NKBA: Certification For Kitchen & Bath Industry
National Kitchen & Bath Association provides certification programs as a way for kitchen and bath professionals to enhance their careers and market themselves as experts in the specific competencies related to their business.
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NKBA: New Non-Design Certification
National Kitchen & Bath Association has launched a non-design certification: the Certified Kitchen & Bath Professional (CKBP). This universal certification was created in response to repeated requests for a certification path that would support builder/remodelers, distributors, fabricators, manufacturers' representatives, and other qualified professionals in the industry.
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NKBA: National Kitchen & Bath Association
National Kitchen & Bath Association is the international trade association representing the kitchen and bath industries. They enhance member success and excellence, promote professionalism and ethical business practices, and provide leadership and direction for the kitchen and bath industry worldwide.
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NKBA: Kitchen & Bath Ideas & Photos
Nationals Kitchen & Bath Association allows you to search through over 7000 photos, that you can sort by room, style, brand, budget, size and colour.
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NKBA: Resource Site For Kitchen & Bath Design
National Kitchen & Bath Association offers information and resources on kitchen and bath design ideas, expert remodeling tips, advice, choosing a designer, picking out colors, and more.
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CMHC: Accessible Bathrooms By Design
CMHC factsheet outlines design considerations and elements of a universally designed bathroom, from manoeuvring space and ease of cleaning to grab bars and walk-in bathtubs and showers. (PDF)
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CMHC: Green Renovations To Bathrooms
CMHC describes how green bathroom renovations present many opportunities to add green features to improve environmental performance and to deal with common bathroom problems. (PDF)
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Fine Homebuilding: Preventing Moisture Problems In Bathrooms
Fine Homebuilding article describes strategies for controlling moisture in a bathroom, including both airborne water vapor and splashes from tubs, showers, toilets, and sinks. It includes construction details and recommendations for materials and designs that will help keep water in its place.
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GBA: Green Remodeling For Bathroom
Green Building Advisor describes considerations for a green bathroom remodel including water, moisture, ventilation, and durable green materials.
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CMHC: Before You Start Renovating Your Bathroom
CMHC checklist for planning to renovate a bathroom looks at potential problems in six key areas: size and design; fixtures; structural areas; moisture problems; plumbing and electrical systems; and heating and ventilation. It includes what to look for, possible remedies and what could happen if problems are not repaired. (PDF)
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For Residential Pros: Designing Master Bathroom Traffic Flow
For Residential Pros says when designing master bathroom traffic flow, recognize a few basic human preferences and personal-hygiene factors and a solution that accommodates owners’ preferences and the structure’s limitations can be achieved.
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For Residential Pros: Guides To Designing Better Kitchens & Baths
For Residential Pros article is a Designing Better Kitchens & Baths guide from the NKBA Professional Resource Library covering designing the grooming center, bathing/showering center tips, planning a sink station, refrigeration center layout, and maximizing cooking efficiency.
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Moen: Kitchen & Bathroom Planning Guide
Moen online Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guide: walks the customer through each phase of a kitchen or bath remodel; helps customers clarify their design style and identify products that will enhance that style; includes a design questionnaire that's similar to the programming interview an architect or designer typically conducts with a customer, and helps the customer to prepare for the interview or create their own design; features sections on working with a contractor, making a budget, and choosing faucets, sinks and accessories; offers helpful hints on how to smooth out those inevitable emotional ups and downs that are part of a remodeling project. (PDF)
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NKBA: 2011 Design Trends For Kitchen & Bath
National Kitchen & Bath Association survey revealed key design trends for 2011. The results of this survey suggest there will be some changes in the direction that kitchen and bath styles will take this year.
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NKBA: 2016 Top 10 Design Trends For Kitchen & Bath
National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has released the top 10 kitchen and bath design trends to watch for in 2016. Transitional style remains the top trend when it comes to kitchen design, according to their 2016 Design Trends Survey.
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P&M: Small-Space Bathroom Trends
Plumbing and Mechanical magazine describes how homeowners can still have spa-like experiences with streamlined, multi-tasking fixtures. Free registration required
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PM Magazine: 5 Key Bath Design Trends
Plumbing & Mechanical says you can capitalize on the growing bath renovation market by staying on top of the latest trends. Free site registration required.
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Taunton: Purchasable Book On New Bathroom Ideas
Taunton sells Bathroom Idea Book. This richly illustrated book is packed with practical tips and ingenious ideas for choosing fixtures, floor and countertop materials, lighting, and ventilation, even accessibility planning. From tiles to tubs, storage to steam baths, fans to faucets, every bathroom detail comes to life. $15 USD
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AIA: Kitchen & Bath Preferences
Residential Design shows the American Institute of Architects latest Home Design Trends Survey summary of their clients' kitchen and bath preferences.
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KBIS: Best Products Of Annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show
The annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show presents their winners of the Best of KBIS competition. The eight winning products, selected for their functionality, quality/durability, flexibility, aesthetics/style and innovation, were each introduced in the past 12 months.
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Remodeling: Online Slides Of New Kitchen & Bath Products
Remodeling Magazine slide show describes, from affordable to upscale, new products from Cambria, Canyon Creek Cabinetry, Danze, Elkay, Everpure, Hansgrohe, Gaggenau, Guardian, Kaldewei, and KWC.
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