CEU Continuing Education Courses

Today’s Luxury Vinyl Flooring

1 Credit Hour; HSW Credit (IDCEC), LU Credit (AIA)
Learning Level: Intermediate
Subject Code: 5. Technical Knowledge / 8. Floorcovering

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

Providing Cleaner Air: Indoor Air Quality Certification for Flooring, Furniture & Building Materials

1 Credit Hour; HSW Sustainability Credit
Learning Level: Intermediate
Subject Code: 5. Technical Knowledge / 10. Interior Environments & Indoor Air Quality

Learning Objectives: 

• - A Brief Review of Sustainability
• - Defining the importance of a certification
• - Defining Certification
• - Writing FloorScore® Certification into the specs

Specifying Luxury Vinyl Flooring in Environmentally Conscious Design

1 Credit Hour; HSW Credit
Learning Level: Intermediate
Subject Code: 5. Technical Knowledge / 8. Floorcoverings

Learning Objectives: 

• - Demonstrate luxury vinyl tile’s composition and manufacturing process
• - Evaluate performance testing and third-party certifications of luxury vinyl tile
• - Analyze luxury vinyl tile’s contribution to the green building movement
• - Illustrate applications where you can specify LVT and feel confident that there aren’t repercussions for the environment or occupant health

Optimizing Acoustics in the Built Environment

1 Credit Hour; HSW Credit
Learning Level: Intermediate
Subject Code: 5. Technical Knowledge / 1. Acoustics

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