Continuing Education – Distilled, Practical & Advanced Knowledge

SHLTR Talks

SHLTR Talks presents Spotlight Series, moderated by Zahid Sardar, Editor-in-Chief of SHLTR Editor-in-Chief of SHLTR.

This series explores innovative design in the built environment and spans architecture, interiors, landscape, craft, technology, and AI-driven creativity.
Each course includes engaging presentations by some of the region’s most pioneering designers and is followed by a lively conversation with Zahid Sardar.

SAVE 25% by purchasing the 3-part series for the discounted price of $90.

(This series is licensed for viewing to a single individual. For Discounted Group Rates, email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2025 Climate Summit

Now more than ever, we must recognize the deep interconnectivity of our existence.

How do we help foster climate resiliency for communities and ecosystems in the face of rapid environmental change?

This year’s Climate Summit explores the application of co-existence and biodiversity frameworks to demonstrate how the built environment can facilitate whole ecosystem health. These three thought-provoking and dynamic sessions explore actionable strategies to advance sustainability and actively support resilient, interconnected systems—now and into the future.

AIA Seattle 2025 Housing Summit

The housing landscape is constantly evolving—driven by new policies, shifting urban needs, and the complexities of implementation—especially following recent legislative updates and the proposed One Seattle Plan.

Transformative Housing: From Policy to Practice examines the most timely housing opportunities and explore how we can continue laying the groundwork for meaningful change to create a future of abundant, high-quality, diverse, and sustainable housing options in Seattle and beyond. Through deep dives into missing middle housing, homeownership, transit-oriented development, and social housing, this year’s forum will take a critical yet hopeful look at what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next for housing policy and design.

Accessibility 2025 (AIA California)

ENGAGING ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN COURSES | PRESENTED BY YOUR COLLEAGUES | SAME LOW PRICES!

Series Prices: SAVE $35 – $45 when purchasing the four-course series ($125 AIA members, $195 non-members).

The 2025 series is presented by our colleagues from Jensen Architects, Leddy Maytum Stacy, Mithun, and Rockefeller Partners, as well as CMG Landscape Architecture, Sasaki and UC Berkeley’s Campus Architect and Manager of Physical Access Requirements.

Case studies include the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth in Vancouver, Washington, the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground and Clubhouse renovation in San Francisco’s Chinatown, the conversion of the historic Ford Motor Company Factor in Los Angeles into an award-winning creative office space for Warner Music Group, and U.C. Berkeley’s human-centered approach for designing equitable, inclusive and accessible spaces.

These courses meet the 5 hours of continuing education requirements for California licensure or accessibility (SB 1608 and California Business and Professions Code Section 5600.05) and provides valuable information about accessibility requirements applicable in most states.

(This continuing education course is licensed for viewing to a single individual. For information on Group Rates for 5 or more people, email support@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

MDC 2024 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

9 Keynote Presentations, 1,344 Stunning Images, Limitless Inspiration

Filmed live at the famed 2022 Monterey Design Conference, these 9 presentations from national and international architects and educators are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. Watch these courses to recharge your creative energies and spur important design dialogues.

Courses include:
• Brad Cloepfil, AIA, and Chelsea Grassinger, AIA | Allied Works
• Fuensanta Nieto, Hon. FAIA & Enrique Sobejano, Hon. FAIA | Neito Sobjejano Arquitectos
• Go Hasegawa | Go Hasegawa and Associates
• Enabling Abundance – Housing California
• Reflections with Chuck Davis, FAIA
• Refik Anadol | Refik Anadol Studio
• Tatiana Bilbao | Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
• Frederick Fisher, AIA | Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects
• Kerstin Thompson | Kerstin Thompson Architects

Take the courses individually or SAVE 33% when registering for the series. ($190 AIA members, $250 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.

AIA Seattle 2024 Housing Forum

($120 AIA members, $180 non-members)

Housing is not just a commodity, but a place where everyday life unfolds. And Seattle needs to build a massive amount of housing, placing diverse values, shifting needs and lived experiences at the forefront.

