Sports venue design AIA CES course

In today’s competitive sports landscape, ensuring your venue stands out is key to delivering a superior fan experience. Athletic facility owners, managers and team executives looking to optimize functionality, safety and aesthetic appeal in their facilities can gain expert insight thanks to a new continuing education course offered by Sightline Commercial Solutions. Registered with The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Systems, the Transforming Sports Venues to Elevate the Fan Experience course provides essential insights into the latest trends, innovations and best practices for sports venue design and construction.

“Demountable equipment enhances flexibility, safety, accessibility and social distancing capacity for athletic venues,” said Jon Chase, chief engineering officer at Sightline Commercial Solutions. “Our newest AIA program focuses on best practices for implementing safety protocols, creating inclusive environments and balancing space utilization with patron safety and comfort.”

AIA Course Number: SCS2024SV examines the use of demountable equipment with a focus on International Building Code (IBC) requirements, structural and design considerations, ADA compliance and applications to improve venue versatility and the fan experience. Through this course, participants will gain insight into innovative design strategies and technologies that allow venues to adapt to various events and audience sizes and learn how to integrate safety and flexibility enhancements to optimize space utilization and revenue potential. Content also focuses on how sustainable materials, scalable design concepts and other cost-effective approaches can create spaces that resonate with fans and other key stakeholders.

Upon course completion, AIA members earn 3 CES credits and all participants receive certificates of completion. To learn more about this and other continuing education offerings from Sightline Commercial Solutions, visit www.sightlinecommercial.com/courses.