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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

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Second, to facilitate referencing benchmark scores and associated GreenScreen Assessments when developing Manufacturer Inventories (MI) and/or Health Product Declarations (HPD) that qualify for contribution to green and healthy building optimization credits.

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Novalis now GreenRate Level A certified

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The Novalis products gained certification after undergoing a rigorous material health, environmental compliance, ethical labor and supply chain audit, the company said. The Global GreenTag GreenRate program rates products to Levels A, B or C. The certification decision is based on a multi-attribute assessment of the product.

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Contents - 2015 Tile: The Natural Choice

The Tile Council of North America Blog

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.

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Contents - 2015 Tile: The Natural Choice

The Tile Council of North America Blog

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.

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Karndean Designflooring wins ADEX Platinum Award

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Led by our world-class design team, it’s a tribute to our entire company’s commitment to providing architects and designers with a premium product—one that delivers an unmatched combination of style, durability and performance. We’re proud and humbled by the recognition.”

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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

Some VOCs emitted by non-ceramic building products can contribute to a wide variety of health problems and Sick Building Syndrome, according to various health experts. Cordoba by Metropolitan. Because ceramic tile is fired at extremely high temperatures, producing an inorganic material, it has zero VOCs. Ellis by Vitromex.

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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 intrinsic characteristics of ceramic products make them preferable to other materials in terms of their limited impacts over their life cycle. of Italian ceramic tile production.