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How to Maximize Your Indoor Health + Comfort While Minimizing Heating/Cooling System Costs
CourseThere are five systems upon which we rely for indoor environmental health + comfort… though most people are only aware of two or three. Learning how these systems work and should work together can be transformative for a homeowner.
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How to Choose + Layout Components While Avoiding Hazards in Your Residential Electrical System
CourseThe electrical systems in our homes have been the catalyst for more change in our lives than any other residential building system. We'll help you understand the system in your home, hazards to avoid and what new components are available.
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Residential Lighting Design: Why + How to Layer Light for Beautiful, Functional Spaces
CourseThe lighting in our homes should be functional, help keep us safe, operate efficiently and make our spaces beautiful. Good lighting design is one of the least expensive ways to transform and unlock its potential. We'll review layouts to help you.
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How to Minimize Costs + Maximize Performance in Residential Plumbing Systems
CourseJoin us for a detailed course that will help you understand how to plan, operate, and maintain this critical home system. We’ll help you make better decisions about and enjoy your plumbing system.
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Use Cases for Geothermal Heating/Cooling Systems
CourseDesign and contract drawings for building projects are commonly called “blueprints”. Join us to explore how a set of drawings comes together and how to read it and help you better understand how the scope of work for a project is communicated.
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Exploring Architecture: Buffalo + Niagara Falls
CourseIn this installment of our Exploring Architecture series, we're making a virtual tour of Buffalo, New York and Niagara Falls. Why go to Buffalo?
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American Arts & Crafts at the Roycroft Campus
CourseElbert Hubbard, following in the footsteps of William Morris in England, became one of the fathers of the Arts & Crafts movement in America. Take this virtual tour to learn more about the movement, guilds, their importance and lasting impact!
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Georgia Building Code Changes Effective Jan. 01, 2026
CourseThe Georgia Department of Community Affairs Board of Directors has voted on building code changes that will take effect on January 1, 2026 – just a few months away. Georgia’s building codes affect everyone in the state – resident or visitor.
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How to Read Blueprints
CourseDesign and contract drawings for building projects are commonly called “blueprints”. Join us to explore how a set of drawings comes together and how to read it and help you better understand how the scope of work for a project is communicated.
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We also provide education. We teach what we practice to help homeowners and professionals improve their lives and communities.
This is our learning management system (LMS). We've built a curriculum for homeowners and the professionals who serve them that we deliver in a series of courses.
We use this LMS to make course content available to you at any time so you can use the content as a reference for your decisions and have a place to ask questions.
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He's a walking encyclopedia!
There are very few architects who provide education-translating the technical aspects of design, construction and maintenance into practical lessons for real estate professionals. I only received one negative comment from the 1st time I hired RTA: there wasn't enough time to cover everything the agents wanted to learn from Ryan. He's a 'walking encyclopedia' with great technical knowledge who's learned to build context around his answers to help agents see how one issue affects many others. Ryan's a great resource.
Ryan serves on the AIA National Codes & Standards Committee: about a dozen architects from across the country appointed to provide guidance for the Institute's building code and standards policies. He's served as an invited speaker at multiple local, state and national AIA events, webinars and conferences. It's rare to find a professional with the credentials Ryan has earned and it's even more uncommon to find one who can translate the technical topics he addresses into plain English so his audiences see both practical and potential application.
Ryan is a great presenter!
Ryan is a great presenter, whether he's managing an audience while moderating a panel discussion, chairing a building code development committee meeting or presenting at a conference. He has a great way of figuring out how to communicate a problem, its solutions and their practical application to his audience. He's built an uncommon skill set through training and experience though it's his years of Q&A interaction at all sorts of events that have taught him how to lead his audiences to understand a subject. I recommend Ryan as a nationally recognized speaker and look forward to his continued service in our community.