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Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Novalis Innovative Flooring achieved Global GreenTag’s GreenRate certification. The assessment measures human health impacts, ecotoxicity, resource use, waste reduction, energy and water footprints and more. The GreenRate Level A certified label is recognized by LEED, WELL, Green Star and other green building standards.
Floor Covering News
JULY 8, 2021
Resulting from the TCNA’s and its members’ investment in disclosing industry-wide material ingredient information, suppliers and users of ceramic tile, mortar and grout will have a more thorough and uniform understanding when specifying products in accordance with green and healthy building standards, the council added.
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The Tile Council of North America Blog
MAY 1, 2015
Tile and Green Building: Credits and Requirements An at-a-glance guide to the credits, points, and compliance parameters applicable to ceramic tile in today's green building standards and rating systems. Guide to LEED v4 and Tile LEED v4 offers numerous opportunities for garnering points toward LEED certification using ceramic tile.
The Tile Council of North America Blog
MAY 1, 2015
Tile and Green Building: Credits and Requirements An at-a-glance guide to the credits, points, and compliance parameters applicable to ceramic tile in today's green building standards and rating systems. Guide to LEED v4 and Tile LEED v4 offers numerous opportunities for garnering points toward LEED certification using ceramic tile.
Floor Covering News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Better for the planet Made with the company’s K-Wave friction-grip backing to keep the flooring in place, Karndean LooseLay can be installed without full-spread adhesive. Durable, high-quality flooring reduces impact on the waste stream, as well as resources needed to manufacture, transport and install replacement flooring.
Diary of a Tile Addict
JANUARY 27, 2020
Manufactured from clay and other naturally-occurring minerals, ceramic tile does not contain the chemicals present in other floor coverings that are receiving increased attention for their possible adverse health effects, such as formaldehyde, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Contessa by Interceramic.
Diary of a Tile Addict
JANUARY 31, 2020
The assessment was conducted by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and compared the total life cycle impacts of different types of floor covering materials: porcelain tile, carpet, parquet, marble, resin and linoleum. It revealed the superior environmental performance of Italian porcelain floor tiles.
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