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Electricity 4.0 — the convergence of digital intelligence with electricity.

Take a look at this community, a real-life example of the new energy landscape.

Take a deeper dive with industry experts on their latest sustainable design projects and how they are leading the way to net zero.

This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Wood, in its natural state, is a highly sustainable material. But there are many factors that can either diminish or improve its sustainability, including how and where it’s harvested, how end products are treated and finished, and the lifecycle of the material. This course will explore the sustainability of wood wall and ceiling systems, and considerations for specifying wood products that are sustainably sourced.

We will cover different manufacturing and treatment processes, and environmental factors affecting wood, its lifecycle, reuse, and salvageability. We will also discuss applications for wood ceilings and walls, certifications available for projects specifying these materials, and insight into the world of sustainable wood systems.

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.

Designed to mix mortar, grout, and concrete efficiently its reversible mixing paddles prevent clogging and decrease batch time. The large-capacity mixer is portable, with fork pockets on all sides and a compactable design that fits standard 8-ft. truck beds. See more today.

This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Reusing existing buildings is one of the most effective strategies architects have to reduce embodied carbon and structural steel plays a critical role in making reuse viable, adaptable, and measurable. This course examines how steel supports circular design strategies that extend building life, enable program change, and reduce carbon impacts beyond end-of-life recycling.

Using whole-building life-cycle assessment as a framework, the session explores how retaining and adapting steel structures compares to new construction. Case studies demonstrate how architects leveraged existing steel frames, selective reinforcement, and targeted interventions to achieve substantial embodied carbon savings while delivering new uses, density, and performance. The course emphasizes actionable design decisions architects can make early to preserve value, reduce waste, and document carbon outcomes.

Housing represents one of the greatest challenges we face within the architectural profession and society as a whole. Innovative design is essential to the evolution of the multi-family housing market. Architects and designers are a major part of the solution—designing new and reimagining existing buildings in beautiful, sustainable, and cost-effective ways.

In this session, we discuss a range of projects that exemplify architectural ingenuity in affordable housing. One of the highlighted projects features modular sunscreen/rainscreen walls, an architectural solution which enhances both the projects' aesthetics and residents' sense of community.

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.

Ground source heat pumps can deliver comfort, efficiency, and environmental harmony in any climate. Whether rooted in farmland or shaped by sea breeze, residential developments benefit from high-performance geothermal heating and cooling.