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Ceramics of Italy unveils Cersaie 2024 trend report

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Meanwhile, a host of new prefabricated furnishing options and collaborations with the world’s leading design firms signaled the strength of the industry while carbon-neutral collections and the workings of a new industry ISO standard for embodied carbon demonstrated contributions to the future of the built environment.

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Coverings unveils 2024 educational lineup

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Showgoers participating in this session will learn about embodied carbon standardization, transparency, accountability and reduction, while also gaining a deep understanding of how such initiatives align with the tile industry’s relevant objectives and why the push for alignment to a clearer definition of embodied carbon is key.

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The Right Angle on Sustainability: Green Squared by Jeffrey Steele – Part One

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

So why is the new Green Squared standard and certification program launching at Coverings so important to the industry? The tile industry has long recognized that its products are inherently sustainable, says Bill Griese, manager of standards development and green initiatives for the Anderson, SC-based Tile Council of North America (TCNA).

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

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Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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Daltile to showcase new products at HD Expo

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Rhyme and Reason was definitely designed with the trendsetter in mind,” Halbert said. Scenario In Scenario, tone-on-tone brush strokes rediscover the beauty of the majolica tile typical of Mediterranean architecture. This versatile shape can be installed in a standard straight-joint pattern, herringbone pattern and more.

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Big Trends from KBIS Part II

Kitchens for Living

Gorgeous sculptural free-standing tub by Clark Architectural. Affordability is definitely achievable. This is designed to replace a standard 60″X32″ shower/tub to allow aging in place without moving walls. This collection combines a low spout architecture and crisp octagonal details for a stately yet modern design.

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Avente Tile Talk: Understanding Cement Tile Bullnose Trim or Molding

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First, there are no industry standards and this results in numerous colloquial terms used to identify the same type of finished edge. The term is particularly common in tile and masonry architectural terms. Remember that there is no specific standard for right and left hand bullnose pieces. design standards. at 6:00 AM.

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