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NEW! Individual Parts Bring a Greater Whole
A primer on MCM
- Explain what a metal composite material (MCM) is and how it is produced.
- Review the available options for MCM skins, including finishes, materials, and specifications, and how these aesthetic options can elevate occupant experience.
- Discuss how MCM skins promote sustainability and practicability of the structure through its life cycle, shielding it from everyday wear and leading to enhanced building durability and health.
- Describe the attributes of MCM core material and how these benefit occupants and create a safer structure during fires.
- Debate the benefits MCM provides, including those related to environmental concerns, efficiency, and economy. Demonstrate how MCM, as a designed material bolsters structural lifespan, green goals, and the well-being of users.
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Show Your Mettle
Designing with metal brings durability, energy savings, and cost efficiency together
- Apply principles of building-related costs and life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) to make the best material selections for durability and cost effectiveness.
- Discuss the versatility of metal as a building material and how its attributes contribute to sustainability and resilience.
- Compare and contrast advantages of building materials, both during initial construction and through a building’s life cycle.
- Describe the impact that metal’s disaster resistance has for the building’s durability.
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To Code...and Beyond!
Using insulated metal panels to future-proof buildings. You'll learn:
- the attributes of insulated metal panels (IMPs) and how these characteristics create the flexibility to meet a wide array of aesthetic, locational, performance, and code demands.
- how the components of an IMP allow it to meet code requirements for thermal, water, vapor, and air control.
- the performance criteria that fire codes evaluate and the rigorous fire-code testing to which IMPs are subjected.
- how to compare and contrast the features, resilience, and performance standards of IMPs against other commercial building materials.
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The Metal Retrofit Revolution
Delivering longevity, durability, and great aesthetics, metal roofing and cladding panels are a popular choice for today’s retrofit and adaptive reuse projects. You'll learn:
- the details of the retrofit and reroofing market, its size, and the different roofing types.
- to differentiate between the advantages and risks of retrofit and reroofing, and pinpoint key design considerations for these projects.
- to identify the energy-generating and saving options available with metal roofing projects.
- best-practice insights for metal wall retrofits.
- about metal roofing and cladding renovations
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The ABCs of LCAs and EPDs
Given the importance of life-cycle analysis studies for roofing and cladding systems, this new course provides key information to help you design and build truly sustainable buildings. You'll learn about:
- the sustainability and durability of metal roofing and wall systems
- how the sustainable building market is driving the evolution of product category rules (PCRs), life-cycle assessments (LCAs), and environmental product declarations (EPDs)
- extensive metal roof and cladding industry efforts to perform LCA studies and make this information freely available industry-wide.
- how metal roofing and cladding systems compare to other systems in terms of LCA
- shortcomings with current LCAs and subsequent EPDs and how they are being addressed
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Put the Pedal to the Metal
Metal roofing and wall systems’ longevity, recyclability, and compatibility with retrofits and rooftop solar technology present an impressive sustainable scorecard.
Learning Objectives - After this course, you should be able to:
- Define the primary advantages that metal and metal roofs offer in delivering a long-lasting, energy-efficient building enclosure.
- Identify the predominant aspects of metal roofing systems that make them highly compatible with rooftop solar technologies and life-cycle benefits.
- List key integrated building systems and strategies for maximizing energy and performance savings with metal roofing retrofits.
- Discuss case studies illustrating the sustainability of metal roofing and wall systems.
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The Ins and Outs of IMPs
Armed with the various design options offered by insulating metal panels, together with some best practices for project coordination and installation, architects will be best equipped to deliver successful IMP wall and roofing projects.
Learning Objectives - After this course, you should be able to:
- Review the continuous insulating qualities, vapor and water protection, one-stop-shop installation, low maintenance, and aesthetics offered by insulated metal panel (IMP) walls and roofing.
- Explore valuable best-practice building team insights for designing and installing IMPs.
- Gather information on the unloading, loading, and storing of panels and dealing with details, including cut backs, end laps, penetrations, and roof curbs.
- Develop a better understanding of thermal bow and how do best address it.
- Review successful IMP designs and installations.
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Insulated Metal Panels: An All-In-One Air and Water Barrier
Ideal for both retrofits and new construction as an all-in-one air and water barrier with continuous insulation, roof and wall insulated metal panels deliver a plethora of performance, erection, durability, and aesthetic benefits.
Learning Objectives - After this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the role of prefabricated insulated metal panels (IMPs) as an all-in-one water and air barrier enclosure with continuous insulation.
- Compare the construction benefits that IMPs deliver via a more simplified, cost-effective, and time-efficient erection process in addition to enhanced safety and less required manpower in the field.
- Describe the key full building enclosure, structural, and fire-performance attributes of IMPs.
- Explore the versatility and performance attributes of IMPs for retrofits and recladding.
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Bidding & Estimating Insulated Metal Panels
Attendees will understand different types of insulated metal panels (IMPs) buildings, from basic building structures application to more complex industrial and commercial buildings with various elevations, to even more complex custom architectural applications including custom fabricated panels and accessories. Attendees will also learn various estimating techniques and guidelines on the various building types for both walls and roofs.
Learning Objectives - After this course, you should be able to:
- Gain understanding of how to account for scrap and cut backs.
- Recognize cost saving options and components adding to panel price.
- Be able to identify and read all types of design plans including floor, wall/roof sections and elevations.
- Identify different building complexities and how these impact overal estimating costs.
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