This four-course series, filmed live on June 17, 2024, features architects, policy experts and housing advocates, and explores how innovative design and policies can respond to specific community needs and support people throughout various life stages.

(This continuing education series is licensed for viewing to a single individual.

For Discounted Group Rates, please email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.

AIA Los Angeles & AIA|LA COTE 2024 1.5 Degrees Symposium

($120 AIA members, $180 non-members)

This year’s 1.5 Degrees Symposium on Climate Change includes features 12 amazing presenters, 7 inspiring courses and unlimited insights into what design professional can do now to leverage their influence on the built environment and on the health, resiliency and climate equity of our communities.

Hosted by AIA Los Angeles and the AIA Los Angeles Committee on the Environment, courses examine and underscore the urgency of 1) reducing embodied carbon and emissions, 2) the circular economy, 3) carbon-storing buildings, 4) low-carbon construction, 5) intelligent material selection, 6) innovative technologies for reducing carbon in concrete and 7) codes and regulations impacting climate resilience.

Viewers will gain important tools and knowledge necessary to position themselves as leaders in addressing the threat of embodied carbon.

AIA California CALGreen Embodied Carbon

The CALGreen Embodied Carbon 4-part series is a joint educational program between the SEAOC Sustainable Design Committee and AIA California and provides comprehensive information and examples about complying with the new CALGreen requirements that went into effect on July 1, 2024.

Each course provides 1.25 HSW Learning Units and meets requirements for Net Zero Carbon Design for California license renewals.

The series is provided gratis to AIA members courtesy of AIA California.
Non-AIA members can either purchase this series for a discounted price of $90 or purchase a ZNCD Passport and mix indivual courses with other ZNCD courses to meet the required 5 hours for license renewals.

Accessibility 2023 (AIA California)

PROVIDING ENGAGING ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN COURSES SINCE 2011 | SAME LOW PRICES!

Series Prices: SAVE $35 – $45 when purchasing the four-course series ($125 AIA members, $195 non-members).

The series discusses designing for people with sensory challenges, a case study of the new Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University, perspectives about making educational facilities accessible and inclusive, and case studies illustrating innovative accessibility solutions to challenging site conditions.

These courses meet the 5 hours of continuing education requirements for California licensure or accessibility (SB 1608 and California Business and Professions Code Section 5600.05) and provide valuable information about accessibility requirements applicable in most states.

For information on Group Rates for 5 or more people, email support@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2023 Housing Summit

There is an urgent need to develop plentiful, diverse, and sustainable housing options for current and future residents of Seattle.

This four-course series explores the pressing need for housing at all levels and how we as design professionals and advocates can best help get there. The courses explore land use, financing, design and delivery, and highlights practical solutions, innovative models, and inspiring case studies.

(This continuing education series is licensed for viewing to a single individual.

For Discounted Group Rates, please email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2024 Climate Summit

($120 AIA members, $180 non-members)

AEC professionals play an important role in advancing climate action and addressing the impacts of the built environment.

This year’s 4-part Climate Summit, featuring 18 experts, explores practical solutions in the built environment that promote adaptation, resilience, equity, and overall well-being for communities and ecosystems now and into the future. Courses examine the interconnectivity of 1) nature and green infrastructure; 2) community-based practices; and 3) building-scale decision-making.

(This series is licensed for viewing to a single individual. For Discounted Group Rates, email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2023 Climate Summit

AIA Seattle’s 4-part series explores high-impact decarbonization strategies that lead to health equity and community resilience.

The courses examine 1) indoor air quality and the right to positive health outcomes; 2) adaptive reuse strategies, the circular economy, and electrification; and 3) case studies demonstrating what “good” looks like through responsible building in projects and practice

(This continuing education series is licensed for viewing to a single individual.

For Discounted Group Rates, please email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2022 Housing Forum - Transforming Residential Practice

AIA Seattle’s 6-part series focuses on how decarbonization is directly connected to health, safety, and equity What barriers prevent us from taking leaps towards rapid decarbonization, despite this necessity? What responsibilities do architects have as advocates? How do we ensure our processes support equitable and resilient communities? Through powerful anecdotes, research and case studies, presenters explore 1) the health impacts of material sourcing; 2) strategies for reducing embodied carbon; and 3) regulatory frameworks and cost implications.

