Masonry Courses
Online Courses 5 courses
Masonry Best Practices – v.REC
This course is a review of Masonry Best Practices in construction. Currently adopted ASTM Masonry Standards and Masonry Best Practices will be reviewed. These standards have proven over time to insure resilient structures in harsh environments.…
Cost Effective Design with Masonry – v.REC
Architects are challenged when creating a design balancing resiliency, aesthetics and construction costs. How do you create a strong structure on budget without sacrificing the design values clients want. This course outlines the aesthetic opportunities with…
Specifying and Installing Thin Veneers – v.REC
Cohesive and resilient designs are hard to achieve. This course offers a basic review of thin veneer applications, aesthetic opportunities and specifications for vertical surfaces. Highlighting code requirements and “Industry Best Practices” for installation over various…
Design Strategies for Architectural Stone Masonry - v.REC
Concrete Masonry is an effective solution for the ever-changing design environment, as well as offer a wealth of health and safety benefits to the occupants. This one-hour HSW program will explore how to effectively design masonry…
Live Courses 48 courses
IECC Energy Review and Masonry Compliance
Ensuring compliance with increasingly stringent energy codes is a leading architectural challenge. This course explores the latest edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with a focus on the building envelope and how to achieve…
Modern Masonry Using Pre-blended Mortar
The use of mortar is a process that has changed little since the days of ancient Greece. Unlike lumber, steel, and other building materials found on today's construction sites, mortar ingredients are typically brought individually onto…
Masonry vs. the Storm – Building for Resilience
Today's storms are more intense, more frequent and more deadly than ever before, making the design and construction of resilient buildings critical. The design of the building envelope – and the materials used – can be…
Designing for Moisture Protection in Concrete Masonry Walls
Provides an overview of the uses and benefits of water repellent concrete masonry admixtures in concrete masonry units and masonry mortar. The evolution of water repellent chemistries that enable single wythe building design is discussed including…
Designing With Innovative Architectural Blocks For Buildings
There are many masonry options for the architect today. Besides standard cmu there are prefaced and pre-finished products that do not require additional coatings, but provide a beautiful aesthetic and performance characteristics, both for interior and…
Excellence in Single Wythe Masonry
This presentation covers how to properly design a wall using proper design techniques focusing on the prevention of moisture, cracking, and cleaning issues.
Design Tactics for Stone Masonry Products
This course will discuss the large veneers that are available for selection by the architect and the proper detailing procedures that need to be followed for moisture prevention and crack control.
LEED v4.1 Changes
This presentation will focus on the changes from LEED 2009 to LEED v4.1 with information on masonry as it relates to the provisions of LEED.
Masonry Specification
This course will review the different specification types used in the CSI Specification process and how each ties into and support the other. The importance of proper specification processing for all phases of Masonry Construction from…
Cost Effective Design with Masonry
Architects are challenged when creating a design balancing resiliency, aesthetics and construction costs. How do you create a strong structure on budget without sacrificing the design values clients want. This course outlines the aesthetic opportunities with…
Modern Masonry: Fire Protection and Enhanced Performance
This course will describe masonrys inherent characteristics and how the material has been improved in order to withstand the threat of damage from fire, moisture, and mold, meeting today's stringent code requirements and performance standards. Also…
Porcelain Veneers: Performance, Application + Inspiration
This course provides architects with a foundational understanding of porcelain veneers in architectural design applications. Topics covered include key features and performance characteristics of porcelain veneers versus other "traditional" veneer materials, effective specification writing, as well…
Ventilated Vacades, an Innovative Rainscreen Building Approach
A review of the ventilated facades rainscreen system, detailing the technical advantages for the architect in which potential energy efficiencies are seen, along with the reuse of existing buildings.
Specifying and Installing Thin Veneers
Cohesive and resilient designs are hard to achieve. This course offers a basic review of thin veneer applications, aesthetic opportunities and specifications for vertical surfaces. Highlighting code requirements and “Industry Best Practices” for installation over various…
Design Strategies for Architectural Stone Masonry
Concrete Masonry is an effective solution for the ever-changing design environment, as well as offer a wealth of health and safety benefits to the occupants. This one-hour HSW program will explore how to effectively design masonry…
Controlling Moisture in Masonry
This presentation discusses the importance of detailing the building to prevent serious water issues in the envelope of a building.
Brick 101
This course will address the brick manufacturing process and the design opportunities that brick offer. It will address design ideas to show examples to expand creativity. It will explore brick texture, special shapes, mortar applications, and…
Enhancements to Manufactured Stone
This presentation discusses the manufactured Dry Cast masonry, and contrasts with Wet Cast stone, both in terms of utilitarian benefits, and aesthetics.
Beyond LEED - A Look at WELL and Green Globes
Many are familiar with the LEED Green Building Rating System, but there are many other options for designers and owners looking to create healthy, environmentally-conscious buildings. In this webinar we will look at two -the WELL…
Masonry QC
This course will concentrate on the Masonry QA/QC programming established in MSJC 402/602 and the importance of Pre-Bid meetings, correct scope of work and Mock Up Panels. The sole intent of the course is to ensure…
Designing with Masonry For A Healthier Environment
Masonry can be used for a variety of different applications. Because of its durable nature, and use of less embodied energy, it is a very environmentally friendly building product. Masonry offers a variety of different facial…
Masonry Solutions for BIM - Condensed
This is a condensed version of the 2-hour course ECH-BIM-1901: Masonry Solutions for BIM. Masonry construction presents a myriad of challenges for specifiers – especially those who are less familiar with masonry construction methods, performance standards…
