Explore the various areas of sustainability in your design projects and how to keep your projects on track.
By Debby Mayberry
NKBA’s free April design webinar series, sponsored by Geberit, explores the various areas of sustainability. From insights on sustainability, water efficiency and choosing the right materials for your client’s projects. In addition, the business webinar series will focus on project management communication techniques and how to calculate and control the scope of any project.
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 percent of the live sessions to receive CEU credit.
Free Webinars for April
Insights on Sustainability: A Designer’s Perspective
Explore leading-edge trends in sustainability with Sara Gutterman, CEO of Green Builder Media as your guide. On Monday, April 17, she will present brand new COGNITION Smart Data – market intelligence that highlights key consumer priorities, preferences, and behavioral patterns to enable you to make more informed decisions when working with clients. Register here.
Creating Nurturing Spaces That Honor You: Using the Wellbeing Science of Biophilia in Your Kitchen & Bath Spaces
This interactive and research-driven session will guide you through an overview of how to use the psychology of interior design and the healing science of nature. Known as biophilia, these design strategies can help you create kitchen and bath spaces that contribute to quality of life for your clients. On Tuesday, April 18, Christine Elderkin-Campos, AKBD of House of Rohl, will explore essential biophilic design principles and how they can apply to kitchen and bath spaces to foster client wellbeing. Register here.
Optimizing Water Efficiency in Multi-Family and Single-Family Homes
The green building movement has challenged manufacturers, design teams and owners to create products that have a minimal impact on the environment while adding to the health and well-being of those who live and work in these built spaces. Join Matthew W. Friend, Sr., Territory Manager of Moen, on Monday, April 24, as he reviews the water efficiency requirements and credits in green building programs for homes. Friend will also provide examples of water efficient, high-performance plumbing fittings and fixtures. Register here.
Materials that Matter
In this webinar, we will demonstrate the need for sustainable and health-promoting materials in our kitchen and bath spaces. Join Carolyn Ames Noble, ASID, WELL AP, Principal of Ames Design Collective, on Wednesday, April 26 for this timely webinar session. She will discuss the plethora of materials that are durable, have a long life-cycle, are naturally occurring and are healthy for people and ecosystems. Register here.
New! Business Series: Project Management: Communication Techniques That Keep Projects On Track
Great project managers not only keep their projects on budget and meet deadlines, but they also keep everyone on the same page and maintain strong colleague and client relationships. On Monday, April 3, Rebecca West, CEO of Seriously Happy Homes, will help you identify processes that keep your project partners well-informed, address issues and adapt to changing priorities — all while keeping your projects on track. Register here.
New! Business Series: Predictable Project Management: Calculating & Controlling Capacity to Avoid Chaos
Controlling capacity and increasing efficiency are critical skills that are essential to be a successful project manager. With increasing demands in the kitchen and bath remodeling world, the skills that create order are often overlooked by businesses. Join Fred Reikowsky, Founder & Principal of Legacy Business Leaders, LLC on Wednesday, April 12 to explore how to avoid confusion and conflict and set up a system for win-win outcomes. Register here.