(This continuing education series is licensed for viewing to a single individual. For Discounted Group Rates, please email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2019 Housing Forum - Density Done Right

Filmed live at AIA Seattle’s 2019 Housing Forum, this series of case studies and lightning talks offer innovative strategies for achieving higher housing density, creating more housing options that support vibrant communities, and promoting equity, sustainability and livability in rapidly changing neighborhoods. Learn from architects, planners and developers on the forefront of “density done right.”

his series includes:

AIA Seattle 2018 Housing Forum - Housing Innovations

Courses from AIA Seattle’s 2018 Housing Forum

The future of Residential Design: Inspiration, Innovation and Impact

Filmed live at AIA Seattle’s 2018 Housing Forum, this series features 10 captivating speakers and combines keynote presentations, case studies, research and provocative dialogue. Find out how today's most inspired architects and thinkers employ innovative performance strategies, explore materials, and engage with questions about the future of housing design.

As Stephen Kieran, FAIA, LEED AP, notes,

Only a small fragment of us can afford a roof over our head. We are going to have a revolution.

Courses include:
• Twelve Years, Seven Houses, a Thousand Experiments (Stephen Kieran, FAIA, LEED Fellow)
• Sawmill House (Olson Kundig) and Karuna House (Holst Architecture)
• Housing Innovation Case Studies (Katerra, atelierjones, University of Washington, blokable)
• Making Room: Housing for a Changing America (National Building Museum)
• Panel Discussion “Inspiration, Innovation, Impact: The Future of Residential Design”

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the SERIES. ($105 AIA members, $150 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011

MDC 2022 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

9 Keynote Presentations, 12 Short Films, 1,298 Stunning Images, Limitless Inspiration

Filmed live at the famed 2022 Monterey Design Conference, these 9 presentations from national and international architects and educators are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. Watch these courses to recharge your creative energies and spur important design dialogues.

Courses include:
• Deborah Berke, FAIA: Current Work
• Yung Ho Chang, FAIA: Form and Content
• Liu and Idenburg
• James Wines, Architect and Artist
• Alison Brooks, RIBA: Context is Everything
• Sandra Barcay, Hon. FAIA: modus operandi
• Lorcan O'Herlihy, FAIA
• Lesly Lockko: Building and Being
• Bijoy Jain

Take the courses individually or SAVE 33% when registering for the series. ($180 AIA members, $240non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.

MDC 2019 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

10 Passionate Presenters, 1,158 Stunning Images, Limitless Inspiration, plus 8 AIA Learning Units including 6 HSW credits!

Filmed live at the 2019 Monterey Design Conference, these 8 keynote presentations are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. Watch these high-definition videos to recharge your creative energies and spur important design dialogues.

Courses include:
• Gregg Pasquarelli: Thinkers and Makers
• Yvonne Farrell: The EARTH as Client
• Mark Cavagnero: Simple Volumes, Unapologetic Forms
• Bob Harris: RESONANCE - Nature Place Craft & Restraint
• Brian MacKay-Lyons: The Wind and the Moon
• Paul Kephart and Marta Kephart: Lightened Footprints, Natural Landscapes
• Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu: Obsessions and Disappearing Villages

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the series. ($168 AIA members, $224 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.

MDC 2017 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

8 Brilliant Speakers, 1,700 Stunning Images, Limitless Inspiration & valuable HSW credits!

Filmed live at the 2017 Monterey Design Conference, these 8 keynote presentations are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. Watch these high-definition videos to recharge your creative energies and spur important design dialogues.

Courses include:
• Weiss/Manfredi: Expanded Territories
• Sou Fujimoto: Between Nature and Architecture
• Julie Eizenberg, FAIA: Urban Hallucinations
• Shohei Shigematsu, OMA
• Jeff Goldstein, AIA: Building Walls -- Meaning + Mass
• Dominique Jakob: Jakob + MacFarlane
• Dorte Mandrup: Buildings and Conditions
• Gere Kavanaugh: A Unique Multi-Dimensional Design Firm

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the series. ($168 AIA members, $224 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.

