Benjamin Moore Architectural Learning Series

Please join us at The Ring's End Education Center (160 Avon Street, Stratford CT) on Tuesday, April 26 as we continue the Benjamin Moore Architectural Learning Series with two topics, beginning at 9:00am. Eligible for Continuing Education Credits, please register to join us for one or both of these sessions.

Fran Ducharme of Benjamin Moore will present:

Creating Healthy Living Environments

with New Paint Technology

Beginning at 9:00am

Discuss sustainability and its impact on socially responsible "green" design
Explain what a volatile organic compound is, how it is created, and what the growing concerns are
Explain LEED and illustrate where and how paint fits in and contributes to LEED certification
Describe various industry testing methods and standards for certifying "green" products
Specify paints not only for a LEED project, but also in the creation of a healthier environment
Identify and discuss future trends of paint

Color and Paint in Environments for the Aging

Beginning at 10:30am

Discuss the growth of the aging population and the common health problems they face affecting the eyes
Recognize the ways these health problems alter or interfere with color perception
Differentiate the common care environments for the elderly
Describe the ways color can help facilitate quality of life aspects of social involvement, navigation, and orientation in environments for the aging, and
Summarize how premium, low- or no-VOC paint can offer durability and safe application in environments for the aging

Ring's End