Via Learning Studio

At Via Seating, we are dedicated to improving workplace research and knowledge for our customers and when collaborating with industry professionals. The Via Learning Studio offers continuing education courses (CEUs) that are pre-approved by the IDCEC, AIA, and GBCI for customers, designers, and industry professionals. These classes are designed to empower attendees with knowledge to improve their experiences in work and collaborative environments.

Via Exclusive CEUs

CEU 1: Healthcare Design: How to Combat Superbugs

Description: Superbugs in the healthcare environment cost millions of dollars each year. Instead of using harmful chemicals to control the spread of these ever-evolving bacteria, there is a safe solution. Copper. Learn about the biocidal properties of copper and the life-saving results of using it in hospital design. Learn why superbugs are one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today and what you can do to help combat them.

Learning Objectives:

Learn about superbugs and how they are affecting healthcare environments.
Explore the history, properties, and uses of copper.
Discover how copper can be used in acute environments to combat superbugs.
Learn how reducing or eliminating superbugs can help save lives and money.

Who Will Benefit From Attending: A&D professionals, LEED AP and Green Associates, facility managers, purchasing professionals, furniture producers and dealers, customers.

Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC Health, Safety, Welfare designation. This CEU is not AIA or GBCI approved.

CEU 2: ERGONOMICS & the Future Workplace

Description: Learn more about the evolution of work including risks and challenges facing knowledge workers due to; constant connectivity, technological trends, shifting norms & expectations, and the anticipated adaptation resulting from COVID-19.

This CEU is original content developed in partnership with Via Seating and Workup Ergonomics (Instagram: @workupergo).

Learning Objectives:

Review the Changing Landscape of the Modern Workplace.
Understand Ergonomics & Strategic Workplace Design.
Look at Considerations for Adaptation Resulting from COVID-19.

Who Will Benefit From Attending: A&D professionals, LEED AP and Green Associates, facility managers, purchasing professionals, furniture producers and dealers, customers.

Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC Health, Safety, Welfare designation. This CEU is not AIA or GBCI approved.

BIFMA CEUs

CEU 3: LEVEL Sustainability Certification and its Role in the Selection of Furniture

An evaluation and certification system for environmentally-preferable and socially responsible furniture

Description: Learn how BIFMA LEVEL^®is defining the measure of sustainable furniture and making it easier than ever to find sustainable furniture options.

Learning Objectives:

Introduce BIFMA and explain LEVEL^®.
Define what LEVEL^®measures.
Explain how LEVEL^®works.
Compare BIFMA LEVEL^®to other sustainability measures as it relates to building rating system requirements.

Who Will Benefit From Attending: A&D professionals, LEED AP and Green Associates, facility managers, purchasing professionals, furniture producers and dealers, customers.

Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).

CEU 4: Demystifying Furniture's Role in Sustainability

Description: A mind-boggling number of environmental standards exist today. It seems each day something is greener, better and commanding more attention than the standards of the year past. This CEU course is designed to define and compare leading sustainability programs in the market today. It specifically explains the key role furniture plays in meeting and maintaining each standard. BIFMA LEVEL^®—LEVEL is BIFMA’s sustainability certification program for furniture—has a rating system, which will be outlined and utilized to demystify furniture’s role in sustainability.

Learning Objectives:

Explain BIFMA LEVEL^®and it’s key role in defining sustainable furniture.
Compare key green building programs in the market today and how LEVEL^®relates to each.
Understand key sustainability attributes of furniture.
Explore the future of sustainability and furniture.

Who Will Benefit From Attending: A&D professionals, LEED AP and Green Associates, facility managers, purchasing professionals, furniture producers and dealers, customers.

Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).

CEU 5: Attributes of Contract Furniture

Description: What drives furniture decisions in the commercial built environment? Key attributes are: Aesthetics, Quality, Craftsmanship, Safety, Performance, Health & Wellness, Sustainability, and Verification. These eight key attributes of commercial furniture are explored and explained for their impact on decision-making for the design professional wanting to make informed selections with safety, sustainability, and wellness at the forefront. The course content will include the importance of original design, an overview of wood and upholstery manufacturing construction methods, impacts on user health & wellness, sustainability of commonly used materials, and the role of certification schemes and evaluation tools to verify each attribute.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the eight key attributes of commercial furniture.
Explain how these attributes impact the decision-making process for commercial design.
Understand how safety, sustainability and wellness impact commercial design.
Explore the roles of certification in commercial furniture.

Who Will Benefit From Attending: A&D professionals, LEED AP and Green Associates, facility managers, purchasing professionals, furniture producers and dealers, customers.

Program Credits: This program is approved for 1 credit hour with: IDCEC CEU/HSW designations, AIA LU/HSW designations, GCBI CEs (General designation).