MDC 2017 Emerging Talent (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

8 Brilliant Speakers, 1,700 Stunning Images, Limitless Inspiration & valuable HSW credits!

Filmed live at the 2017 Monterey Design Conference, these 8 keynote presentations are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. Watch these high-definition videos to recharge your creative energies and spur important design dialogues.

Courses include:
• Weiss/Manfredi: Expanded Territories
• Sou Fujimoto: Between Nature and Architecture
• Julie Eizenberg, FAIA: Urban Hallucinations
• Shohei Shigematsu, OMA
• Jeff Goldstein, AIA: Building Walls -- Meaning + Mass
• Dominique Jakob: Jakob + MacFarlane
• Dorte Mandrup: Buildings and Conditions
• Gere Kavanaugh: A Unique Multi-Dimensional Design Firm

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the series. ($168 AIA members, $224 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

MDC 2015 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

7 Brilliant Speakers, hundreds of stunning images, 1 stray dog & valuable HSW credits!

Filmed live at the 2015 Monterey Design Conference, these 7 keynote presentations are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. The first three of these inspirational and often witty presentations from the most prestigious architectural design conference in the nation are now available online these inspirational and often witty presentations from the most prestigious architectural design conference in the nation are now available online.

Courses include:
• Rand Elliott, FAIA: Stray Dogs
• Clive Wilkinson, FAIA: The Theatre of Work
• Carme Pinos: The Work of Carme Pinos
• Junya Ishigami: How Small? How Vast?
• Bernard Tschumi, FAIA: Insights
• Pae White: Art Installations
• Frank Barkow: Spielraum

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the series. ($168 AIA members, $224 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

MDC 2013 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

7 Brilliant Speakers, 1,326 awesome images, 1 dog house, a feline movie star & valuable HSW credits!

Filmed live at the 2013 Monterey Design Conference, these 7 keynote presentations are visually-stunning and thought-provoking. From Marlon Blackwell's vernacular-based designs to Thomas Phifer's mastery of structural lightness and architectural transparency, Odile Decq's sensual designs, Jennifer Yoos'' research-based sustainable solutions, Anne Fougeron's simple uses of natural lighting, Marcio Kogan's Brazilian modernist projects, and Kengo Kuma's harmonizing use of local materials, these inspirational and often witty presentations from the most prestigious architectural design conference in the nation are now available online.

Courses include:
• Marlon Blackwell, FAIA: Transmutations
• Thomas Phifer, FAIA: Outside In -- Architecture in the Landscape
• Odile Decq: Horizons
• Anne Fougeron, FAIA: A Decade
• Kengo Kuma, Hon. FAIA: Age of Locations
• Marcio Kogan, Hon. FAIA: What Makes Your Heart Beat?
• Jennifer Yoos, FAIA: Material / Immaterial

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the series. ($168 AIA members, $224 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

MDC 2011 Keynotes (AIA California)

Courses From the Nation's Premiere Architectural Design Conference

This 7-course series was filmed live at the AIACC 2011 Monterey Design Conference and provides design professionals everywhere with the opportunity to learn from and get inspired by some of our professions' top design talent. From small details to large urban solutions, the inspiring, engaging and provocative architects, landscape architects and researchers illustrate unique ways to transform our built environment. Seeing these courses online is the next best thing to being at this amazing conference!

Courses include:
• Jeanne Gang, FAIA: Fish, Sticks, Birds and Bricks
• Tom Kundig, FAIA: Landscape, Community and Craft
• Dr. Dickson Despommier: The Vertical Farm and the Rise of Urban Agriculture
• Brigitte Shim, Hon. FAIA: Linking Light and Landscape
• Michael Maltzan, FAIA: No More Play
• Borja Ferrater: Architecture and Geometry
• Peter Walker, FASLA: The 9/11 Memorial & Its Precedents

Take the courses individually or SAVE 15% when registering for the series. ($179 AIA members, $238 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Accessibility 2017 (AIA California)

ENGAGING CONTENT | LOWER PRICES!

