ONLINE CE & LU FOR ARCHITECTS

Online professional continuing education courses, learning units and training for architects

Online CES & LU Courses for Architects

The American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) eClassroom provides courses and multimedia lectures supplemented with new learning materials including links to additional resources, handouts, and a quiz - to help you earn Learning Unit Hours (LU Hours) and fulfill AIA Continuing Education System (CES) requirements. In addition to the online 2001 Convention sessions, here are course groups listed by topic:

Leadership/community
Management
Marketing
Environment
Technology
Codes
ADA
Design
Practice
Security

You can choose from courses on design, presentation skills, strategic business planning, and others by some of the leading professionals in the field. Online learning is available to both AIA members and non-members.

Architectural Record
Architects can earn AIA Continuing Education learning units by reading designated articles and sponsored sections in Architectural Record and on Architecturalrecord.com, answering test questions on the Continuing Education Reporting Form and submitting forms for processing. Each month Architectural Record Continuing Education articles and sections are listed on the table of contents in the magazine and on the Web site.

ConstructionRisk.com
ConstructionRisk.com offers an online continuing education course entitled "Contract Risk Management for the Design Professional". The course provides a general overview of contract risk management before going into detail on selected contract clauses. The objective of this course is to provide the participant with a greater understanding and ability to identify the specific risks associated with various contract terms and conditions, so that you can better avoid or reduce those risks, or allocate the risks to appropriate parties. The course is approved for 3 learning units of continuing education by the American Institute of Architects.

PDHonline.org
Developed and maintained by professional engineers, PDHonline.org is a fully automated virtual classroom dedicated to the online continuing education for engineers and architects. Each lecture is supplemented with new learning materials including links to additional resources and a quiz to help the attendee earn professional development hours (PDH units) or AIA Learning Units. Here are just a few of the many online continuing education courses available:

Architectural Concrete
Technical Guidelines for Hazardous & Toxic Waste Treatment and Cleanup
The Unique and Unusual Properties of Water
Guidelines for Landscape Planting at Floodwalls, Levees & Embankment Dams
Recreation Planning and Design Criteria
Bidding: Understanding the Process and Successful Strategies
Practical Dynamic Analysis and Design for Engineers and Architects
Design Loads and Construction of Tremie Sealed Cofferdams
What Do Engineers & Architects Need to Know about New OSHA Safety Standards for Steel Erection?
What Do Engineers and Architects Need To Know About The Americans With Disabilities Act?

As a continuing education provider, PDHonline.org conducts its business according to the continuing professional competency (CPC) guidelines published by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).