AEC Webinars
The AEC offers webinars aimed at educating engineers and designers on the advantages of and practical considerations for designing with aluminum extrusions.
ALExtrusionTech Webinars
Our new series, Aluminum Extrusion Tech, is intended to inform and educate those with some knowledge of aluminum extrusions but who are interested in a more technical focus. Look for this logo identifying these advanced-level webinars.
Upcoming Webinars
Understanding - and Managing - the Carbon Intensity of Extruded Aluminum Components
August 7, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT
Focusing on the theme "Detailing High Performance Facades: Strategy, Specifications, and Advanced Cladding Materials", the Aluminum Extruders Council is participating in the CE|Strong Midwest Virtual Workshop on August 7, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Participants have the potential to earn 5 LU/HSW credits for the Virtual Workshop.
Credit type: 1 AIA HSW LU
Provider: Aluminum Extruders Council
Presented by Brent Slaton and Kassandra Spencer, LEED Green Associate, of Keymark Corporation
AEC will be presenting:
Understanding - and Managing - the Carbon Intensity of Extruded Aluminum Components
August 7, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT
Aluminum extrusion-based products have a proven history in commercial buildings. Whether in façade systems, window framing, entrance doors, sun shades or interior components like light shelves and moveable partitions, extrusions have offered specifiers strength, durability, a wide range of aesthetics and often enhanced energy efficiency.
Yet extrusions have a downside as well - embodied carbon.
Aluminum is regarded as the third most significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in construction, trailing concrete and steel. While aluminum’s GHG is significantly less than those materials, it is important to understand how it can be minimized.
This presentation will explore aluminum extrusions’ impact on GHG: what drives it, and what the specifier can do to minimize it.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key drivers of aluminum extrusions’ embodied carbon
- Assess the most recent EPD data for aluminum extrusions
- Analyze trade-offs between various extrusion characteristics and finishes
- Employ strategies to minimize the embodied carbon from extrusions in their projects
Join us for an enlightening session!
After the Press: Utilizing Downstream Fabrication to Create the Aluminum Extrusion-Based Solutions You Need
With most aluminum extrusions, the long length of a desired shape that comes off the press is just a starting point. Rarely are these profiles used as they were extruded. In almost every case, there is subsequent cutting, drilling, milling, machining, bending, joining and/or finishing required to transform the extrusion into a component or sub-assembly for inclusion in a final product. This webinar will recap the fabrication processes typically employed, with an emphasis on extrusion design considerations that can reduce fabrication costs.
The Power of the Hollow: Using Hollow Aluminum Extrusions to Meet Vehicle Engineering Challenges
One of the attributes of aluminum extrusions that can provide both design flexibility and performance benefits for the automotive engineer is the ability to design profiles that "put the metal where it is needed". That's particularly advantageous when it comes to hollow shapes, particularly multi-void hollows which can be engineered for a combination of crush resistance, strength, light weight and more. This webinar will review some of the more interesting uses of multi-void hollows in today's vehicles, and discuss the alloy, design and processing considerations necessary to ensure success.
Creating Cost-Effective Extruded Aluminum Component Solutions
Cost is always an important consideration when developing or updating products. But how do you know if the lowest price component will lead to the most cost-effective solution.