Huggins Wood Floor Specialist Presents: From the Forest to the Floor + Specifying the Right Wood Floors for the Job

Please join Huggins Wood Floor Specialist virtually for our one credit course, From the Forest to the Floor. Joe Avila, one of the world’s most renowned wood flooring specialists & wood flooring inspectors, covers how you and your firm can avoid wood flooring failures and costly lawsuits when specifying wood flooring systems. Stay up to date with the latest wood flooring trends, get informed of innovative wood flooring systems and green friendly products to save you and your clients time and money.

This seminar explores the process of how trees become wood flooring. Architect and design professionals will become more familiar with wood and its use as a flooring material in an effort to properly specify the product for their client projects. This course assists architect and design professionals in understanding the green attributes of hardwood flooring so that they can effectively specify wood flooring for their client projects and meet potential green building program criteria. This is a 1 CEU credit course. The National Wood Flooring Association will submit the forms to IDCEC and AIA for your CEU’s approval.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how US forests are managed and harvested to promote sustainable growth
• Explain the manufacturing process for both lumber and wood flooring production
• Discuss what happens to wood flooring after it is manufactured
• Describe the different ways that wood flooring can be installed
• Describe how wood differs from other flooring options
• Understand the different types of wood flooring available
• Explain how each type of wood flooring will perform based on where it is installed
• Discuss the impact of radiant heat systems and other extreme conditions on wood flooring