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March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups

Architectural Ceramics

Download your own 2018 Tile Bracket here. Let’s see how your tile picks compare to a few of our own; and which material, porcelain, ceramic, glass or stone is favored to take it all. To reference this information later, download a Printable PDF here. Natural Stone. Tile Stats By Type. Is glass hard to work with?

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Tile with Money in Mind

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Since we’re on the heels of our March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups blog, let’s round out a list in the same main tile types: porcelain, ceramic, glass and natural stone. To learn more about the collection, download a Data Sheet here. To check out the full collection, download a Data Sheet here.

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MIA Releases Stones of North America Version 3

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The Marble Institute of America has released Stones of North America Version 3. Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad® app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural stones quarried in North America. apps press release stones of north america'

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Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

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Ancient Stone. If this blog is about porcelain, then why does the collection’s name say stone? Because porcelains like our Ancient Stone Collection , are made to look like natural stone. AC’s Ancient Stone Collection in the color Black, used in a commercial setting. Featured Porcelain Collections.

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Working in Harmony: Tile That Embodies the Principles of Feng Shui

Architectural Ceramics

To view more from our wood-look porcelain collection, Lux Wood, download a Data Sheet here. Like any marble, our Vestige collection features a range of color variation to be expected from a natural stone. Earth: Quarried from the earth, this master bathroom retreat features natural stone on several surfaces.

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A Note from Jim - May/June 2014

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Since January 1st the following have been added: A host of industry statistics, trends, and data references - this includes the latest fabricator benchmarking survey, which has information of interest for fabricators and stone & equipment distributors - see www.marble-institute.com/data. Four new safety toolbox training documents.

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Queries & Quandaries

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We’ve even seen the manmade quartz aggregate products referred to as “quartzite” The geology sections of the MIA’s Dimension Stone Design Manual (DSDM) are quite well written, and below is what the DSDM explains about quartz-based stones: Sandstone is a nonmetamorphic sedimentary stone. In paragraph 3.6

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