Continuing Education Courses

Offering In-depth Knowledge

Partnering with AEC Daily, we deliver an entensive continuing education course library. We believe in the importance of delivering world-class education to our specifying customers.

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Achieving Optimal Water Pressure & Safety with the Newest Plumbing Innovations

Knowing your building's ideal water pressure and how to achieve it is essential to your overall plumbing effectiveness and safety, patrons' health and safety, and your water conservation efforts. Determining ideal water pressure is not straightforward, and many factors should be considered including building use, physical characteristics, codes, and plumbing components. Many of today's innovative plumbing products can contribute to water conservation and cost savings, but it's also essential that specific water pressure levels are provided for optimal operation.

1.0 hour, HSW eligibility

Course Related Products

  • Backflow Preventers (including Connected)
  • Pressure Reducing Valves
  • Automatic Control Valves
  • Fire Valves
  • PEX
  • Flush Valves (including Connected and Touchless)
  • Toilets
  • Urinals
  • Faucets (including Connected and Touchless)
  • Hydrants
  • Water Hammer Arrestors

Association Approvals

  • ASPE, AIA, HSW, AIBD, AIC, BOMI, CCIDC, FBPE, InterNACHI, LSBAE, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AANB, AAPEI, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OntarioACHI, OAQ, SAA

Take the Achieving Optimal Water Pressure & Safety with the Newest Plumbing Innovations Course

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Achieving Optimal Drainage & Safety with the Newest Plumbing Innovations

Although drains may not be a primary thought when specifying plumbing, valuing the importance of proper drainage is essential to a building's overall safety and longevity. With proper drainage in place—both internally and externally—human and vehicular traffic surfaces are intrinsically safer and more sanitary; the building and its grounds require fewer repairs and less maintenance and downtime; and possible moisture buildup and mold is avoided. This course presents plumbing innovations that ensure proper drainage so that building owners and patrons can focus their thoughts on other business matters.

1.0 hour, HSW eligibility; contains Sustainable Design (SD) and Accessible Design info

Course Related Products

  • Floor Drains
  • Floor Sinks
  • Cleanouts
  • Trench Drain Systems
  • Roof Drains

Association Approvals

  • ASPE, AIA, HSW, AIBD, AIC, BOMI, CCIDC, FBPE, InterNACHI, LSBAE, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AANB, AAPEI, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OntarioACHI, OAQ, SAA

Take the Achieving Optimal Drainage & Safety with the Newest Plumbing Innovations Course

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Achieving Sanitation & Safety with the Newest Plumbing Innovations

Now more than ever, today’s buildings require strong attention to hygiene, sanitation, and overall safety. With the latest plumbing innovations, health and safety requirements are prioritized, addressed, and met. From achieving appropriate water flow and pressure in the mechanical room, to providing a touchless restroom experience and delivering effective water temperatures and waste disposal in the kitchen, today’s buildings contribute to optimal patron health and safety. This course explains just how engineers, architects, and contractors can incorporate the latest plumbing products in and around their buildings to achieve safety while also providing cost savings, durability, water conservation, and overall building owner and building patron satisfaction.

1.0 hour, HSW eligibility; contains Sustainable Design (SD) info

Course Related Products

  • Backflow Preventers (including Connected)
  • Automatic Control Valves
  • Pressure Reducing Valves
  • Thermostatic Mixing Valves
  • Hydrants
  • Toilets
  • Urinals
  • Flush Valves (including Connected and Touchless)
  • Lavatories & Sinks (including Stainless)
  • Faucets & Soap Dispensers (including Connected and Touchless)
  • Hand Dryers (including Touchless)
  • Floor Drains
  • Floor Sinks
  • Cleanouts
  • Trench Drain Systems
  • Roof Drains
  • Backwater Valves

Association Approvals

  • AIA, AIBD, AIC, ASPE, BOMI, CCIDC, FBPE, InterNACHI, LSBAE, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AANB, AAPEI, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OAQ, SAA

Take the Achieving Sanitation & Safety with the Newest Plumbing Innovations Course

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Achieving Style & Substance with the Newest Plumbing Innovations​

Today’s consumers demand much of plumbing products, expecting them to be durable, environmentally friendly, safe, ADA compliant, and easy to install, clean, maintain, and use. This course reviews the options and features of an array of restroom plumbing products and drains, examining how they not only meet functional and performance requirements but also how they add style and character to a design.

