This course was designed to help you meet the AIA's HSW and Sustainability requirements and to give you new insight on how moisture management systems improve building health and sustainability. The course will provide specific reasons for using moisture management systems in your next building project, and through the use of animations, will show how to place them in a variety of wall details. According to the Whole Building Design Guide, "Among all the challenges plaguing buildings, moisture-related problems are at the top of the list." Discover how to greatly reduce those moisture problems through the proper implementation of drainage planes and weeps.

This course was designed to help you meet the AIA’s HSW and Sustainability requirements. Based on recent research and testing, it gives new insight on how a rainscreen drainage plane system can reduce energy costs while also improving building HSW and Sustainability.  The course emphasizes a holistic approach to building design and stresses the importance of all components working together to achieve lower energy costs, healthier indoor environments and longer building life. Discover how the proper implementation of a rainscreen drainage plane system, when properly detailed and installed, helps reach these important HSW & Sustainability goals.