Floor Covering News

JULY 31, 2020

For its first event, to be held August 26, attendees will learn about standards, selling tile post-pandemic, the benefits of tile for health and wellness and more. Introduction to Tile Industry Standards. Be able to navigate industry standards and understand how they cross reference each other. When: 11 a.m. –

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

CHPS Pre-Approved products simplify the process of identifying, specifying and documenting building products that meet rigorous health and environmental standards. —Crossville-produced tile, porcelain tile panels and porcelain slab products have received pre-approved status through the Collaborative for High Performing Schools (CHPS).

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

WELL is the world’s leading standard that focuses on advancing people’s health and well-being with a library of holistic, evidence-based strategies applicable across buildings, organizations and communities. This designation is the latest example of Shaw’s commitment to material health and providing market-driven solutions for its customers.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as recognized standard-making associations such as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and ASHRAE. It sets the building standard and premier framework for advancing health in buildings and spaces of all kinds, according to the company.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Acczent is FloorScore certified, ortho-phthalate-free and certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly by Allergy Standards Ltd., Acczent offers transparency documents with a third party verified Material Health Statement, revealing ingredients at 100 ppm, as well as a product-specific EPD.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2024

The relationship between stable wood floor moisture content and relative humidity is documented in the standard EMC chart (see lignomatusa.com/emc/ ). This document should include several measurements from random locations and also from moisture-sensitive areas such as below windows, in entryways close to refrigerators or sinks.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2020

—The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) has made all laminate flooring and underlayment standards available to the public free of charge, including NALFA’s Laminate Surface Swell Test method for testing water resistance. These standards include the following: NALFA LF-01: Specifications & Test Methods.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

“We want transparency to be synonymous with ceramic tile,” said Bill Griese, TCNA’s director of standards development and sustainability initiatives.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2021

The company said it has been serving on many committees to help map the course for new standards and innovations in b2b technology. One of the newest features is the addition of a b2b document processing service that maintains a seamless and stable connection between the vendor and the dealer, according to RFMS.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

When it comes to flooring-specific testing applications, PTL’s experience is well documented. There are many things that aren’t covered in standardized ASTM tests. When COVID-19 hit, PTL was testing masks and personal protective gear. They’ve even worked with Boeing in testing materials for the aircraft industry.”

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Floor Covering News

JULY 16, 2021

If you’re installing over a concrete subfloor, ensure that you possess ASTM standard documentation that proves the concrete has been tested for the correct moisture conditions. You may be able to get this from the general contractor, or you may have to conduct the testing and document the results yourself.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

NSF International, an independent global organization that writes public health standards and certifies products for food, water and consumer goods, now offers Green Squared Certification for sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles and installation materials.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Specifications are a critical part of the construction documents, and we are developing a standard for our residential projects. The post Residential Architecture 101 – Specifications first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Residential Architecture 101 – Specifications at Life of an Architect.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 30, 2021

EDI Standards certification process, according to Lewis Davis, senior director of technology and research, World Floor Covering Association (WFCA). standards and the software providers are correctly processing those documents, according to Davis. documents using real scenarios. documents using real scenarios.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

Tile contractors and specifiers have a growing number of concerns and questions regarding the installation of large format tile, such as surface preparation guidelines, mortar specifications, joint widths and more.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 25, 2019

As time progressed and the tile manufacturing became more standardized and abundant, tiles became more available to the rising merchant class. Our knowledge of floors in medieval domestic buildings is primarily from excavated buildings or documents from the time. The famous Tring Tiles , located at the British Museum.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

—The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) , a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the laminate flooring category, stated that Mohawk Industries has become the first company among its members to achieve LF-02 Sustainability Certification since the standard’s creation.

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StoneDimensions

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The purpose of this document is to assist Suppliers (exporters) and Buyers (purchasers, importers) of natural stone with their trading transactions by providing standards, guidelines and procedures for communicating, understanding, and executing a natural stone supply agreement that will allow both parties to work together with mutual benefit.