View ADA and California's accessibility requirements in a larger Universal Design context. (Downloadable transcripts and valuable resource material included.)

Each video course in this series ENGAGES, PROVOKES and INSPIRES. Presented by architects, wheelchair users and an accessibility inspector, these courses show how accessibility requirements can be translated into strong design elements.

These courses meet the 5 hours of requirements for California license renewal for accessibility (SB 1608 and California Business and Professions Code Section 5600.05) and the Texas BOE requirement of continuing education related to barrier-free design

Individual Course Fees

Accessibility in the Public Realm: Spend a Day in My Wheelchair ($35 AIA members, $45 non-members)

Observations From an Accessibility Inspector ($45 AIA members, $75 non-members)

Universal Design in Single-Family Homes ($35 AIA members, $45 non-members)

Universal Design in Multi-Family Homes ($45 AIA members, $75 non-members)

OUR LOWEST PRICES EVER.

Save an additional $35 - $45 when registering for the 4-part series. ($125 AIA members, $195 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 5 or more people, email michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Accessibility 2019 (AIA California)

ENGAGING CONTENT | LOWER PRICES!

This series includes a walk-through of the historic San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building and the inspiring Herbst Theater, a blind architect’s views on how our environment needs to respond to a growing number of people with a variety of disabilities and impairment, a case study of the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind, and a passionate guide to how best educate clients about accessibility requirements. (Downloadable transcripts and valuable resource material included.)

These courses meet the 5 hours of requirements for California license renewal for accessibility (SB 1608 and California Business and Professions Code Section 5600.05) and the Texas BOE requirement of continuing education related to barrier-free design

Courses include:

• Accessibility and Historic Buildings - San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

• Design Beyond ADA & Compliance

• Accessibility for Persons with Visual Impairments - The New San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind

• Persuading Clients - Where Life Safety & Accessibility Overlap

SPECIAL DISCOUNT. Purchase this 4-part series and SAVE $35 – $45 ($125 AIA members, $195 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 5 or more people, email michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Accessibility 2021 (AIA California)

Please note that the 2023 Accessibility and Universal Design series will be released on Friday, October 21

ENGAGING CONTENT | PROVOCATIVE SPEAKERS | SAME LOW PRICES!

Presented by an AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award recipient and accessibility expert, an long-time advocate for disability rights, and the Commissioner for the City of Chicago’s Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities. Includes a case study of how the widely-acclaimed historical renovation of the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice resulted in a more inclusive design, how Chicago is becoming one of the most accessible and inclusive cities in the nation, and a provocative panel discussion that sheds light on why the disability community often states “Nothing About Us Without Us.”

These courses meet the 5 hours of requirements for California license renewal for accessibility (SB 1608 and California Business and Professions Code Section 5600.05)

Includes:
• Accessible Hotels and Restaurants
• The Trouble with Accessibility
• Urban Accessibility and Inclusiveness
• Building an Inclusive Community Engagement Process

Purchase this 4-part series and SAVE $35 – $45 ($125 AIA members, $195 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 5 or more people, email For information on Group Rates for 5 or more people, email support@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.

AIA Seattle 2022 Equity & Advocacy in Rapid Decarbonization

AIA Seattle’s 4-part series focuses on how decarbonization is directly connected to health, safety, and equity What barriers prevent us from taking leaps towards rapid decarbonization, despite this necessity? What responsibilities do architects have as advocates? How do we ensure our processes support equitable and resilient communities? Through powerful anecdotes, research and case studies, presenters explore 1) the health impacts of material sourcing; 2) strategies for reducing embodied carbon; and 3) regulatory frameworks and cost implications.

(This continuing education series is licensed for viewing to a single individual. For Discounted Group Rates, please email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Seattle 2021 Just Transitions - Upstream and Downstream Impacts of Decarbonization

AIA Seattle’s 4-part series delves into the upstream and downstream impacts of decarbonization and explores how building design with a strong focus on equity and social justice can vastly improve our health, economy and communities. Learn about the impacts and opportunities that “just” transitions to clean energy sources, materials, and processes have on our most vulnerable communities as we aggressively push towards our climate-action goals

Topics and case studies include:

• Climate-Smart Forestry
• Energy Self-Reliance
• Resilient Frontline Communities
• Clean Energy Sources and Processes
• Deep Decarbonization
• Electrification Strategies
• Pathways to Net Zero

7 AIA/LU's (HSW units). SAVE OVER 20% by purchasing the 4-part. ($110 AIA members, $150 non-members)

ForDiscounted Group Rates, please email Melissa@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.755.3058.)

