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Air Barriers and Air Leakage in Buildings

This presentation describes the basics of a continuous air barrier and why limiting air leakage with a continuous air barrier saves energy.  It explains how to comply with air leakage and continuous air barrier requirements in national energy codes, including how precast concrete can comply.  An overview of compliance paths of these energy codes is presented. 
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Energy Efficiency Using National Energy Codes and Standards

The presentation explains the building envelope provisions and related compliance paths for the national energy codes ASHRAE 90.1-2016 and the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC-Commercial). The scope includes building envelope requirements for nonresidential and mid to high-rise residential buildings. It focuses on new construction, additions, or major renovations. It also explains criteria for mass walls. 
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Energy Efficiency Using National Energy Codes and Standards

This expanded, two-hour presentation explains the building envelope provisions and related compliance paths for the national energy codes ASHRAE 90.1-2016 and the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC-Commercial). The scope includes building envelope requirements for nonresidential and mid to high-rise residential buildings. It focuses on new construction, additions, or major renovations. It also explains criteria for mass walls.  Credits: 2 PDH or AIA LU 

High Performance Educational Facilities

This two-hour program is intended for professional designers. The high performance attributes of precast concrete will be presented, demonstrating how these qualities may be applied to the design and construction of educational facilities. The versatility, efficiency, and resiliency of precast concrete will be further highlighted by a series of case studies. 
Credits: 2 PDH or AIA LU/HSW

Moisture Mitigation in Building Assemblies

The presentation describes moisture mitigation in building wall assemblies with an emphasis on precast concrete walls in northern U.S. climates. It describes indoor and outdoor sources of moisture and the basic fundamentals of water vapor condensation. The difference between air barriers and vapor retarders is described. Methods of keeping precast concrete walls dry are presented. 
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Precast 101

This one-hour program is intended for entry-level designers with limited precast concrete experience and/or knowledge. Basic concepts of pre-stressing, components, and applications will be discussed. Typical design challenges and the unique project delivery process of precast will be presented, and the unique ability of precast to meet those requirements described. 
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Precast Transportation Infrastructure

This one-hour program is intended for transportation infrastructure designers with limited precast concrete experience and/or knowledge. Vehicular and pedestrian bridges, sound barriers, and shipping terminals will be discussed. Typical FHWA design challenges and the unique project delivery process of total precast will be presented, and the unique ability of precast components to meet those requirements described.
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU/HSW

Precast Concrete Innovations

This one-hour program is intended for designers with prior precast concrete experience and/or knowledge. Both proven, and leading-edge, technologies in the field of precast concrete will be presented. Attendees will be shown actual projects utilizing these emerging technologies. 
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Precast Concrete Parking Structures

This one-hour program is intended for professional designers. Basic parking planning strategies and garage types will be discussed. The qualities of precast concrete most suitable to the design and construction of parking structures will be presented. 
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Precast Concrete Storm Shelters

This one-hour program is intended for professional designers and engineers. The attributes of precast concrete will be presented, demonstrating how these qualities may be applied to the design and construction of safe and efficient storm shelter facilities. The versatility and resiliency of precast concrete will be further highlighted by a video demonstration, and a series of case studies. 
Credits: 1PDH or AIA LU/HSW

Thermal Mass, Energy Codes, and Precast Concrete

Mass walls in combination with insulation can save energy in buildings. This presentation describes the benefits of thermal mass (thermal inertia) and how these benefits are recognized in national energy codes. An overview of compliance paths of these energy codes is presented. The degradation of the R-value of concrete panels with metal thermal bridges that pass through the insulation is also described.
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU

Total Precast Concrete

This one-hour program is intended for designers with some precast concrete experience and/or knowledge. Basic concepts of pre-stressing, components, and application towards a complete, total-precast building solution will be discussed. Typical design challenges and the unique project delivery process of total precast will be presented, and the unique ability of total precast to meet those requirements described.
Credits: 1 PDH or AIA LU