Designing with Innovative Architectural Blocks for Buildings
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Concrete masonry units offer a surprising amount of design flexibility, sustainability benefits and performance characteristics. Join us for a look at some of the lesser known innovations happening in the world of architectural block.
Through this course, attendees will:
- Learn the proper ways to detail a masonry building to prevent moisture intrusion.
- Discover the acoustical benefits of designing with masonry.
- Learn about the different architectural masonry products available and the importance in selecting the right products for the building assembly system.
- Understand the opportunity for LEED points that can be garnered when building with masonry.
This course is applicable to all masonry products.
Introduction To Rainscreen Ventilated Facades
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
A rainscreen cladding is one of the most efficient systems for construction envelope purposes in today’s commercial building environment. This presentation will discuss how a rainscreen cladding provides a building solution that perfectly fits into the current sustainable architecture trends; whose installation is easier than it seems.
Through this course, attendees will:
- Explore how ventilated rainscreen facades contribute to a healthier building environment by limiting trapped condensation, preventing mold growth and maintaining optimal indoor air quality.
- Gain knowledge about air circulation dynamics.
- Analyze how these facade systems contribute to the thermal efficiency of buildings, leading to significant energy savings over the building's lifetime.
- Learn the importance of structural movement flexibility.
This course is applicable to all masonry products.
Modern Masonry Using Pre-Blended Mortar
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Pre-blended mortar eliminates many of the variables and uncertainties of site-mixed mortar, thus reducing the potential for problems and liability with the finished masonry construction. In this course, we will look at the types of mortar available, the process and pitfalls of field mixing versus pre-blended mortar, and the significance of mortar in masonry assemblies.
Through this course, attendees will:
- Learn the differences in various types of mortar and and standards that apply to each.
- Understand the specification of pre-blended mortar for a variety of buildings and with appropriate selections related to different applications.
- Understand the how mortar impacts the durability and performance characteristics of a masonry wall and the ingredients that define its makeup and attributes.
- Understand the differences between site-mixed and pre-blended masonry mortar and how each impacts the quality of a masonry construction.
This course is applicable to all masonry product lines.
Masonry Solutions for BIM
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Masonry construction presents a myriad of challenges for specifiers – especially those who are less familiar with masonry construction methods, performance standards and assembly detailing. A new wave of BIM modeling tools seeks to bridge the gap between these challenges and the extensive benefits of masonry construction, including resiliency, energy performance and unique aesthetics.
This presentation provides a condensed overview of BIM and its impact on the construction industry, with a particular focus on new software tools that are changing the way masonry is designed, specified, ordered, manufactured, shipped, installed and maintained. Additionally, this course will delve into masonry building codes – with a particular focus on energy codes – and how they work together with masonry materials to deliver safer, healthier and higher-performing buildings for occupants.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand how masonry codes, best practices and modeling software interact during the design process to ensure a high-performing masonry building.
- Describe a number of complex masonry wall assemblies that BIM modeling tools can help simplify, including single- and double-wythe walls, reinforced masonry, cavity walls and insulated masonry.
- Identify the structural, insulative and mechanical performance of masonry products, including concrete masonry units and structural clay brick.
- Analyze how new masonry modeling tools have solved previous shortcomings, including how BIM technology can simplify the challenge and expand the possibilities of designing with masonry.
This course is applicable to all structural masonry product lines.
How to Properly Specify and Install Thin Veneers
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Cohesive and resilient designs are hard to achieve. This course offers a basic review of thin veneer applications, aesthetic opportunities and specifications for vertical surfaces, highlighting code requirements and industry best practices for installation over various substrates.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand how to access and utilize the available resources for material specification.
- Learn how to properly specify thin adhered veneers to ensure moisture mitigation in the building for building occupant health and safety.
- Identify finish materials and explain their interaction with different substrates.
- Understand “value engineering” opportunities during the design phase to maintain the design intent through the bidding and construction phases.
This course is applicable to all adhered veneer masonry product lines.
