Dulux understand the importance of staying up to date with industry knowledge throughout your career. This is why they offer flexible online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses delivered for all brands across DuluxGroup. These courses are designed for architects, designers, engineers, builders, and trade professionals to enhance their knowledge and understanding of paints and coatings.
Dulux is a recognised CPD provider by the New Zealand Institute of Architects. Their accredited CPD courses allow architects to earn points toward New Zealand Registered Architects Board requirements.
Online CPD Course:
Coating enhancement & maintenance of natural timber using transparent finishes
In this course Dulux will explore the need to coat exterior timber. By coating timber you protect it from moisture which improves the dimensional stability which reduces cracking, splitting etc. and which in turn increases the service life of the timber.
Transparent timber finishes are a challenging area of the decorative coating category; products are wide ranging and offer very different solutions. In this session, Dulux will have a quick look at the different type of coatings available with interactive tangible timber samples, plus time for discussion and questions and answers. The course covers:
- Timber versus wood
- Environmental sustainability
- Volatile organic compounds
- Water versus solvent based coatings
- The impact of UV light
- The difference between clear and transparent coatings
- The difference between oils, stains and finishes for timber
- The Intergrain exterior & interior product range
- Maintenance requirements & project services support