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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

It transparently reports ceramic tile’s environmental impacts, and when compared to industry-wide EPDs publicly available for PBM products, building designers and owners can easily see that ceramic tile is the natural choice. Magna Lite by North American Adhesives. GSA P100, and EPA Recommendations to Federal Purchasers.

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MAPEI receives indoor air quality certifications

Floor Covering News

for low VOC emissions in various categories including architectural coatings, sealants and adhesives. It qualifies for many green-building rating systems, including LEED v4, the WELL Building Standard, BREEAM, Living Building Challenge, NAHB Green Building Standard and more. It also conforms with CDPH Standard Method v1.2-2017

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Despite the fact that we are going to seek LEED for Homes certification for our project (where deconstruction is preferable to demolition), there are benefits to every residential home owner who is planning on building a new house on a site where a house currently exists.

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