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. The grout and mortar EPDs represent more than 2.25 and ICC 700. The analysis was performed by Thinkstep, Inc.,

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North America Grout LEED Tile 100

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2016. To contribute, tiles and related installation materials on a project (mortars, grouts, etc.) 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. To contribute, tiles and related installation materials on a project (mortars, grouts, etc.) must meet the extensive environmental and social responsibility requirements of Green Squared, the ceramic tile industry’s multi-attribute, cradle-to-grave sustainability standard.

LEED 100

LEED North America Tile Standards 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. Our full line includes underlayments, thin-set mortars, grouts, sealers and cleaners designed with the environment in mind.

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Products LEED Grout Natural Stone 40

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

San Diego, CA, May 19, 2016 – The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) just released an updated version of the popular Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile online technical and sales training course. UofCTS is currently in the process of updating the UofCTS Tile Installer Thin-set Standards (ITS) Verification online course.

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Ceramics Tile San Diego Training 100

Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 21, 2016

Florida, August 2016 – Before and afters are such a fun part of design, reminiscing the old and celebrating the new. The standard rough in is 12”; however, I had to buy a 14” rough in because our drain was set out further from the wall. By Christina Ginn, Vice President of Product and Marketing at Architectural Ceramics, Inc.

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Seattle Grout Painted Florida 100

Granada Tile

MARCH 27, 2017

While still trending from 2016, cement tiles are traditional building materials that have been popular for centuries. The surge of cement tile popularity has saturated the market with products, but not all cement tiles are created equal. Clean, crisp edges between each tile to keep the grout in place. Additional colors cost $.50

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Cement Tile Standards Ceramics 100