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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramic tile is not only beautiful, it is also healthy for your home. So states a Bulletin from TCNA (Tile Council of North America)s. The Bulletin notes that tile is also long-lasting, easy to clean, fire-safe, and offers many slip-resistant choices. Ceramic tile contains none of the formaldehyde found in some floor coverings.

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Stonepeak Ceramics debuts new collections at Coverings

Floor Covering News

operation of the Italian Iris Ceramica Group and a prominent manufacturer of high-tech porcelain and stoneware solutions , will present three new American-made high tech porcelain collections at Coverings 2024 in booth 7136. Atlanta—Stonepeak Ceramics, the U.S.

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

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

“TidesHDP” is latest addition to Florida Tile’s expanding line. Florida Tile has introduced a stylized interpretation of vein-cut stone called TidesHDP, a glazed porcelain and wall tile line for both commercial and residential use. TidesHDP is made in the USA of 40% post-industrial recycled content. Florim introduces Jewel.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The Italian tile industry has analysed the product’s environmental impacts over its entire life cycle by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). of Italian ceramic tile production.

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Tile for Floors and Walls: GIO’s Tips on Product Selection

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Tile is an excellent surfacing choice for commercial applications. Though there are many tiles specifically designed for use in demanding commercial applications, your specifications will vary from space to space. Where will the tile be needed…floors, walls, countertops? Is there an existing floor material or tile?

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Starnet announces winners of 2020 Design Awards

Floor Covering News

The most prestigious award, the 2020 Grand Prize, was presented to Starnet member Cornerstone Commercial Flooring for its work on Park Elementary School in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Chi-Thien (CT) Nguyen, LEED GA, associate AIA, associate, Elkus Manfredi Architects. Grand Prize Winner: Gold in Education. Gold in People’s Choice.

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Ceramic Collaborations

Diary of a Tile Addict

RIBA North is hosting Moulding Futures: Collaborative Explorations in Ceramics for Architecture symposium on Friday 8th December, a one-day event created by ECAlab and supported by Tile of Spain, the University of Liverpool and Leeds Beckett University. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, November 2018.