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Avente Tile Talk: Coverings 2013 Floors Attendees with New Tile.

Tile Talk

Coverings 2013 Floors Attendees with New Tile, Stone Designs. Here’s just a sampling of what was available on the show floor. This interactive and vibrant area was strategically located on the show floor. Design Firm/Designers: Margaret Nysewander, LEED AP, ASD Inc., Comment Policy. floor tile.

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Keynote speakers announced for Flooring Sustainability Summit

Floor Covering News

The Flooring Sustainability Summit , taking place here July 17-18, will feature an impressive opening keynote panel of leading authorities from the architecture, interior design and green building community. The post Keynote speakers announced for Flooring Sustainability Summit appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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USGBC appoints Templeton CEO, president

Floor Covering News

Templeton has played a leading role in the development, launch and ongoing operation of the LEED program—the most widely used and respected green building program in the world—which developers, corporations and governments have leveraged to dramatically reduce their environmental footprints.

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Florida Tile Announces "Green Products"

H.Winter Showroom Blog

of the current LEED standard. Post-industrial recycled content is found in the floor tile, not in wall tile or decorative pieces. Florida Tile: Environmental Policy Florida Tile is committed to protecting and improving the environment. This percentage of recycled content is sufficient for 1 point under MR4.1

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Despite the fact that we are going to seek LEED for Homes certification for our project (where deconstruction is preferable to demolition), there are benefits to every residential home owner who is planning on building a new house on a site where a house currently exists. So what are the advantages to deconstruction?

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The Best Homeowners Insurance to Safeguard Your Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Shopping for the right home insurance policy on your own isn’t a simple or fun process. For that reason, we wanted to show you how to pick the best home insurance and the most important things to consider when searching for a provider and policy. It is however something that everyone needs to safeguard their home.

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Introducing the CHouse Modern | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

The second floor has all the extra bedrooms and bathrooms – each bedroom space has a light monitor in the ceiling. Since the CHouse Modern has an exposed (polished and waxed) concrete floor, how we decided to structurally build the foundation led us to selecting a post tensioned slab. just something i relate to very closely.

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