The comprehensive guide for selecting interior finishes

Content: Introduction to selecting finish materials : Materials and finishes 
 Role of the designer : What designers need to know about materials
 Variety of materials used as finishes in an interior 
 Common threads: an overview of topics : Environmental impact
 Go green: LEED standards
 Code requirements
 Sustainable design
 Agencies that develop standards: interior finish materials and fire 
 Tests used to test the flame resistance of interior finish products : Specifying 
 Content of a typical specification section 
 Summary : Go green: life cycle assessment: evaluating the material of product --
Metals : Awareness: an overview : Properties of metal
 Perforated metal as an interior screening device 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of metals
 Production: how metal products are made
 Galvanic action
 Metal shapes used in construction
 Types of metal: ferrous metals
 Types of metal: nonferrous metals
 Types of metal: alloys
 Types of metal: used primarily for plating or coating other metals
 Alternate forms of metals
 Treatments to improve the properties of metals
 Treating and finishing metal products 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Case study of metal used in an interior : Specifying 
 Metals used in an interior : Maintenance
 Life cycle costs
 Applying metals in an interior --
Wood : Awareness: an overview : Wood species 
 Properties of wood 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of wood use for interiors
 Production: milling wood
 Types of wood materials used in interiors 
 Example of kitchen cabinet made to fit an existing space
 Cherry woodwork
 Alternative uses of wood products 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Specifying
 Life cycle costs
 Installation methods 
 Metals used in an interior : Maintenance
 Case study of wood and wood products --
Stone : Awareness: an overview : Properties of natural stone
 Example of stone used in a residential interior 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of stone use in interiors
 Types of stone
 Fabrication of stone
 Alternative uses of stone 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Specifying
 Life cycle costs
 Stone used in an interior
 Installation methods
 Case study of stone in a hospital application --
Concrete : Awareness: an overview : Properties of concrete
 Example of concrete used in a residential interior 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of concrete
 Types of concrete
 Cementitious products for interiors
 Alternative uses of concrete
 Historic uses of concrete 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Case study of concrete used in an interior : Specifying
 Maintaining
 Life cycle costs
 Concrete used in an interior : Applying concrete in an interior
 Concrete countertops --
Gypsum and plaster : Awareness: an overview : Properties of gypsum and plaster 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of gypsum and plaster
 Production
 Basecoat plaster
 Finish coat plasters
 Gypsum board 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Specifying
 Gypsum board used in an interior
 Life cycle cost
 Installation methods : An example of gypsum board used to cover curved shapes : Maintenance and repair
 An example of plaster covering a stove vent
 Case study of this material used in an interior application --
Brick : Awareness: an overview : Properties of brick
 Example of brick used in a restaurant 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of brick used for buildings
 Production of brick
 Brick faces
 Alternative uses of brick
 Brick as an art form 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Bricks used in an interior
 Specifying
 Life cycle cost
 Installation methods
 Maintenance
 Case study of brick used in a commercial interior application --
Ceramics : Awareness: an overview : Properties of ceramic tiles
 Example of ceramics in an application 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of ceramic use in interiors
 Ceramic colors
 Production of ceramics 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Case study of ceramic tiles used at Discovery Cove
 Specifying
 Life cycle cost
 Installation methods
 Ceramics used in an interior : Maintenance --
Glass : Awareness: an overview : Properties of glass : Environmental impact
 An example of glass used in an interior 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of glass
 Production: how glass is made
 Types of glass: flat glass
 Types of glass: decorative and art glass
 Alternative uses of glass
 Modifications to improve the properties of glass 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Case study of decorative glass used in interior design
 Specifying
 Life cycle costs
 Installation methods
 Glass used in an interior
 Applying glass in an interior --
Paint and coatings : Awareness: an overview : Properties of paint and coatings : Environmental impact 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of use in interiors
 Components of paint
 Types of paint and coatings
 Decorative finishes
 Go green: low-VOC paint used in a LEED platinum certified project 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Specifying
 Life cycle costs
 Paint or coatings used in an interior
 Installation methods
 Maintenance
 Case study of paints used in an interior application
 Case study regarding specification of paint --
Plastics : Awareness: an overview : Properties of plastics
 Environmental impact
 Go green: plastic recycling 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of plastics
 Plastic used in an interior
 Production: how plastics are made
 Types of plastics 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Case study of plastic used in an interior
 Specifying
 Plastics used in an interior
 Life cycle costs
 Applying plastics in an interior
 Floors
 Walls
 Wall panels
 Ceilings
 Countertops
 Plastic laminate
 Plumbing pipes --
Fibers and textiles : Awareness: an overview : Properties of natural fibers
 Properties of synthetic fibers
 Environmental impact
 Go green: Climatex fibers 
 Understanding: in-depth information : History of textiles
 Jacquard loom
 Production: how textiles products are made
 Natural fibers
 Manufactured fibers
 Yarn
 Fabrication
 Coloring
 Finishing
 Design
 Types of fibers: Natural fibers
 Physical properties of fibers
 Manufactured cellulosic fibers
 Synthetic fibers 
 Application: using information regarding interior finish materials : Code issues
 Case study of textiles used in an interior
 Specifying
 Fibers used in an interior
 Evaluating textiles
 Applying textiles in an interior
 Floors
 Walls
 Ceilings
 Window treatment.