One of the most effective methods in which we educate architects and designers is the lunch & learn – we buy lunch; you give us an hour to learn about our new surfacing products.
Since we can’t meet face-to-face in the wake of Covid-19, Formica is reinvesting those lunches to Feeding America, and asking for your help.
They have posted new product education and design trends videos accessible only through the links below. For every view these videos receive until the end of April, Formica will donate 10 meals to Feeding America, up to 500,000 total meals.
It’s as simple as that: You watch the video, learn more about the surfacing products you use every day, and you help feed those who need it most.
Here are the topics, watch them all!
Description: This course identifies materials used in radius designs and the challenges in fabricating with them. It also describes the environmental impact and the sustainable choices available for the different materials.
Program Credits:
1 AIA LU/HSW
Description: This course identifies materials used in lightweight interior applications.
Program Credits:
1 AIA LU/HSW
This course will better inform the architect and designer about decorative hardwood plywood in terms of its manufacture, uses, types and sustainable attributes. The architect and the designer will gain an understanding of the different adhesives and core material options available, which options are more sustainable, and which options are most commonly used. Participants will also know what to look for in order to successfully specify decorative hardwood plywood and how the material can contribute to LEED & LBC projects.
Learning Objectives:
Program Credits:
1 GBCI General Hour for LEED Professionals
Description: Thermally fused laminate (TFL), formerly known as thermally fused melamine (TFM) or low-pressure laminate (LPL), is a decorative surfacing material used in cabinetry, countertops, shelving, store fixtures, moldings, and furniture in commercial and residential applications. This course explores the history of the surface treatment, its manufacture and sustainability, end-use considerations, compatibility with other decorative surfaces, and innovative design options.
Program Credits:
1 AIA LU/HSW
Look at three contemporary high-end materials: aluminum, glass and high gloss acrylic. First, review the inherent qualities of each, then look at how each might be incorporated into your designs. You will then review the design options of each application and how to specify these materials into your projects. And final, you will discuss the variety of building typologies in which these materials can be utilized and look at a few case studies that have incorporated these materials in a comprehensive manner to achieve a truly dramatic contemporary design.
Learning Objectives:
Program Credits:
1 AIA HSW/LU CE Hour
1 AIBD CE Hour
1 IDCEC CEU
Learning Objectives:
Program Credits:
1 IDCEC CEU
1 AIA LU/HSW
0.1 IACET CEU
This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of modern design surface options, and what to consider when choosing between surface options within the high-gloss, matte, glass and textured trends.
Learning Objectives:
Program Credits:
AIA CES REH12D
IDCEC CEU-106389