CEU Courses
Ergonomics and the Future Workplace
Description: Learn more about the evolution of work including risks and challenges facing knowledge workers due to; constant connectivity, technological trends, shifting norms & expectations, and the anticipated adaptation resulting from COVID-19. This CEU is original content developed in partnership with Via Seating and Workup Ergonomics.
Learning Objectives:
Review the Changing Landscape of the Modern Workplace.
Understand Ergonomics & Strategic Workplace Design.
Look at Considerations for Adaptation Resulting from COVID-19.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC Health, Safety, Welfare designation. This CEU is not AIA or GBCI approved.
LEVEL 2019: Sustainability Certification and Its Role in The Selection of Furniture
This continuing education course covers BIFMA’s e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard, which is the basis for LEVEL certification. The content defines what LEVEL measures, how it works, and how it goes above and beyond other rating systems for addressing furniture’s ecological, social, and wellness impacts. Participants will understand how to find LEVEL certified products and easily include them in the furniture selection process at no added cost to those who procure the product. You will understand how to use the public LEVEL product registry to compare products and how this tool streamlines the specifying and procurement process.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).
Clarifying Sustainability Standards Through Furniture
What do you wonder about furniture? This course compares and explains various sustainability rating tools used in the built environment including building rating systems, programs that provide information transparency, and certifications used for materials and products. LEVEL® by BIFMA’s furniture certification program is overlayed throughout to understand the contribution of sustainable furniture in creating spaces with a comprehensive vision for environmental sustainability and human health and wellness.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).
Attributes of Contract Furniture
What drives furniture decisions in commercial environments? Key attributes are: Aesthetics, Quality, Craftsmanship, Safety, Performance, Health & Wellness, Sustainability, and Verification. These dimensions of commercial furniture are explored for their impact on decision-making so professionals can put safety, sustainability, and wellness at the forefront of the selection process. You will understand the value of original design and how materiality is a critical factor of product appropriateness. You will see how furniture contributes to the health, safety, and wellness of occupants and impacts planetary health. Finally, you will be conversant in the relevant certification schemes and how to correctly apply which verifications to each attribute of furniture.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).
Acoustics: The Key to Happier + Healthier Workspaces
Considering acoustics at the start of a project is key. This CEU provides information to help educate clients. Attendees will be exposed to a mix of typical background noises to experience, from an evolutionary perspective, the positive as well as negative effects on their mental health and physical well-being. This will serve as a basis to better work around those different sound exposures and thus create a working climate in which workers will feel more comfortable and closer to nature. The instructor will share tips and tricks on how sound can be mastered and balanced with examples from different case studies. Attendees will be motivated to introduce more biophilic and biometric designs, recognizing how these can contribute to creating better acoustic treatments. Finally, attendees will be equipped to create a perfect ’sound frame’ for quiet and happier workspaces.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).
The Power of Acoustic Lighting
Happiness, health, and well-being have never been higher on the agenda of organizations worldwide. This course will showcase how adequate acoustics and lighting play a key role on mental health and physical well-being in the workspace. The course will also help designers, architects and facility managers to get a better understanding of the importance of considering acoustics and acoustic lighting at the start of each project. After this session, acoustic lighting will no longer be an afterthought.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).
Supporting Healthy Indoor Air Quality Through Furniture Specification
We spend 90% of our time indoors, so our indoor environment has an outsized impact on our health. And yet, we’re only beginning to investigate those impacts and how to mitigate them. What we’re going to look at today in particular, is the quality of the air in these indoor environments and how that affects us. We’ve tightened up our building envelope, thus decreasing ventilation and trapping pollution. We’re also using products in our interior spaces that emit harmful VOCs. Because of this, we see negative effects on our health and cognitive functioning. How do we measure the cost, and how do we invest in solving this problem? Learn how you can design to support healthy indoor air quality through ventilation and product specification.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations
Healthcare Design: How to Combat Superbugs
Description: Superbugs in the healthcare environment cost millions of dollars each year. Instead of using harmful chemicals to control the spread of these ever-evolving bacteria, there is a safe solution. Copper. Learn about the biocidal properties of copper and the life-saving results of using it in hospital design. Learn why superbugs are one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today and what you can do to help combat them.
Learning Objectives:
Learn about superbugs and how they are affecting healthcare environments.
Explore the history, properties, and uses of copper.
Discover how copper can be used in acute environments to combat superbugs.
Learn how reducing or eliminating superbugs can help save lives and money.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC Health, Safety, Welfare designation. This CEU is not AIA or GBCI approved.
Why Standards Matter
This course provides knowledge about BIFMA’s mission and work. The course explains Why Standards Matter to all involved with furniture procurement to ensure decisions are informed by safety, wellness, and sustainability. In this course, you’ll learn about the historical context that drove the need for developing industry-wide furniture performance standards and understand the impact of social, economic, and technological trends on the bottom line for business owners. You'll identify how testing procedures simulate actual use over the life of the product and you will know how to access LEVEL and BIFMA Compliant as the tools to evaluate your furniture selections.
Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).