Get AIA LU | HSW | IDCEC Credits while learning about the latest in architectural and decorative glass innovations.

From bird-safe glazing to seismic glass wall mounting, McGrory has you covered. Contact us today to schedule a presentation for your team. 

Currently Available AIA Continuing Education Courses:

Fire-Rated Glazing: An Introduction 

Creating light-filled and open environments contribute to the occupant’s well-being and health, but there is also the issue of fire safety. This presentation will show how current fire-rated glazing solutions are addressing the demand for safer facilities.

Fire-Rated Glazing: Safe, Beautiful & Environmentally Sustainable Design in the Modern Architectural Landscape

With the advent of new, modernized fire-rated glass, architects, designers and building owners have access to a greater variety of options when it comes to fire-rated glazing and assemblies. However, since occupant health and safety is a top concern, designs must meet strict code and safety requirements for interior and exterior applications. Finally, environmentally sustainable and green initiatives must also be taken into consideration.

Today’s fire-resistive and fire-protective glass and assemblies give architects more freedom to design sleek, eye-catching structures with decorative options for branding, wayfinding, privacy and more. Learn about the evolution of fire-rated glazing and what fire-resistive and fire-protective product categories are available to you, including environmentally friendly options.

We’ll break down current International Building Code (IBC) requirements for architectural fire-rated glazing and related fire, hose stream and impact test standards. You’ll leave the course with a solid understanding of fire-rated glazing, along with real-world examples of how you can use them in practical and aesthetically pleasing design.

Glass and Glazing for Interior Design

This course covers glass manufacturing and how glass can be modified for decorative applications.

Large-Format Glass Mounting Options for Walls, Ceilings, & Seismic: Enabling Creative Architecture

Designing lobbies and interiors with large-format panel walls and ceilings can be challenging, especially when seismically rated and environmentally friendly/ sustainable solutions are needed. This course provides an analysis of existing glass mounting systems, compares and contrasts solutions, discusses field testing, and reviews aesthetic options.

Seismically Rated Wall Mounting Options: Balancing Design and Safety

Designing lobbies and interiors with large-format panel walls can be challenging, especially when seismically rated solutions are needed. This course provides an analysis of existing glass wall mounting systems, compares and contrasts solutions, discusses field testing, and reviews aesthetic options.

Understanding Protective Glazing in Architectural Design for Medical and Educational Sectors: Using Fire-Rated, X-Ray Radiation, and Security Glazing to Improve the Health, Safety & Welfare of Building Occupants and Users

As architects retrofit, expand existing, or design new hospitals, medical facilities, and educational campuses, they work to achieve a necessary balance between form and aesthetics within budgetary constraints. Today, there’s a complicated landscape of codes, requirements, and options to navigate. A key part of designing safe facilities is choosing the right mix of protective, structural and decorative glass to meet safety requirements while improving the health and welfare of building occupants and users such as staff, patients, teachers, and students.

This course offers an analysis of the latest innovations and trends in fire‐rated, x‐ray radiation, security and decorative glazings and how they can be used in architectural design. Attendees will learn about required building codes, testing standards, and ratings, plus how to work with glass manufacturers to achieve practical and aesthetic design objectives.

Understanding Protective Glazing for Health, Safety & Welfare in Justice‐Related Architecture: Using Fire‐Rated and Security Glazing for Criminal Justice, Detention, and Containment Facilities

This course offers an analysis of the latest innovations and trends in fire‐rated and security glazing’s and how they can be used in architectural design. Attendees will learn about required building codes, testing standards, and ratings, plus how to work with glass manufacturers and officials in this unique sector to achieve practical and aesthetic design objectives.

Contact us today to schedule a presentation for your team.