AIA Los Angeles & AIA|LA COTE 2020 Two Degrees Symposium

You know the urgency. Now do something about it!

You know the urgency. Now do something about it!

4.75 AIA/LU's (HSW units). SAVE OVER 20% by purchasing the complete series of 4 courses. ($90 AIA members, $120 non-members)

In this 4-part series filmed live at the AIA Los Angeles & AIA|LA COTE 2020 Two Degrees Symposium, 9 keynote presenters address climate action from the perspective of global scale, urban scale, and building scale, and examine how LA's newly adopted Green New Deal is lowering carbon emissions, reducing economic inequality and ushering in a new era of innovation.

• How can design professionals connect the LA Green New deal with our practice?
• How do we create carbon-neutral buildings?
• How can we facilitate this needed shift within the building industries?

As advocates of great design with sustainable goals, course takers will gain valuable insights into how we can improve our profession, elevate the built environment and mitigate climate change.

This series includes:

Active Design (AIA New York)

Courses That Help Occupants Stay Fit and Keep Our Cities Healthy

New York City's award-winning Active Design Guidelines offer strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces, based on the latest academic research and best practices in the field. Learn about creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces from three of New York's experts in Active Design.

Courses include:
• Active Design 1: Creating Active Cities Through Design
• Active Design 2: Creating Healthy Places Through Design

Take the courses individually or SAVE 15% when registering for the series. ($52 AIA members, $68 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Sustainable Design (USGBC-NCC)

Courses That Help Improve Our Environment

This 3-part series, produced in partnership with USGBC-Northern California Chapter, provides an overview of net zero energy design including a case study of the first net zero energy classroom building in North America, reviews the Building Commissioning process and describes how to integrate building commissioning activities into building projects, and provides an overview of cost-effective HVAC, lighting, steam, and compressed air retrofit strategies to improve energy efficiency and minimize operational disruptions.

Courses include:
Net Zero Energy and Future Challengesers)
Commissioning of Sustainable Buildings
Retrofitting Existing Buildings to Improve Energy Efficiency

Take the courses individually or SAVE 15% when registering for the series. ($64 AIA members, $89 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Sustainability Practices (AIA New York, AIACC)

Courses That Help Improve Our Environment

This 3-course series covers the innovative use of materials, building systems, siting and technologies. The series begins with a succinct and practical overview of strategies and tactics for designing net zero energy buildings. This is followed by detailed design strategies to achieve grid-neutral energy performance, building commissioning as a quality control method and sustainable low-energy lighting design.

Courses include:
Designing Net Zero Energy Buildings
Sustainability at the Bronx Zoo: An Owner's Perspective
Sustainable High Density Affordable Housing

Take the courses individually or SAVE 15% when registering for the series. ($72 AIA members, $98 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Financial Management for Design Professionals

WHAT EVERY FIRM LEADER AND MANAGER NEEDS TO KNOW

This 3-part series provides design professionals a solid understanding of basic accounting and financial management terminology, a Chart of Accounts, accrual versus cash accounting, the financial management cycle, setting performance goals, and Key Financial Performance Indicators.

Course takers will learn how to track key performance metrics, develop revenue forecasts and annual budgets, and apply key financial concepts as they make short- and longer-term strategic, financial and operational decisions.

Courses include:
• Financial Management Introduction for Design Professionals
• Key Financial Performance Indicators
• Annual Budgets, Revenue Forecasting and Profit Planning

SPECIAL DISCOUNT. Purchase this 3-part series and SAVE OVER 25% (Series price only $55 AIA members, $70 non-members).

Here’s what the critics are saying:

This series dispels myths that have haunted design professionals since the days of Michelangelo.

