Wood Flooring Continuing Education

Wood Flooring 101 CEU

A one-hour continuing education course for architects, interior designers, construction professionals and specifiers providing a comprehensive introduction to the characteristics, specification and performance of real wood flooring.

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Course Length 1 Hour

Course Provider National Wood Flooring Association

Instructor Joe Avila

Format Continuing Education Webinar

Course Description

A Practical Introduction to Real Wood Flooring

Wood flooring can vary significantly in construction, hardness, appearance, dimensional behavior, grade and maintenance requirements.

Wood Flooring 101 gives architects, interior designers and construction professionals a broad foundation for understanding real wood flooring so they can more effectively evaluate and specify flooring for client projects.

The course introduces the history and advantages of real wood flooring, different flooring types, the Janka hardness scale, grading, saw cuts, moisture behavior, sustainability and long-term maintenance.

Learning Objectives

What You Will Learn

Understand the history of real wood floors.
Discuss the advantages of real wood flooring.
Describe the different types of real wood floors.
Understand the Janka scale used to measure the hardness of solid wood.
Identify wood flooring grades.
Understand how saw cut affects the appearance of real wood flooring.
Differentiate cuts used for solid and engineered wood flooring.
Recognize how real wood floors react to moisture.
Explain the sustainability of real wood flooring.
Understand the maintenance requirements of real wood floors.

Professional Continuing Education

Accreditation & CEU Credits

Wood Flooring 101 is recognized for professional continuing education for architects and interior designers.

American Institute of Architects

Architect

1 Learning Unit (LU)

HSW

International Design Continuing Education Council

Interior Designer

1 Credit

General Credit

Course Schedule

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Huggins Wood Floor Specialist presents Wood Flooring 101 throughout the year. Current webinar dates and registration availability are maintained directly through CEU Events.

Visit the Wood Flooring 101 course page on CEU Events to view currently available sessions and register for the date that works best for you.

View Upcoming Dates & Register

Registration and current course dates are maintained by CEU Events.

Work With Huggins

Continuing Education, Project Consultation & Private Programs

Whether you are learning the fundamentals of wood flooring, working through an active specification or looking to bring continuing education directly to your firm, Huggins Wood Floor Specialist can assist.

Continuing Education

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View upcoming Wood Flooring 101 webinars and register for an available session through CEU Events.

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Active Wood Flooring Project

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Get assistance with species, grades, saw cuts, solid or engineered construction, moisture, subfloors, radiant heat, installation, custom colors and finish systems.

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Architecture & Design Firms

Private CEUs & Lunch & Learns

Bring wood flooring education directly to your architecture, interior design or construction team through a private presentation.

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Private Continuing Education

Bring a Wood Flooring CEU to Your Firm

Huggins Wood Floor Specialist offers private continuing education presentations and Lunch & Learn programs for architecture firms, interior design firms and professional design and construction teams.

A private presentation allows your team to earn applicable continuing education credit while discussing wood flooring topics in a focused setting with an experienced wood flooring specialist.

Wood Flooring 101 can be particularly useful for teams looking for a broad foundation covering many of the fundamental decisions involved in specifying real wood floors.

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