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    FREE Green Building Webinar - Decorative Hardwood Plywood - A Beautifully Sustainable Choice, April 30, 12 pm

  • 30 April 2020
  • Start time : 12:00 PM
  • End time : 01:00 PM
  • Event Host : GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction
Webinar - Decorative Hardwood Plywood - A Beautifully Sustainable Choice, April 30
Event Description

In this one-hour course, design professionals will gain in-depth knowledge of decorative hardwood plywood, focusing on its manufacture, uses, and sustainability. It will discuss visual grading, the natural characteristics of wood, types of veneer matching and core options. By the end of this course, architects and designers will be able to evaluate grades of decorative hardwood plywood and illustrate how it can be used to satisfy sustainability standards.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Discuss the manufacture of decorative hardwood plywood, especially in relation to its many applications and sustainability.
  2. Identify types of core and adhesive materials used to create decorative hardwood plywood, particularly non-toxic options that don’t contain harmful substances.
  3. List types of veneer, differentiating between species, grading, and cut options.
  4. Evaluate decorative hardwood plywood in order to specify its use to apply for LEED and LBC credits.

  • Host Company/Organization Name
    • GreenCE Sustainable Design and Construction
  • Speakers / Presenters
    • Richard Poindexter, CGP, LEED AP BD+C
  • Sponsors
    • Columbia Forest Products
  • Cost
    • FREE Event
  • Event type
    • Online/Webinar

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