Continuing Education Webinar Events
Green Umbrella provides continuing education options for professionals at all stages of architectural concrete.
AIA Presentations
USGBC Presentaions
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Receive clear and defined instruction to cut labor, cut downtime, and cut environmental impact. Understand Green Umbrella architectural concrete systems’ benefits, methods, and maintenance.
Upcoming Webinars
The Basics of Profiled, Honed, and Polished Concrete
May Be Valid for State License
(1 LU/HSW)
This course introduces the profile, hone, and polish (PHP) process used to create a polished concrete floor and discusses the benefits of polished concrete flooring, including versatility, lower costs, and sustainability. Learn more and register today.
Integrally Troweled Cure
and
Polished Concrete
May Be Valid for State License
(1 LU/HSW)
This course discusses the method used to create a polished concrete floor during the concrete finishing process. Learn more and register today.
Expansive Components
in
Concrete
May Be Valid for State License
(1 LU/HSW)
This course discusses the benefits of shrinkage compensating concrete and how it can be implemented in various applications. Learn more and register today.
Design
of
Architectural Concrete
May Be Valid for State License
(1 LU/HSW)
This course discusses the fundamentals and value of designing high-quality architectural concrete floors using best practices to meet customer expectations. Learn more and register today.
Nine Fundamentals For Canvas Control of Architectural Concrete
May Be Valid For State License
(1 LU/HSW)
This course discusses the fundamentals for canvas control of architectural concrete floors Learn more and register today.
MEET TWO OF OUR PRESENTERS: JASON BARNES AND MARK HURSHMAN
Jason Barnes
Chief Consultant – Cofounder
Mark Hurshman
Field Consultant – Cofounder
Jason Barnes is a product developer and consultant in the concrete flooring industry. He is the author of the GP9, Nine Elements of Green Polishing, which has become a practice adopted by the industry.
He developed theconcrete9 white papers, which isolate key elements in designing and implementing concrete floors, and is an advocate of a systems approach to concrete polishing. Barnes is well-versed in densifiers, colorants, and shrinkage compensating concrete.
Barnes is a trained public speaker and a continuing education provider for design professionals. His expertise has led to bringing more than 20 products to market, the majority focusing on a green (sustainable, economic, and versatile) approach to the concrete industry.
He has enjoyed success in discerning the underlying problems and presenting solutions encountered by design professionals and owners on projects nationwide that have experienced floor failure. Barnes is a member of multiple committees of the American Concrete Institute.
Mark Hurshman has an extensive background in the polishing concrete industry. His projects have spanned from residential to commercial to educational.
His projects have been featured on the Discovery Channel and USA Today. He was project manager on the first PreK-12 Platinum LEED-Certified school in the United States in 2007 in Greensburg, KS.
Hurshman understands the contractor’s side to our specifications, focusing on implementing GP9 principles in the workplace. He has years of experience consulting with contractors, architects, and owners.
Hurshman’s strength is his experience in understanding the problems faced by GHP (grind, hone and polish) contractors on projects today.
Unlike most manufacturer representatives, he has millions of square feet of on-site experience. His consulting is an invaluable resource for the contractor who is called upon to repair what might be thought of as a failed project. Hurshman can help you on your next project.