This seminar will showcase the story of genuine stone in a variety of ways. Witness a 10 minute video showcasing the history of stone, modern day quarrying techniques, and stone’s durability, beauty, and value. Learn and discuss landscape, interior and exterior use and application of natural stone. Obtain more information about the use of sandstone, bluestone, limestone, and quartzite for hardscapes, as well as the interior use of limestone, marble, granite and slate. Study the use of limestone for trims, caps, stoops, poolcopings, watertables, veneers, and much more. Finally, tour a working stone facility and view the equipment used to fabricate stone.

Learning objectives include:

• Learn about the history of stone, modern day quarrying techniques, and stone’s durability, beauty, and value.
• Study and discuss landscape, interior and exterior use and application of natural stone.
• Obtain information about integrating trims, caps, stoops, poolcopings, watertables, veneers, etc into your designs.
• Tour a working stone facility and view the equipment used to fabricate stone.

Program Length: 60 minutes

• AIA Course Number: 2011TL, 1.0 HSW LU
• NKBA Course Number: MIA112R, 0.1 CEU
• IDCEC (ASID, IDC, IDEC, and IIDA) Course Number: CEU-101088, Subject Code: 5.3, 0.1 General CEU
• LACES (ASLA, CSLA, CELA, CLARB, LAAB, LAF) Course Number: ASLA4, 1.0 HSW LU
• NKBA: 0.1 LU