ARCHITECTS &
DESIGNERS
We have supported the architects and design community for over 65 years serving DC, MD, and VA. Universal Floors can be your leading resource for all your wood floor knowledge. We can help you specify the best products for your projects. Our showroom is conveniently located in upper NW DC.
We are certified to teach continuing education courses.
Continuing Education courses
Recognize how hardwood floors react to moisture
Examine Maintenance
Explain Sustainability
Describe the types of hardwood floors
Identify
Discuss Advantages
Understand History
BACK TO BASICS
WOOD FLOORING 101
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for both AIA and IDCEC
This course assists architect and design professionals in understanding the characteristics of hardwood flooring so they can effectively specify wood flooring for their client projects.
BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP​
MAINTAINING + REFINISHING WOOD FLOORS
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a General credit for IDCEC
This course assists design professionals in understanding the processes involved in properly maintaining and refinishing hardwood flooring so they can effectively specify wood flooring for their client projects.
Explain how and why seasonal gaps and cracks can appear
Identify Finishes on Existing Wood Floors
Discuss Greenhouse Effect on Wood Floors
Explain routine and long-term maintenance of wood floors
Understand the Pad and Recoat Process
Describe the Sand and Refinish Process
Explain how the use of these flooring materials improves indoor air quality
Discuss Growth Cycles And Sustainability
Identify Major Differences
Describe the routine + long-term care and maintenance
​CORK, BAMBOO, AND HARDWOOD AS A FLOORING MATERIAL
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a General credit for IDCEC
This seminar analyzes the characteristics of cork, bamboo, and hardwood. Design professionals will become more familiar with these materials as a flooring option in an effort to properly specify the material that will perform best in their client projects.
​DESIGNING WITH WOOD FLOORS
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a General credit for IDCEC
This seminar analyzes the use of wood flooring as an element of design. Design professionals will become more familiar with wood floors as a design material in an effort to properly specify the product that will perform best in their client projects.
Explain how cut affects both the appearance and performance of wood floors
Describe advantages and maintenance
Discuss different types and species
Understand the history
Identify the construction of engineered wood flooring + how it differs from solid wood flooring
Recognize When & Where To Specify Engineered Wood Flooring Products
Understand Manufacturing Process
Describe the routine and long-term care and maintenance of engineered wood flooring
ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for both AIA and IDCEC
This seminar explores the uses and benefits of engineered wood flooring. Design professionals will become more familiar with the construction and manufacturing processes of engineered wood flooring in an effort to properly specify the material for their client projects.
​DESIGNING WITH WOOD FLOORS
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a General credit for IDCEC
This seminar analyzes the use of wood flooring as an element of design. Design professionals will become more familiar with wood floors as a design material in an effort to properly specify the product that will perform best in their client projects.
Explain how cut affects both the appearance and performance of wood floors
Describe advantages and maintenance
Discuss different types and species
Understand the history
FROM THE FOREST TO THE FLOOR
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a General credit for IDCEC
This seminar explores the process of how trees become wood flooring. Architect and design professionals will become more familiar with wood and its use as a flooring material in an effort to properly specify the product for their client projects.
Understand how US forests are managed and harvested to promote sustainable growth
Discuss What Happens To Wood Flooring After It Is Manufactured
Describe The Different Ways That Wood Flooring Can Be Installed
Explain The Manufacturing Process For Both Lumber & Wood Flooring Production
Recognize how lumber is dried + how the process differs depending on saw cut
Describe How Moisture Will Affect Wood Flooring Performance
Recognize How Saw Cuts Will Affect Performance Of Flooring
Identify the different saw cuts for wood flooring
HOW CUT AFFECTS APPEARANCES OF WOOD FLOORING
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for both AIA and IDCEC
This seminar explores how different saw cuts will affect the appearance of wood flooring. Design professionals will become more familiar with the different sawing methods available in an effort to properly specify the material that will best meet their client expectations.
WOOD FLOORING IN COMMERCIAL SPACES
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for Both AIA and IDCEC
This course assists architect and design professionals in understanding the physical properties and characteristics of wood and the variables that should be considered when specifying it as flooring for their commercial client projects.
Understand the physical properties and characteristics of hardwood and softwood
Identify Finishes on Existing Wood Floors
Discuss Greenhouse Effect on Wood Floors
Describe the variables that should be considered when wood flooring is used in commercial spaces
Understand the properties of wood that affects its appearance and its long-term performance as a flooring material
Distinguish Exotic Species
Explain Janka Ratings And How They Determine Durability
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Explain routine and long-term maintenance of wood floors
Define Domestic Species
Identify Benefits Of Wood Flooring
Describe Color Changes
​WOOD FLOORING SPECIES
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a General credit for IDCEC
This course assists architects and design professionals in understanding the species used for hardwood flooring so they can effectively specify wood flooring for their client projects.
WOOD FLOORING TRENDS WIDE & LONG PLANKS
Accreditation: This course is an HSW credit for AIA and a general credit for IDCEC
This course assists architect and design professionals in understanding the trend toward wide and long plank wood flooring and the variables that should be considered when specifying it for their client projects.
Explain the differences among strip, plank, and parquet
Recommend Maintenance Procedures
Identify Availability+ Limitations
Discuss How Saw Cut Can Minimize Performance Issues
Describe The Differences Between Solid & Engineered Wood Floors
Understand How Wide &long Plank Wood Will Perform
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