Education

The courses found below are sponsored by SWF Contract. All courses are managed and maintained by AEC Daily - one of the world's largest sources of FREE continuing education for Architects, Engineers and Construction Professionals.

Live Learning Sessions / Webinars

  • Impact of Window Treatments on Commercial Daylighting Design

    Discuss daylighting strategies including the relevance of daylight factor calculation and fabric characteristics and identify the impact of shading on LEED certification.

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  • Biomimicry: Design by Nature

    Discuss the meaning of biomimetric design and how it can affect commercial shading solutions for heat, light and glare control.

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  • Brighten Your Day With Daylight

    One of the most popular design trends today is the use of daylighting to support wellness, boost productivity, and offset energy use. What’s more, maximizing the use of natural light in a space also speaks to the modern design language that the latest architectural buildings boast today. This CEU will seek to educate specifiers on the importance of daylighting and how to incorporate best practices that maximize its benefit.

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  • Expand Your Views: The Benefits of Shadecloth Selection on Daylight, Health, & Comfort

    Our built environment must be optimized to create comfortable and healthier spaces. Shading systems can be used to enhance our spaces by providing optimal daylight and comfort to create an ideal indoor environment. This course reviews the performance, aesthetic, and material health of various shadecloth compositions and how each factor contributes to the shadecloth selection process.

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  • Get the Daylight You Deserve

    Daylight is a key factor for health and wellness, and being central to energy-savings strategies and being a part of sustainability strategies. This seminar will provide detailed information on utilizing daylight and meeting requirements for managing glare and controlling for solar radiation, while gaining benefits of daylight and views.

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  • Lighting the Way to Better Healthcare

    This CEU will seek to educate specifiers on benefits directly connected to the design of healing spaces while taking a close look at the way shading, daylight, and acoustics play important roles in those outcomes.

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  • Turn on the Daylight: Automated Shading for Human Health + Building Performance

    A large portion of new commercial and residential buildings built today are equipped with clear, floor-to-ceiling glass. Does this new expansive area of glass lead to daylight optimization? This course explains the impacts of daylighting on human health and building occupant comfort. Proactive and reactive automated shading systems are discussed, automated shading systems in projects of various scopes and scales are also discussed.

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