As climate hazards grow more frequent and resilience standards evolve, architects are uniquely positioned to design buildings that protect people, preserve function, and create lasting value.  This six-course series equips design professionals to anticipate risk, apply hazard mitigation strategies, and lead resilience efforts from concept through occupancy. You’ll explore hazard-specific design for both new construction and retrofits—including flooding, wind, wildfire, extreme heat, drought, and seismic risk—alongside the distinct challenges of working with historic buildings. Courses also address professional liability, the business case for resilience, as well as the codes, regulations, and rating systems that guide practice.  Through expert insights, case studies, interactive tools, and real-world scenarios, you’ll gain practical skills in vulnerability assessment, hazard-specific design, retrofit solutions, regulatory navigation, risk-informed decision-making, and the business case for resilience. By connecting technical strategies with policy, economics, performance, and long-term usability, this series empowers architects to confidently integrate resilience into every project—turning challenges into opportunities for innovation, safety, and community well-being.  Save up to 15% when you purchase the full series or Subscribe to AIAU and save all year!

This certificate series prepares architects to evaluate, select, and implement building materials that support improved human and environmental health across projects and firm practice. Material choices influence occupant exposure, emissions, ecosystem conditions, and supply chain practices, yet these impacts are often difficult to assess using conventional design and procurement processes. Across five courses, you will learn how to apply the AIA Materials Pledge impact categories—Human Health, Social Health & Equity, Ecosystem Health, Climate Health, and Circular Economy—along with lifecycle thinking to evaluate material options and inform project decisions. The series explores how ingredient transparency, disclosure about material contents, and lifecycle documentation can support more informed material selection. You’ll examine how procurement practices, supplier relationships, and firm-level planning influence installed material outcomes. The courses address common implementation challenges and introduce strategies for integrating material priorities into specifications, workflows, and firm policies. After completing the series, you’ll be equipped to apply structured evaluation methods, use available documentation during selection and procurement, and support firmwide implementation of healthier materials strategies.