Masonry vs. the Storm – Building for Resilience
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Today's storms are more intense, more frequent and more deadly than ever before, making the design and construction of resilient buildings critical. The design of the building envelope – and the materials used – can be the difference between life and death.
This presentation will discuss how the strength and resiliency of masonry construction can help protect a building – and its occupants – from storm damage, return structures to use faster following a disaster and reduce the long-term cost of repairs.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify concrete masonry's inherent sustainable and resilient qualities.
- Discuss the US Resiliency Council's (USRC) three dimensions of safety, damage and recovery, as well as the impacts of resilient construction.
- Review "lessons learned" from design and construction failures during several past hurricanes and tornadoes, including defining the strengths and weaknesses of different wall structures.
- Learn how the use of concrete masonry products can contribute to sustainable, economical and durable building projects.
This course is applicable to all structural masonry product lines.
Design Strategies for Architectural Stone Masonry
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Stone masonry products are an effective solution for the ever-changing design environment, as well as offering a wealth of health and safety benefits to the occupants.
This one-hour HSW course will explore how to effectively design masonry walls using legacy stone products, such as natural limestone, cast stone and architectural masonry stone, as well as calcium silicate and architectural pre-cast products. Attendees will learn the proper design techniques which focus on the prevention of moisture and crack control issues. Additionally, the discussion will emphasize the planning and designing of sound masonry walls using proper architectural components based on industry guidelines and specifications.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the history of Indiana Limestone and why it's been the product choice for thousands of years.
- Explain the performance benefits of architectural stone including strength, low moisture characteristics and durability as well as how these qualities effect the building envelope’s ability to protect the inhabited environment.
- Understand the different manufacturing methods of stone masonry products in offering an economical and aesthetically pleasing weather-resistant, and a fire resistant exterior stone cladding for the building envelope.
- Identify proper detailing methods to help mitigate moisture intrusion in a building.
This course is applicable to all structural masonry product lines.
Designing with Masonry for a Healthier, Safer Building Environment
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Masonry delivers a variety of benefits to occupants and designers alike including being highly environmentally-friendly due to its durability and reduced embodied energy compared to other structural building materials.
This course will discuss ASTM specification classifications, as well as the various texture, pattern and color variations offered by masonry. Additionally, the course will review the environmental contributions that masonry offers the architect including the prevention of moisture and mold in construction projects and protentional LEED credits.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the performance characteristics of the various types of architectural masonry.
- Understand different ASTM Classifications and how these affect the architect's specification of concrete masonry.
- Discuss the proper detailing of concrete masonry to prevent moisture intrusion.
- Explain the LEED rating system and how masonry plays a part in achieving LEED certification.
This course is applicable to all masonry product lines.
Excellence in Single Wythe Masonry
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
When properly constructed, single-wythe masonry walls offer a myriad of benefits that no other building material can touch from fire to moisture protection, durability to aesthetics, and cost-effective installation This presentation covers how to properly construct a wall using proper design techniques focusing on the prevention of moisture, cracking, and cleaning issues in order to take full advantage of the benefits of masonry construction.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand why and where masonry walls begin to crack.
- Understand updates to energy codes in relation to single-wythe wall design.
- Plan and design a sound single-wythe wall.
- Eliminate unnecessary repairing and cleaning of masonry walls.
This course is applicable to all structural masonry product lines except veneers.
Controlling Moisture in Masonry
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Moisture intrusion is a leading cause of structural damage across all building types, and a leading threat to occupant health and wellbeing.
This presentation will cover masonry solutions that deliver superior moisture control and an environmentally sound structure. We will cover proper flashing and masonry installation strategies, discuss water repellant admixture advances for both block and mortars, and review the advantages of complete masonry systems to mitigate water penetration and provide backup moisture management.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Discuss flashing and other proper masonry installation strategies to manage moisture in a masonry wall.
- Explain the advantages of complete masonry systems that mitigate water penetration and provide backup moisture management.
- Describe water repellent admixture advances and uses in concrete block and mortar that help control moisture and meet green building codes.
- Specify a masonry solution that delivers superior moisture control and an environmentally sound structure.
This course is applicable to all masonry product lines.
