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AIA Continuing Education Credit

Healthy Walls = Rainscreen & Ventilation

Learning Objectives

• History of wall design and rainscreen
• Components of a rainscreen system
• How rainscreen and mortar deflection work in each application
• Outline of Healthy Walls = Rainscreen & Ventilation Program (PDF)

Multi-Family Sound Control

Learning Objectives

• Understanding noise and measuring results
• Acoustical systems for quiet living in multi-family
• Building materials needed to get results (classification standards)
• The components of entangled net sound systems
• Outline of Noise Control in Multi-Family Sound Control Program (PDF)

Healthy Roofs = Drainage and Ventilation

Learning Objectives

• Review research, best practices, and recommendations on the need for continuous ventilation in roofs
• Analyze the problems from poorly ventilated roofs, as well as establish the benefits of continuous ventilation in roofing assemblies
• Identify the components of proper roof ventilation
• Understand roofing details in accordance with the continuous ventilation underlayment in wood and metal roofing assemblies
• Outline of Healthy Roofs = Drainage and Ventilation Program (PDF)

Masonry Cavity Walls, the Original Rainscreen System

Learning Objectives

• Review the benefits and principles behind having an open cavity within a masonry wall
• Analyze the most common practices in masonry cavity walls detailed with continuous rigid insulation, and identify the potential flaws that can leas to moisture failures
• Discuss airspace code and compare the performance of traditional mortar collection materials and full wall masonry drainage materials in cavity walls with rigid insulation and less than two inches of airspace
• Establish the best practices for designing and constructing a continuous insulated, well drained, and ventilated masonry cavity wall
• Outline of Masonry Cavity Walls, the Original Rainscreen System (PDF)

Keene Building Products is a registered provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned upon completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Credit includes HSW and Sustainable Credit (1 credit hour).

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