Designing Better Workplaces This course presents major research findings on the ways in which interior design contributes to worker productivity, recruitment, retention and satisfaction. You will find the information easily applicable for the interior designer, helping you demonstrate to potential clients the many ways in which your services can contribute to the bottom line through the creation of safer, more productive workspaces.
	Embracing LEED specifications: Creating healthcare spaces with the inspiration of LEED principles This course, which is based on an article from Heathcare Design, looks at creating healthcare spaces that are green and sustainable, following LEED principles. The course looks at the design of Partners for Urology Health in Austintown, Ohio as its main example, and explores the choices made there as inspired by LEED.
	Engaging Academia in the Design Profession The Council for Interior Design Accreditation recognizes more than 150 accredited Interior Design graduate and undergraduate programs in the United States. This course, which features content by Jamie C. Huffcut, ASID, EDAC, LEED AP from Healthcare Design, examines in detail how the healthcare design industry engages the academic community in the design process; it also looks at what the academic institutions offer.
	Functional Ambiance: Designing for Clean Air Just because we can’t see indoor air pollution, we can’t assume it doesn’t exist. Evidence is mounting that natural and chemical agents make our buildings’ interiors toxic for growing numbers of users. For architects and interior designers, designing for clean air is now part of the human health, safety, and welfare requirements for every project. Integrated project delivery plays a major role in addressing Indoor Air Quality, the invisible aspect of interior environments. This course features content by Daniela Morrell of Metropolis Magazine.
	Green Eggs and Home: Sustainable Residential Products Selecting green products is like learning how to read; hard at first and then you get the hang of it. Learn from an expert on how to select and implement the greenest design options in residential design. The presenter will briefly review how to select green products and then will delve into the world of sustainable residential products. This course contains a recording of a live webinar presentation given by Annette K. Stelmack, Allied Member ASID, LEED. **Please note** This is an ASID UNi course. ASID UNi offers easy anytime access to a growing number of high quality on-line education and training courses aimed at some of interior design’s most pressing issues. When purchasing, select “ASID UNi- no shipping charge.” Once you purchase the course you will receive a confirmation email detailing how to access the course online.
	Market Research In retail design, tight budgets can be curiously liberating, inspiring innovation and creativity. This course, which features content from Metropolis, looks at some select examples of new retail spaces and concepts that offer alternate archetypes to the traditional merchant-customer relationship.
	Maximizing healing: Evidence-based design and adolescent behavioral health-A case study In this course, which is based off an article from Healthcare Design Magazine, Jamie C. Huffcut, LEED AP, Allied Member ASID, Associate Member IIDA, examines the relationship between evidence-based design principles, adolescent developmental needs, and environmental needs of those suffering from mental illness. Huffcut places her findings in the context of interior design, utilizing a case study of interviews conducted with adolescent residents of a behavioral health facility in suburban Maryland.
	Pay Uncle Sam Less, Go Green! Do you need more incentive to go green? Well how does saving money on taxes sound. This webinar will introduce you to state-of-the-art systems and energy-efficient equipment that can bring added benefit of tax credits and local utility incentives. How can you argue with that!
	Nature Inspired Design Did you know that nature inspired environments are thought to assist in the healing process? This course, which features editorial content from the Healthcare Design article "Variation on a theme," illustrates how an interior designer can have a hand in helping brand a hospital; specifically the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where a nature theme was inspired by a book. This course will also delve into the benefits of using nature in design.
	Today's Trends in Healthcare Design This course, which features editorial content from the HEALTHCARE DESIGN, consists of a roundtable discussion on today's trends in the healthcare design field. The discussion is between Jain Malkin, president, Jain Malkin Inc., and George J. Mann, AIA, professor, The Skaggs Sprague Endowed Chair of Health Facilities Design, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University and Chairman of the RPD Group, with HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor Richard L. Peck as the moderator. This course will also take participants on a "guided tour" of some recent projects of Jain Malkin's.
	Understand the Importance of Environmental ROI Return on investment, ROI, is important for all projects, but with environmental projects there is even more to consider. This course, which is based on a live webinar, will explore the concept of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - a way of measuring "environmental ROI." Learn strategies to increase productivity, cut costs, and protect the environment all at the same time. Back To Top