Leadership Effectiveness (AIA Dallas)

Courses That Teach Leadership Skills

This 6-part award-winning series by AIA Dallas and Peter A. De Lisle PhD, Professor of Leadership Studies, Hon. AIA Dallas, delivers insights into advanced skills in interpersonal behavior, creative problem-solving, high-performance team building, conflict management and mentoring necessary to foster the next generation of leaders who will lead firms amidst increasingly challenging environments.

Courses include:
• Influence and Effectiveness
• Performance Development
• Professional Competency
• Innovation and Problem-Solving
• Interdependency and Teams
• Conflict Redefined

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% when registering for the series. ($170 AIA members, $215 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Practice Mgmt. (for small and mid-size firms)

Courses That Build Management Skills

From starting, growing and operating a firm to deciding how to transition out of one, this targeted series provides clarity, guidance and implementation steps to help viewers achieve their most pressing business and personal goals.

This 3-course series starts with a short overview of management theory that applies to small- and mid-sized design firms, and then provides practical applications to increase a firm's overall productivity and creativity. The courses provide leaders with tools for navigating the daily chaos inherent in running a small to medium-sized practice (unpredictable workloads, uneven productivity, and a seemingly endless need for more resources).

Courses include:
• Keys to Financial Management: Making Chaos Work for You
• Financial Management: Beyond Intuition
• Firm Development: Navigating Through Times of Transition

Take the courses individually or SAVE 15% when registering for the series. ($90 AIA members, $125 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Project Delivery Methods (AIA California)

Courses That Help Design Professionals and Owners Select an Appropriate Project Delivery Method

Learn about various project delivery methods and become a valuable resource to your clients. This 5-part series starts with an overview of different delivery methods available. Each subsequent course starts with a short video and is supported by downloadable matrices, diagrams and case studies. Courses include:

Courses include:
• Project Delivery 1: An Overview
• Project Delivery 2: Design-Bid-Build
• Project Delivery 3: Construction Management
• Project Delivery 4: Design-Build
• Project Delivery 5: Integrated Project Delivery

Take the courses individually or SAVE 20% and earn 6.25 HSW/SD LUs. when registering for the series. ($120 AIA members, $160 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Specifications & CA Phase Best Practices

Courses to Help Practitioners Improve QA/QC

This 3-part series, presented by Jim Atkins, FAIA, and Kin Dubois, FAIA, is highly recommended for all architects, engineers and allied professionals that are involved in the specifications and construction administration phases of projects.

The seasoned presenters skillfully frame the issues and provide specific recommendations to help design professionals achieve better results while protecting their interests as well as those of owners and other stakeholders.

Take the courses individually or SAVE 25% when registering for the series. ($72 AIA members, $96 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.

Risk Management

Courses That Protect You From Costly Mistakes

This 4-course series will help protect design professionals from costly mistakes. The practitioners reveal the critical details of how to manage risk, negotiate favorable contracts, effectively resolve disputes and prevent occurrences that can threaten the livelihood of a firm.

Courses include:
• Minimizing Risk During Construction Administration

• Contract Language: The Foundation of Good Business

• Arbitration and Litigation: A Trial Attorney's Perspective

• Risk Management Best Practices (Compilation of 5 topics)


Series Price (4 courses):

$90 AIA members, $120 non-members

This series contains 3.25 AIA HSW units (3 of the 4 courses are accredited as AIA HSW units).

Growing a Small Firm (AIA San Francisco)

Courses to Help Small- and Mid-Sized Firms Prosper

This series, filmed live at AIA San Francisco and moderated by Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, is the definitive guide to growing a small firm. You will save valuable time and money, and many sleepless nights, from the insights provided from the expert panelists.

Topics include:

• Marketing and business development
• Diversification strategies
• Gaining market intelligence
• Teaming with other small or larger firms
• Crafting a compelling message
• Getting published
• Leveraging online media and social networking
• Developing a strong identity and brand.

Take the courses individually or SAVE 30% when registering for the series. ($140 AIA members, $196 non-members).

For information on Group Rates for 10 or more people, email Michael@aecKnowledge.com or call 415.383.7011.