EDUCATION PROVIDER PROGRAM (EPP)

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Please download the appropriate form(s) for completion and send to EPP@aanb.org

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Ron Blank & Associates, Inc.

From our humble beginnings that were sketched out on Ron Blank's mother's kitchen table, a vision was conceptualized for connecting architects and building product manufacturers in a way that had not been done before. Since that moment, RBA has strategically evolved into a multi-platformed suite of services for building product manufacturers and design professionals that aim to connect, educate and energize the professional goals of those who engage them.
  • Contact: Andres Nunez - CE Department Director
  • Phone: (800) 248-6364
  • Email: andres@ronblank.com
  • Website: https://www.ronblank.com/
  • Course Description: Ron Blank & Associates: Railing Made Simple

    In this course, we will familiarize attendees with styles and trends within railing systems and discuss how railing material choices affect safety, appearance, and future maintenance. The design professional will learn about code compliance and how product standardization helps to meet regulatory goals. We will demonstrate how the use of standardized products and processes will help design professionals be able to simplify the development of railing details and master specifications that can be used for a variety of project types. The advantages of using standardized products will be discussed as well as product applications. We will end the course by exploring attributes of a reputable manufacturer, such as credibility, quality, knowledge, and standardization in products.


    Identify styles and trends within railing systems and discuss how railing material choices affect safety, appearance, and future maintenance.

    Discuss code compliance and explain how product standardization helps to meet regulatory goals such as the ADA guidelines for railing systems.

    Explain the value of using standardized products and processes in order to develop railing details and master specifications that may be applied to diverse projects.

    Evaluate suppliers to determine whether they are reputable manufacturers that provide code compliant, standardized, railing products.

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