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Connecting Window & Door Installations and the Building Envelope

  • LOECONBUILD25
  • 1LU
While manufacturers have been producing innovative sheathing and weather barrier techniques and products for some me now for use in harsher climates, many of these products are only recently being used in the U.S. market. Proper installation of windows and doors is vital to the longevity of the building envelope, as each void creates a potential point of entry for water and air.

Properties & Sustainability of Wood in Fenestration

  • WOODPSWPLOE24
  • 1LU

Explore wood as a building material for fenestration. The course investigates wood as a traditional and highly appreciated building material. Discuss the properties of wood; flexible and long wearing, as well as being superior to other materials in terms of thermal insulation, durability, aesthetics, and more. Using wood as an ecologically-friendly material, with the potential for cradle-to-cradle sustainability, and as an extremely environmentally friendly option in terms of carbon footprint, end-of-life recycling, and sustainable production.

Residential Timber Curtain Wall Properties & Assemblies

  • RTCWLOE24
  • 1LU | HSW
An investigation of residential glass wall systems with emphasis on larger glass assemblies, contemporary features, minimal profiles. Highlighting the ideal environmental applications, sustainable materials, structural requirements and performance benchmarks when selecting any glass façade.

Increasing Daylight Openings in Residential Architecture

  • IDLO24BIGGL
  • 1LU | HSW
Bigger Glass trends are driven by the ever-increasing size of residential spaces. Customers and Designers are demanding impressive and boundary stretching concepts in residential home design. Oversized architectural fenestration has unique issues and requires key understanding of structural demands on the design and engineering of glass assemblies.

Loewen Steinbach Factory Tour – Video Walkthrough

  • MFGTOUR24
  • 1LU | HSW
A video tour of the Loewen Windows and Doors manufacturing facility. The plant tour will showcase traditional craftsmanship and custom capabilities. Known for handcrafted, architecturally correct wood windows and doors, Loewen has been in operation since 1905.

Creating High Performing Sealed Glass Units for Residential Windows & Doors: Big Glass Nano

  • BIGGLASS24NANO
  • 0.5LU | HSW

Large glass expanses are in high demand in residential architecture. 12-foot and 14-foot ceilings are more common and even larger living spaces are often being specified. New technologies, products and work practices have emerged to accommodate for the increased demand.

Fenestration in Storm or Hurricane Climates

  • STRMFEN2
  • 1LU | HSW
Architects in coastal regions are careful to specify products that will meet local building codes while catering to their customer’s aesthetic desires. We’ll discuss the considerations architects make when building residential homes in these climates with inclement weather when it comes to safety, durability, code compliance, and more.

Design Performance in Glazing Windows & Doors

  • DESPER24LOE
  • 1LU | HSW
Glass and glazing are used in every residential building. This course discusses how a design professional can use glass to achieve both design goals and performance requirements. We cover fixed glazing, fully glazed doors, large bi-fold doors and residential timber curtain wall systems. We also discuss building codes, glazing, hardware, finishes, custom capabilities and testing through AAMA, NFRC and more.

Large-Opening Doors: Function, Control & Integration

  • 1LU | HSW

Describe the functional types of large opening doors and the hardware solutions for each type. Discuss the impact of loading and structural movement on large opening doors, providing solutions to lessen creep, deflection during construction, and localized movement at connections. List methods for controlling heat loss, heat gain, moisture intrusion, and insects at the door opening. Describe the benefits of an integrated solution for large opening doors.

Assessing Residential & Historical Window & Door Specifications

  • 1LU | HSW

Better understand the choices & how to specify windows and doors for historical, institutional and luxury residential projects.

  • To understand the critical aesthetic and functional roles of fenestration in the design of historical, institutional and luxury residential projects.
  • To assess windows and doors according to the type performance criteria such as, Wood Species, Sash & Grill Profiles, Prefinish options, Cladding, Hardware, Sustainability, etc.
  • Advantages of Interior vs. Exterior glazing, when to use Single, Double & Triple glazing
  • Understand the design requirements and best solutions for fenestration in various applications.

Solid Wood Stile & Rail Doors

  • RC4041101
  • 1LU | HSW

A look at stile & rail doors starting with a historical perspective and tracking the evolution of their construction through today, showing and discussing component materials and methods of manufacturing, and relative pros and cons of each.

  • Learn why stile & rail doors are used in a project
  • Understand common terminology for wood doors
  • Identify various components of wood doors
  • Realize the differences in component construction of wood doors
  • Study the factors determining stability and longevity of wood
  • Recognize common door joinery methods for manufacturing
  • Learn how construction factors affect aesthetics
  • Understand design limitations of wood doors

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