San Antonio, TX - Thursday May 22, 2025

San Antonio, TX

Event Date
Thursday May 22, 2025

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Available Credits

Up to 8 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour(s)
Up to 1 GBCI General Hour
Maggiano's Little Italy
17603 I-10
San Antonio, TX 78257
Registration Price

$100.00

Terms
Early Bird Discount! $30.00 off if purchased before May 8, 2025

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Event Agenda

Thursday, May 22, 2025

7:30 am

Breakfast & Networking

8:00 am

The New Age of Construction: Silane Modified Polymer (SMP) Technology

The New Age of Construction: Silane Modified Polymer (SMP) Technology

Sponsored By Kaneka
1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour(s)
1 GBCI General Hour
1 IIBEC CEHs

This one-hour course delves into the advanced properties and benefits of Silane Modified Polymer (SMP) for architects and building professionals. Participants will explore SMP’s unique adaptability and bonding strength, which supports high-performance applications across varied climates and building types.

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify properties of Silane Modified Polymer (SMP) products and their advantages over traditional construction materials, including the demand, site specific applications and health benefits of the product.
  2. Analyze the material and installation costs of SMP products, their features, best practices and sustainability benefits, compared to other market alternatives.
  3. Examine the standards, sustainability and testing that led to the formation of SMP, while focusing on its role in enhancing building envelope integrity.
  4. Explore relevant case studies related to SMP products, recognizing their contribution to sustainable architecture with solvent-free and isocyanate-free formulations.

9:10 am

Stunning Design Within Your Grasp

Stunning Design Within Your Grasp

Sponsored By Livers Bronze
Presented By Lee Kirby
1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour(s)

Handrails and guardrails are a safety feature that we easily take for granted as common fixture of environment where stairs and balconies are a feature, aiding us in our coming and going.

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify the different metals and their respective metal finishes.
  2. Explain the importance of selecting the proper manufacturer for decorative railing specification.
  3. Discuss the value of selecting a single-source provider.
  4. Review the significance of designing the proper mounting conditions to support railings.
Livers Bronze

10:20 am

Fortified Design: Enhancing Building Security Against Ballistic, Forced Entry and Blast Threats

Fortified Design: Enhancing Building Security Against Ballistic, Forced Entry and Blast Th...

Sponsored By Armortex
Presented By Rick Snelling
1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour(s)

In this one-hour course, design professionals will explore advanced blast, forced entry and ballistic-resistant technologies aimed at ensuring comprehensive protection for lives, assets, and buildings.

Learning Objectives:
  1. Assess the range of innovative resistance technologies designed to safeguard occupants and assets from threats such as ballistic, forced entry, and blasts.
  2. Investigate the standards organizations responsible for developing criteria and testing methods for resistance technologies, evaluating their effectiveness in protecting lives and securing buildings during blast or ballistic incidents.
  3. Examine the engineering behind panels, windows, doors, and other physical security products designed to enhance durability and safety against threats to life, buildings, and assets.
  4. Utilize insights from case studies to apply knowledge of anti-ballistic, forced entry and blast technology, showcasing products that offer robust protection and comprehensive security.

11:30 am

Commercial Sectional Doors

Commercial Sectional Doors

Sponsored By Raynor Garage Doors
Presented By Zdenek Kalabza
1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour(s)

Types of sectional doors, applications, performance factors including thermal performance, building clearances, track mounting & types of tracks, special applications & options, appearance & aesthetics. Commercial operators and safety devices

Learning Objectives:
  1. Learn how determine proper clearances around the door and how to select the proper type of track to ensure safe operation of the door.
  2. Understand what accessories and options are available to design into the door to meet the users needs, including safety and security.
  3. Deep dive into thermal efficiency, air infiltration, and U-factor. Understand options to increase the thermal performance of a door.
  4. How to select the correct operator and safety devices for sectional doors based on the specific application and user needs.
Raynor Garage Doors

12:30 pm

Lunchtime Product Presentation - Lunch Provided

Sponsored By PROSOCO
This interactive session will cover PROSOCO’s innovative products, including air and water barriers, concrete flooring solutions, and masonry cleaners, designed to enhance building performance and longevity. Product experts will walk you through real-world applications, best practices, and key benefits, followed by a Q&A session...

1:00 pm

Healthy Interiors: Using the WELL Building Standard to Design Commercial Spaces of the Future

Healthy Interiors: Using the WELL Building Standard to Design Commercial Spaces of the Fut...

Sponsored By Excel Dryer, Inc.
1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour(s)
1 GBCI General Hour
1 IDCEC HSW CEU(s)
1 IWBI WELL Specific

This course will explore a real-life example of a 5,000-square-foot office expansion recently completed in Western Massachusetts. We’ll take a deep dive into the owner’s and architect’s primary goals for the space; that it be beautiful, healthy, sustainable, and functional.

Learning Objectives:
  1. Define healthy and sustainable building in the post-COVID design era.
  2. Identify potential project goals related to the health and well-being of building occupants and the value of an integrated approach to design.
  3. Recognize how the strategies within the WELL Building Standard™ can be leveraged to support occupant health and well-being, sustainability, flexibility, and aesthetics.
  4. Learn about new product solutions for providing touchless hand hygiene in and outside of the restrooms.
  5. And, apply lessons learned from a real project to support future commercial office design projects.
Excel Dryer, Inc.

2:10 pm

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3:20 pm

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4:30 pm

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State CE Requirements

Texas CE Requirements

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
(512) 305-9000
Renewal Cycle: 
Annual
Total Hours Required: 
12 Hours
Renewal Deadline: 
Last Day of Licensees' Birth Month
Board Guidelines
12 HSW (1 hour SD or energy efficient design + 1 hour barrier-free design + min. 8 hours structured + max. 4 hours self-directed)