# ARE Live: Structures
**URL:** https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068
**Category:** ARE Live
**Tags:** are-live
**Created:** [March 8, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068 "2022-03-08T18:43:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@piperschad](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/piperschad)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/1 "2022-03-08T18:43:02Z")
What’s better than prepping for one division? Prepping for three!
We’re switching things up in our upcoming episode of ARE Live on Thursday, **March 17**. Previously, we’ve focused our attention on one division but this month we’re strengthening your ARE acumen by approaching the broader topic of **structural design.** We’ll revisit four questions about structures that you may come across in Project Planning and Design, Project Development and Documentation, and Programming and Analysis.
[Register here!](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1151774035552221454)
With a fresh look at how to approach these questions, we’ll be joined by an expert in the field who will share their strategies for tackling structures on the ARE. Be sure to complete the [mock exam](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F83CXVH) before noon CT on March 17 so you can review your answers in real-time with our experts!
Ask any of your structural design questions in the comments below to have them answered during our live broadcast.
We’ll see you on **Thursday, March 17 at noon Central**!
> **[ARE Live: Structures Discussion](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F83CXVH)**
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### Author:  [@piperschad](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/piperschad)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/2 "2022-03-17T16:51:54Z")
Hi everyone, welcome to the ARE Community! Ask any questions below, or just say hi, and you’ll be eligible to win a free Black Spectacles t-shirt. We’ll announce the winner here at the end of the episode!
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### Author:  [@emozo](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/emozo)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/3 "2022-03-17T17:00:47Z")
Hello everyone from South Carolina! thank you guys for having us!
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### Author:  [@ylouka](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/ylouka)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/4 "2022-03-17T17:04:12Z")
Hello, thank you for this webinar
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### Author:  [@Rainah.Adkins](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/Rainah.Adkins)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/5 "2022-03-17T17:04:12Z")
Hello from Dallas!
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### Author:  [@kkliethermes](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/kkliethermes)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/6 "2022-03-17T17:04:23Z")
Hello from Springfield, MO!
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### Author:  [@eddievaquino](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/eddievaquino)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/7 "2022-03-17T17:04:35Z")
Hello Everyone!
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### Author:  [@justin.ashby](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/justin.ashby)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/8 "2022-03-17T17:04:36Z")
Thanks for the webinar!
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### Author:  [@hadaway22](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/hadaway22)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/9 "2022-03-17T17:04:41Z")
Hello From Des Moines, IA
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### Author:  [@TPeree](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/TPeree)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/10 "2022-03-17T17:04:53Z")
Hello from Kentucky. Looking forward to this (first session for me). Thanks for doing this!
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### Author:  [@tnsmueller](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/tnsmueller)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/11 "2022-03-17T17:05:27Z")
Hi from Colorado! excited for this structures webinar today.
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### Author:  [@chodge](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/chodge)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/12 "2022-03-17T17:05:54Z")
Hello from Dallas.
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### Author:  [@tgates](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/tgates)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/13 "2022-03-17T17:07:29Z")
Hello from Spokane, WA!
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### Author:  [@cleding](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/cleding)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/14 "2022-03-17T17:07:44Z")
Hello from Northwest Arkansas
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### Author:  [@mylanie](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mylanie)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/15 "2022-03-17T17:08:30Z")
Hello from Bay Area, CA
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### Author:  [@rachelannhouse](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/rachelannhouse)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/16 "2022-03-17T17:27:59Z")
Hello from Kansas City.
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### Author:  [@jilliancayley](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/jilliancayley)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/17 "2022-03-17T17:33:32Z")
Is it more economical to slope open web joists or to leave them flat when it comes to low slope roofs and drainage to perimeter drains?
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### Author:  [@jessicaritter](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/jessicaritter)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/18 "2022-03-17T17:36:49Z")
Hi there,
I have checked in with an architect and so for low-slope roofs, typically they’re kept flat and the insulation layer is sloped to create pitch to drains.
Hope this helps!
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### Author:  [@blackspecs](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/blackspecs)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/19 "2022-03-17T17:37:17Z")
Will a slab-on-grade option be more susceptible to sinking given the low quality of the soil?
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### Author:  [@jilliancayley](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/jilliancayley)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-structures/4068/20 "2022-03-17T17:37:22Z")
Yes, thank you
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