Expand your knowledge of hardwood flooring specification, design, installation, performance, sustainability and maintenance through professional continuing education courses presented by Huggins Wood Floor Specialist.
View Upcoming CEU Schedule & Register Discuss a Wood Flooring ProjectHuggins Wood Floor Specialist provides wood flooring continuing education programs for architects, interior designers, construction professionals, product specifiers and other members of the architecture and design community.
Our CEU presentations combine established industry education with practical, real-world knowledge gained from specifying, installing, sanding, finishing, restoring and inspecting wood flooring systems.
Courses are provided by the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and cover subjects ranging from species, grading and saw cuts to engineered flooring, sustainability, commercial applications, maintenance and emerging wood flooring trends.
Huggins Wood Floor Specialist currently presents the following National Wood Flooring Association continuing education programs. Select a course to learn more, or visit our CEU Events profile for current dates and registration.
Compare cork, bamboo and real wood as flooring materials, including their physical characteristics, sustainability, indoor environmental considerations and maintenance requirements. The course helps design professionals make informed material selections based on the needs of the project.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Develop a better understanding of engineered wood flooring, its construction and its role in architectural specification. Explore factors including flooring construction, installation, environmental conditions, performance and appropriate applications.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Examine the environmental characteristics of real wood flooring, including renewability, life-cycle considerations, natural resources, indoor air quality, VOCs, maintenance, longevity and the role wood flooring can play in sustainable building strategies.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Follow the journey of real wood from responsibly managed forests through harvesting, lumber production, flooring manufacturing and installation. This course provides design professionals with greater insight into how wood flooring products are produced and ultimately incorporated into finished spaces.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Learn how hardwood flooring grades influence the appearance and specification of a finished floor. Explore natural characteristics, color variation, character, grading terminology and how grade selection can affect design intent and client expectations.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Learn how routine maintenance, long-term care, sanding, refinishing and restoration affect the service life and appearance of real wood flooring. The course helps design professionals consider maintenance requirements when specifying flooring for their projects.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
A comprehensive introduction to real wood flooring covering flooring types, hardness, grading, saw cuts, moisture, sustainability and maintenance. This course provides architects and designers with a strong foundation for specifying wood flooring systems.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Examine the variables that should be considered when specifying wood flooring for commercial environments. Topics include physical properties of wood, flooring performance, product selection and potential issues that can arise when wood flooring is used in demanding commercial applications.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Explore how the method used to cut a log influences the appearance and performance characteristics of finished wood flooring. Learn about plainsawn, quartersawn and rift-sawn material and how saw-cut selection can influence grain, dimensional behavior and design intent.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Learn how wood species influence the aesthetics, mechanical properties and performance of real wood flooring. The course examines hardwoods and softwoods, domestic and imported species, sustainability and the characteristics architects and designers should consider during specification.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Explore current wood flooring design trends with particular attention to wide and long plank flooring. Learn how flooring type, construction, dimensions, saw cut, product limitations and maintenance affect the successful specification and performance of contemporary wood floors.
Provided by National Wood Flooring Association
Our course schedule changes throughout the year. Visit Joe Avila's CEU Events instructor page to view currently scheduled webinars and available continuing education programs presented by Huggins Wood Floor Specialist.
All event registration is completed through CEU Events.
View Upcoming Classes & RegisterOur continuing education program is designed to help architects and interior designers bridge the gap between design intent, product specification and real-world flooring performance.
Huggins Wood Floor Specialist
Joe Avila and Huggins Wood Floor Specialist work with architects, interior designers, general contractors, developers, property owners and other design and construction professionals on wood flooring projects.
Our work includes wood flooring specification, material sourcing, custom flooring, installation, sanding and finishing, restoration, moisture evaluation, subfloor analysis, inspections and forensic wood flooring consulting.
That field experience brings practical context to our continuing education presentations and helps architecture and design professionals better understand how specification decisions translate into actual flooring performance.
View Joe Avila on CEU EventsContinuing education is only one way we work with the architecture and design community. Huggins Wood Floor Specialist can assist your team with wood flooring specifications, custom materials, species and grade selection, flooring construction, installation requirements, subfloor conditions, moisture concerns, finishes, restoration and technical flooring questions.
Whether you are working through an early-stage specification or addressing a flooring condition already present on a project, our team is available as a technical wood flooring resource.
Book a Virtual ConsultationView the current Huggins Wood Floor Specialist course schedule and complete your registration through CEU Events.
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