Today’s market demands require the balancing of many competing
priorities. Specifically, in dealing with the interior
furnishings of both residential and commercial projects, there
are many factors to consider when selecting the most appropriate
decorative panel, including price-point, durability, cutting
edge design and overall sustainability. The selection of surface
materials is one key to making all of this happen. This
continuing education course will guide you through the evolution
of decorative surface materials to help you navigate and select
the best engineered overlay for any commercial and residential
application. PART 1: A Revolutionary Evolution No introduction
to decorative surface materials would be complete without paying
homage to the technological history of plastic laminates and the
stage that has been set for future advances. THE MACHINE AGE
[ROUGHLY 1905-1945] During the Machine Age scientists around the
world were working to develop synthetic plastics. They came to
understand that plasti