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Tile Council Announces UL Certification of EPDs for North American-Made Tile Mortars and Tile Grouts, Two More Ways to Pick Up Points When Building Green

The Tile Council of North America Blog

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2016. At Greenbuild 2016, TCNA announced UL certification of the Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for tile mortars and tile grouts made in North America. In addition to LEED, EPDs can be used to satisfy requirements in Green Globes, IgCC, ASHRAE 189.1 and ICC 700. .”

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Armstrong Flooring offers digital CEU courses

Floor Covering News

This course provides insight into specifying luxury vinyl tile that achieves WELL Building Standard Features. The role of acoustics in green building rating systems will be described and examples comparing acoustical design criteria in LEED 2009 and LEED v4 will be reviewed. For more information and to register, click here.

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CUSTOM Leads Sustainability Charge with Green Products

CUSTOM Insights Blog

Driven by environmental regulation, project specification and client demand, green building continues to double every three years according to the World Green Building Trends 2016 report by Dodge Data & Analytics. CUSTOM has over 100 Build Green products and the Emerald System, which contribute to U.S.

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

Floor Covering News

i4F has also expanded its drop-lock technology portfolio via the introduction of a new, patented drop-lock system specifically designed for an easier installation of herringbone panels—an increasingly popular visual among consumers and designers today. Setting new standards in manufacturing, education, sustainability.

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MIA Technical Expertise Showcased at the Middle East Stone Show

StoneDimensions

The sustainability class highlighted the recently published ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone and Natural Stone Council, NSC 373 Chain of Custody standards. These standards have been developed to document and improve the sustainability profile of natural dimension stone production.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

So even with the strength of the housing in 2013, we’re still a few years away,” he says, suggesting it may be 2015 or 2016 before housing comes all the way back. They have not been replacing their computer systems, and just been doing little things to augment their systems. million new housing stars a year. “So

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35th Anniversary: 35 people under 40

Floor Covering News

The sisters’ vision for design and merchandising combined with their appetite for technology—both installation and systems and procedures related—helps to set the company apart. He’s able to think outside the box, and he doesn’t base our success solely on flooring industry standards.

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