Why do some people look forward to coming to work while others count down the hours until Friday? It often comes down to the daily experience of being on the team.

In this interactive webinar, you'll discover what employees need from their managers to do their best work, why great workplaces feel different, and how small, consistent habits create stronger communication, trust, and accountability. You'll also learn how to positively influence your team's culture, regardless of your job title.

Whether you're hoping to grow into a leadership role or simply want a more productive and

enjoyable work environment, you'll leave with practical ideas you can start using right away.

Learning Objectives and Key Takeaways

You'll learn how to:

• Identify the leadership behaviors that help you perform at your best.

• Recognize the five daily habits that create engaged, high-performing teams.

• Positively influence your workplace culture through your own actions and conversations.

Presenter: Dr Sharon Grossman

Date: October 6, 2026 1-2:00pm EST

Free for members, $49.00 for non-members –

Speaker bio:

Dr. Sharon Grossman is a psychologist, leadership trainer, and workplace culture expert who helps organizations create environments where people are motivated to stay and perform at their best. She has spent more than 20 years helping leaders and teams improve communication, strengthen engagement, and reduce burnout through practical, evidence-based strategies.

Dr. Grossman is the author of Motivated to Stay and Don’t Buy Their Lunch, Buy Their Loyalty. Her work has been featured in Business Insider and USA Today, and she has spoken for organizations across healthcare, manufacturing, government, associations, and professional services.

Known for her engaging, interactive style, Dr. Grossman equips audiences with practical tools they can apply immediately to create healthier teams, stronger workplace relationships, and lasting results.

Division 8 specifications describe how an opening must perform. Fire rating, STC, positive pressure, electrified hardware, ADA they rarely name a product. Turning that spec into listed products, a price, and an approved submittal is where contract hardware distributors, spec writers, and sales reps lose hours, and where a specified product that cannot ship forces a defensible "or equal." In this session we follow one real hospital corridor opening from spec to sourced, using an AI Interface to search 200,000+ products by the attributes that decide an opening, find a qualified substitute when the basis of design back-orders, and pull the manufacturer-published listings that make a substitution request hold on review. It runs live: bring your toughest opening and we will source it on screen.

Learning Objectives and Key Takeaways

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Search and compare Division 8 openings by the performance attributes that decide a spec, including fire rating, STC, positive pressure (UL 10C), electrified hardware, and ADA.
• Identify a qualified "or equal" when a specified product is discontinued or back-ordered, and document the salient features that support the substitution.
• Assemble submittal-ready product data tied to UL, Intertek/WHI, NFRC, ASTM, and ANSI/BHMA listings so architect and AHC review moves faster.
• Use AI-driven search to cut the hours spent sourcing complex openings across fragmented catalogs.

Presenters: Vardhan Mehta and Derrick Crowell - Acelab Material Hub

Date: September 2, 2026 1-2:00pm EST

Free for members, $49.00 for non-members –

A foundational course essential for individuals aspiring to earn an AHC credential, AHC305 (formerly COR147) focuses primarily on specification writing the cornerstone of an AHCs responsibilities. Develop expertise in specification reading, a critical function within distribution channels, making this course ideal for professionals with two or more years of experience in the industry. In this course, you will Master CSI Section Format for specification writing. Become proficient in utilizing appropriate specification terminology and language. Gain competency in referencing DIVISION 01 GENERAL sections accurately. Learn how to draft clear, concise, correct, and comprehensive specifications. Identify various methods of specification writing, including descriptive, performance, proprietary, and reference-based approaches.

This class session dates and times are:

August 26th: 12:00-4:00 PM

September 3rd: 12:00-4:00 PM

September 9th: 12:00-4:00 PM

September 16th: 12:00-4:00 PM

September 23rd: 12:00-4:00 PM

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This course is the first of three in a series of combined detailing courses. One of the most important skills you can develop in our industry is the ability to properly coordinate and schedule doors, frames and hardware that are to be provided on projects. In this course, you will begin to learn to detail doors, frames and hardware on projects with a beginner level of complexity of occupancy type through a series of in-class exercises. This is a great face-to-face first step for those interested in working towards their DHC certificate. You will begin to Understand basic fire door and egress code principles Apply basic door, frame and hardware knowledge in building very simple openings Apply basic blue print reading and scaling skills Coordinate the application of hardware with doors and frames

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This webinar will cover the essentials of school safety and how the PASS guidelines and checklists are used to provide a roadmap for schools to follow. We will cover the new revision 7 and the updates. This webinar will include an overview of the PASS partner program and the training we offer and will help to build trust with school officials and design professionals in a brand neutral fashion.

Where should I use an automatic operator? Attendees will receive an overview of the current and upcoming codes governing access for all in public buildings. Low energy operator solutions will be discussed as well as best practices for actuators and sensors.

Attendees will gain valuable product knowledge, insights into key features, and an understanding of essential compliance standards that define these assemblies. Whether you're designing for maximum security or looking to enhance your facility's privacy controls, this session offers expert guidance to support your high-stakes security needs

Part Two: This course provides an in-depth look at wood veneer for doors. It includes an introduction to what wood veneer is and where it comes from, as well as exploration of the most popular cutting methods, matching options, and veneer assembly types.