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Week of October 5th, 2020 – School Building Design and Architecture

Architectural Ceramics

Luckily, we can provide a mental break with some amazing design content, focusing on school building and design trends. The center is the playground, and the building itself is 3 stories high, including open-air decks on the upper levels, split-level indoor playgrounds, light-producing glass funnels, and much more.

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Week of November 2nd, 2020 – Outdoor Entertainment Spaces

Architectural Ceramics

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. As we inch closer to cold weather and dig out our winter wardrobe, let’s take some time to once more appreciate some inspiring outdoor entertainment spaces and get inspired this winter for an exterior addition to enjoy this spring!

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The World of Wood-Effects

Diary of a Tile Addict

If there’s one trend that’s skyrocketed this decade it’s wood-looks. Their ever-growing popularity ensured the production of even more innovative designs, to be used in place of exterior decking, or for indoor use. Wood-looks have been giving and giving, with new trends appearing within the trend itself.

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Ten Years of Tile Timber

Diary of a Tile Addict

If there’s one trend that’s skyrocketed this decade it’s wood-looks. Their ever-growing popularity ensured the production of even more innovative designs, to be used in place of exterior decking, or for indoor use. Wood-looks have been giving and giving, with new trends appearing within the trend itself.

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Carpet: Mills leverage Main Street opportunities

Floor Covering News

With the residential flooring market seeing a quicker return to pre-COVID-19 trends than traditional commercial sectors, Main Street is well poised to capitalize on commercial flooring needs while leveraging its residential sales channels.”. In 2020, Pentz Commercial launched more than 20 new offerings across carpet and hard surfaces.

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Installation: Grouts, mortars ‘seal’ the deal

Floor Covering News

Consider the industry trend toward larger module tiles—this has created a need for more specialized, large, heavy tile adhesive mortars,” he said. Ardex recently introduced Ardex X 90 Outdoor Tile & Stone Mortar, which addresses the growing popularity of porcelain tiles used on patios and decks. Custom Building Products.

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Ceramic: Producers push innovation as consumption falls

Floor Covering News

The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019. That trend is expected to continue. construction starts will slip to $776 billion in 2020, a 4% decline from 2019 estimated levels. Dodge Data & Analytics predicts total U.S. market at less-than-fair value.