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ANSI Standards

The Tile Council of North America Blog

Below, "open PINS" indicates that TCNA has notified ANSI of the intent to revise or create a standard, using the Project Initiation Notification System (PINS) form. For details regarding the status of any standard listed below, contact the ASC A108 Committee Secretary, Katelyn Simpson ( ksimpson@tcnatile.com ). Installation Standards.

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Mannington Commercial’s Calhoun operations achieve environmental recertification

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—Mannington Commercial announced that its operations located here have achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 recertification. The Calhoun operations received initial ISO 14001 certification in 2005. The company’s LVT operations, located in Madison, Ga., achieved ISO 14001 certification in 2012.

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Johnsonite rubber tile offers 20% lower carbon footprint

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Johnsonite Pentagonal rubber tiles Solon, Ohio—Johnsonite, which joined the Tarkett family of brands in 2005, has a new product-specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its rubber tile, which details health and environmental impacts of each ingredient, as well as embodied carbon from cradle to gate.

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Do I have the most current version of a standard?

The Tile Council of North America Blog

ANSI standards are periodically revised and reaffirmed by the ANSI Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) A108. TCNA uses the nomenclature system described below to indicate the year in which an ANSI standard has been revised and/or reaffirmed and when it was made available (released). For example, ANSI A108.11-2010 Release dates.

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NTCA Awards Ring of Honor to Scott Carothers, CTEF Director of Certification and Training

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

He served on the NTCA Board of Directors for 12 years and was president of NTCA from 2003 to 2005. Its curriculum is based on practical applications, ANSI standards, and the TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation. Prior to joining CTEF, he was owner of Long’s Tile Company, Altoona, Pennsylvania, for 26 years.

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Get lost in the maze with Refin’s new collection: Labyrinth

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Challenging the classic square tile and overthrowing boring standardized solutions, the Labyrinth Collection is divided into two families: Mirror and Angle. Mirror features a series of L-shaped patterns, while Angle expresses a multi-layered graphic concept, with a textured look that creates a 3-D effect.

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John Allen, William M. Bird veteran, announces retirement  

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Bird in 1997 as a builder sales manager, before being promoted to sales manager of the South Region and product director in 2005. Through his leadership, the Bird sales team consistently exceeded goals, cultivated lasting customer relationships and set new standards for excellence in customer service.

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