Quebec is Quality: Innovative & Sustainable Building Solutions from North of the Border

Join leading Canadian companies (Adfast, Float4, Lamco Forest Products, Muraflex, Skyfold & Walker Glass), for a complimentary day-long opportunity to earn CEU credits and learn how manufacturers from Quebec are developing innovative building solutions for differentiated design and better sustainability for the commercial building sector.

Breakfast, lunch & refreshments provided.

Open to: Architects, LEED APs, Engineers, Specifiers, Contractors, etc. Note that although some presentations have applications for single & multi-family housing, the emphasis of these courses will apply to the commercial sector including office, entertainment, retail, wholesale, and high rise (including residential) construction and design.

Credits available at this event: up to 6 AIA HSW Credit Hours and up to 4 USGBC/GBCI Credit Hours

Agenda and presentations: (please see course descriptions below)

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Registration, breakfast, exhibits

9:00 – 9:10

Welcome

9:10 – 10:10 AM

Get Inspired! Design Smarter, Safer, and Greener with Innovation in Wood Structural Systems - Lamco Forest Products

10:15 – 11:15 AM

Making Sense of Sealants - Adfast

11:15 – 11:25 AM

Break & exhibits

11:25 – 12:25 PM

Bird Friendly Building Design with Acid-etched Glass - Walker Glass

12:25 – 1:15 PM

Lunch & exhibits

1:15 – 2:15 PM

Acoustic Separation using Motor Driven Operable Partitions - Skyfold

2:15 – 2:25 PM

Break & exhibits

2:25 – 3:25 PM

Glass Partition Design - Muraflex

3:30 – 4:30 PM

Digital Experiences in the Built Environment - Float4

4:30 – 4:45 PM

Closing remarks & exhibits

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Get Inspired! Design Smarter, Safer, and Greener with Innovation in Wood Structural Systems

Credits Earned:

1 AIA HSW / LU Credit Hour + 1 USGBC Credit Hour | AIA Course #QWEB01 | USGBC/GBCI Course: #920014585) | AIA Provider: ATS Sponsored by QWEB (Provider #406119285) | Presenter: Andrew Dingman – Lamco Forest Products

Course Description:

Wood is a frequently overlooked building material for light-medium-commercial construction including mid-rise, multi-family, and mixed-use projects. This course features several North American examples that highlight the surprising capabilities of this natural resource. Many architects, engineers, and project owners often default to steel and concrete instead of wood for wall, floor, and roof assemblies.

This course outlines: common misconceptions and capabilities of code-approved wood applications; the environmental and structural benefits of this sustainable natural resource; the virtues of wood when engineered for pre-cut and pre-assembled components; how wood applications integrate with building codes, construction techniques, and technical support; how choosing wood first contributes to on-time and on-schedule projects with significant cost savings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Present the evolution of wood in design and the preconceived ideas associated with wood in commercial construction.
2. Recognize the advantages of using wood first, including: safety, durability, cost savings, efficiency, quality, and SUSTAINABILITY.
3. Explain how the use of wood in wall, floor, and roof applications allows you to keep your project on schedule, on design, and on budget.
4. Identify resources for technical support to help you achieve your original design

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Making Sense of Sealants

Credits Earned:

1 AIA HSW / LU Credit Hour + 1 USGBC Credit Hour | AIA Course: #ADFAST-001 | USGBC Course: #920010342 | AIA Provider: America Training Solutions sponsored by Adfast (Provider #406119285) | Presenters: Dan Garnett & Christian Guerard - Adfast

Course Description:

Participants will learn the different families of sealants and how to choose the correct product for each application.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the different families of sealants and justify why using one over the other;
2. Analyze if a curtain wall project need a structural or non-structural silicone sealants;
3. Describe why UV light deteriorates some sealants and not others;
4. Implement procedures for proper surface preparation before sealing joints;.

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Bird Friendly Building Design with Acid-etched Glass

Credits Earned:

1 AIA HSW / LU Credit Hour + 1 USGBC Credit Hour | AIA Course: #HBH2017 | AIA Provider: Walker Glass (Provider #K216) | USGBCI #0910000178 | Presenter: John E. Just - Walker Glass

Course Description:

Fundamental to a building’s design is its seamless integration with the natural landscape. In many settings, the need to reduce bird collisions calls for innovative approaches to making building glazing safer for birds. This course provides in-depth knowledge of acid-etched glass solutions in bird-friendly building design. We will provide the most up-to-date and detailed information to help you understand how the risk of bird collision against building facades can be significantly reduced with appropriate acid-etched glass solutions.

This session will cover critical aspects, such as bird migration and behavior, risk factors, key research findings, product testing, standards and guidelines as well as types of acid etched glass solutions and a comparative analysis with other options, to facilitate and improve the decision-making process.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the factors increasing the risk of bird collision against building facades.
2. Understand the differences between acid etched glass and other bird friendly glazing solutions.
3. Relate to key research findings and test methods.
4. Identify relevant standards and guidelines used to assess bird friendly properties of a building design.

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Acoustic Separation using Motor Driven Operable Partitions

Credits Earned:

1 AIA HSW / LU Credit Hour | AIA Course: #SKY 0003 | AIA Provider: Skyfold (Provider #J756) | Presenter: Don Davis – Skyfold

Course Description:

In this seminar, design professionals, general contractors, owner or facility managers will gain a thorough understanding of the available motorized acoustically rated movable partitions used for space division in interior applications.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of flexible spaces division.
2. Compare and contrast three types of electrically powered acoustical partitions.
3. Understand the properties of acoustical performance and available options.
4. Understand the structural considerations of these dynamic systems and their impact on overall design.
5. Compare overall cost implication of the three partition types.

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Glass Partition Design

Credits Earned:

1 AIA HSW / LU Credit Hour + 1 USGBC Credit Hour | AIA Course: #CC-105655 | USGBC Course: #GPD01 | AIA Provider: Muraflex (Provider #404108310) | Presenter: Jen Delmonico - Muraflex

Course Description:

This course is designed to inform design professionals on acoustical, aesthetic, functional and safety features of glass partitions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Assess and improve the acoustic quality of the spaces on both sides of glass partitions.
2. Determine the types of glass for glass partitions that are appropriate for acoustics, safety, and aesthetics.
3. Improve the distribution of daylight and views within the building and reduce reliance on light fixtures.
4. Select the applicable LEED credits associated with glass partitions.

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Digital Experiences in the Built Environment

Credits Earned:

1 AIA HSW / LU Credit Hour | AIA Provider: AIA Chicago | Presenter: Conor McGill - Float4

Course Description:

While contemporary notions of connection and interaction have largely emanated from the screen on our phones, there has been a steady evolution and burst of innovation in the Digital Experience Design (DXD) space; any physical space can now be a doorway into the digital world.

Through the convergence of technologies like digital displays, advanced sensors, powerful graphics sensors, and neural networks the built environment has the potential to be more informative, emotive, and transformative than ever before.

In this era, when experiences are valued beyond products, the opportunity to extract the very best elements of our digital world, and marry them with the timelessness of architecture and interior design is our prerogative. Technology folds into our everyday physical spaces and becomes ever more ubiquitous. But what kind of impact should immersion have on audiences in a physical space and how can it change our interactions?

Take a deep dive with Float4 as we explore the proliferation of responsive environments and showcases how physical spaces are evolving to become more interactive through the emergence of myriad technologies.

Learning Objectives:

1. What are the converging technologies in experience design?
2. What are the content types found within the DXD space?
3. How are different interaction methods incorporated within the DXD space?
4. How can we properly integrate a user’s journey?
5. What are the attributes of successful DXD projects?