Wind Load Calculations and Other Wind Issues
For architects, engineers & contractors. Overview of the 2010 FBC wind load provisions. Wind characteristics & structural dynamic fundamentals. Wind load analyses examples of residential/ commercial structures. Wind driven rain characteristics & wind/rain flow patterns depicted. Commercial wind load software demonstration.
CILB 0607975 / AR 9877473 / FBPE exp4028 7 CEHs
Wind Load Calculations II: Structural Applications
For architects & engineers. Provides a structural systems overview, natural frequency calculations of structures & analysis of wind loading effects on various structures including rigid & flexible diaphragms & CMU bearing & shear walls. AR 9877773 / FBPE exp4028 7 CEHs

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Schedule:
Leon Co. - Tallahassee - May 15 & 16, 2012
Escambia Co. Hurricane House - Pensacola - May 17 & 18, 2012
Broward Co. Hurricane House - Davie - May 22 & 23, 2012
Palm Beach Co. - West Palm Beach - May 24 & 25, 2012
Pinellas Co. - Largo - June 5 & 6, 2012
Osceola Co. - Kissimmee - June 7 & 8, 2012
Volusia Co. - Deland - June 18 & 19, 2012
St. Johns Co. Hurricane House - St. Augustine - June 20 & 21, 2012

2012 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Building Education Program Pinellas County

Energy Efficient Building Construction in Florida
June 14, 2012, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Provides a system approach to building efficiency with detailed overviews of the structural system, moisture control strategies, air and thermal barrier strategies, and the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The Energy Efficient Building Construction in Florida (new 7th edition based on FBC 2010), a required reading for the Contractors Licensing exam, will be provided. CILB / AR - 8 CEH's / FBPE - 8 PDH's

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2012 Osceola Energy Initiative
Free Building Education Program
Osceola County Extension - June 27, 2012
8:30am - 5:00pm
This free class is intended to train contractors for energy efficient retrofits under the Osceola Energy Initiative. It reviews 8 key elements of energy efficient construction and identifies the related benefits. The class provides a systems approach to building efficiency with detailed overviews of the structural system, moisture control strategies, air and thermal barrier strategies, and the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
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This workshop is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Energy under Award Number DE-E0000800.

2012 Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Building Education Program
Sarasota County

Energy Efficient Home Workshop ( for the public)
July 19, 2012 - 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
This workshop will provide homeowners with the knowledge to save money, energy, and water through efficiency strategies that can be applied to the home.
Free of charge and open to the public. Class size limited - pre-registration required.
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To register: http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/
Click on the blue square that says "Register for Classes". Navigate to July 19, 2012 on calendar.

Remodel Green & Profit (continuing education for licensed building professionals)
July 20, 2012 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This program teaches cost-effective measures for determining energy efficient retrofits and techniques for utilizing solar energy. Building "weatherization" techniques are addressed as well as opportunities for energy and water efficiency retrofitting. CILB / AR - 8 CEH's / FBPE - 8 PDH's
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2012 Contractor's Continuing Education
Energy Efficient Building Construction in Florida-8 CEH's

2012 Volusia County Contractors Continuing Education
August 2 & 3 - DeLand
Green Advantage / Professional Training-8CEH's
The 8 hour course will provide an overview of key building features that affect building performance. An overview of appropriate provisions found in the Florida Building Code is included. The course addresses the Building as a System and examines building failures due to outdoor and indoor environments through both building design and building construction techniques
CILB Requirements-6 CEH's.
OSHA, Workers' Compensation, Financial Regulations for Contracting (business practice), FBC Advanced 2010 Energy Conservation Overview (Adv. Code), Wind Mitigation ,Construction Contracting Regulations (laws and rules .

DCP 4941: Practicum in Sustainability and the Built Environment

Credits: 6
Prerequisites: DCP 3220 Social & Cultural Sustainability or Departmental Approval
Class Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays; Periods 2-4
Classroom: Architecture Room 231 (class location will vary)
Instructors: UF Faculty from the Program for Resource Efficient Communities, the Office of Sustainability, County Extension Offices and other Departments

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Conserving Biodiversity in Subdivision Development Webinar

Presented by Mark Hostetler, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida, this continuing education course is a four-module webinar series developed by the Program for Resource Efficient Communities at the University of Florida. The course is devoted to defining, recognizing, restoring, and managing residential communities for biodiversity within the urban and rural matrix. The course is available in association with American Citizen Planner and Michigan State University. It is relevant to county and city planners, landscape architects, architects, civil engineers, environmental consultants, developers, private landowners, and interested citizens.

Florida BOARID, provider # 0008074, course #9878189, 4 CEH's, level III, HSW.
American Institute of Certified Planners, AICP 3 1/2 CM credits.
 
For more information on the course and registration instructions please visit the link below.
http://www.americancitizenplanner.com/pages/webinarseries.html