Earn AIA & GBCI Continuing Education Credits with SUperior!
Schedule a complimentary course for your team — Safe, Resilient and Low-Maintenance Balconies for Multifamily Living. We present at your office, on your schedule, and your architects earn AIA continuing education credit.
For immediate access, take the same course online and earn credit for both AIA and GBCI without waiting for a scheduled session.
Course Description:
Safe, Resilient, and Low-Maintenance Balconies for Multifamily Living
A Guide to Modern Aluminum Decks, Railings and Architectural Metals
This course explores how prefabricated, extruded aluminum balcony and railing systems enhance building durability, safety, sustainability, and aesthetic quality while offering architects a complete, coordinated exterior solutions package.
By the end of this course, you will learn how aluminum’s corrosion resistance, recyclability, and long service life support resilient design practices, providing long-term advantages over legacy material choices like treated lumber, steel railings and concrete platforms.
1.5 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour, Credit Type(s): Health, Safety and Wellness
1.5 GBCI General Hour, Credit Type: Green Building
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Material Selection & Performance
Evaluate common materials used in exterior structures, including wood, steel, concrete, and aluminum.
Integrated System Design & Aesthetics
Coordinate division 5 architectural metals to enhance architectural cohesion across the exterior envelope.
Sustainability & Material Health
Identify how aluminum exterior systems contribute to sustainable design goals.
Structural Safety, Installation & Performance
Apply strategies for improving jobsite and occupant safety. Explore building performance, load paths, mounting systems and prefabrication benefits.
Codes, Standards, and Performance Verification
Examine building codes, engineering requirements, structural standards, and compliance that govern exterior balconies.
Schedule An In-Person Course for AIA Credit
Can't Attend In Person? Sign Up for Our Online Balconies Course for AIA and GBCI Credit
Take this course your way. Book an in-person session and we'll bring it to your office, wherever that is. Or take it online, anytime, anywhere, through our education partner, Green CE.
Superior Decks & Railings is a registered AIA continuing education provider, and completions are reported directly to your AIA transcript. The online course also earns GBCI credit, reported directly using the GBCI number you provide. In-person sessions are AIA-approved only, with GBCI approval pending as of July 2026.