The Making of Makerspaces
IDCEC: #CEU-107035
.1 CEU-IDCEC Credit
CEU Courses
This hour-long session looks at the evolution of makerspaces and its impact on today’s society. From business to libraries and everything in-between, makerspaces have made their impact known and continue to pop-up more and more as time goes by. Explore real life examples of the positive impact these environments are cultivating and how it is leading a movement in inspiring and encouraging more creative thinkers across the globe.
Active Design: Creating Healthier Work Environments
IDCEC: #CEU-107324
.1 CEU-IDCEC Credit
.1 IDCEC HSW Credit’
Companies are losing billions of dollars each year due to unhealthy employees suffering from chronic diseases. In this one-hour course, learn the history of how design has had a direct impact on people’s overall wellness and how to improve environments to create a healthier workforce.
Specifying Textiles for Success
(General Knowledge Credit)
Expand your knowledge to better select textiles that meet demanding and often conflicting performance criteria, while also creating beautiful interiors. This CEU includes examples of common field failures, explains why they occurred and offers guidance for avoiding them.
1. HCAHPS: What Does It Mean; Its Role in Patient Communication
Every day a new acronym is thrown our way. While HCAHPS has been around for the better part of a decade, understanding how furnishings, particularly something as simple as a whiteboard, can affect patient engagement is confusing. This CEU will define HCAHPS and explain the key role design plays in achieving higher scores. Discover Ghent’s product applications and relevance to help understand how to improve scores through design.
CREDITS: 1
TIME: 1 HR
2. LEVEL: The Multi-Attribute Sustainability Program for the Future
LEVEL® by BIFMA is a sustainability certification program that evaluates products, manufacturers, and brands ensuring they meet environmentally preferable and socially responsible furniture standards that contribute to sustainable building ratings. Learn about the 3-tier rating system, eco-friendly requirements, certified Ghent products, and more.
CREDITS: 1
Demystifying Furniture’s Role in Sustainability
Sustainability improves the quality of our lives, protects our ecosystem, and preserves natural resources for generations to come. This CEU takes a look towards the future in sustainability for the furniture industry. We discuss how and when furniture connects to building ratings like LEED and WELL and when it does not. We also shed light on how to understand the differences between common sustainability standards like Declare, GreenGuard, and more.
CREDITS: 1
Accessibility Considerations:
Purposeful Design For All
Learning Objectives:
• Acquire foundational knowledge to informdesign for accessibility
• Understand demographic information that demonstrates the need for accessible design
• Obtain resources to further knowledge and understanding of accessible design
• Understand how to successfully design spaces for accessibility using real-life examples
In this course, we dive deep into understanding what accessibility truly means, elements in the built environment that contribute to accessible design, and how much it is in your power as an interior designer to influence accessibility in the built environment.
There is no one-size-fits-all, as disabilities and needs vary in type, degree, and number. Some are temporary, others permanent. We will, however, study design from various perspectives and complete the course with a much clearer lens and defined tools to normalize accessibility for all.
IDCEC Code: CEU-121921
Subject Code: 2-1
Designation: HSW – Barrier Free
Learning Level: Basic
Course Value: 1 CEU credit
Type: In Person
LAMINATE FURNITURE
and the impact of raw material choices to performance, lifespan, and sustainability
Laminate is one of the primary types of material used in todays working, learning and gathering environments. From casegoods; to tables; to workstations; laminate plays a key role in today’s furniture manufacturing. With laminate materials being so key to furniture construction it’s important to consider how different material selections can impact the sustainability, performance and health and wellness of finished goods.
Drawing from the knowledge base of some of the premier laminate manufacturers, in conjunction with nearly 45 years of laminate furniture manufacturing experience, this course explores the primary types of laminate, the sustainability of laminate as a raw material and different types of construction methods used in finished goods.
