Designers and end-users are increasingly focused on the connection between the products they specify and the subsequent impact on health and wellness. As such, the topic of transparency has never been more important. This CEU explores the various aspects of transparency, including material ingredients, environmental impacts, and end-of-life practices, and reveals available tools that help designers and end-users accomplish their sustainability goals.

Prior to COVID-19, material health was already a hot topic among many industry professionals, but we can reasonably expect those conversations to become more prevalent and the hunt for healthy, sustainable building materials to expand as we seek out ways to protect ourselves in various environments. Designers play a huge roll in this conversion to healthier and more sustainable product solutions. Learn the tools that are available to help designers make these recommendations and accurately compare flooring products based on a number of different criteria.

Regulations, recommendations and best practices for designing hand sanitizing fixtures within architectural spaces.  

Every pandemic throughout history has left its mark, changing how we design and inhabit the built environment. The Coronavirus pandemic is no different. Coming back from the brink of disaster is pushing us to be better. Our take-aways from COVID-19 have accelerated positive emerging trends like the outdoor office, touchless technology and modular construction. The result will be healthier spaces and indoor environments that place a priority on wellness.

Every designer knows a commercial interior is not simply about appearance—it’s also about multiple, subtle layers of safety, security, sanitation, sustainability, brand identity, and a healthy dose of well-being built right into the design through product and material decisions. And when all these factors are in demand, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) can help designers create beautiful, unique, and safe solutions. This CEU will explore the materiality of LVT and what makes it such a versatile, sustainable choice for hospitality and retail environments.

The flooring options that exist with rubber and vinyl are countless and can serve the majority of commercial settings, offering creativity for the designer and comfort, safety, and enjoyment for those who will experience the completed space. These two materials have the benefits of history, innovation, and creativity on their side and their measured performance over time renders them research-proven options to complete any design project.

Collaborative work affords many benefits to AEC and other businesses. COVID-19 has added to the challenges companies face in engaging in collaboration. This course explores those benefits and challenges and how architects and designers can address these issues in designing workplaces for the future.

How will the telehealth trend affect the design of healthcare environments and what do designers need to know about this rapidly growing model of care? This CEU will explore these issues and more.

The unique cloth’s past and present reveal a material that can do just about anything. And, in many ways, it already has.

This CEU aims to provide you with a process for developing Owner’s Project Requirements for flooring products.