Vinyl Siding Institute Schedules December Webinar Series on Benefits of Vinyl Siding in Design, Energy Efficiency, and …

Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 21, 2014

The Vinyl Siding Institute (VSI) will host a series of webinars in December that focus on how vinyl and other polymeric siding can bring a variety of neighborhood visions to life; how insulated siding complies with energy codes and can be used for state, local, and utility incentive programs; and how vinyl siding is environmentally sound.

The webinars are approved for American Institute of Architects (AIA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) continuing education credits.

The three webinars are:

Certified Vinyl Siding: Engineered Enhanced Beauty Vinyl siding has always been highly regarded for its durability, low maintenance, and value, but its improved aesthetic qualities and unmatched selection of profiles, shapes, textures, and colors, vinyl siding can play a beautiful role in a homes exterior design and will keep looking great year after year.

Attendees will learn how vinyl and other polymeric siding can bring a variety of neighborhood visions to life, whether designing, building or remodeling entry-level through luxury homes; recreating designs inspired by Colonial, Romantic, Victorian, and Craftsman architecture; or blending distinctive homes, shops, and other mixed-use buildings in a contemporary, new way.

Presented by Fernando Pags Ruiz, a builder, developer and writer who specializes in residential construction and remodeling of affordable homes, this webinar is offered on December 1, 9, and 15 from noon 1 p.m. Eastern.

Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance Now accepted as home insulation in various energy efficiency programs due to its ability to reduce thermal bridging, insulated siding has been added to the checklist of building products or methodologies that can help meet the requirements to qualify new homes under ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes V3. It is also included in the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code among the materials that can be used as continuous insulation outside of the building framing to provide the required total wall R-value for buildings.

Attendees will learn to how to define insulated siding, understand R-value testing of insulated siding, describe proper installation of insulated siding, comply with energy codes, learn about how insulated siding can be used for state, local and utility incentive programs, and understand building energy performance programs.

Presented by Mike Moore of Newport Ventures this webinar is offered on December 2 and 4 from noon 1 p.m. Eastern.

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