danfloor UK Ltd

This seminar explains how carpet can help to create a therapeutic environment in a care or mental health setting. It will help you to understand the following topics: - The importance of carpet specification within therapeutic environments looking at acoustics, indoor air quality, use of colours, trips and falls and creating a homelike feeling - The various benefits that carpet offers which help to create a physical, social and psychologically safe place that is specifically designed for healing and wellbeing - That carpet needs to be cleaned and maintained like any other flooring finish - How to specify a carpet which is suitable for the demands of the care and mental health sector This CPD can be delivered to you live and remotely.

This CPD will explore the impact of interior design and elements specified for a building upon people on the Autistic spectrum. It discusses the sensitivities those living on the Autistic spectrum experience, and how internal spaces can affect the way these individuals relate to people and their environment. The presentation then introduces the ASPECTSS Design Index, as a conceptual framework used to address the elements of acoustics, heating, colour and pattern, and the zoning of spaces, and discusses how carpet can met the requirements of the Index. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of: - The benefits of Autism Design principals - How a thoughtfully designed environment will positively impact all children and adults with special needs - How an interior design scheme will impact the way an individual on the spectrum will function and communicate with others - Design recommendations as not limited to special schools and residential facilities - The role of carpet in autistic inclusive environments This CPD can be delivered to you live and remotely.

This presentation looks at the importance of carpet specification within education facilities including student accommodation and boarding settings. It covers the benefits that carpet offers which helps to improve the learning and living environments including; improving concentration and comfort, acoustics, indoor air quality, lessening injuries from trips and fall and realising cost savings. It will help you to understand the following topics: - How carpet can improve living and learning environments - The importance and yarn selection and finishing products - How to specify a carpet which is suitable for the demands of the education sector This CPD can be delivered to you live and remotely.

The aim of this presentation is to create an understanding of what makes a carpet commercial grade and how to identify one that will be suitable for a commercial project. It will look in detail at the benefits of a commercial grade carpet and the special features which gives it a commercial rather than residential grading. The presentation takes a high level look into the manufacturing process of commercial carpets and what benefits they bring when compared to other flooring options. It also looks at an example of a carpet specification so one can identify a carpet that is fit for purpose. By the end of this CPD, delegates should: 1. Understand how a carpet is manufactured, evaluated and classified as suitable for commercial use. 2. Understand the features and performance benefits of a commercial carpet. 3. Understand how to spot a carpet that is suitable for your intended use.

There is a common misconception that there can be infection control issues with having carpet within healthcare settings including residential care homes and mental health facilities. This CPD article looks at various studies and research findings around some of the common misconceptions of the use of carpets within non-clinical healthcare environments, with a focus on infection control and cleaning. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of: - The spread of bacteria and fungi from floor finishes and why carpets shouldn't be eliminated from specifications - The rules and regulations of installing carpets within healthcare - Facts and figures about carpet life cycle costs and energy savings from the use of carpet - Why carpets shouldn't be considered as an infection control risk in non-clinical healthcare environments - Health building notes and what the CQC say about the use of carpets