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NSI publishes first industry-wide EPDs

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These EPDs are cradle-to-grave in scope to define the environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle, including quarrying, fabrication, installation, care/maintenance and disposal, according to the company. HPDs provide design teams and owners greater transparency of material ingredients and their potential human health impacts.

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Meet MIA President, Dan Rea

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The MIA is hoping to partner with several key companies to translate MIA’s Dimension Stone Design Manual into Portuguese. In 2013, the MIA conducted two additional studies to address radon and radiation exposure to quarry and fabricator workers. All five reports are available online at www.marble-institute.com/radon.

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

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The domestic production of LVT in north Georgia will provide unique opportunities for research and development, design and quality assurance bringing a new level of excellence to the hard surface arena, the company said. “The Seretean facility will certainly permit that model to be executed with our LVT production.”. and China,” he said.

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