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Huggins Wood Floor Specialist Presents: Wood Flooring Species + Cork, Bamboo and Hardwood as a Flooring Material
Dec 05 - Dec 05, 2023
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2024-12-05 13:00:002023-12-05 15:00:00America/New_YorkHuggins Wood Floor Specialist Presents: Wood Flooring Species + Cork, Bamboo and Hardwood as a Flooring MaterialPlease join Huggins Wood Floor Specialist “ONLINE” for our one credit course, Wood Flooring Species. 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
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Dec 05 - Dec 05, 2023
12/5/24, 1pm - Tuesday, 12/5, 3pm
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2 LU / 2 HSW
Please join Huggins Wood Floor Specialist “ONLINE” for our one credit course, Wood Flooring Species. 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 course assists architects and design professionals in understanding the species used for hardwood flooring so that they can effectively specify wood flooring 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
Recognize the characteristics of wood as an organic material
Identify the benefits of wood when used as flooring
Understand the properties of wood that affect its appearance and its long-term performance as a flooring material
Explain Janka Ratings and how they determine durability
Describe color changes that may occur among wood species
Define domestic species and their characteristics
Distinguish exotic species and their characteristics
Identify the major differences among cork, bamboo, and hardwoods as a flooring material
Discuss the growth cycles and sustainability of cork, bamboo, and hardwoods
Explain how the use of cork, bamboo, and hardwoods as a flooring material improves indoor air quality
Describe the routine and long-term care and maintenance of cork, bamboo, and hardwood flooring
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