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Cement Style

MAY 14, 2019

The cement tile collection is also available in any of Villa Lagoon Tile’s 85 standard colors. Villa Lagoon Tile’s Cuban Collection is inspired by a trip to Cuba that I took with my product designer to explore and document the rich heritage of cement tiles in the architecture,” said Lundy Wilder, founder, Villa Lagoon Tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 13, 2013

standard and ISO 13007 Classification C1T. standard and ISO 13007 Classification C2ES2P2. Through research at its Centers for Excellence in Research and Development over the past two years, MAPEI has documented the successful process for installing large-format thin tile panels on walls and floors.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2023

laminate flooring category has been well documented. According to CFL, AtroGuard Q is up to 6x times quieter than standard laminate and features all the advantages customers have come to expect from a waterproof laminate floor—durability, scratch and dent resistance and visual appeal. T he resurgence of the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

Standardizing processes, from sales to installation and customer service, allows your operation to run much more smoothly and consistently. Here are some steps to help you on this transformative journey: Document, standardize processes. Identify key operational processes and document them. Invest in training, development.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

I had been a Certified Ceramic Tile Consultant (CTC) through the CTIOA since 1979 and a Certified Construction Document Technologist through CSI since 2000. All are involved in setting industry standards so we can avoid the negative advertising of problems and failures and ensure successful installations.

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StoneDimensions

MAY 23, 2014

There is no industry document, to my knowledge, that mandates or even encourages the incorporation of an arris, yet it is far more common to include it than to eliminate it. We also use standard deviation. Standard deviation returns a value, but that value really needs to be quantitatively compared to the average to be meaningful.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

B2B Master is an enhanced B2B Data Exchange Service and features additional options such as vendor invoice document (810) exchange and advanced API and SQL capabilities for custom automations. “We In addition to all the services offered in the introductory product, B2B Master offers the exchange of Vendor Invoice documents (810).

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Sure, not all standards should change. But as the industry becomes more innovative, some standards need to be broken to create new ones. To start, the CaCl test takes 72 hours—48 hours longer than the standard RH test. A good example of that is the calcium chloride (CaCl) test for concrete moisture measurement.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

JULY 13, 2016

The biggest challenge we see on jobsites today is a result of the move away from an 8" x 8" or 12" x 12" tile, to 12" x 24" being the standard and tiles up to 48" being common. As an installer, it is your job to understand the client’s needs and the public safety standards. What is the biggest challenge you encounter in the field?

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

JULY 13, 2016

The biggest challenge we see on jobsites today is a result of the move away from an 8" x 8" or 12" x 12" tile, to 12" x 24" being the standard and tiles up to 48" being common. As an installer, it is your job to understand the client’s needs and the public safety standards. What is the biggest challenge you encounter in the field?

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Working with flooring software companies like RollMaster has made this task easier, and having an industry standard to follow ensures our continued success with exchanging documents and services moving forward.”. Kelly Oechslin, product marketing manager for RollMaster Software, called the announcement a win for the entire industry.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Environmental and safety standards remain top-of-mind in Schönox’s research and development efforts. It is the responsibility of the manufacturers to provide individual product details, certification, and disclosure documents. All Schönox product lines were approved for inclusion and vetted by industry experts to determine eligibility.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Part of the reason I am showing/ sharing these drawings with you is that these are the drawings I am using when showing the people in our office who are helping me set up or drafting standards in Revit. Anyone who has taken on the chore of adjusting the graphic standards for their own office knows that this is a slow and laborious process.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

6) Dimension Stone Design Manual (DSDM) : one of the mostly widely used technical documents in the industry, several DSDM chapters have been updated and three new chapters are being added with vast enhancements to the restoration and maintenance sections. Version 8.0 of the DSDM will be introduced in 2015. Version 8.0

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2021

the Mohawk Group Personal Studio in Chicago and its showrooms in Chicago, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and Toronto following the successful completion of a third-party documentation review by GBCI to confirm it has met the feature specific intents and requirements.

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H.Winter Showroom Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

of the current LEED standard. We are implementing an environmental policy based on the four basic premises of ISO 14000, the international standard of environmental management. Our tiles and products comply with all applicable standards and we are actively involved in the development of new and updated standards.

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StoneDimensions

JUNE 3, 2015

The sustainability class highlighted the recently published ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone and Natural Stone Council, NSC 373 Chain of Custody standards. These standards have been developed to document and improve the sustainability profile of natural dimension stone production.

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StoneDimensions

AUGUST 19, 2014

" MIA Accreditation for natural stone fabricators and commercial contractors recognizes those companies that meet the industry's highest standards for business activities, product knowledge, fabrication and installation.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2022

Tarkett North America offers both residential and commercial flooring solutions that have been certified asthma & allergy friendly by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, in partnership with Allergy Standards Ltd.

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