IECC Energy Review and Masonry Compliance Options
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
The International Energy Construction Code is leading the charge for increasingly stringent energy code requirements across the nation, requiring ongoing adaptation of design strategies.
This course reviews exterior envelope R-Value requirements and masonry wall compliance options in regards to the latest IECC code as well as several competitive building materials. We will review evolving exterior wall R-value requirements, explore the definition and impact of continuous insulation (CI), and present design opportunities for innovative wall systems that meet and exceed IECC performance standards.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand IECC requirements for exterior walls.
- Describe the principles behind continuous insulation (CI).
- Develop effective specifications that incorporate continuous insulation into masonry systems.
- Understand the benefits and limitations of “new” & “old” wall systems.
- Effectively apply this knowledge to future projects in order to meet increasingly aggressive energy performance goals.
This course is applicable to all masonry product lines, especially for InsulTech.
Modern Masonry: Fire Protection and Enhanced Performance
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
The recent string of large construction fires across the US has cost billions of dollars in damages to job sites and nearby structures. In this course, learn the root cause of these blazes and how sound design, paired with the use of masonry, can offer fire resistance both during the construction phase and over the life of the building.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the factors involved in the recent rash of construction fires around the nation.
- Explain masonry’s ability to resist fires and assure safe buildings both during the construction phase and after completion.
- Identify the ways in which masonry can resist moisture intrusion and protect buildings from moisture damage over the life of the building.
- Describe three masonry systems that have been upgraded to meet codes, resist fires, and boost building performance and energy efficiency.
This course is applicable to all masonry product lines.
Design Tactics for Masonry Stone Products
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
The choice of concrete masonry in a building’s envelope provides a durable and permanent material that will last the life of the building. This program will discuss new masonry and stone products in the market, including large veneer and design options to meet today's trending aesthetic demands.
The specification of concrete masonry in a building’s envelope provides durable and permanent protection from moisture, impact, and fire. It also provides a timeless aesthetic.
This course will discuss new masonry and stone products in the market, including oversized veneers and design options to meet today's trending aesthetic demands. Proper detailing procedures that must be followed for effective moisture prevention and crack control will be expanded in detail.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Demonstrate proper detailing methods and procedures for moisture prevention.
- Describe sustainable design options in specifying large masonry veneers.
- Understand differences between wet cast and dry cast large masonry veneer units.
Enhancements to Manufactured Stone
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Manufactured stone veneers have come a long way since their introduction, with modern versions delivering the high performance and timeless aesthetics of natural stone at a fraction of the cost.
This presentation reviews the rising trend and use of manufactured stone veneers (MSV) and advancements in the manufacturing process which make new veneers more durable, easier to install and more aesthetically pleasing and delivers the natural aesthetic of real stone.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Define the difference between the dry and wet cast, as well as lighting and full-depth veneers in terms of aesthetics, cost considerations, ease of installation and maintenance.
- Describe veneer installation procedures that ensure moisture control and a long building life with minimal maintenance.
- Educate peers on how veneers contribute to a building’s durability and integrity.
- Effectively specify and detail well-constructed masonry veneer.
This course is applicable to all veneer product lines.
An Overview of the Role of Masonry in Sustainable Design and LEED V4
CEU Credits: 1 LU | HSW
Sustainable design and green building are ever-evolving, with the latest version, LEED v4.1 introduced in 2019.
This course will explore the latest modifications to the LEED standard, with a particular emphasis on masonry compliance and contribution. Developed by LEED expert Christine A. Subasic, P.E., LEED A.P., the course will introduce attendees to sustainable design and provide an overview of the LEED Rating System, and its credit categories, with a particular emphasis on Materials and Resources, as well as covering criteria and considerations used in selecting masonry products for LEED projects.
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the changes in the Materials and Resources credit category in LEED v4.
- Identify elements of sustainable design that are not always part of green building rating systems.
- Provide an overview of the LEED v4.1 BD+C New Construction Rating System.
- Explain sustainable design strategies and LEED strategies that utilize masonry.
This course is applicable to all masonry products.