Education Program

General Topics

Classroom Education Sessions

  • sustainable hardscapes
  • permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) construction
  • using hardscapes in landscape design
  • increasing sale of hardscape enhancements (water features, low-voltage lighting, firepits)
  • estimating for hardscaping (reading construction plans and specifications; bid process)
  • bidding, estimating, and reading specifications
  • paving enhancement and maintenance (applying sealers, specialty sand, and cleaning)
  • geotextiles and geogrids
  • BIA clay paver installation
  • articulating concrete block (ACB) – erosion control
  • raised patio construction
  • hardscape 101/hardscaping FAQs


Outdoor Demonstrations

  • outdoor living enhancements
  • permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) construction
  • raised patio construction
  • paving enhancement and maintenance (applying sealers, specialty sand, and cleaning)
  • paver installation
  • water features
  • stone veneer
  • compaction equipment
  • mechanical installation (demos ongoing)


Other Educational Programs

  • "Hardscape 101" (as one of the Green Industry Expo Workshops)
  • NCMA's Certified SRW (Segmental Retaining Wall) Installer Certification Program
  • NCMA's Certified SRW Installer Advanced Certification Program
  • ICPI's Level I Concrete Paver Installer Certification Program
  • ICPI's Level II Concrete Paver Installer Certificate Program (commerial-oriented)
  • ICPI's PICP (Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement) Installer Technician Certificate Program
  • SRW Construction Full Day Hands-On Workshop
  • Segmental Pavement Construction Full Day Hands-on Workshop

 The Schedule and a List of Speakers to Come!