Designing Neuro-Inclusive Environments with Flooring
1 Credit Hour
Accepted by AIA, IDCED, ASID, EDAC, IDC, IDCEC, IDS, IIDA and 57 licensing boards.
Learning Objectives:
- - Identify the different ways neurodiversity presents, and the importance of creating inclusive environments.
- - Explore the value of neuro-inclusive design for clients in sectors such as education, workplace, retail, hospitality, and multifamily.
- - Understand how flooring can be used in Neuroinclusive design practices.
- - Recognize the importance of incorporating building safety and that it goes hand in hand with neuro-inclusive design.
- - Examine case studies where neuro-inclusive designs were integrated into the overall design strategy.
Technical and Practical Benefits of Optimizing Acoustics in Commercial and Residential Buildings
1 Credit Hour
Accepted by AIA, IDCED, ASID, EDAC, IDC, IDCEC, IDS, IIDA and 57 licensing boards.
Learning Objectives:
- - Identify factors affecting acoustic performance and understand acoustic measurements and testing standards, including sound transmission class (STC), Impact Insulation Class (IIC), and Delta IIC (ΔIIC)
- - Understand the benefits of improved acoustics in commercial and residential applications such as education, healthcare, corporate offices, hospitality, and multifamily communities
- - Analyze how flooring systems can help meet acoustic requirements for optimal indoor environmental quality.
- - Examine case studies where integrating acoustic design was a high priority in hospitality, office, and multifamily residential settings
Specifying Luxury Vinyl Flooring for Sustainable Design
1 Credit Hour
Accepted by AIA, IDCED, ASID, EDAC, IDC, IDCEC, IDS, IIDA and 57 licensing boards.
Learning Objectives:
- - Demonstrate an understanding of luxury vinyl flooring’s composition and manufacturing process.
- - Analyze the impact luxury vinyl tiles can have on green building.
- - Evaluate performance testing to select products that fit specific project requirements.
- - Illustrate applications where you can specify luxury vinyl flooring for eco-conscious design.
Providing Cleaner Air: Indoor Air Quality Certification for Flooring, Furniture & Building Materials
1 Credit Hour
Accepted by AIA, IDCED, ASID, EDAC, IDC, IDCEC, IDS, IIDA and 57 licensing boards.
Learning Objectives:
- - A Brief Review of Sustainability
- - Defining the importance of a certification
- - Defining Certification
- - Writing FloorScore® Certification into the specs
Today’s Luxury Vinyl Flooring
1 Credit Hour
Accepted by AIA, IDCED, ASID, EDAC, IDC, IDCEC, IDS, IIDA and 57 licensing boards.
Learning Objectives:
- - Comprehend the benefits of luxury vinyl flooring
- - Learn the advantages of glue down, floating, and click flooring
- - Understand proper install techniques
- - Learn the environmental factors of luxury vinyl flooring