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ICG Italia celebrates Women’s History Month

Floor Covering News

She is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a member of the Urban Land Institute. The post ICG Italia celebrates Women’s History Month appeared first on Floor Covering News. Rainer graduated from UC Davis with a B.S., and from California College of the Arts with an M.F.A.

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Contents - 2015 Tile: The Natural Choice

The Tile Council of North America Blog

Guide to LEED v4 and Tile LEED v4 offers numerous opportunities for garnering points toward LEED certification using ceramic tile. This 16-page guide is organized by LEED credit category,for quick reference to the categories and compliance pathways applicable to ceramic tile.

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Contents - 2015 Tile: The Natural Choice

The Tile Council of North America Blog

Guide to LEED v4 and Tile LEED v4 offers numerous opportunities for garnering points toward LEED certification using ceramic tile. This 16-page guide is organized by LEED credit category, for quick reference to the categories and compliance pathways applicable to ceramic tile.

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Milestone introduces carbon neutral tile

Floor Covering News

Recently, Florim USA also took part in the first published Material Transparency Study conducted by the TCNA. The study provides a transparent view of materials used in the manufacturing process and the health assessments tied with those materials. Because of these efforts, Milestone contributes to LEED and WELL certification credits.

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*CUSTOM System Selected for Tile and Stone Orange County’s Two Tallest Towers*

CUSTOM Insights Blog

Each 323-foot tower creates a vertical business campus offering impressive 360 degree views of coastal Orange County and showcasing large format tile and stone on every floor. This effect is enhanced by the luxurious expanse of oversized natural stone on floors, walls and even inside the elevator cabs.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

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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STATS Commercial: Healthcare the bright spot in 2020

Floor Covering News

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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