The Tile Council of North America Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

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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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2016. Building design professionals, facility managers and others seeking LEED building certification by the U.S. must meet the extensive environmental and social responsibility requirements of Green Squared, the ceramic tile industry’s multi-attribute, cradle-to-grave sustainability standard.

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LEED North America Tile Standards 100

The Tile Council of North America Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2016. Building design professionals, facility managers and others seeking LEED building certification by the U.S. must meet the extensive environmental and social responsibility requirements of Green Squared, the ceramic tile industry’s multi-attribute, cradle-to-grave sustainability standard.

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LEED North America Tile Standards 100

Granada Tile

MARCH 27, 2017

Cement tiles are the latest must-haves in home and commercial décor and are influencing a design shift that embraces color and pattern versus solid neutrals (think plain subway tile). While still trending from 2016, cement tiles are traditional building materials that have been popular for centuries. A blurry design.

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Cement Tile Standards Ceramics 100

CUSTOM Insights Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

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. Green Building Council LEED certification and are compliant with other green building industry standards.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

Thanks largely to improving designs in wood-look planks, glass, and stone looks, ceramic tile sales have outpaced those of overall floor coverings. is releasing the new updated Catalina Report on Ceramic Tile in December. Design-build contractors are reporting they are not seeing the big projects they saw a few years ago.

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Industry Tile Training Ceramics 100

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Sales of ceramic tile have outpaced overall floor covering sales, due to manufacturers improving designs in wood-type planks, glass tile and stone looks. is releasing the new updated Catalina Report on Ceramic Tile in December. Design-build contractors are reporting they are not seeing the big projects they saw a few years ago.

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Industry Tile Ceramics Software 100