NKBA’s August webinar series will focus on cabinetry and remodeling. By Loren Kessell

 

NKBA’s free August webinar series, sponsored by Formica/Fenix, will focus on cabinetry and remodeling. Each month, NKBA offers free 60-minute webinars worth 0.1 CEU per event. This is an easy way for designers to collect the CEUs needed to maintain NKBA certification. 

Participants must engage in 80 percent of the live sessions to receive CEU credit; registration closes two hours prior to start times. All webinars begin at 12 noon, Eastern Time. Here is the full list:

 

“CABINETS…OH MY! The Ups and Downs, the Ins and Outs of Designing, Selling and Installing Cabinets”

Help make the cabinetry selection process easier for your clients by learning the various types on the market. On Tuesday, August 16, elizaBeth Marcocci, CMKBD, CAPS, Designer/Project Manager for Mother Hubbard’s Custom Cabinetry, Karen Hockley, CMKBD, CAPS, Owner of Kitchens by Karen, LLC and Nikki Martin, CKBD, Project Design Assistant for Signature Custom Cabinetry will share their insight. Register here.

 

“Integrated Cabinet Illumination”

Learn more about integrated lighting in cabinets on Thursday, August 18. Keith Troska,  Business Development for Loox Illumination, and Luc Vermeer, Configuration Engineer for Häfele America Co., will provide an understanding of the cabinet construction and illumination options to successfully integrate lighting in cabinets. Register here.

 

“Clever Combinations”

Discover how functional hardware enhances design on Tuesday, August 23. Karen Smith, Brand Communication Coordinator for Blum, Inc., will explain how cabinetry can be personalized for every client and how to plan layouts for flexibility in the space. Register here.

 

“Translating European Design for the American Consumer”

Learn about trends influencing today’s European interiors and how those trends translate in the American home on Tuesday, August 30. Owen Serey, PR Communications Lead, and Renee Hytry Derrington, Managing Principal – Design North America, at Formica Corporation, Emily Skinner, Interior & Product Designer for Renovera Home, and Sandro Marini, Corporate Communications & Art Director, Arpa Industriale S.p.A. will present. Register here.

 

“Convertible Spaces – Adapting to Support Hybrid Lifestyles”

How we utilize our homes has expanded. Felicitas Wolter, Marketing Manager for Hettich America L.P., will discuss industry research, design implications for wellness design and more during a special on-demand only presentation.