Continuing Education
Hydrotech is pleased to be able to offer architects, specifiers, landscape architects, LEED and other design professionals Continuing Education credits.
Course Title: Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy
http://www.aecdaily.com/en/1607002
Learning objects for this course are:
- List and define the types of green/vegetative roofs
- State the environmental, technical and owner/occupant benefits of vegetative roofs
- Identify the components of a vegetative roof assembly
- Explain the design considerations and standards relating to vegetative roofs
Please click on the link above to go to the Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy CEU course, hosted on the AEC Daily website. Once at the course home page, you can download a copy of the course to your PC and read offline. After answering 10 questions, you will have the opportunity to report your credits online and print out a certificate of completion.
Course Title: Taking Stormwater by Storm
http://thececampus.com/Courses/detail/taking-stormwater-by-storm
Originally published in the May 2013 issue of Environmental Design & Construction Magazine.
Credits (1 AIA LU HSW, 1 GBCI CE Hour)
Learning objects for this course are:
- Gain perspective on how rainwater harvesting and vegetative roofs contribute to an overall stormwater management plan
- Perform sound calculations for right-sizing rainwater cisterns
- Identify good specification strategies for rainwater storage tanks, drainage, filtration and disinfection
- Quantify green roof performance in terms of stormwater runoff rates and volumes
Clicking on the link above will take you to the Taking Stormwater by Storm CEU course, hosted on BNP Media's CE Campus website. Registration is required to review the course and submit credits upon taking a 10 question quiz.
Recent Press
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December 7, 2020
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November 11, 2020
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November 26, 2019
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November 11, 2019
Climate change and stormwater management
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May 2, 2019
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October 17, 2018
Hydrotech, a recognized leader in the vegetative roofing market, today announced the availability of the Fourth Edition of the company’s widely acclaimed Garden Roof® Planning Guide. For the last five years, updated...