Not all AIA continuing education courses are created equal—especially when your projects involve complex technology spaces, critical infrastructure, or specialized environments like healthcare or edge computing. If you're an architect looking for LU/HSW credits that go beyond the basics, you're in the right place.
Why Choose CPI for AIA Continuing Education
As core members of the architecture, engineering, and consulting (ACE) community, shape the built environment through design excellence, sustainability, and technical leadership. Continuing education is a key part of that work—especially as more building projects now involve decisions about connectivity, power, cooling, and reliability.
That’s why Chatsworth Products (CPI)—a leader in IT infrastructure with more than 30 years of experience—offers a growing portfolio of AIA-accredited courses designed specifically for these challenges.
Backed by a deeply experienced team of engineers, product developers, and technical specialists, we bring decades of real-world expertise in infrastructure solutions that power and protect the technology inside data centers, telecom rooms, and edge networks around the world. These courses are built to help architects make smarter, more informed infrastructure decisions from the earliest stages of the design process.
How to Get Started with CPI’s AIA-Accredited Courses
All courses can be scheduled for live virtual or in-person sessions.
To get started, contact our to set up a time.
Topics Covered in Each AIA-Accredited Session
All our courses are fully AIA-approved and eligible for LU/HSW credit, making it easy to meet your continuing education requirements.
Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Data Centers Utilizing Containment Strategies
Explore how airflow containment strategies improve data center efficiency, reduce energy usage, and support sustainable design goals. Topics Covered: Containment types, environmental impact, energy management trends.
Energy Efficiency in Data Centers: The Importance of Airflow Management and Monitoring
Learn about the role of airflow in data center design and discover practical methods to improve cooling, reduce operating costs, and ensure spatial efficiency. Topics Covered: Airflow path design, monitoring tools, capital cost control.
Safe, Secure, Stable: What Makes Mission Critical Edge Networks Unique
Learn how to design for edge environments that demand reliable performance, minimal latency, and protection from environmental risks. Topics Covered: IoT/Industry 4.0, grounding, enclosure protection, remote locations.
Just What the Doctor Ordered: How Health Care Facility Infrastructure Depends on Smart Cabling, Smarter Planning
Explore structured cabling best practices for hospitals and healthcare facilities, aligned with TIA-1179-A requirements for power, data, and emergency preparedness. Topics Covered: Cabling topologies, bonding, equipment room design, healthcare resilience.
Bonding and Grounding Part 1: Overview
Understand the fundamentals of bonding and grounding systems within buildings and how coordination between electrical and telecom systems ensures safe and compliant infrastructure. Topics Covered: ANSI/TIA-607-C, grounding requirements, changes from previous standards.
Bonding and Grounding Part 2: Telecom
Dive deeper into bonding and grounding practices specifically for telecommunications, with a detailed look at codes, standards, and best practices for implementation. Topics Covered: ANSI/TIA-607-C, telecom grounding, AHJ compliance, design options.
Start Earning AIA Credits with CPI’s Expert-Led Courses
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