Classes Available
List of Continuing Education Courses recognized by AIA, IDCEC, ASID, ASLA, NKBA, GBCI and LACES for Architects & Designers
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Courses Available Through Select Natural Stone Institute Members:
- Architectural Stone Fabrication Plant Tour
- Bluestone: Geology, Quarrying, Production, and Material Types
- Building Enclosures | Design Considerations and Lessons Learned
- Building Envelope Condition Assessment - General Overview
- Cast Stone vs Limestone
- Chemistry of Adhesives Used in the Natural Stone Industry
- Design Principles of Building Facade Systems
- Dimensional Cut Limestone - Origin to Order
- Enclosure Systems Transitions
- Fabrication of Natural Stone - Processing that Meets Design Specifications
- Hot Fluid Applied Rubberized Asphault Roofing
- How to Create Value for Owners Using Natural Stone in Landscape Applications
- Introduction to Kansas Limestone
- Natural Limestone Landscaping
- Natural Limestone Outcroppings
- Natural Stone Characteristics: Protection, Maintenance & Restoration
- Natural Stone - From the Ground Up
- Natural Thin Veneer Stone
- Practical Knowledge of Using Stone for Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape
- "Pulling Back the Curtain" on Architectural Cut Stone
- Quarrying Natural Stone - Selection to Extraction
- Restoration Products & Techniques of Natural Stone and Masonry
- Sandstone and Limestone Quarrying: Behind the Scenes
- Solar Reflectivity of Construction Materials
- Stone Cladding Technologies: Getting it Right the First Time
- Stone in Design – A Collaboration: Working with Stone Firms in the Early Design Phases
- Thin Veneer Fabrication & Installation
- Tour: Kansas Limestone Quarrying and Fabrication
- Using Lightweight Stone for Architectural Facades
- Using Natural Stone in Today’s Architecture: Stone Design and Architecture
- Using Natural Stone in Today’s Architecture: Stone Formation to Fabrication
- Working Effectively and Efficiently with Quarries Sandstone and Limestone
The following organizations recognize Natural Stone Institute CEU classes:
- The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC)
- American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
- Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)
- International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
- Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
- Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
- Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)
- Performance Excellence in Energy Renewal (PEER)
- International Well Building Institute (WELL)
- Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES)
- Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
- Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LACES)
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
- Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA)
- Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)
- The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB)
- Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB)
- Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)
- National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA)
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Canada
- Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
- Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)
- Ontario Architects Associations (OAA)
- Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)
- Saskatchewan Association of Architects (SAA)
- Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA)
- The Architect's Association of New Brunswick (AANB)
- The Architects Association of Prince Edward Island (AAPEI)
- The Manitoba Association of Architects (MAA)
- The Newfoundland Association of Architects (NLAA)
- The Northwest Territories Association of Architects (NWTAA)