- A Concept Kitchen: Contemporary Casual
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the changing kitchen design preferences, discusses specific differences between the European Contemporary and American Contemporary design aesthetic detail and shows product installation options the design professional can consider when merging contemporary cabinet details with American appliance specifications.
- Naturally Durable Wood Products - The Cornerstone of Sustainability and Green Building
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of naturally durable wood products, their role, and applications within the green building movement.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Quartz Surfacing Basics
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of quartz surfacing materials in terms of its performance capabilities, sustainable attributes, and endless design possibilities for both residential and commercial construction and design applications.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Natural Cork Flooring
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of natural cork flooring, both glue-down tiles and floating floor options, including discussions on sustainability and installation procedures.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Infusing Color Throughout Kitchen & Bath Design
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the use of color in kitchen and bath design and includes discussions on color basics, physiological response to color, socio-cultural color associations, the history of color in the kitchen and bath, and infusing color in kitchen and bath design.
- Sustainable Bath & Kitchen Design
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the importance of water conservation, the components of a green building, methods to improve the water and energy efficiency of the average home, as well as discussions on green product selection and related certification programs.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Enhancing Sustainable Design with Retractable Screens
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the sustainable benefits of retractable screens that can enhance green design projects.
- Toilet Flushing Technologies for Residential and Commercial Applications - PODCAST
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of how dramatic changes to sanitary flushing technologies over the past decade have been driven by water conservation initiatives. Discussions pertaining to toilet design, key usage questions and national standards illustrate how quality and performance do not have to be sacrificed in order to save water.
- Toilet Flushing Technologies for Residential and Commercial Applications
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of how dramatic changes to sanitary flushing technologies over the past decade have been driven by water conservation initiatives. Discussions pertaining to toilet design, key usage questions and national standards illustrate how quality and performance do not have to be sacrificed in order to save water.
- Green Kitchen Remodeling: Functional, Practical, Sustainable
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of green kitchen remodel design considerations, material selection, and the product choices available today to suit any lifestyle and budget.
- Green Painting: How Paint Contributes to LEED® Rating
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of LEED® rating system, its uses, background, current trends, and future implications, focusing on how paint and coating products can contribute to LEED® rating.
- Color, Light, and Metamerism
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of color, light, and metamerism and how they affect design choices.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- The FRESH Approach to Choosing Exterior Colors
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the FRESH approach; a strategic method used for the selection of colors for the exterior of buildings. The course focuses on both residential and commercial design considerations, and details the steps to follow in the color selection process to achieve a harmonious design.
- The Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
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1.5 hour program
Provides an overview of the restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, including details regarding structural issues, moisture intrusion, roof and terrace restoration, and interior and exterior coatings.
- Sustainable High Pressure Decorative Laminate
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the performance characteristics, fabrication techniques, and manufacturing processes of High Pressure Decorative Laminate (HPDL) which make it a sustainable decorative surfacing solution for commercial and residential applications.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Aging in Place: Universal Design & Accessible Baths
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the aging effects on health, the principles of universal design, as well as a discussion of applying universal design to bathroom environments.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Origins of Colour and Pigments (CDN)
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1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of the origins and evolution of colour pigments by looking at historical civilizations and time periods.
- L'origine de la couleur et des pigments
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1 hour program
Offre une vue d’ensemble de l’origine et de l’évolution des pigments de couleur par un regard sur des civilisations et des époques du passé.
- Origins of Color and Pigments
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the origins and evolution of color pigments by looking at historical civilizations and time periods.
- Color and Light
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of the properties of color and light. The program includes discussions on types of lighting, metamerism, Color Rendering Index (CRI), and Light Reflectance Value (LRV) and how they affect design choices.
- Colour and Light (CDN)
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1 hour program
(Canadian Version) Provides an overview of the properties of colour and light. The program includes discussions on types of lighting, metamerism, Colour Rendering Index (CRI), and Light Reflectance Value (LRV) and how they affect design choices.
- Energy Savings Through Indoor Air Movement
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of role of HVLS fans and indoor air movement in achieving thermal comfort and energy savings.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Creating Healthy Living Environments with New Paint Technology
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of sustainable design and the creation of healthier environments in reference to architectural paints. Included are discussions regarding the components of paint; independent testing methods and standards; categories of LEED®; and specification of paint systems for today’s designer.
This course is part of one or more "Course Collections". Click here to view the details.
- Three Centuries of Color
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1.5 hour program
Illustrates how the use of color can express our individuality and culture, and how the past can inspire us with fresh ideas for using color in the present. Highlighting the prevalent colors of more than ten decades, this course also looks at the societal, political, technological and cultural influences which impacted and defined the personality of each decade.
- Color Foundations
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1 hour program
Provides an overview of color basics, including terminology, color perception, the psychology of color, how light affects color, and current styles and color trends.
