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The weatherization segment is expected to see continued growth over the next year as the building industry places greater emphasis on energy efficiency, durability, and long-term performance in both new construction and retrofits. Emerging trends for 2026 include sustainable building envelope solutions, advanced technologies, climate-resilient designs, and increased adoption of prefabricated and modular construction methods.

Layton Construction, a leading firm in the construction industry, has revolutionized its visualization workflows using NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation GPUs. These GPUs have empowered Layton Construction to produce high-resolution still images, animations, and 4D sequences that capture every detail of their construction projects with unprecedented realism and efficiency.

Layton Construction’s adoption of NVIDIA RTX™ technology has led to improved project outcomes and client satisfaction by delivering more realistic and reliable visualizations and responding swiftly to client demands.

This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. This session is built on a simple idea: knowledge reduces fear. AI is moving fast, but the core ideas are simpler than they seem. The firms that understand this shift first will be better positioned to lead it. Agents are becoming a new operating layer inside companies, and many professionals will increasingly spend less time doing repetitive work and more time directing, reviewing, and improving work done by agents.

We will break down how modern AI actually fits together: models, agents, skills, tools, workflows, subagents, tokens, and protocols like MCP that connect agents to business systems. We will discuss real products, real use cases, and how work is moving from manual execution toward orchestration, supervision, and system design across design, engineering, operations, and delivery.

This is not a hype session. It is a planning session. We will cover what leaders need to understand about agent-readable and agent-writable systems, interoperability, audit trails, access control, workforce change, and the governance required to adopt AI responsibly, effectively, and without losing control.

Learn about the architecture of the future through examples from today. How will architects and designers think about crafting the spaces of the future?

In this discussion, ARCHITECT editor-in-chief Paul Makovsky and the expert panel examine case studies and forward-looking ideas that delve into what's coming for residential design.

Forget what you think you know about basements — builders and contractors are giving these underground spaces a long overdue upgrade, transforming into valuable real estate that aligns with the needs of modern homeowners. We'll explore key strategies for designing and constructing basements that maximize space and provide a balance of functionality, comfort, and aesthetics.

This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Total precast concrete systems bring structural and architectural components together into a unified, high-performance building solution that delivers durability, sustainability, and long-term value. This course introduces the full family of precast components used in total precast systems — including wall panels, hollowcore, double tees, columns, beams, shear walls, and stairs — and explores how they are designed, coordinated, and assembled to create resilient spaces that reduce jobsite risks, accelerate schedules, and enhance occupant well-being.

Participants will learn how total precast systems improve energy efficiency and minimize maintenance needs through components built for extended service life. Through system overviews, design best practices, and real-world applications across a range of project types, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of how precast is designed, detailed, and efficiently implemented into total precast solutions.

Explore the capabilities of the NRMCA Concrete Design Center through real-world case studies that demonstrate how it supports project design teams in quantifying the benefits of building with concrete.

This session will highlight two case studies:

1) Learn how the NRMCA Concrete Carbon Calculator was used to estimate the global warming potential (GWP) of mix designs proposed by a producer for an eight-story science center at a major university. By comparing GWP reductions against industry-wide baseline EPDs, the analysis enabled the structural engineer’s sustainability consultant to confirm that the project exceeded the minimum requirements for LEED Materials and Resources credits.

2) Discover how the insulating concrete form (ICF) industry collaborated with NRMCA to provide cost estimates for two school storm shelter projects. With these estimates, the construction manager was able to update project budgets, demonstrating both 45-day construction time savings and a 4.5% cost savings. We will also cover revised construction schedules, cost spreadsheets, and time-lapse video of the actual construction process.