Superior Floorcoverings & Kitchens will be offering FREE certified classes designed to meet AIA CES & IDCEC CEU continued education requirements.
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AIA CES / IDCEC CEU Course Descriptions
The Not So Basic Basics of Natural Stone - designed to provide valuable information on how a natural stone gets from the ground to your jobsite and why it is importantto know some basic technical information before specifying certain products on your next project. We will cover various points such as stone formation, production, industry standards and general characteristics.
Check Yourself Before You Spec Yourself - designed to teach specifiers how to look at testing data so they can do their own due diligence before selecting products. This will help prevent jobsite failures or safety issues pre and post install. Test results tell us everything we need to know about a product’s performance.
Removing The Fiction From Friction - designed to provide valuable information on why COF ratings cannot guarantee slip resistance of a floor and how industry standards are easily and often misinterpreted. We will explore the fine print of OSHA, ADA, B101 and A137.1 industry standards, identify the various test methods used to get results and identify what those results actually mean to properly specify the right products for the right applications.
Engaged in Gauged Porcelain - HSW Sustainability CEU is designed to teach architects and designers the fundamentals of a new product category called gauged porcelain panels/slabs; from how they are made, to what makes them “green” and to also provide examples of their proper use.
The Four Ways A Tile Won’t Kill You - designed to provide valuable information on why porcelain and ceramic floor tile may be considered hazardous to your health when certain technical documents are misinterpreted. We will explore the fine print of industry standards, test methods and safety documents, gain an appreciation for reporting transparency of raw ingredients and identify important commercial building and health codes that minimize any inherent hazards in specific types of commercial applications.
