This AIA-certified CEU is made possible by Columbia Forest Products. It focuses on modern hardwood plywood blends support a wide range of furniture and interior applications. Also covered are modern manufacturing and harvesting techniques and processes.
AIA’s Four Learning Objectives
- Understand how decorative interior grade hardwood plywood extends and “democratizes” the use of natural wood.
- Explain how forest certification programs help A&D shape forest management.
- Explain how hardwood plywood adhesives have evolved.
- Discuss different methods of CO2 capture and storage.
Course Details
- AIA Course Number: CFP 2025-1
- AIA Course Provider: Columbia Forest Products with Material Intelligence, 10113441
- AIA Learning Units: 1 LU|HSW
- AIA Designation: Sustainability
- AIA Course Type/Session Type: Webinar CEU – Distance Learning / On Demand
- IDCEC Continuing Education Units: 1.0
- IDCEC Course Number: CC-124557-1001
- IDCEC Designation: HSW-Sustainability
About this webinar
This AIA-certified credit will be accepted by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and Interior Designers of Canada (IDC).
The content included is not deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by IDCEC of any material or construction or any method or pnanner of handling, using, distributing or dealing in any material or product.
Questions related to specific materials, methods and services should be directed to the instructor or provider of this CEU. This program is registered for 1.0 CEU credit hours. The IDCEC class-code is: CC-124557- 1001, HSW-Sustainability
This CEU will be reported on your behalf to IDCEC and you will receive an email notification. Please log in and complete the electronic survey for this CEU with the link at the end of this presentation.
Certificates of completion will be automatically issued is you have submitted the online survey for this Attendees who do not belong to ASID, IIDA or IDC and do not have a unique IDCEC number will be provided with a Certificate of Completion after this CEU, if requested.
Modern hardwood plywood blends the natural beauty of wood with strength, stability, affordability, and environmental responsibility. Its cross-grained veneer construction resists warping and provides an excellent strength-to-weight ratio, while particleboard, MDF, veneer, and hybrid cores support a wide range of furniture and interior applications. Modern manufacturing uses more than 99% of harvested wood fiber, turning material once considered waste into useful engineered products and reducing landfill disposal. When responsibly sourced, hardwood plywood can also support occupant well-being, efficient fabrication, material circularity, and healthier indoor environments.
Hardwood plywood is especially valuable as a climate-positive building material because wood naturally captures and stores atmospheric carbon. Approximately half of wood’s dry weight is carbon, and hardwood plywood can sequester about 649 kilograms of CO₂ per cubic meter—more than the emissions associated with its production. Responsibly managed and certified forests, including those governed by FSC and SFI standards, protect ecosystems and supply chains while continuing to absorb carbon and regenerate after harvesting. Because North American forests grow more wood than is harvested and wood products retain stored carbon throughout their useful lives, hardwood plywood offers a compelling lower-carbon alternative to emissions-intensive materials such as aluminum and concrete.
Take the assessment for 1 CEU
You do not have a time limit on these questions. You must score 100% to earn 1 unit.
Material Intelligence will report directly to the AIA for credit. A certificate of completion will be emailed to participants allied with other associations.
