NKBA’s February webinars will focus on surfaces and design, financial planning for small businesses, and a special designer webinar.
By Debby Mayberry
NKBA’s free February design webinar series, sponsored by Hettich, will dive into surfaces and design. Our sponsored content will feature four webinars that include designing with colored glass tile, stone and tile installations, sustainable surface choices, and selecting the right finish for decorative plumbing fixtures.NKBA will host two business webinars this month with a focus on financial planning for the year and setting a financial plan beyond profits. Finally, our special NKBA designer webinar will cover how to leverage your talents to work with non-profit organizations.
Please note: All webinars begin at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time.
Webinar CEU Information for Certification
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 and learn great skills along the way. Participants must engage in 80% of the live sessions to receive CEU credit.
Free Webinars for February
“Designing with the Color of Glass Tile”
From its history to manufacturing today, this session will cover how to design and specify glass tile products by reviewing what to look for, what questions to ask, and what to expect when designing a kitchen or bath application with glass tile products. Join us on Tuesday, February 7, as Vincent Moiso, President of Oceanside Glass & Tile discusses color and the uniqueness that glass tile has to offer in your designs. Register here.
“Do I Really Have to Do That?”…On My Tile and Stone Installations – A Collection of Tile Industry Myths, Urban Legends, Misconceptions, and Misunderstandings”
We will review industry standards, products, installation methods, and practices used to ensure safe, durable installations. On Wednesday, February 8, Dean Moilanen, Director of Architectural Services of Noble Company will take you on a virtual tour of “best practices” with regard to the installation of ceramic tile and natural stone. Register here.
“Sustainable Surface Choices for Healthier Kitchens & Baths”
Designing sustainable and healthy kitchens and baths can have a significant positive impact on overall health and well-being. Join Jillian Pritchard Cooke, Founder of Wellness Within Your Walls on Wednesday, February 22, who will illustrate how sustainability and wellness work hand in hand to create more functional and enjoyable spaces – and how a sustainable home can also be a healthy home. Register here.
“Specifying the Right Finish for Decorative Plumbing Fixtures”
In our tech-driven era, information is our currency and curiosity can be the mother of invention. In this webinar, we will rediscover the manufacturing decorative plumbing fixtures process, and the importance of how decorative fixtures in the kitchen and bathroom play an important role in design, functionality, and longevity of the products.
On Monday, February 27, Dee Cassell, Senior Business Development Manager of Moen, Inc. will be your guide and provide you with a wealth of information to assist you with specifying kitchen and bath faucets and fixtures. Register here.
“Special Webinar: Leveraging Your Talents to Help Non-Profits”
Designers are driven by a passion and a purpose. Non-profits are also driven by a passion and a purpose. Many of the skill sets that designers leverage every day in their business can be helpful and useful to a non-profit. There is great reward and value in contributing to a cause that benefits your community and thereby benefits yourself.
On Tuesday, February 21, Judith Neary, CMKBD, Owner of Roadside Attraction Design Studio, LLC , will help you discover a path and opportunity to share your unique skills with a non-profit. Register here.
“New! Business Series: 4 Levels: Financial Design Beyond Profits”
Congratulations on running a successful AND profitable design firm! But do you ever ask, “what do I do next?” What do you do with your profit? Designers often face many challenges when trying to connect the gap between their business and personal finances. And it’s not surprising.
On Tuesday, February 14, Brad Clinard, CFP®, BFA™, CGRS, Director of Financial Design of High Point Financial Design will work through three case designs to highlight key planning opportunities and challenges that designers face as they climb the success ladder. Register here.
“New! Business Series: Plan Your Best Year Ever”
Leverage your financials from 2022 to set your goals for 2023. From analyzing the profitability of key projects to examining your rate structure and team performance, you’ll get the right questions to ask to put a profitable plan in place.
Join Melissa Galt, CEO & Founder, Melissa Galt, Inc. on Wednesday, February 15. She will help you maximize your profitability per project and uncover areas in your business to target for future success. Register here.
