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Summer 2022

Severe weather has significantly changed the way we look at design and construction of our buildings—from commercial to residential. Weather has become more volatile as natural disasters have taken their toll on our architecture. Our Summer 2022 edition contains various technical articles describing the challenges of designing buildings for severe weather, and much more. This edition’s CEU article discusses appropriate selection of the entire roofing assembly, including proper detailing and integration, as well as installation, and how they are paramount to the overall success and longevity of the overburden system. Click the links below to read more and earn your credits!

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CEU: All of the Above: Unburdening Overburden Considerations for Commercial Roofing

Shawn Torbert Kristin Westover
May 1, 2022
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For roofs with large surface areas, the potential for large overburden installations, such as solar, vegetative roofing, or amenity decks can be exceptional.


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Educational Facilities and Daylighting

Thomas Renner
January 7, 2022
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The challenge for architects is to achieve the optimal daylighting conditions throughout the schools they design.


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Achieving Building Health and Sustainability with Louvers

Jim Smardo
May 9, 2022
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Louvers improve overall building resiliency, occupant health and can contribute to LEED and decarbonization goals.


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Game-Changing Design Freedom: 3D Printing Technology

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Platt Boyd
April 29, 2022
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3D printing with prefabrication provides superior capabilities and timeline reduction, changing the conversation about building envelope design.


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Reroofing and Lightning Protection

Protecting the lightning protection system during roof maintenance
Jennifer Morgan Michael Chusid, RA FCSI
March 14, 2022
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Most components of a lightning protection system can last the life of a structure with little maintenance. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of typical roofing systems and rooftop equipment; they need routine servicing, occasional repairs, and, all too frequently, replacement. 


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Demystifying the Fly-By Curtain Wall Parapet

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Sam S. Zalok, P.E.
April 27, 2022
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The pursuit of elegant building enclosure design is ever-growing, particularly for aluminum-framed curtain wall systems. Where these curtain wall systems transition to horizontal roof systems, designers have long sought to minimize the visual impact of these conditions by subtly concealing them. 


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What Recent LEED Data May Tell Us About Green Building in the Pandemic

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Daniel Overbey
April 1, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a well-documented impact on the US economy, the construction industry, and real estate. But what impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the momentum of green building projects in the Unite State over the past two years?


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Building A Sustainable Tomorrow Through Energy Code Adoption Today

Ryan Colker
May 6, 2022
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As governments continue to race toward achieving the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, it is now evident that the COVID-19 pandemic had an unexpected side effect of helping to lower global greenhouse gas emissions.


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Designing for Severe Weather

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June 9, 2022
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Severe weather has significantly changed the way we look at design and construction of our buildings—from commercial to residential. Weather has become more volatile as natural disasters have taken their toll on our architecture.


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Roofing Code: Section 1504.7 Impact Resistance

January 25, 2012
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Roof coverings installed on low-slope roofs (roof slope <2:12) in accordance with Section 1507 shall resist impact damage based on the results of tests conducted in accordance with ASTM D 3746.


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Dampproofing And Waterproofing Codes: Section 1807.1.3 Ground-Water Control

October 3, 2016
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Learn about Section 1807.1.3 Ground-Water Control and its appropriate code interpretation.
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Roofing Detail: Coping-to-Wall Termination

February 3, 2011
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A critical and often overlooked design detail is at the termination of a parapet coping at a wall. The most common mistake at this intersection is to allow the metal coping to but up to the wall without the application of termination metal. 
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