Online Building Design eLearning

Certified Green Specialist In order to become a green consultant, one must seek out a green certification program. The objective of a green certification program should be to promote sustainable practices and changes to our built environment. Green training addresses indoor air quality, renewable energy, waste reduction, resource conservation and depletion, carbon footprint, and other environmental issues.  more...

BUILDING INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS Instructions in the current building maintenance and construction practices necessary to provide and maintain buildings and building systems in safe, efficient conditions are provided through on-line, self study presentations; along with the presentations of performance standards required for industry workers. Links are provided to appropriate industry guides. regulatory manuals, technical  more...

Indoor Environmental Quality ...sign, construction, and operation of any facility. During building design, such issues as roof overhangs (to keep out rain), location of outside air inlet ports, glazing specifications (relative to potential condensation and mold growth), formaldehyde content of cabinetry, and entryway design to hold down tracked in pollutants all can influence IAQ. In addition to IAQ, there are other  more...

Lab Design for Energy Savings ...lls: Understanding the energy challenges in laboratory building design Planning and programming phase design considerations Design and engineering phase design considerations Commissioning recommendations Equipment selection and sizing criteria State Board Acceptance This course can be used by professional engineers to fulfill PDH requirements mandated by state and provincial  more...

Vapor Barriers Under Concrete Slabs - How to Select and Locate ...er and how a vapor barrier can help earn LEED credits for building design. This course is intended for engineers and architects who are involved with the design of waterproofing / vapor barriers for building construction. The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits. Specific Knowledge or Skill  more...

Sustainable Design - Integrated Building Design Building Envelope Energy Saving Opportunities ...building design is a process of design in which multiple disciplines and seemingly unrelated aspects of design are integrated in a manner that permits synergistic benefits to be realized. The goal is to achieve high performance and multiple benefits at a lower cost than the total for all the components combined. This process often includes integrating green design strategies into conventional  more...

How You Can Become Registered As An Architectural Engineer ...ring registration that focused on the multiple aspects of building design. For example, a civil engineer wanting a career in building design was required to pass a traditional civil engineering registration examination covering topics such as transportation, hydraulics and hydrology, and water quality?.which would likely be of little use during a career in building design. Similarly with others  more...

Building Design Specifications and Tools Attention New York Engineers: This course cannot be taken to fulfill your continuing education requirements for the state of New York since the course does not fall under the category of "Areas of Practice" or "Laws / Rules." For more information, check the New York State Board Requirements. Overview This course will introduce you to the single most comprehensive source of ?hands-on?  more...

An Introduction to Passive Solar Buildings ...ard with passive solar design as an integral part of your building design skills. The following professionals will benefit from this course: Architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers; federal, state and local public works and infrastructure officials; and managers with private companies responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings  more...

HVAC Tips for Green Buildings ... and skills: ?Importance of bio-climatic/solar passive building design, building siting, day-lighting and other architectural elements for minimizing HVAC loads ?Affect of energy efficient lighting and appliances on HVAC system ?Principles of heat transfer and the parameters affecting the selection of energy efficient building envelope materials for roof, walls, glazing and insulation  more...

An Introduction to Air Conditioning Systems ...building design team?.except the mechanical engineers. It will give you a basic introduction to air conditioning system design so you can better understand the technology, concepts and terminology in design of air conditioning systems. It will help you to be a better partner in the building design and construction process. This is your opportunity to learn about the issues, technologies and  more...

Evaporative Cooling Design Guidelines ...onstruction managers, and other professionals involved in building design and management will benefit from this course. The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty (30) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits. Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: ?Understand what is  more...

Alternatives to Active HVAC Systems ...materials, incorporation of passive cooling techniques in building design, and integration of renewable energy technologies. Passive cooling methods maximize the efficiency of the building envelope by minimizing heat gain from the external environment and facilitate cooling by air movement, ventilation, night cooling, evaporation, desiccant dehumidification and earth coupling to name a  more...

HVAC Electrical Considerations ...ional disciplines and construction trades involved in the building design and construction. The mechanical and electrical systems have great impact on each other from the beginning of the design all the way into the functionality of the HVAC systems and energy use that the facility owner has to deal with for the life of the building. In this course the student will learn some of the basic  more...

Lighting HVAC Plumbing - High Performance Sustainable Design ...building design industry over the past few years. Sustainability is a term that embraces engineering, architecture, facility construction, operation and maintenance for the life of a building from conception of the idea - to constructing the building - to the demolition of the building. Design professionals who work with clients that are using long term life-cycle criteria for making building  more...

Combined Heat and Power CHP Systems Guidelines ...amp; Power (CHP) systems as a primary option early in the building design. CHP is an important part of America's energy future. In this course the student will learn some of the basic guidelines for understanding Combined Heat & Power (CHP) systems. This course is intended to complement the knowledge of those who have some idea of what CHP is by providing information to serve as a  more...

Ductsox and Fabric Air Distribution Systems ...agnant engineering and architectural minds in motion on a building design team. With the recent uncontrolled rising cost of steel, the use of fabric air distribution systems has become a more viable alternative than ever before. In this course the student will learn some of the fundamental reasons why fabric air distribution systems are truly engineered for each application and in particular  more...

Uniformat II Elemental Classification for Building Specifications ... of keeping track of design elements and cost control for building design and construction. In addition, it is helpful to track design decisions and cost controls throughout the life of the building from the Planning phase all the way through to the Operations phase including the Programming, Design and Construction phases in between. In this course the student will learn some of the basic  more...