Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Architectural Ceramics! From our family to yours, we’re wishing you well this holiday season. Though it may look different from years past, Thanksgiving will come and go just like every other year, except this time around you don’t need to physically get up and leave the family conversation once it seemingly turns to politics, you can just press “mute” and watch the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving episod

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Chicago—Fiandre, part of the Iris Ceramica Group, introduced new colors and finishes in the Maximum Marmi premium Italian porcelain collection: Alpi Chiaro Venato, Verde Fantastico, Irish Green, Invisible and Apuano Purissimo. Ariostea’s Next collection and Porcelain Gres’ Loft collection are new color ranges in the Stone Effects categories. Debuting for the first time in the U.S., these new high-tech architectural surfaces include the latest in Fiandre’s advanced technology and manufacturing ca

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Stone Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

September Hard-Surface Imports Reach Record Values; Silicosis Seminar on Nov. 17; more.

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JG Kitchens

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I hope your Thanksgiving is going to be a joyful -- and healthy one. Here are my recommendations for celebrating safely from my latest Forbes.com article. There are 10 suggestions in this piece for making your preparations easier and making your home and festivities healthier. . The post 10 Wellness Design Tips For A Healthier Thanksgiving At Home comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Week of November 23rd, 2020. Your Thanksgiving might appear a bit different than years past, and that’s okay! As long as you’re doing your best to remain safe and sound during these holidays we can’t ask for anything else, although we know how hard it is to be missing out on family time. Instead of focusing on the things we can’t do, let’s focus on the things we can.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Dallas, Texas—American Olean’s fall launch includes its new QueStep and Paver quarry tile collection. Hard-wearing and dense with high impact-resistance, these tiles are durable enough for interior and exterior residential use and are suitable for all commercial applications. These versatile quarry tiles absorb oil, grease and other liquids to keep floors slip resistant without contaminating the surface.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

It’s that gift-giving time of the year and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them a gift is rough since they are sooo particular – but that’s why we’re here. Now in its 11th consecutive year, Life of an Architect is once again putting out the definitive gift guide for architects so you don’t have to figure these things out for yourself.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Las Vegas—The International Surface Event (TISE) is producing a virtual event over the previously scheduled in-person January event dates—Jan. 26-28, 2021—with an online product-focused programming and content line-up. The industry event will “Go Live” online in an effort to showcase the future of floor covering , stone and tile surfaces for 2021.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

By Megan Salzano. Gen Z has become an important consumer due to its vast numbers, tech-driven knowledge base and influence on the generations before them. The line used to read: By 2020, Generation Z will make up 40% of all consumers in the U.S. and influence nearly $4 billion in spending. Well, 2020 is here and those numbers are no longer projections.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

TimberBrushed Platinum from AHF Products’ Hartco lineup is manufactured in its Somerset, Ky., facility. Mountville, Pa.—AHF Products announced plans this month to invest $2.5 million and create 20 full-time jobs at its Somerset, Ky., facility early in 2021. Work on the expansion has already begun and is scheduled to be completed in February. AHF Products, with decades of experience in wood flooring design and innovation, said it opted to expand its Somerset facilities in large part because

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Within the LVT offering, Mannington has included a heavy commercial product, City Line, pictured here. Calhoun, Ga.—Building on its longstanding success in the Main Street category, Mannington is launching a new, updated and refreshed product offering and re-branding of the program, now called Mannington on Main. Mannington on Main incorporates popular existing products as well as new additions, revised merchandising and a simplified selling system created with the retail sales associate in mind

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has introduced its “Faces of the Industry” campaign, a celebration of the people who make the organization thrive. In a year of challenge and change, the WFCA has remained steadfast in its focus on its members and is kicking off the holiday season by spreading the spirit of togetherness, even when many people can’t come together.

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The A to Z of Building

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern `Home Counties team has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver a brand new six form entry secondary school in Aylesbury for Buckinghamshire Council.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Chris O’Connor, Congoleum CEO, said the company has emerged even stronger and more competitive. Trenton—Congoleum, founded in 1886, announced it has successfully completed its restructuring process as a privately held company. Through this process, the company has eliminated significant contingent liabilities and reduced its debt by more than $80 million dollars.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This article was originally featured by the National Association of Home Builders. Washington, D.C.—In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain patterns and trends have begun to emerge in the housing industry—in particular, higher demand for housing in lower-density areas. How much of these trends, though, are actually a change in demand or behavior, or just a continuation of existing trends that may have been accelerated through COVID-19?

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The residential sector will be a bright spot in construction starts. Hamilton, N.J.—Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2021 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicted total U.S. construction starts will increase 4% in 2021, to $771 billion. “The COVID-19 pandemic and recession has had a profound impact on the U.S. economy, leading to a deep drop off in construction starts in the first half of 2020,” said Richard Br

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October dipped 0.3% to 999,000 from an upwardly revised September number, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite the monthly decline, the October rate is 41.5% higher than the October 2019 pace, and on a year-to-date basis, new home sales are up 20.6% in 2020. “Buyer traffic remained strong in October even as the country’s attention was focused

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