Employee turnover disrupts projects, drains resources, and erodes team morale. This course helps architecture and design firm leaders understand the drivers of employee turnover and how to prevent it through intentional culture-building and engagement strategies. You’ll learn how to build a workplace culture that promotes loyalty and well-being, boosts employee satisfaction, and strengthens team cohesion. You’ll gain practical retention strategies and tools tailored to the design profession that foster team stability, high performance, and creative momentum.

This session from The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® Building Science Education series, is on zero energy buildings introduces their foundational terminology, concepts, and strategies. Topics covered include defining zero energy, understanding site energy vs. source energy, the cost of zero energy buildings, setting goals, historically informed architecture, and passive design strategies. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® Building Science Education series is designed to educate students and working professionals on building science principles that are paramount to the successful design of high-performance, energy-efficient buildings. AIAU offers architects and design professionals courses that aim to educate on: Brought to you in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.