LL-005 - Natural Stone Institute: Exploring Innovative Natural Stone Landscapes | Sustainable, Versatile, and Resilient

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW

LL Speaker(s)

• DW

  Dacia Woodworth

  Natural Stone Institute

Discover award-winning landscape projects that feature natural stone, showcasing its versatility, sustainability, and resilience. Review common and innovative natural stone applications within commercial and residential environments, including relevant standards and drawings, how it is specified and bid, and how to source the stone. Learn what metrics the industry uses to define sustainability and see how they compare with artificial building materials. This Learning Lab is presented by the Natural Stone Institute.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the geology of stone, how it is processed, and its standard sizes.
• Define common stone applications within commercial & residential environments. Review what standards and drawings are relevant, how it is specified and bid, and how to source the stone.
• Realize how stone differs from artificial building materials in regard to sustainability.