PROGRAMME DES FOURNISSEURS D’ÉDUCATION (PFÉ)

Home has always been a place where people can find comfort and peace in their day-to-day lives. This is especially heightened with the healing presence of family and friends. With the home acting as a sanctuary for your client and their loved ones, it’s become more important to consider how health and wellness can be designed into the bigger picture of homes now and in the future. This course will explore environmental wellness trends and the ways that wellness, hosting, and design can work hand in hand to create a thoughtful space with the latest products that support these trends, such as refrigeration solutions.

AI is transforming how design ideas are generated and delivered. It brings remarkable efficiency and new possibilities, while also raising important questions about creativity, authenticity, and purpose. For A+D professionals, the challenge isn’t choosing between AI and people—it’s learning how to integrate them so the spaces we design remain meaningful and human. Participants will explore ways to balance innovation with intention, ensuring that design continues to foster genuine connection.

Design today is no longer just about aesthetics; it’s about human impact. This course explores how intentional choices in materials, finishes, color, form, and texture can create environments that support comfort, enhance daily experiences, and promote lasting engagement with the space. Participants will learn how to design environments that nurture physical and emotional balance, encourage thoughtful interaction, and provide lasting functionality.

The bathroom is an extremely personal and a very impactful space. The showering experience impacts how you start or end your day. Whether to feel invigorated and ready to start the day or to relax after a stressful one, the power of the shower cannot be minimized. Today we will be focusing on how to ensure you are providing your clients with the perfect showering solution that meets their unique needs. We will explore valve technologies and configurations that allow for a personalized showering experience.

Color trends have the power to define entire decades, as architectural interiors often reflect the dominant forces of societal change, cultural innovation, and technological progress. Material and product manufacturers continually introduce new colors—responding to or anticipating the elements that shape comfort and experience in interior spaces. This course traces the evolution of color: from early pigment and dye use, through eleven decades of shifting color preferences, to its role in professional practice as it transitions from physical representation to the digital age.

Materials used on building facades need to withstand many things, including water, wind, sunlight, and sometimes severe weather conditions.

They also need to hold up to the effects of people who may inadvertently or even intentionally cause damage. Choosing materials used for facades is certainly influenced by the ability to hold up over time but also by the available size, not to mention the appearance, of the material.

Being able to install it in a manner that is efficient and cost-effective usually rounds out the criteria for selecting a building material for building facades. There is one new product category that will be the focus of this course, namely sintered stones that can be used for curtain walls, rain screens, siding applications, and other common wall systems for both residential and commercial buildings.

This course explores the performance and applications of translucent materials, including resins and glass, to help architects and designers create safe, durable, and resilient designs. Participants will learn how resins address the limitations of traditional materials, offer unique aesthetic and functional benefits, and adapt to environmental demands. The program covers key performance criteria such as UV and impact resistance, durability, and maintenance, with real-world test demonstrations to illustrate their versatility.

This course introduces neurodivergent conditions such as autism, ADHD, and sensory processing differences, exploring how these impact interaction with built environments. Participants will learn the importance of creating spaces that support diverse needs and how elements like lighting, acoustics, spatial layout, and color influence comfort and productivity. The course provides practical strategies for assessing sensory needs and applying neuro-inclusive principles in workplaces and shared spaces. Learners will engage with adaptive design techniques and sensory-friendly palettes to create environments that foster well-being, equity, and belonging for all occupants.

Explore the impact of acoustic design on effective communication and occupant well-being. This course reveals the crucial role of reverberation in establishing optimal conditions and examines the significance of the Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) in attaining acoustic excellence. Gain insights into how the strategic utilization of acoustic materials and configurations can enhance NRC values, highlighting the nuanced measure of absorption per square foot to create functional and comfortable spaces.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines well-being as a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This is significant as it identifies the correlation between the built environment and its holistic ability to support this need. To enhance healing, settings for behavioral and mental healthcare need to balance safety with a warm, comfortable atmosphere. Flooring selection in this setting must support the demands of the level of care, and human-centered needs as a primary design driver.

Management of moisture, air, vapor, and thermal performance, as well as wind resistance requirements are critical when designing the building enclosure. This presentation will provide guidelines for commercial building wall systems to successfully navigate these often-competing interests and provide strategies for achievable performance through design and specification, without compromising the aesthetics with distracting details. This presentation will also include hands-on and virtual examples of what it takes to execute continuous detailing during the construction process.

This course covers the basics of natural stone including the different types of stone, information on the various quarries where natural stone is found and how the stones are extracted and cut. The course also covers the production process on getting stone from the quarries into the final design in the home.

In a global, competitive world, it’s not the strongest or most intelligent that survive, but the one most adaptable to change. However, in our work organizations most people are resistant to change. The good news is that each of us has the ability to drive change regardless of our position because transformational leadership is about choice. Through this course, you will learn how to lead change and become a transformational leader. It all starts with creating a vision and learning how to influence support from team members. You will then learn how to lead by example, which will drive commitment and accountability from your team members. By the end of this course, you will discover how improving your thinking positively impacts your behavior, which ultimately leads to extraordinary results and culture change.

Health care clients demand a lot from the floor. They need a supportive space that works to improve operations, efficiencies, health, safety, and wellness. That means specifying sustainable flooring that eases maintenance, improves indoor air quality, enhances safety, reduces ambient noise, and provides underfoot comfort. This course illustrates the key attributes to consider when specifying flooring for space specific needs in acute-care inpatient, outpatient, and post-acute care or medical-based senior care facilities.

Smart home technology is becoming more and more popular among homeowners. There are so many smart products on the market that cater to user needs like energy efficiency, unlimited control over the house, privacy and security, or overall convenience. This course will help designers identify elements to look for, such as easy-to-navigate smart tech ecosystems and product features, that will create the best experience for their clients. Participants will also go over the most important elements of a smart home, from smart kitchen appliances to smart thermostats. By discussing common smart home technology concerns and benefits like accessibility and a world of possibilities for the future of smart tech, participants will walk away with the knowledge to create the ultimate luxury smart home experience.