Available Courses:
NEW: Maxson Showroom Product Experience (MAX101)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
This course is a walking tour of our onsite showroom that features multiple design options and features utilizing Demountable Partitions, Operable Partitions, Elevator Smoke Containment Curtains, Overhead Coiling Doors, Loading Dock Equipment, HVLS Fans, and Exterior Operable Glass Systems. The focus is direct interaction with product options, configurations, and design considerations when planning an interior and exterior space.
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Space Management Courses:
Maximizing Every Square Foot: Modern Options for Flexible Spaces (Flex 101)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
In this course, we will explore the potential flexible uses of a given space based on modern product solutions and their respective performance capabilities. We will explore the contribution flexible product options can deliver to the function and well being of a facility and their impact on the programming process. An emphasis will be placed on field performance and safety of the products, interacting with construction planning to ensure the programmed needs of the space are delivered upon execution.
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Field Performance: Defining Success in Space Management (FLEX 202)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
In this course, we will discuss three key performance requirements of space management products that determine if design and construction of a flexible space has truly achieved success. The performance criteria include: product life cycle, field acoustic, and safe operational performance. The content of the course will increase your awareness of specific components that contribute toward the success and wellness of flexible spaces.
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NEW!!! Adaptive Interiors: Modular Demountable Partitions (FLEX 303)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
The Purpose of this course is to cover the essentials of Modular Demountable Partition Systems, and the flexibility they provide to allow for an adaptive interior space that grows and changes with its owner. We will discuss the utilization of Modular Demountable Partitions to facilitate natural light and views, the composition, and technical aspects of Modular Demountable systems and finally improvements to user experience with moldable interior walls.By the end of this presentation, you will be able to identify Where, When and Why Modular Demountable Partition Systems are used along with how they can improve an owner’s daily interactions and wellbeing.
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NEW!! BUILDING & OCCUPANT USE TRENDS POWERED BY ARCHITECTURAL DIRECT DRIVE DOOR SYSTEMS VS TRADITIONAL COMMODITY DOORS (DWS17)
Traditional production doors are very limited in applications where architectural design integration is a priority. The course provides insight into emerging building construction and occupant use trends in various types and applications of customizable architectural openings. New life safety features and standards are introduced as well as how doors can contribute to a sustainable design with energy efficient, high performance components that require, less valuable building real estate.
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Shattering Expectations: Glass Operable Walls (IMOD08H)
1 Hour AIA/CES/HSW Credit
The market is demanding welcoming and flexible space; both of which operable glass walls are uniquely situated to address. Join us for this one-hour course as we discuss utilizing glass operable walls in a variety of applications. By the end of the presentation, you’ll be able identify the benefits of glass wall systems, the variety of options on the market and how best to utilize each, as well what each market vertical is demanding.
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The Science of Sound: Operable Walls and Beyond
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
Acoustical control is a critical factor in every environment. Utilizing the appropriate operable partition to address acoustical concerns and space flexibility can simultaneously solve many problems. Join us for this one-hour course as we discuss acoustics, operable walls, and how the two together in conjunction with complementing architectural elements can produce excellent acoustical control for any space.
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The Future Is Now: Automated Operable Walls (IMOD08G)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
With the growing popularity of multi-use spaces, there is an increasing demand for fully-automated, flexible space solutions. Join us for this one-hour course as we discuss automated operable wall options in the market, end-user operation, and associated cost and time savings. By the end of this presentation, you will be able to select fully-automated wall solutions based on need, expected benefits, and overall improved well-being of occupants.
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Choose Your Own Adventure: The Operable Walls Chapter (IMOD08F)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit
Operable walls offer the opportunity to maximize any space by implementing superior engineering, aesthetics, and technology. Join us in this one-hour course as we dive into key understandings of operable partitions to address panel construction, suspension systems, sealing mechanisms, design options, automation, and safety. By the end of this course, design professionals will learn how all of these components work together to impact a project’s environment in terms of space management as well as the end users’ experience and well-being.
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Wall to Well (IMD508B) NEW!
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, 1 Hour GBCI
Using operable and demountable glass partitions is an efficient way to design flexible and sustainable environments that are beneficial to both occupants and the environment. In this one-hour course, we will discuss how glass wall systems can address multiple features in the WELL Building Standard, including Light, Mind, Air, and Comfort. Participants will be able to address the challenges of designing with flexible glass partitions with solutions that ensure their designs are not only aesthetically pleasing, but acoustically sound as well.
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How Commercial Garage Doors Support Great Building Design: From Inspiration to Specification
1 Hour AIA CEU/HSW Credit
This course is intended for architects engaged in multi-family and commercial building design with a strong emphasis on building design that performs at a high level over many years.
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Solutions For Large Openings In Wind Borne and Coastal Areas
1 Hour AIA CES Credit
This seminar provides an overview of large opening glass wall systems, their structurally engineered components, and how they provide a perfect solution for large openings in coastal areas for commercial and residential applications.
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Fire and Life Safety Courses:
NEW: Code Compliant Egress Via Opening Protectives (EGRESS101)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
This course is an examination of options available for egress through deployed Smoke/Fire rated Opening Protectives, evaluated against International Building Code (IBC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act rules for compliant egress devices and options. By the end of the course, the goal is to inform and allow architects and code officials to evaluate product data from Opening Protective manufacturers for compliance with egress ccode requirements.
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Cracking the Code on Fire/Smoke Rated Opening Assemblies (CODE 101)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
In this course, we will give an overview of the multiple types of fire and smoke separation defined in the International Building Code and the code requirements for their respective opening protection assemblies, as well as the testing of all discussed assemblies. We will also discuss the differing types of solutions found in the marketplace today and how they are compliant / non-compliant and the building code requirements of each wall type referenced in the IBC. The course is intended to give attendees the basic steps in evaluating product test performance against those building code requirements.
