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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramic tile is not only beautiful, it is also healthy for your home. Some VOCs emitted by non-ceramic building products can contribute to a wide variety of health problems and Sick Building Syndrome, according to various health experts. Ceramic tile contains none of the formaldehyde found in some floor coverings.

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Ceramics Supporting the New Reality: Healthcare Sector Architecture

Tile of Spain USA

If there is one material that can offer that complete package, it is ceramic tile. Porcelanosa, Ródano Ceramic. Thanks to their commitment to research and innovation, Spanish companies are crafting solutions that present profound advances in the possibilities ceramic walls, floors and countertops can offer.

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Week of January 20, 2020 – Ski Resorts and Spa

Architectural Ceramics

January 20, 2020. We think this ski town house looks fantastic without the hunting-lodge standard trappings! Winter is a great time to plan a ski resort getaway. Dreaming of slopes and spas has inspired us to search out this week’s top 5 resort inspired design posts. Mountaintop Suites. Why does it always have to be bears and horns?”

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Extra 2020 Tile Trends

Diary of a Tile Addict

To go with Tile Addict’s take on the 2020 trends is a little selection of additional elements that we may be seeing more of in the coming year. One trend that we are especially hoping will take off more in 2020 is coloured grout. Impossible material combinations made possible by ceramics could be seen on quite a few stands.

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STATS Commercial: Healthcare the bright spot in 2020

Floor Covering News

Quinn W hile some segments of the residential replacement market actually benefitted from consumers and homeowners quarantining in their residences during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the same cannot be said for the commercial sector. compared to 2019. While carpet’s share of the commercial market slipped from 53.9%

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The intrinsic characteristics of ceramic products make them preferable to other materials in terms of their limited impacts over their life cycle. of Italian ceramic tile production.

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NTCA names Brookes president, 2020 Tile Person of the Year

Floor Covering News

—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) recently named Martin Brookes its president for 2021 and 2022 and its 2020 Tile Person of the Year. The award has traditionally been given at the Coverings trade show but was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I