CEFPI is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of
Architects Continuing Education Systems (AIA/CES). Credit(s)
earned on completion of this program will be reported to AIA/CES for
AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and
non-AIA members are available upon request.
This program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional
education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or
construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material
of construction or any method or manner of handling, using,
distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be
addressed at the conclusion of each presentation.
Learning Objectives
Designing Safer, More Pleasant and More Effective Schools
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Examine examples of access control types and office and work area designs
that increase staff security.
2. Understand special design considerations for buildings that promote
survivability of school crisis events.
3. Understand how school design impacts the critical "window of life" in the first
thirty seconds of a school crisis incident.
4. Examine existing examples of safe facilities from Israel and other countries.
Learning Objectives
School District Safety and Security
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Know about special solutions for controlling campus and building entry
points.
2. Know how to designs and plan to facilitate lockdowns, based on the principle
of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
3. Know about new trends and systems for campus safety and security.
4. Know how to develop and implement safety procedure for lockdowns and
major critical events.
Learning Objectives
Design Issues related to the 2012 NC Energy Conservation Code
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the various compliance options available to designers.
2. Understand overall code requirements for building envelope, HVAC,
electrical, and plumbing systems.
3. Understand the details of code requirements for HVAC systems.
4. Understand the design conflicts that can result for code requirements.
Learning Objectives
Integrated Modular Construction for Sustainable Building Interiors
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the environmental, HSW and financial reasons for using modular
elements that integrate on a project.
2. Examine different components in an integrated modular system for interior
design and construction.
3. Understand the implications of integrated modular systems and technology
for the design and construction schedule.
4. Compare and contrast the wellbeing, environmental and cost benefits of this
approach to conventional interior construction.
Learning Objectives
Geothermal Heat Pumps
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Have an overview of the design process and special requirements for
geothermal heat pump systems.
2. Have appropriate information for evaluating the economic attractiveness of
geothermal heat pump systems for specific projects.
3. Have actual experience with well field drilling and pipe installation.
4. Share professional experiences with geothermal systems.
Learning Objectives
Performance Contracts and Energy Audits
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Know about Building Automation and how it can improve the management of
the indoor living conditions.
2. Know about Server structure hardware/software requirements for the
Building Management system and the Energy Dashboard.
3. Understand Data transfer from BAS to ED and how the information can be
presented.
4. Know about Energy Dashboard and LEED certification. Curriculum
discussion
Learning Objectives
Designing Outdoor Classrooms: A School District’s Journey Through
Integrating School Gardens with STEM program Instruction
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the environmental and health benefits, features, and design
requirements of a properly functioning "outdoor classroom" and "teaching
garden".
2. Understand how the components of the outdoor classroom-teaching garden
impact building performance needs (i.e. use of solar collectors).
3. Gain an understanding of the number of different ways an outdoor classroom
and teaching garden can impact building function and usage.
4. Learn about related trends in sustainable building (environment) occupant
health and building (environment) that influence the use of outdoor
classroom-teaching garden.
Learning Objectives
Project Based Learning Environments
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Understand what experts are saying about the importance of nurturing
creativity, innovation and collaboration among students.
2. Understand the ideas and thoughts behind project-based learning.
3. Understand how school districts such as Blue Valley and Whitfield County
are taking these ideas/thoughts and implementing them into their curriculum.
4. Know about Blue Valley CAPS, Coahulla Creek High School and Eastbrook
Middle School - all projects designed around project-based learning
Learning Objectives
Education Unplugged
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Promote the understanding of energy use, energy efficiency and energy
management.
2. Expose the potential of the collaboration with the National Building
Competition and partnership with the EPA with tracking through Portfolio
Manger.
3. Enhance the interest in STEM careers through hands-on experience.
4. Demonstrate energy use intensity as a factor of measurement.
Learning Objectives
Making a Case for a School Bond
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Learn a process for the development of key features that support a Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP).
2. Learn the components of the process that aid the key stakeholders in
prioritizing and making decisions.
3. Understand the value of population projections and demographic analysis in
supporting conclusions.
4. Understand the value in the interrelationship of capacity, student population,
attendance boundaries and curriculum
Learning Objectives
Energy Modeling vs. Building Performance
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Know what a baseline is, and how that term can be misinterpreted.
2. Know what energy modeling is, and what it is good for.
3. Know what EUI is, and what is considered a good score.
4. Know how real world buildings compare to their energy models.
Learning Objectives
The K-12 Performance Space
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the basic types of theater space configurations.
2. Identify the basic technical systems that need to be included for the
operation of a K-12 performance space.
3. Identify the basic priorities for the operation of a K-12 performance space.
4. Discuss the basic programming requirements that today’s K-12 performance
space (auditorium) is called upon to support..
Course Evaluations
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This concludes The American Institute of Architects
Continuing Education Systems Course
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