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NEW: Finding the Cure For Life Safety Challenges in Healthcare Occupancies (CODE 202)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
This course is intended to provide an understanding of what constitutes a Healthcare Occupancy and the life safety challenges that are unique to this type of construction. These challenges include Corridor Design, Smoke Compartmentation, Behavioral Health Issues and Cross Corridor Fire Doors. We will review specific Building Code Requirements as well as operational and functional challenges. In conjunction with this review, we will discuss creative solutions that address these challenges while maximizing free flowing open spaces and minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
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Understanding Opening Protectives in NFPA 80 and NFPA 105 (CODE 303)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
In this course, we will take an in depth look at two sections of the National Fire Protection Association standard to focus on opening protectives that protect building occupants from fire (Section 80) and smoke (section 105). We will reference the specific requirements each of the opening protective types are to be fabricated and installed with, as well as required maintenance and testing a building owner will need to maintain as part of their ownership responsibility.
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Opening Doors to Design Opportunities with the Model Building Codes (Code 10)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
The program covers the many aspects of Fire and Life Safety Code Requirements and how those Code Requirements affect egress and building design.
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Design Solutions: Smoke Protection at the Elevator Hoistway (CES1)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
The course will provide you a better understanding of how smoke migrates in multi-story building fires and how building codes in the United States have evolved to address this danger. Throughout this course we will illustrate the physics of vertical smoke migration in mid and high-rise building fires and the hazards this presents for building occupants. The instructor will discuss how building codes seek to protect building occupants from this hazard and review various methods that have been developed to meet these code requirements to limit vertical smoke migration.
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How to Avoid 10 Most Common RFI's - Coiling Doors (RF01)
1 Hour AIA LU Credit
To gain understanding of the 10 most common building design applications regarding Coiling Door Product that cause RFIs, allowing for more accurate plans, more efficient projects and the best use of resources.
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Code Requirements for Fire Rated Doors and Hardware (TD-FRD-F2F)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
Learn the fundamentals of fire rated doors and applications. Learn how to determine proper applications for various fire/smoke requirements and confirm that codes and accessibility requirements are met.
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First Responder - Fire and Smoke Rated Curtains (FF10)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour NCCOQB Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
Code Review: UL 10 B (Negative Pressure Testing, UL 10 C (Positive Pressure Testing), UL 10 D (Fire Rated Fabric Curtains), ASTM E119 (Wall Test): A review and comparison of the above codes and the specific products that apply to each. Smoke and Draft Control: A review if the various strategies and solutions for containing and managing smoke in large spaces. Wall Review: A review and summary of the various types of rated wall assemblies with specific guidance on which applications require the various walls and which type of opening protective would apply to each. Product Application Summary: Summarize the various smoke and fire rated fabric product options along with some actual case studies in which they have been utilized in order to meet code requirements and minimize design compromises including: Deployable fire and smoke rated fabric curtains with egress, Deployable fire and smoke rated fabric curtains without egress, Fixed static draft curtains, Deployable draft curtains.
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Understanding Storm Shelters (SS10)
1 Hour AIA CES/HSW Credit, .1 Hour ICC Credit, 1 Hour BOASC Credit
Course has been designed to acquaint the viewer with the aspects of FEMA 361, ICC 500 and Life Safety Code Requirements and how those Code Requirements affect storm shelter design.
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Meet Our Presenters:
Fire and Life Safety Specialist, Western North Carolina and Western South Carolina
Ken Cox has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Design from Texas A & M University and a Masters Degree in Business with a Finance specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas. He as spent the past 30 years working with Architects, General Contractors and Building Owners in needs evaluation, specification and installation in a wide variety of building products. His specific areas of concentration have been plumbing specialties, building signage, industrial doors, loading dock equipment, flexible space division products, commercial roofing and smoke and fire protection products Over the past 7 years, Ken has had an intense focus in specialized cutting edge smoke and fire protection systems and specialty door products. In addition to specifying and furnishing these products his work has included providing accredited continuing education classes to building designers and code officials throughout North and South Carolina.
Fire and Life Safety Specialist, Eastern North Carolina and Eastern South Carolina
I work with architects to deliver flexible solutions to help maximize the use of a given space. Reach out anytime and I can assist with product details, recommendations, specifications, and technical information
Space Management Specialist, Eastern North Carolina
Keith has garnered both construction and product knowledge for 15+ years with the purpose to position Maxson Associates as THE resource to the architectural and design community with the objective to impact specifications through appropriate design and technical assistance. Ultimately, our mutual goals are to exceed the expectations of both the general contractors and end-users. We are excited that you have located the services and products of Maxson Associates and look forward to collaborating with you on your upcoming projects.
Fire and Life Safety Specialist, Georgia
I help architects and contractors solve build code issues with innovative product solutions and options to expand what is possible in the built environment from my 11 years of industry experience.
Space Management Specialist, South Carolina
I have been in the construction industry for 40 years. For most of that time I have partnered with General Contractors and Architects to offered solutions for space management issues. I represent products that provide both interior and exterior movable partitions that are glass, acoustically rated, or both, among many other options. I look forward to sharing ideas that may help you with your next project.
Space Management Specialist, Western North Carolina
I work with architects during the design phase of projects and help specify the appropriate products for the application & based on the owner's needs and desires. I also work with General Contractors during the construction phase to help assure the projected is executed successfully and to the owner's standards.