LNL - GUARDIAN GLASS - NOVEMBER 29TH, 2017 @ 12:00PM

Conleigh Bauer with Guardian Industries will be in the Midland office of PSC on November 29th to discuss Principles of Glass Selection for Facades: From Rendering to Reality. The presentation will start at 12:00PM. Lunch will be provided by Guardian Industries so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than Monday, November 27th so that our provider can plan for lunch. 

Principles of Glass Selection for Facades: From Rendering to Reality

Program Number: GRD #7

Provider Number: J535

This one-hour session discusses the foundations of the glass selection process and explores the aesthetic options available to meet project design and performance requirements. In addition, there is a special focus on understanding the variety of performance coatings and customized glass fabrication options.

 Objectives

1. Understand the key criteria in selecting glass types and how those choices can influence the buidlings's aesthetic condition and trade-offs can be considered between performance and design criteria.
2. How glass samples should be viewed to gain the most accurate impression of appearance.
3. Examine the variety of glass types and sputter-coated low-E products in the market and how each differ in appearance and performance.
4. Explore a variety of fabrication techniques that provide additional glass customization and code compliance - including lamination, silkscreen and spandrel applications.
5. Review completed projects and recognize how particular glass types were selected and how they met the designer's intent.

 
Remember to keep up that continuing education!
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LNL - BEST ACCESS SOLUTIONS - JULY 19TH, 2017 @ 12:00PM

Greg Drake AHC FDAI with Best Access Solutions will be in the Midland office of PSC on July 19th to discuss ADA Basics of Door Hardware. The presentation will start at 12:00PM. Lunch will be provided by Best Access Solutions so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than Monday, July 17th so that our provider can plan for lunch.  

• Provider: Best Access Solutions
  
• Program: ADA Basics
• Program No.: 0611ADA01
• Learning Units: 1 AIA/HSW credit

Description: 

Attendees will learn the basics of Accessibility requirements as they relate to the total opening. Students will learn to recognize what openings need to be in compliance and how to specify those items for compliance.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand why an Owner or Facility Operator should comply with ADA
2. Understand what requirements are to be in compliance with ICC / ANSI A117.1 / ADAAG / ADA or with Locally adopted code requirements
3. Identify what opening components need to be ADA compliant
4. Understand how to specify those items to be in compliance

Remember to keep up that continuing education!
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LNL - SMOKE GUARD - JUNE 30, 2017 @ 9:00AM

Dean Flann with DEA Specialties Co., Inc. will be in the Midland office of PSC on June 30th to discuss various options to address smoke migration and fire while addressing the code issues within the atrium, elevator shafts, corridors and other parts of the building using flexible fire and smoke rated curtains, both vertical and horizontal applications. The presentation will start at 9:00AM. Breakfast will be provided by DEA Specialties Co., Inc. so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than Tuesday, June 27th so that our provider can plan for breakfast.  

• Provider: Smoke Guard, Inc.
• Provider No.: J313
• Program: Opening Protectives: New perspectives in fire + smoke
• Learning Units: 1 AIA/HSW credit

Description: 

 

The evolution of high temperature materials has made it possible to provide minimal, high performance, code-compliant smoke-and fire-rated protection for openings throughout the constructed environment. This presentation will touch on the building code requirements for fire and smoke protection throughout the constructed environment. Our discussion will address the building code requirements for fire and smoke protection of openings and the innovative curtain solutions available for elevator openings, atrium spaces, stairs, and escalator openings.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Examine vertical smoke movement in buildings.
2. Review the requirements of IBC 2009 & 2012 to address smoke movement.
3. Explore the architectural options available for elevator protection.
4. Explain the use of fire & smoke curtains to reduce or eliminate mechanical systems.
   

Remember to keep up that continuing education!
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LNL - VACUUBRAND, INC. - JUNE 21, 2017 @ 12:00PM

Ayse Cooper with VACUUBRAND, INC. will be in the Midland office of PSC on June 21st to discuss modular solutions to laboratory vacuum systems. The presentation will start at 12:00PM. Lunch will be provided by VACUUBRAND, INC. so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than Friday, June 16th so that our provider can plan for lunch.