1.0 hour, HSW eligibility; contains Sustainable Design (SD) info

Course Related Products

  • Sundara Handwashing Systems
  • Faucets
  • Soap Dispensers
  • Lavatories & Sinks
  • Hand Dryers
  • Flush Valves
  • Toilets
  • Urinals
  • Floor Drains
  • Trench Drain Systems
  • Roof Drains
  • Spouts

Association Approvals

  • AIA, HSW, AIBD, AIC, BOMI, CCIDC, FBPE, InterNACHI, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AANB, AAPEI, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OAQ, SAA, ASPE

Take the Achieving Style & Substance with the Newest Plumbing Innovations Course

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Achieving Control and Peace of Mind with Connected Plumbing Products​

The Internet of Things (IoT) connects buildings by providing real-time data for action and evaluative purposes. Plumbing products can be part of the connected building to reduce maintenance and costs, help conserve water, and provide extra health and safety benefits not achievable with nonconnected plumbing products. This course reviews some examples of the data that can be collected from commercial plumbing products to deliver critical information to building managers and owners. It also describes how these products create cost and time savings, enhance health, safety, and compliance, and contribute to overall occupant satisfaction and wellness.

1.25 hours, HSW eligibility; contains Sustainable Design (SD) info

Course Related Products

  • Connected Faucets
  • Connected Flush Valves
  • Connected Flood Control Systems

Association Approvals

  • AIA, GBCI, HSW, ACIA, AIBD, AIC, ASPE, BOMI, CCIDC, FBPE, ICC, InterNACHI, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OAQ, SAA, ASPE

Take the Achieving Control and Peace of Mind with Connected Plumbing Products Course

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Achieving Fire Suppression & Safety with Standpipe Systems

It’s imperative to have a dependable, well-designed fire protection system that helps save lives and property. This course is designed to advance awareness and understanding about the wide range of components, functionality, and benefits of today’s most innovative standpipe fire systems and how to select the optimal system for your design based on building type, codes, and other requirements.

1.0 hour, HSW eligibility

Course Related Products

  • Fire Valves
  • Backflow Preventers
  • Pressure Reducing Valves
  • Risers
  • Check Valves
  • Test & Drain Valves
  • Shutoff Valves
  • Air Gaps
  • Connections
  • Couplings
  • Fittings

Association Approvals

  • AIA, HSW, AIBD, AIC, BOMI, CCIDC, FBPE, InterNACHI, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AANB, AAPEI, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OAQ, SAA, LSBAE, MCE, ASPE

Take the Achieving Fire Suppression & Safety with Standpipe Systems Course

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The Wave of the Future: Sustainable Hand Dryer Solutions

Good restroom design includes regard for user experience, environmental impact, good hygiene, and cost over time—hand-drying fixtures are a necessary element of this design process. In this course, we review how new technologies can address the hygiene, dry speed, sound level, and accessibility concerns of a restroom project. We also discuss why it is vital to specify hand dryers with optimum energy and cost efficiency.

1.0 hour, HSW eligibility; contains Sustainable Design (SD) and Accessible Design info

Course Related Products

  • Hand Dryers

Association Approvals

  • AIA, GBCI, HSW, AAHID, AIBD, AIC, COMI, CCIDC, FBPE, InterNACHI, NAHB, NARI, RCEP, RMMI, AAA, AANB, AAPEI, AIBC, CAHPI, CSC, NLAA, NWTAA, OAA, OAQ, SAA, LSBAE, ASPE

Take The Wave of the Future: Sustainable Hand Dryer Solutions Course

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