Sustainable Performance Fabrics CEU RSVP Sustainable Performance Fabrics: Transforming Residential Design from Fiber to Design Thursday, June 8th, 2023 12:00-1:00 PM Performance fabrics are specifically designed with a variety of desirable functional qualities to extend the lifespan and maintain appearance of textiles. This CEU will see to educate specifiers on the opportunities presented when selecting performance fabrics in today’s demanding spaces while taking a close look at the role fabric plays. This course will define and characterize performance fabric qualities, how these qualities are determined, and how they can be used in application. The manufacturing process from fiber to fabrics including coloration methods and finishing will be presented. We will identify natural and synthetic fibers; we will recognize common testing methods used in the performance fabric industry. We will explore sustainable initiatives and how performance fabric can be used in luxury and lifestyle design. Learning Objectives: define and characterize performance fabric discuss fabric manufacturing process from fiber to fabric state the coloration methods and finishing of textiles identify and characterize natural and synthetic fibers list sustainable initiatives in performance fabric manufacturing IDCEC Number: CEU-110253-R1 You Can Earn: 1 IDCEC Continuing Education Unit (CEU)/Health Safety Welfare (HSW)Name* First Last Company Name*Email* Enter Email Confirm Email Phone*Please enter n/a if you do not have a particular number.IDCEC #*NKBA #*ASID/IDC/IIDA #*AIA #*