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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

“It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. Custom Building Products.

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Green Squared Certified® Sustainable Tiles and Tile Installation Materials Qualify for New LEED Credit

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Green Squared Certified® Sustainable Tiles and Tile Installation Materials Qualify for New LEED Credit. Building design professionals, facility managers and others seeking LEED building certification by the U.S. To contribute, tiles and related installation materials on a project (mortars, grouts, etc.)

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Green Squared Certified® Sustainable Tiles and Tile Installation Materials Qualify for New LEED Credit

The Tile Council of North America Blog

Building design professionals, facility managers and others seeking LEED building certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) can now look to certified sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation materials to earn the needed credits. “It’s not easy to get on that list. .

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Tile Council Announces UL Certification of EPDs for North American-Made Tile Mortars and Tile Grouts, Two More Ways to Pick Up Points When Building Green

The Tile Council of North America Blog

At Greenbuild 2016, TCNA announced UL certification of the Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for tile mortars and tile grouts made in North America. In addition to LEED, EPDs can be used to satisfy requirements in Green Globes, IgCC, ASHRAE 189.1 The grout and mortar EPDs represent more than 2.25 and ICC 700.

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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

Floor Covering News

First, to obtain GreenScreen Benchmark Scores (listed within the guide) for the vast majority of material ingredients used by ceramic tile, mortar and grout manufacturers. “This work provides the marketplace with key information needed by those pursuing LEED green building certification as they select products.”.

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TCNA collaboration provides material transparency

Floor Covering News

—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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Did you know that all grouts are NOT created equal?

Making Tile Modern

Seriously…All grouts are not created equal. More often than not, grout becomes an overlooked element within the tile installation process (why is that btw?). Grout is what seals everything together – literally. It’s kinda like the perfect marriage of tile and grout.

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