Why Landscape Architects Are Booking Their CEU Lunch & Learn with ROMEX Hardscapes
The Problem With Most Hardscape CEUs
You’ve sat through enough continuing education sessions that were thinly veiled product demos. You walked out with a credit hour and not much else.
That’s not what a good lunch and learn should be.
When landscape architects come to a ROMEX session, they leave with something they can actually use on Monday morning: language for their specs, details they can drop into CAD, system data they can put in front of a client to justify a budget line, and answers to questions they didn’t even know they had.
This post explains what ROMEX’s accredited CEU program covers, who it’s approved through, and why it’s relevant to what you’re specifying right now.
Accredited Through the Organizations That Matter to You
A CEU is only as useful as the body that accredits it. ROMEX’s lunch and learn program is formally accredited through three recognized continuing education systems.
LACES (Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System)
LACES is the continuing education standard for licensed landscape architects across North America, administered through a coalition of professional organizations including ASLA. ROMEX’s program is registered directly with LACES, accessible via ASLA, and qualifies for the credit hours required to maintain your licensure. Learn more about LACES at asla.org.
AIA (American Institute of Architects)
Through ROMEX’s membership with the Natural Stone Institute, the program qualifies for AIA-accredited continuing education credits. This matters if you work in interdisciplinary project teams where architects on staff are also managing their own credit requirements — you can run one session that serves both groups.
AIBC (Architectural Institute of British Columbia)
For landscape architects and design professionals practicing in British Columbia, ROMEX’s program is also accredited through the AIBC continuing education system. Details at aibc.ca.
That’s at least three pathways to LACES credit alone, depending on how you’re registered.
What the Session Actually Covers
- The difference between bonded and unbonded permeable paving assemblies and when each is appropriate
- How joint size, bedding material, and base design interact to control infiltration rates
- How to specify a permeable system that stays permeable — and ADA-compliant — over its full service life
- Load classification for hardscape assemblies, from pedestrian pathways to fire access lanes
- Stormwater management considerations for sites with low slope, high water table, or clay subgrades
- How to write a spec that gives a contractor enough direction to install correctly without locking out competitive bidding
If you’ve ever had a site where the contractor “made substitutions” that changed how the system performed, part of this session is about how to close those specification gaps.
Tools ROMEX Provides After the Session
The lunch and learn isn’t the end of the support — it’s the beginning. After a session, your firm gets access to the full ROMEX specification toolkit:
CAD Details — 2D and 3D
ROMEX Assemblies Ready-to-use construction details for standard and custom hardscape assemblies. These are real, buildable details — not marketing diagrams.
BIMSmith / Revit Integration
ROMEX assemblies are available through BIMSmith, meaning your BIM workflow can include verified product data without custom modeling from scratch.
Section 32 Guide Specifications
CSI-format guide specs for ROMEX systems, written to drop into Division 32. These give your firm a documented, defensible specification baseline for permeable paving, bedding, and jointing — and they’re written to hold contractors to the system you actually designed.
Full Technical Data Sheets
Every ROMEX product has a formal technical data sheet with application parameters, loading capacities, permeability figures, chemical resistance data, and installation requirements. These are the documents that go in the project manual, not just on the website.
ISO 9001 Manufacturing
ROMEX manufacturing is ISO 9001 certified. When you’re documenting quality assurance requirements for a public project or a permit application, that’s not a footnote — it’s evidence that the supply chain behind the product meets a recognized international standard.
Why Permeable Hardscape Specification Is Worth a Full CEU
Permeable paving isn’t a niche application anymore. Municipal stormwater requirements, LEED documentation, Living Building Challenge compliance, and increasingly common HOA restrictions on impermeable coverage have made permeable hardscapes part of the standard specification toolkit.
But specifying them correctly — in a way that holds up under vehicle loading, freeze-thaw cycles, and five years of maintenance — requires more than substituting a permeable joint material for sand.
A permeable system that performs as designed needs:
- A base that supports infiltration without losing structural capacity
- A bedding layer that doesn’t pump, migrate, or lose permeability under load
- A joint material rated for the expected traffic class
- Edge conditions and drainage details that don’t create pressure points or ponding
- A documented assembly that gives the contractor a clear installation sequence
ROMEX has been developing and refining permeable bonded hardscape systems since 1989. The systems installed under the ROMEX System Guarantee have been placed in approximately 50 countries, including high-traffic public plazas, rooftop installations, heated driveways, and fire access lanes. The 10-year permeable bonded system warranty is backed by that installation history — not just product chemistry.
Design Consultation and Installer Support Are Part of the Package
How to Book a Session
FAQ: CEU Lunch & Learn for Landscape Architects
Does the ROMEX lunch and learn qualify for LACES credit hours?
Yes. The program is registered with LACES through multiple pathways including ASLA, and qualifies for the continuing education credit hours required for landscape architect licensure maintenance in most jurisdictions.
Is the ROMEX CEU also approved for AIA credits?
Yes. Through ROMEX’s membership with the Natural Stone Institute, the session qualifies for AIA-accredited continuing education. This makes it useful for mixed teams that include licensed architects alongside landscape architects.
What if I’m practicing in British Columbia — does this count toward my AIBC requirements?
Yes. The program is accredited through the AIBC continuing education system for professionals practicing in British Columbia.
Can I get ROMEX’s technical specs and CAD details without attending a session?
Yes, technical data sheets and product documentation are available directly from ROMEX. However, the full specification toolkit — including Section 32 guide specs, Revit assemblies, and CAD details — is typically provided as part of the lunch and learn outreach. Contact the ROMEX team to request the package.
What types of projects is the ROMEX system appropriate for?
ROMEX systems have been specified for pedestrian plazas, public streetscapes, driveways, rooftop terraces, fire access lanes, tree surrounds, and ADA-accessible pathways. The system is vehicle-rated to support loads of at least 40 tons and carries a 10-year permeable bonded system warranty.
