Start Date
11/02/2025
End Date
11/02/2027
Description
Rooftop deck systems offer the design flexibility to create adaptable, sustainable outdoor spaces that provide myriad environmental, social, economic, and aesthetic benefits. This course presents the three pillars of sustainability and how building products, materials, and systems can contribute to sustainable design. It outlines forest management objectives and practices and the responsible sourcing of wood for rooftop deck tiles. Case studies exemplify how rooftop deck systems can contribute to sustainable design objectives.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Green Roofs
Housing & Community Design
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Summarize the three pillars of sustainability and identify how building products, materials, and systems can contribute to sustainable design.
Recall programs that monitor, evaluate, and verify product or material performance and sustainability claims.
Discuss sustainable forest management objectives and practices that ensure a forest is being managed in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable way.
State how modular rooftop deck systems contribute to sustainable design goals and may help projects earn certification through LEED® v4.1 Building Design and Construction (BD+C): New Construction, SITES® v2, and the WELL v2 Building Standard™.
Instructors
Mark Fusco
Course Codes
Provider
AEC Daily Corporation