Continuing Education
At Sherwin-Williams we strive to be your partners in coatings education and inspiration.
View all of our continuing education courses we offer for metal facade, architectural paint, color and design, flooring and more.
Paint & Coating Courses
View more than a dozen CEU courses in our Learning Center. All courses are accredited by AIA, IDCEC, or GBCI. CEU credits are processed within a week of course completion.
Continuing education strengthens the Architect and Design profession by improving competencies, knowledge and skills in subject areas essential to the growth and success of the industry. View the Paint & Coating Education Courses that can be taken by any professional within the design industry
Color & Design Courses
View more than a dozen CEU courses in our Learning Center. All courses are accredited by AIA, IDCEC, or GBCI. CEU credits are processed within a week of course completion.
Continuing education strengthens the Architect and Design profession by improving competencies, knowledge and skills in subject areas essential to the growth and success of the industry. View the Color & Desgin Education Courses that can be taken by any professional within the design industry
Print Courses:
High-Performance Architectural Coatings for Metal Buildings and Components
This course provides an overview of high-performance architectural metal coatings for exterior building products for curtain walls. There are two primary types of liquid coatings for these metal building products, which are named by their coating method: Coil (pre-paint) and Extrusion (post-paint). Both options are applied in-factory and provide an extremely durable finish that retains its performance and aesthetics over time in exterior elements.
Credits: Earn 1 AIA LU
Liquid or Powder? Specifying Architectural Coatings for Metal Buildings
The objective of this course is to provide a comparison of liquid and powder architectural coatings. The following article compares end-use applications, performance and aesthetic options, and other considerations between liquid and powder coatings, taking into account different geographic and climate demands.
Credits: Earn 1 AIA LU
Redefining High Performance Metalescent Coating Systems for Architectural Metal
Architects specifying metal coatings for building exteriors want the highest performing and most aesthetically pleasing coating available on the market. Due to significant advancements in technology over the past 50 years, these coatings are far superior to those of prior generations. This course will discuss metallic and pearlescent coating systems, especially modern mica coatings, to clear up some common myths and misconceptions and discuss their performance benefits and design options.
Credits: Earn 1 AIA LU
Instructor Led:
High-Performance Architectural Coatings for Coil and Extrusion Applications
This course provides an overview of coil and extrusion building product applications, an introduction to high-performance coating systems for metal building products, and the industry standards and specifications that architects need to know to specify the appropriate coating system for their project.
Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW
Achieving Green Building Standards with Sustainable Metal Coating Systems
Learn about how sustainable metal coatings can contribute to the overall sustainability of your building project. Explore options and understand the process for achieving LEED and LBC credits using sustainable coil and extrusion coating systems for metal building products.
Credits: Earn 1 AIA LU/HSW
AIA Continuing Education Course
Designing Terrazzo for Sustainability
What is terrazzo flooring? Why choose terrazzo?
- Learn how terrazzo can contribute to LEED by the use of recycled materials, strips, and aggregates.
- Learn how to assess the design capabilities against other flooring materials by using examples of previous creative installations.
- Participants will be able to analyze the use of recycled materials for GREEN/LEED and the long-term benefits of life cycle costing with the use of the cost calculator.
AIA Continuing Education Course
High Performance Protective Coatings for Floors and Walls
Why use resinous flooring and high performance wall systems?
- Chemistries Coatings
- Substrates
- Surface Preparation
- Protective Coatings Systems
- Details and Transitions
- Know Your Specified Supplier
AIA Continuing Education Course
Selecting the Right Protective Coatings For Diverse Food and Beverage Environments
Understanding diverse food and beverage environments and identifying coating systems available for long-term asset protection.
- Discover the types of projects that would benefit from a high performance coatings system
- Evaluate and analyze the proper types of coatings solutions to protect floors, walls and other key areas of the facility including repairing cracks and patching concrete
- Discuss surface preparation and how it contributes to a quality outcome
- Review maintenance and protecting repaired or newly coated surfaces to preserve coating integrity
AIA Continuing Education Course
Learning Terrazzo Design Process
What is terrazzo flooring?
- The different types of terrazzo floors
- The difference between cementitious terrazzo and thin-set terrazzo
- The installation process for terrazzo
- How to help prevent cracks from developing in a terrazzo floor
- Recommended applications for terrazzo
AIA Continuing Education Course
Selecting the Right Protective Coatings For Diverse Pharmaceutical Environments
Understanding diverse pharmaceutical environments and identifying types of coatings systems available for long-term asset protection.
- Understand the different pharmaceutical environments
- Discover the types of projects that would benefit from a high performance coatings system
- Evaluate and analyze the proper types of coatings solutions to protect floors, walls and other key areas of the facility including repairing cracks and patching concrete
- Discuss surface preparation, and how it contributes to a quality outcome
- Review maintenance and protecting repaired or newly coated surfaces to preserve coating integrity
AIA Continuing Education Course
Resinous Floor and Wall Systems
This program walks through various coatings, slurries, broadcasts, and trowel applied flooring systems. Emphasis is provided on surface preparation and installation requirements. Industrial and decorative systems are outlined including benefits, limitations and type of areas for installations.
- Identify different types of resinous floors and wall systems
- The installation process for resinous floors and wall systems
- The surface preparation requirements for resinous floors and wall systems
- Recommended uses for resinous floors and wall systems
- Learn the difference between coatings, slurries, broadcast and troweled applied flooring systems
- Learn additional considerations when choosing a seamless floor or wall system