Get ready for Procrastination Day, an interactive workshop designed to boost your skills, projects, and business while earning up to 5 LU/HSW credits. Discover architectural advances and connect with like-minded professionals with presentations by five industry experts.
Fuel your day with breakfast and a delicious lunch, included in registration. Sign up for Procrastination Day to ignite your creativity and career. View the schedule and course descriptions below.
Schedule
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast and check-in
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Exterior Cladding Innovation: Rainscreen Design with Ultracompact Surfacing
Cosentino
10:05 – 11:05 am
Illuminating our Experience with Human Centric Lighting
Lutron
11:10 am – 12:10 pm
An Architect’s Guide to Dynamic & Static Head-of-Wall Systems
Marino\WARE
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:50 pm – 1:50 pm
Designing with Perforated Metal Panels and Products
American Metalcraft
1:55 pm – 2:55 pm
Keeping Buildings Dry
SK Collaborative
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Date and Time:
Friday, April 26, 2024
9:00 am - 3:00 pm -
Location:
Serendipity Labs
3225 Cumberland Blvd SE
Atlanta, 30339 - Credits: 5 LU/HSW
- Provider: Various
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Courses
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Exterior Cladding Innovation: Rainscreen Design with Ultracompact Surfacing
Cosentino – 1 LU/HSW
Course DetailsExterior Cladding Innovation: Rainscreen Design with Ultracompact SurfacingCosentino – 1 LU/HSW
Modern construction has come to understand that a façade, as part of an overall building envelope, is not only a visual statement, but also an important influencer in the protection of a wall’s structural components, the energy efficiency of the building, and the health of its occupants. This course explores a unique surfacing material known as ultracompact surfacing (UCS) and evaluates its mechanical properties, technical characteristics, and aesthetics to illustrate its endless design potential in exterior cladding, façade, and rainscreen applications.
Learning Objectives
- Define ultracompact surfacing and discuss the innovative production process that creates stone-like properties which contribute to project longevity and lower maintenance
- Learn about innovative manufacturing strategies to reduce carbon footprint and how ultracompact surface sets itself apart from other surfacing material
- Identify the traits and advantages of ultracompact surfaces in terms of strength, durability, UV resistance, absorption rates, abrasion resistance, and ASTM testing
- Discuss proper rainscreen design and installation using ultracompact surfacing material.
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Illuminating our Experience with Human Centric Lighting
Lutron – 1 LU/HSW
Course DetailsIlluminating our Experience with Human Centric LightingLutron – 1 LU/HSW
Human centric lighting is an oft-discussed design term; yet, there is confusion about what it is and how to use new (and existing) technologies to achieve it. This course attempts to shed light on this emerging technology and its affects on people.
Learning objectives
- How to define human-centric lighting
- Explain what the potential benefits it can provide to people, buildings and businesses.
- How to practically apply human-centric lighting when designing projects.
- Address the intersection between electric lighting and natural daylight and achieving and integrated approach.
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An Architect's Guide to Dynamic & Static Head-of-Wall Systems
Marino\WARE – 1 LU/HSW
Course DetailsAn Architect's Guide to Dynamic & Static Head-of-Wall SystemsMarino\WARE – 1 LU/HSW
A guide to dynamic and static joint protection for head-of walls, this course covers the requirements for the
intersection of partitions and floor systems.Learning objectives:
- Learn what a head-of-wall joint is and what constitutes an assembly.
- Describing UL assemblies, four required standards used and hourly ratings. This includes fire and smoke ratings.
- Explain and understand deflection, and deflection requirements in head-of-wall assemblies.
- Explain what Specifiers should consider when writing specifications for dynamic or static joints.
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Designing with Perforated Metal Panels and Products
American Metalcraft – 1 LU/HSW
Course DetailsDesigning with Perforated Metal Panels and ProductsAmerican Metalcraft – 1 LU/HSW
Offering almost endless pattern options as well as design versatility, perforated panels and assorted perforated metal products are exploding in popularity. Perforated metal panels can provide semi-privacy, reduce heat and glare, act as an equipment screen, an infill panel through stairwells and so much more. After completing this course, attendees will have an understanding of what to expect with flatness and what the tolerances are for strength of metal versus percentage open. Participants will also understand how to achieve smooth and safe perforated products and the equivalent solid metal concept when it comes to choosing what percentage open will be best for the selected design.
Learning objectives
- Understand how percentage open in perforation design is related to tensile strength of metal and what gauge is utilize
- Understand the basic decisions in order to choose a perforated product and how each of those effect cost
- Learn about the importance of smooth perforations and post-fabrication painting to create a safe, sharp edge free product.
- Will know the pros and cons between perforated, expanded metal or wire cloth
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Keeping Buildings Dry
SK Collaborative – 1 LU/HSW
Course DetailsKeeping Buildings DrySK Collaborative – 1 LU/HSW
Moisture in buildings must be managed effectively to assure long term durability, comfort, and health of the occupants. Understanding the various options on wall weather and air barriers, roofing, and below grade waterproofing are critical to successful moisture management.
Learning objective
- Understand building control layers
- Planning for effective moisture control
- Learn how to manage vapor with building enclosure design
- Learn how to avoid problems in building enclosure design