High-Performance and Low Maintenance Railing

About the Provider

We are the industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance building products, and we are committed to accelerating the use of recycled materials.Headquartered in Chicago’s thriving Fulton Market District, The AZEK Company is the parent company to four business units: AZEK® Building Products, Versatex, Scranton Products and Vycom. Each uses its expertise in materials science to engineer and manufacture high-quality, sustainable residential and commercial building products that improve lives and businesses. All of our products are designed to replace wood, metal and other traditional materials in a variety of applications.
PURPOSE – WHO WE ARE
We make homes and structures more beautiful and more useful with leading-edge sustainable products.
PROOF – WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT
We leverage our material science to create premium branded products that are stylish, long-lasting, low-maintenance and sustainable.
THE PATH AHEAD – WHERE WE’RE GOING
We will profitably grow the overall market, our category share, and our presence by engineering new products that accelerate conversion to better performing materials.

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Styles and trends are such critical components in the design process of an outdoor living space. In this course we will discuss how styles and trends are selected and review the options that exist in railing systems.The maintenance of the systems is also a key component. We will discuss the materials that these rail systems are made from and how they benefit the end user by having a system that is not only beautiful but is easy to maintain.Of course code compliance is the key element to life safety in outdoor spaces. We will discuss how code compliance comes into play with hand rail.This course will also review how some reputable railing manufacturers have a great deal of Architectural Resources to aid in the design of outdoor spaces.

Learning Objectives:

Identify three key points to think about when designing rails for a deck on SF Residential homes.
Identify the three key points to think about when looking at rail for MF structures.
Explain the value of using standardized products and processes in order to develop railing details and master specifications that may be applied to diverse projects.
Learn about the tools available to architects to help with designing rail quicker and easier.

Provided By:

AZEK Building Products

Design Category:

(06) Wood, Plastics and Composites

Applicable Credits

AIA

HSW/LU CE Hour(s)