Architectural Resources, CAD Details & AIA Continuing Education
Boyd Aluminum provides architectural resources for commercial aluminum window, door, storefront, historic-replica, blast-resistant, impact-rated, and high-performance fenestration projects. Architects, specifiers, contractors, owners, and design teams can use this page to find specification support, CAD details, product information, AIA continuing education courses, and Direct Assistance™ project help.
Whether you are developing early design criteria, comparing systems, preparing specifications, reviewing performance needs, or coordinating bid documents, Boyd can help connect your project team with the right information.
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Architectural Specifications, CAD Details and Product Support
Commercial projects often require product data, CAD details, drawings, specifications, performance information, glazing requirements, finish options, and system-selection guidance. Boyd helps project teams evaluate available window, door, storefront systems, historic-replica windows, blast-resistant windows, impact-rated systems, and thermal-performance options for commercial building applications.
For specification writers and design teams using construction specification platforms, Boyd product information can also be found through MasterSpec and SpecLink resources where available.
Direct Assistance™ Pre-Construction Support
Boyd's complimentary Direct Assistance™ program gives architects, designers, specifiers, contractors, and owners a project contact who can help review product options, project requirements, specifications, drawings, elevations, bid requirements, and system-selection questions.
Direct Assistance™ is especially useful when a project involves existing openings, historic restoration, adaptive reuse, thermal performance, blast resistance, impact requirements, storefront conditions, glazing requirements, or custom project constraints.
Through Direct Assistance™, Boyd can help with:
Commercial aluminum window, door, and storefront system selection.
Historic-replica and steel-replica aluminum window review.
Blast-resistant, impact-rated, and high-performance system considerations.
Project drawings, elevations, schedules, and specification review.
CAD details, architectural specifications, and product documentation requests.
Bid support and project information routing.
AIA Continuing Education Courses
Boyd is an AIA Continuing Education Provider and offers architect courses for commercial building professionals. These courses are designed to support architects, specifiers, and design teams working with commercial storefronts, entrances, historic window replacement, aluminum fenestration, and renovation projects.
Available AIA continuing education courses include:
The Essentials of Storefronts & Entrances
Course Number 404108140-201
This course covers the fundamentals of commercial storefronts and entrances, including storefront terminology, entrance door basics, wind load, dead load, design considerations, and specification issues that can affect storefront and entrance selection.
Window Replacement Solutions for Historic Buildings
Course Number 404108140-101
This course explores window replacement design solutions for historic rehabilitation and restoration projects. Topics include historic building requirements, window rehabilitation planning, design intent, replacement-window considerations, and ways to support historic character while improving performance and reducing maintenance.
What Architectural Resources Can Boyd Provide?
Boyd can help project teams locate or request details, drawings, product data, specification references, finish information, glazing guidance, performance documentation, and bid-support information for commercial fenestration projects.
If you need a specific resource for a project, include the project name, location, bid deadline, product type, performance requirement, and any drawings or schedules available when you contact Boyd.
"My company recently had occasion to use Boyd Aluminum Series 3000 and 4000 windows as part of an important project on a US military installation. Both myself and my client were exceptionally happy with the quality of the product."
— Tony Jones, Atlas Glass & Metal, LLC
Need architectural resources for a commercial project? Contact Boyd for product guidance, CAD details, specifications, bid support, and Direct Assistance™ project help.