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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramic tile is not only beautiful, it is also healthy for your home. Some VOCs emitted by non-ceramic building products can contribute to a wide variety of health problems and Sick Building Syndrome, according to various health experts. Ceramic tile contains none of the formaldehyde found in some floor coverings.

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A sector-specific eco-label for ceramic tiles

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramics are a safe choice for the environment. And it is not just underfoot that the impact of tiles is felt; the construction industry has utilised ceramic tiles to create high-tech ventilated façades, as well as roofs and demonstrated that major energy savings can be made. Deco Tattoo by Apavisa. Bionictile by Ceracasa.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The intrinsic characteristics of ceramic products make them preferable to other materials in terms of their limited impacts over their life cycle. of Italian ceramic tile production.

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Week of July 8th, 2019 – Classic American Style

Architectural Ceramics

Check out the entries for South Dakota and Louisiana to see what we mean! Looking through this list of the top 30 most beautiful Main Streets, you can see that there are a lot of similarities between towns. But there are also a lot of regional design influences. Frank Lloyd Wright’s American Style.

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Retailers take the initiative on training

Floor Covering News

In our industry the two biggest challenges are the ones that take the highest skill sets, which is carpet and ceramic tile,” explained Don Roberts, president/CEO. Many were installers from Roberts’ company, but there were also installers from South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi. This is to benefit all installers,” Roberts said.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

Floor Covering News

The segment posted astronomical gains year over year, beating out every other flooring category in terms of growth and stole share from carpet, hardwood, ceramic and laminate. Shoddy SPC For years, the meteoric rise of SPC flooring seemed unstoppable. Belknap-Haines, the No. Minneapolis-based All Surfaces, the No.