CertainTeed Distills Decades of Building Knowledge Expertise Into New Academy of Continuing Education
Online Learning Portal Helps Architects and Designers Specify Smarter With Industry's Leading Collection of CEUs
(Valley Forge, Pa.) – Strengthening its long-standing reputation as a leading resource for Building Knowledge, CertainTeed Corporation has launched the Academy of Continuing Education, a new dynamic resource for professional training and technical information created to inform and inspire. The academy features the industry's most extensive and engaging collection of Continuing Education Unit courses and provides access to unparalleled applied building science expertise through CertainTeed's subject matter experts and live events.
"For nearly 20 years, CertainTeed has been educating architects and design professionals on the latest trends, building and product innovations," said Jill Betters, manager, commercial and architectural programs for CertainTeed Corporation. "The Academy of Continuing Education takes education delivery to a whole new level by making it easy and efficient for busy professionals who need more dynamic ways of learning in their ever-changing professions."
Developed in conjunction with McGraw Hill Construction, the Academy of Continuing Education features intuitive navigation of the company's CEU courses, helping to establish a clear connection between current industry topics and relevant products and solutions from CertainTeed. The courses are designed by experts with hand-on experience to address the ever-changing issues faced by today's building professionals. A few of the most recent courses cover topics including "Understanding and Improving Indoor Air Quality," "Understanding LEED 2009 vs. LEED Version 4: Driving Transparency in the Marketplace," and "Creating Superior Acoustic Environments in Schools with Evidence-Based Design."
All CEU courses available through the Academy are accredited by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and many are certified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), giving professionals the credits they need and the product and system knowledge to specify smarter. And the online academy helps users easily organize and keep track of their completed courses and earned credits.
Online content is accessible 24/7 via multiple platforms and devices, giving users the ability to choose how and when they want to learn—whether by attending scheduled seminars or taking an online self-guided course. In addition to the Academy of Continuing Education, CertainTeed also connects with architects through in-person learning opportunities at national trade shows, architect symposiums and plant tours.
"Years of building science and construction expertise make CertainTeed an acknowledged leader in educating building professionals, and sharing what we know is an essential part of our company purpose," said Eric Nilsson, vice president of corporate marketing for CertainTeed Corporation. "The launch of the Academy of Continuing Education takes CertainTeed to the next level in being a trusted and innovative resource for up-to-date, unbiased information that helps architects put sound building principles to work for their clients, and for their business."
For more information, visit continuinged.certainteed.com
About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., has helped shape the building products industry for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and ceilings.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building products company, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 5,700 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. For six consecutive years, the company has received top honors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its contributions in protecting the environment and was most recently the recipient of the 2014 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award. The group had total sales of approximately $3.3 billion in 2013. www.certainteed.com
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