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USGBC makes updates to LEED v4

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Green Building Council (USGBC) updated the primary version of the LEED green building certification program, LEED v4, to more directly address carbon emissions and climate change. The updates will raise the threshold of LEED v4 to encourage greater energy performance, aligning LEED v4 with the rigor of LEED v4.1,

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Coverings to host quarterly Connected event

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For its first event, to be held August 26, attendees will learn about standards, selling tile post-pandemic, the benefits of tile for health and wellness and more. Introduction to Tile Industry Standards. Be able to navigate industry standards and understand how they cross reference each other. When: 11 a.m. –

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What is a LEED Certified Home?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Is a LEED home right for you? Image Source: Jeffers Design Group. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a certification program for green building. Without even realizing it, you may have already step foot into one of the famous LEED buildings. Why Would You Want A LEED Certified Home?

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Keynote speakers announced for Flooring Sustainability Summit

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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. Washington, D.C.— Peter Templeton, president and CEO, U.S. Register for the event here.

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Stats 2021: Commercial flooring market sees uptick

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Even if a project is not going for LEED or WELL certification, they want the products to have sustainability or green attributes.”. Similar to offices, healthcare is rethinking interior design to accommodate the rising number of people entering their facilities, observers note. Healthcare & hospitality.

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New Vetrazzo Recycled Glass Subway Tile at Modwalls

Making Tile Modern

Modwalls has joined LEED certified Vetrazzo to offer exclusive subway tile in 3 sizes made of Vetrazzo’s American made recycled glass surfaces. Vetrazzo, the famed American made recycled glass composite surfacing, is making subway tile designed and sold exclusively by Modwalls Tile. A slab can be made of 100% recycled glass.

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STATS Commercial: Healthcare the bright spot in 2020

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Similar to office spaces, healthcare—a mixed bag with clinics, doctor’s offices, assisted-living communities and urgent care centers—is preparing to keep up with the rising number of people entering their facilities, including aging baby boomers, and rethinking interior design to accommodate patients and families who occupy these spaces.

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