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The objective is straightforward: Provide
a quality continuing education resource, both economical and
convenient, that investigates current and emerging topics
of interest to practicing architects. Now 20 titles strong
with more on the way, the monograph series explores everything
from sustainable design to fire safety in buildings to professional
conduct to post-occupancy evaluation. All learning units
are Health, Safety, and Welfare units.
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Monograph Titles & Descriptions: Click
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Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation NEW!
$200 ($100 for current NCARB Record holders)
114 pages/6 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Getting to Smart Growth II picks up where the first volume left off by presenting new tools, policies, and approaches available to create more livable communities. While it contains many actions for the public sector, it expands on the previous publication by highlighting steps that the private sector can take.
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Ethics and Professional Rules of Conduct: Distinction and Clarification
$35 (Free for NCARB Record Holders)
11 pages/1 PDU in health, safety, and welfare.
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Sustainable Design II
$275 ($175 for current NCARB Record holders)
138 pages/12PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Increasing concern about global climate change and other ecological problems tied to building construction and land use has led to an expanded interest in sustainable design.
This new monograph focuses on the “nuts and bolts” of green building design that architects need to master in order to design more environmentally responsible buildings.
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The Hidden Risk of Green Buildings: Avoiding Moisture & Mold Problems
$35 (Free for NCARB Record Holders)
10 pages/1 PDU in health, safety, and welfare.
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Security Planning and Design
$275 ($175 for current NCARB Record holders)
240 pages/12 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare.
In the wake of the tragic events on 9-11, building owners and users are demanding more secure buildings. This monograph presents concepts, principles, and processes for incorporating enhanced security into the design of new and existing buildings.
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Architectural Acoustics
$300 ($200 for current NCARB Record holders)
354 pages/14 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Controlling wanted and unwanted sounds can enhance or diminish the performances, activities, or other uses of a building. This monograph guides readers through the paths that sound follows and explains the way sound is produced, measured, enhanced, and controlled in man-made environments in and around buildings.
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Daylighting Performance and Design
$275 ($175 for current NCARB Record holders)
315 pages/12 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Addressing the challenges of balancing the human preference for natural light with energy efficient and sustainable design is important for every building professional. This guide to the successful use of daylighting includes case studies that illustrate the various benefits of daylight in commercial, industrial, education, and institutional settings.
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Senior Living
$375 ($275 for current NCARB Record holders)
324 pages/20 PDUs (10 per quiz) in health, safety, and welfare
Authored by architects whose firm has handled hundreds of housing and care environments for the elderly, this nuts-and-bolts guide provides information you'll need on a wide variety of senior living options. The authors, pioneers in the field, offer highly illustrative examples of issues that are key to designing structures for the growing over-65 population.
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Mold And Moisture Prevention
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
124 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Despite the presence of improved technology, increased training opportunities, and more sophisticated building systems, moisture and mold problems continue to affect new buildings. This monograph demonstrates how to detect and prevent moisture intrusion and avoid costly setbacks in the design and construction phase of a project.
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Building
Envelope
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
144 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
This monograph provides an overview of the design and construction
of conventional building envelopes as well as an introduction
to the more unusual building envelopes associated with many
of today's state-of-the-art practices.
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Getting
to Smart Growth: 100 Policies for Implementation
$200 ($100 for current NCARB Record holders)
97 pages/6 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Learn how to implement this popular approach to development.
Successful, pragmatic initiatives, programs, and tips are featured
throughout the monograph.
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Improving
Building Performance
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
134 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
IBP is a richly detailed and highly accessible introduction
to post-occupancy evaluation (POE) or "programming in reverse."
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Design
Within a Community Context
$225 ($125 for current NCARB Record holders)
88 pages/8 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Delve into DWCC for a fascinating exploration of architecture's
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Cracking
the Codes: An Architect's Guide to Building Regulations
Monograph and two quizzes: $325 ($225 for current NCARB Record
holders)
340 pages/8 PDUs per quiz in health, safety, and welfare
Don't be wary of building codes and regulations! Crack them
open in order to reveal their positive effects on design. Comes
with two quizzes. (Quiz #2 complies with the Texas requirement
for one hour of barrier-free design.) |
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Low-Slope
Roofing II
$300 ($200 for current NCARB Record holders)
191 pages/14 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Consider alternatives to traditional built-up roofing (BUR),
including modified bitumen, single-ply, sprayed polyurethane
foam, metal, and, liquid applied systems.
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Energy-Conscious
Architecture
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
76 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Newly revised and updated, NCARB's first monograph has been
recast as the primer for energy-conscious design principles.
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Why
Buildings Fail
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
119 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Simply defined as "performance that does not meet expectations,"
building failure runs the gamut from architectural and technical
problems to performance deficiencies and the more infrequent
catastrophic structural collapse. |
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Sustainable
Design
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
147 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Are you ready to go green? Here is a comprehensive look at the
principles and benefits of sustainable design.
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Professional
Conduct
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
122 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Recognize and discuss the professional standards that all
architects are legally obliged to follow.
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Low-Slope
Roofing I
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
87 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Investigate built-up roofing (BUR) systems, now being specified
on nearly 35 percent of new buildings in the U.S.
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Seismic
Mitigation
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
79 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Learn about what architects can do to reduce the devastating
effects of earthquakes and other seismic events.
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Wind
Forces
$300 ($200 for current NCARB Record holders)
111 pages/14 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Explore the nature of wind and practical considerations for
wind-resistant designs.
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Fire Safety
in Buildings
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
94 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Fire-safe measures may mean the difference between survival
and loss. Follow this call-to-action and fireproof your design
approaches.
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Subsurface
Conditions
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
60 pages/10 PDUs in health, safety, and welfare
Conventional wisdom aside, architecture is more than the structures
which greet the eye. Dig deeper and investigate what's underneath
a building.
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Indoor
Environment
$250 ($150 for current NCARB Record holders)
113 pages/10 PDUs and 10 AIA LUs in health, safety, and welfare
Presents practical guidelines for designing healthful indoor
environments in new buildings and for correcting problems in
existing facilities.
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