AIA Course Offerings
PVC101: The Benefits and Uses of Celluar PVC Trim
Provider: Versatex Trimboard
Course Number: VTX101
Length: One (1) Hour
Credits: One (1) Learning Unit Hours
Health, Safety and Wellness: Yes
Upon completion of this course, architects and participants will understand:
- Common cellular PVC products and their end-use applications.
- The different types and properties of cellular PVC in the building/construction industry.
- A few best design practices (Beaded Ceiling, pre-fabricated corners, fabricated column wraps, window surrounds, skirting for homes, pergolas, soffit system, railing applications, fastening methods, painting PVC trim products, thermal expansion joint design). Where it can be used— residential, commercial, multi-family and historic preservations.
- Some of the “Green” attributes of PVC that make it an ideal exterior building product.
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PVC102: Versatex Trimboard Plant Tour
From Manufacturing to Fabrication and Installation
Provider: Versatex Trimboard
Course Number: VTX102
Length: Two (2) Hours
Credits: Two (2) Learning Unit Hours
Health, Safety and Wellness: Yes
Upon completion of this course, architects and participants will understand:
- The composition of cellular PVC trim, including what ingredients affect weatherability and durability.
- The process of component blending (micro ingredients) to form a cellular PVC trim compound.
- How to extrude cellular PVC “free-foam” sheet and how the process differs from the “celuka” process.
- “In-Line” cutting of cellular PVC “free-foam” sheet into boards and how to texture the boards.
- Tips and Techniques for fabricating “free-foam” cellular PVC sheet into beadboard, mouldings, pocketed trims, pocketed fascia and frieze boards, vented soffit, cornerboards, beaded sheet & column wraps.
- Best Installation Practices as they apply to soffit systems, beadboard, window surrounds, skirtboard, cornerboards, column wraps and accessories.
- In Plant Recycling/Energy Conservation – What steps plastic manufacturers have taken to recycle as much as 99% of all processed waste, significantly reducing waste hauled to a landfill. How extrusion lines are used to heat the plant in the winter months, eliminating the use of natural gas.
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