 

• Provider: VACUUBRAND, INC.
• Learning Units: 1 AIA/HSW credit  / 1HR CE LEED BD+C and O+M

VACUUBRAND’s lab vacuum networks provide a modular solution to laboratory vacuum which has provided a variety of benefits to facility owners, scientists, and the A/E/D community for the past 20 years.  For example:

 *   Facility owners have benefited from an economical and modular solution to lab vacuum.

 *   Scientists have benefited from deep, stable lab vacuum that is better-suited to their research objectives than outdated alternatives.

 *   The A/E/D community has benefited from an adaptable, sustainable approach to laboratory vacuum for renovations and new construction that leaves clients with a more functional facility.

The simple philosophy is to install the appropriate (flow and pressure), on-demand vacuum only where it is needed, therefore eliminating costly overbuilding, energy waste, and avoiding a central vacuum source with its many inherent problems (corrosion, leakage, instability, cross-contamination between inputs, biohazard exposure during maintenance). Finally a central vacuum system cannot meet the needs of chemistry researchers which requires them to purchase additional pumps.

During our hour-long session, we would like to review the benefits of this approach and speak with interested staff members about how this technology can be implemented on future laboratory projects. We will also address how these systems help to achieve sustainability objectives while providing an economical and reliable solution.

Remember to keep up that continuing education!
http://www.tbae.state.tx.us/Registrants/ContinuingEducationRequirements

LNL - BASF - MARCH 8TH, 2017

Eddie De Haro with BASF will be in the Midland office of PSC on March 8th to present Successful Coatings Applications. Lunch will be provided by BASF so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than Friday, March 3rd so that our provider can plan for lunch.

• Provider: BASF
• Provider ID: J152
• Program: Successful Coatings Applications
• Program Number: CR1200
• Learning Units: 1 LU HR
• Description: This course will cover why structures need protection, types of acrylic coatings and how they work, as well as the installation of coatings including surface preparation, application and troubleshooting.
• Learning Objectives:
• Understand how coatings work
• Describe the differences between paints and coatings
• Properly specify coatings
• Conduct on-site, quality assurance and troubleshooting

 
Remember to keep up that continuing education!
http://www.tbae.state.tx.us/Registrants/ContinuingEducationRequirements

LNL - LG HAUSYS AMERICA - NOVEMBER 30TH 2016

David Andrews with LG Hausys America - Surfaces Division will be in the Midland office of PSC on November 30th to present Designing with Solid Surface. Lunch will be provided by LG Hausys America so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than TODAY so that our provider can plan for lunch.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA HSW/LU

Course Description: Solid surface is an affordable luxury with unlimited aesthetic options due to its versatility. This course introduces solid surface material and its ingredients with an overview of the manufacturing process. It identifies the performance benefits that give the product its unlimited design potential. Finally the course examines a range of applications and solutions that only acrylic solid surface can provide for certain design challenges.

Learning Objectives:

• Identity performance and aesthetic benefits of solid surface material
• Discover the link between material composition and characteristics
• Evaluate material's advantages of applications and design solutions
• Examine recommendations for applications & design solutions.

Remember to keep up that continuing education!
http://www.tbae.state.tx.us/Registrants/ContinuingEducationRequirements

LNL - TERRAZZO & MARBLE SUPPLY COMPANIES - NOVEMBER 11TH 2016

Todd Keiser with Terrazzo & Marble Supply Companies (http://www.tmsupply.com/) will be in the Midland office of PSC on November 10th to present The Renaissance of Terrazzo. Lunch will be provided by Terrazzo & Marble Supply Companies so please be sure to RSVP, by either accepting the email invite or by emailing Shane Danley, no later than Tuesday November 9th so that our provider can plan for lunch.

Learning Units: 1.0 AIA HSW/LU

Course Description:
From the original cement installations to today’s thin-set epoxy systems, this presentation discusses the high-performance and aesthetically pleasing characteristics of terrazzo surfaces.

Learn about the composition of sand cushion and epoxy terrazzo systems, how these surfaces are installed and the other formats beyond flooring in which terrazzo is available.

Finally discover the unlimited color selection, pattern layout and graphic representations available from terrazzo’s matrix and aggregate compositions and why terrazzo is an economic choice relative to other flooring systems.

Description of Intended Audience:
This course had been developed for Professional Interior Designers, Architects, Educators and Students of Interior Design who are interested in CEU Credit and information on Terrazzo Flooring Systems.

Remember to keep up that continuing education!
http://www.tbae.state.tx.us/Registrants/ContinuingEducationRequirements