New York City CE Academy Event

October 10, 2012

Credits Earned:

4.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW Hours,

2 AIA/CES LU/HSW/ SD Hour,

2 GBCI CE Hours for LEED Professionals,

& 0.1 IDCEC CEU for Interior Designers

Complimentary lunch provided by 3M.

Preliminary Agenda*:

7:30- 8:00 AM                    Registration

8:00-9:30 AM                    

Understanding Special Purpose Doors and Windows
1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW Hours
Provider: Krieger Specialty Products | Course: SPEC-01

This presentation consists of a comprehensive overview of specialty doors, frames and windows – including acoustical/STC, blast, explosion and pressure resistant, bullet, ballistic and fragmentation/projectile resistant, radio frequency and electromagnetic interference shielded, stainless steel and thermal barrier types. The program investigates factors to consider when designing and specifying these special application products. It aims to educate, thereby helping ensure appropriate decision-making on applications.

9:40-10:40 AM  

The Design and Performance Advantages of Composite Shake

1 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD Hour (AIA Course Number: ENV 100);

1 GBCI CE Hour for LEED Professionals (GBCI Course ID: 0090005662);

Provider: InfoSpec, Inc. 

• This course provides an overview of the characteristics and green features of composite shake vs. alternative shake options as well as a discussion of the relationship of composite shake to various green certification programs.
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• Explain the factors and environmental considerations that are driving the composite shake market.
• List the advantages of specifying composite shake vs. alternative shake options.
• Discuss the relationship of composite shake to the NGBS program and the LEED green building certification program.
• List the installation details and labour savings of installing a composite vs. an alternative shake option.

10:50 -11:50 AM

Glazing with Acrylic Foam Structural Tape

1 AIA/CES LU/HSW Hour

Provider: 3M | Course: IMM08A 

• Compare the different types of structural glazing and architectural panel application options
• Describe the methods and standards by which acrylic foam tape for structural glazing is measured and why this is important to a project
• Explain the advantages of using acrylic foam tape in terms of project installation, time and costs, architectural appearance, and structural performance
• Discuss the proper installation process as well as design considerations when using acrylic fom tapes for structural glazing and architectural panel applications

11:50 AM-1:00 PM                           Lunch, with a brief product presentation by 3M.

1:00-2:00 PM

Steep Slope Stone Coated Metal Roofing Systems

1 AIA/CES LU/HSW Hour

Provider: InfoSpec, Inc.| Course: IMU07C  

• Define stone coated Metal
• Depict how stone coated Metal roofing is manufactured
• Explain the benefits of stone coated metal roofing
• Demonstrate new and innovative ideas to take into the design process for schools, hospitals and other commercial applications, and to help you through that process
• Discuss how specifying stone coated metal roofing systems may contribute towards a project earning LEED certification
• Describe how Stone Coated Metal Roofing Systems are energy efficient
• & Energy Star qualified
• Explain the cost benefits of Stone Coated Metal roofing systems

2:10-3:10 PM

Understanding Recycled Content Surfacing Material

1 AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD Hour (AIA Course Number: ICS06A);

1 GBCI CE Hour for LEED Professionals (GBCI Course ID: 0090003989);

& 0.1 IDCEC CEU for Interior Designers (IDCEC Course Number: 5974)

Provider: InfoSpec, Inc.

This one hour live course describes the importance of recycled content surfacing products and how they affect a building's indoor environmental quality. We will review how these materials are manufactured and specified and we will evaluate how they may contribute towards LEED project certification. After a comparison on traditional and recycled surfacing materials, we will discuss the importance of going beyond "green".

3:20-4:20 PM

Spray-Applied Acoustic Finishes
1 AIA/CES LU/HSW Hour
Provider: International Cellulose Corporation | Course: 3696

• Increase awareness of the need for acoustics before occupancy
• Dispel the myths about cellulose as a finish product
• Visible and Invisible Finishes
• Acoustics & Economics – Light Reflectivity, Creature Comforts, Worker Productivity & Energy Savings
• Life Safety Communications

*This Agenda is not a final schedule, and is subject to updates, additions and changes. When changes are final, this will no longer say “Preliminary”.