The Tile Council of North America Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Tile: The Natural Choice An overview of ceramic tile's performance and sustainability-related attributes. Tile and Green Building: Credits and Requirements An at-a-glance guide to the credits, points, and compliance parameters applicable to ceramic tile in today's green building standards and rating systems.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 18, 2019

Most people shop for vinyl flooring because of its low price, and waterproof claims. Natural ceramic or stone tiles on the other hand, are non-toxic and won’t give off any VOCs. Considering how much safer they are to your health and how long they will last, ceramic tiles are the smart choice for your home. Link: [link].

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

—Tile Council of North America (TCNA), the trade association representing producers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials and related products in North America, has entered into what it calls a transformative collaboration to provide industry-wide material ingredient transparency. Green Building Council.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 6, 2022

Along with rising temperatures comes high moisture levels in the air, which could pose challenges for flooring installers on the jobsite—whether it’s indoors or outside. NeverSeal also contributes to LEED credits, making it appeal to those making it a point to stay environmentally conscious. Custom Building Products.

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Tile Talk

MAY 7, 2013

Coverings 2013 Floors Attendees with New Tile, Stone Designs. With that, more than 900 exhibitors from over 50 countries packed the aisles of the Georgia World Congress Center with the latest, most innovative stone and tile products. Here’s just a sampling of what was available on the show floor. Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Sound & Crack Isolation Mat, a high-performance acoustical underlayment system that is said to muffle impact noises through ceramic tiles, stone and other hard surfacing materials. post-consumer recycled materials that help prevent the transmission of substrate cracks of up to 1/8-inch from transferring to the finished floor.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 11, 2020

—On June 10, Mannington Commercial unveiled its new Amtico Signature LVT collection during a virtual product launch held at this year’s virtual NeoCon, NeoConnect. Six new stone visuals, for 32 total stones: the new stones feature the Tempus design, a hybrid visual that explores the space between ceramic and stone, in six cool colorways.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 31, 2020

Bill Griese, LEED AP, director, standards development & sustainability initiatives, Tile Council of North America (TCNA). What: Now more than ever, customers and clients are looking for products for their home and businesses that focus on health and hygiene. Who: Noah Chitty, director of technical services, Crossville, Inc.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2022

Iris Ceramica, a brand part of Iris Ceramica Group , introduced the Elementi range, which includes three distinct collections for floor applications (Elementi Pietra, Elementi Lava and Elementi Terra) and one collection for wall applications (Elementi Rivestimento). .

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Its installers turned to TEC® products to aid with fast-paced tile installation in a variety of challenging environments. The 110,000 square-foot LEED®-Certified YMCA is the flagship YMCA for the city and is expected to serve 30,000 people annually in its state-of-the-art exercise facilities. tecspecialty.com.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2020

Leaders in ceramics, including the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), Ceramics of Italy and Tile of Spain, used the time to weigh in on the current state of the U.S. hard and at a time when ceramic tile was already facing challenges. ceramic tile consumption in 2019 was 2.9 The coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 29, 2014

Daltile donated a 12×12 floor tile and LATICRETE donated thinset mortar and grout. The donors included members of longtime TPFH supporters Tile Council of North America, Ceramic Tile Distributors Association and National Tile Contractors Association. These families in Escondido have beautiful floors – thank you so much!”.

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Ceramics of Italy

JANUARY 11, 2022

As further confirmation of the company’s commitment to consumer wellbeing, this year it obtained DECLARE certification which identifies Ceramiche Keope products as LBC Red List Free, i.e. free of chemical substances identified by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) as harmful to the environment. www.keope.com.

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H.Winter Showroom Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

In recent months, we have received a number of requests from customers asking about our products containing recycled content. of the current LEED standard. Post-industrial recycled content is found in the floor tile, not in wall tile or decorative pieces. This means that our products are good for the indoor environment too.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Its thixotropic properties make MAPEI Ultralite Mortar Pro an excellent choice for large-format tile installations on floors and walls,” said Brian Pistulka, MAPEI Business Manager for Tile and Stone Installation Systems. Plus, MAPEI Ultralite Mortar Pro can contribute to LEED points through its more-than-20% recycled content.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

APRIL 11, 2012

During the show next week Ill be working five straight 18 hour days so I doubt Ill be filing any dispatches from the show floor, but during the week following either Todd ( my energetic collaborator) or I will post a wrap up of the new stuff that made its debut during the show. • Emilceramica SpA (Booth 4718) is presenting On Square.

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H.Winter Showroom Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

Nov 28, 2007 09:00 ET LAKELAND, FL--(Marketwire - November 28, 2007) - Always an innovator in the ceramic tile industry, Florida Tile is pleased to announce that it is the first tile manufacturer to have its products certified for low chemical emissions by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI).

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H.Winter Showroom Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2008

On our quest to select Green flooring products for our home, the one factor that has a direct and immediate effect on our lives is the quality of the air that we breathe in our homes. Tile offers the benefit of that when you clean, you can feel confident that your floors are truly clean. Clean tile is truly clean flooring.

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