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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

That’s because virtually all green building standards and rating systems, including LEED v4, provide pathways for earning points and fulfilling criteria by using products with EPDs, and an EPD for North American-made ceramic tile—also certified by UL—has been available since 2014. and ICC 700. .” About TCNA.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramic products can be certified as complying with the main international green building assessment protocols (LEED, BREEAM, etc.). The EPD can be downloaded here. Ecolabel licenses have been issued to over 30 sector brand names and more than 10,000 certified products. I Filati di Rex by Rex Ceramiche. More at: [link].

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KHouse Modern Progress Update | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

This rendered site plan still shows the vegetative roof – something that we were pursuing since this will be a LEED for Homes certified project. Each image you download is 5 credits. You are only charged when you download a final image – and this is the key. This is the latest and greatest site plan.