EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT THROUGH SOMFY

AIA Credits: 1 Learning Unit with HSW

Course Overview:

This course will provide an understanding of innovative design trends including current market drivers, comparing automated vs manual solar shading and how to increase visual and thermal comfort by automating the balance of natural and artificial light. We will discuss design strategies using automated solar management and its impact on these design trends.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discover construction market sustainability drivers and automation examples.

2. Understand the automation of building envelopes/façades using innovative and sustainable design strategies.

3. Relate sustainable building design with the benefits of automation.

4. Promote sustainable design based on the value of automation.​

AIA Credits: 1 Learning Unit with HSW

Course Overview:

This course will provide an understanding of innovative design trends including current market drivers, comparing high-performance buildings and how to increase visual and thermal comfort by automating the balance of natural and artificial light. This course will build the connection between the influence of current design trends and advances in technology, on building performance using automated facades. We will discuss design strategies using power and data distribution to create higher-performing buildings with increased functionality at a lower cost.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how construction costs affect project planning and designs

2. Project planning to overcome main obstacles to creating smart buildings considering power distribution

3. Compare and contrast the layout of building systems with the integration of advanced power and control options

4. Identify the environmental benefits of using smart building technology

AIA Credits: 1 Learning Unit with HSW

Specialty Credit: LEED Green Associate, WELL AP, LEED BD+C

Course Overview:

This course will provide an overview of crosswalks, equivalents, alignments and trade-offs of the LEED v4.1 and WELL v2 rating systems as they relate to automated window shades and daylight control.

Learning Objectives:

1. Compare crosswalks, equivalents and alignments between LEED v4.1 BD+C and Well v2 concepts and credits relating to daylighting strategies and automated shades.

2. Discover crosswalks and their equivalents and alignments in LEED v4.1 BD+C and Well v2 concepts and credits for material and resources related to automated shade systems.

3. Identify tradeoffs in strategies used within LEED v4.1 BD+C and Well v2 related to automated shade design and programming.

4. Understand design trends and innovation potential that has a positive influence within the LEED v4.1 BD+C and Well v2 standards related to automated window coverings.

AIA Credits: 1 Learning Unit with HSW

Course Overview:

This course explores the importance of using natural light in the built environment. This course will provide an overview of natural light’s benefits along with impacts experienced by building occupants and owners. Automated shading will be introduced as a daylight management solution to maximize natural light, preserve views, prevent glare, and minimize solar heat gain. By the end of the course, the benefits of daylight management should be clear, as well as how it results in more efficient buildings and better interior environments.

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to recognize the benefits of natural light exposure and access to views while indoors.

2. Be able to identify the impact of daylight and view preservation on building occupants and owners.

3. Understand the benefits of daylight management and its role in healthy occupant-focused buildings.

4. Correlate automated shading with daylight management and better indoor environments.​