Building Better with Thermal Breaks

    Thermal bridging is a common occurrence—and has been overlooked for a long time.  Most building scientists knew thermal bridging was influencing energy consumption, but did not know how to measure it.  There was also not a standard or method of addressing it. Today, thermal bridging is widely recognized as a significant factor in energy efficiency, and advanced building modeling techniques allow for detailed analysis of thermal bridging’s impact on building design. This course will cover the basics of thermal bridging, as well as how thermal breaks can reduce energy loss and ways to avoid conditions that allow condensation to occur. It will also discuss codes, standards, and incentives to make buildings more energy-efficient. Enroll
  • Course Credits
    Canada 1.0 Learning Credit
    HSW 1.0 LU
    GBCI (CE) 1.0 General CE Hour
    Average Rating
    4.5 of 5 stars

    Natural Slate Rainscreen Cladding Systems

    Slate has been used for centuries as a long-lasting building material, and its natural beauty is unsurpassed. Today, rainscreen cladding systems have been developed to adapt natural slate to new architectural demands for sustainable building design approaches.

    This course explores the energy efficiency and moisture management benefits of a rainscreen system in combination with the durability and versatility of slate. The different designs and fastening systems are reviewed, and case studies demonstrate the advantages and possibilities for sustainable and beautiful slate projects.

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