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Daltile provides green building CEU

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“NARI participants in the Daltile green building CEU gain knowledge about how tile is an exceptional product regarding sustainability, green building and to earn LEED points,” said Whitney Welch, vice president of commercial sales, Dal-Tile Corporation. Sustainability is a major focus for commercial customers.

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Bellavita’s Wall Tile Factory Becomes First Chinese Manufacturer to Acheive Green Squared Certification

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Green Squared TM is North America’s in-depth multi-attribute standard for the tile industry and as such applies directly for compliance to many materials credits in the newly revised LEED v4 building certification program and other green building platforms. For more Bellavita Tile information, visit the web: www.bellavitatile.com.or

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Retailers: Consumer views on American-made are mixed

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The consensus is that unless retailers point out country of origin during the sales process, most consumers have no idea where their flooring was made. Our Made in USA sale in February was the second-largest month in the last six years.” It rarely comes up if carpet is Made in USA, but I often inform them of that fact.” —Bob

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DALTILE and LATICRETE DONATE MATERIALS TO TILE HOMES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

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To donate or for more information on MRC or TPFH, contact MRC Executive Director Herb Miller at 304-678-4229/ hmiller@mountainre-source.org or Networking Director Ally Venugopal at 425-429-6188/ allyv@mountainre-source.org. For more information, visit www.mountainre-source.org or www.tpfh.com.

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High definition porcelain tiles making a significant design statement at Surfaces.

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Jewel also contains 40% recycled content; therefore projects specified with this exquisite new tile are eligible for LEED points. Stefano Rabaioli, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Florim USA stated, “People in the United States are big fans of having natural stone installed in bathrooms, both commercial and residential.

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Bentley names Holly Holton global director of sustainability

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She also played a key role in guiding the process for Bentley’s LEED EB-OM Gold certification of its carpet mill, as well as Cradle to Cradle product certification. Holton has worked in the commercial carpet industry for more than two decades, including as a sustainability manager at Mohawk Group.

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Adhesives: Greener formulations retain functionality

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Bostik’s Ultra-Set SingleStep2 contributes to LEED credits due to its recycled content. The capacity for modified-silane polymer adhesives to be easily cleaned when either wet or cured is a substantial improvement for installers,” said Dave Cima, Eastern sales director, DriTac.