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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

Floor Covering News

Through development of the Material Ingredient Guide, the tile industry is committed to thoroughness, consistency and transparency in reporting information about the materials from which our products are made.”. The following participating manufacturers contributed to the reporting: Ardex. Green Building Council. Arto Brick.

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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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Tile Council Announces UL Certification of EPDs for North American-Made Tile Mortars and Tile Grouts, Two More Ways to Pick Up Points When Building Green

The Tile Council of North America Blog

That’s because virtually all green building standards and rating systems, including LEED v4, provide pathways for earning points and fulfilling criteria by using products with EPDs, and an EPD for North American-made ceramic tile—also certified by UL—has been available since 2014. and ICC 700.

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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

With a 75-year service life, this makes ceramic tile both cost-effective and the best choice for reducing negative environmental impacts, resource use, and demolition waste, when compared to flooring products that need to be replaced more frequently. Galaxy by Metropolitan. Retroactive2.0 by Crossville.

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The future of design takes shape at NeoCon 2024

Floor Covering News

Additionally, they are providing more co-creation spaces, where collaborative learning is facilitated through various tools and resources, enabling teams to brainstorm, experiment and innovate together. An office full of co-workers is a strong source of motivation and energy.

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CFL issues EPDs for rigid core lines

Floor Covering News

Promoting optimized use of resources in production. Generating the LCA data allows us to also develop EPDs —transparent and objective reports that communicate how a product impacts the environment across its entire life cycle,” said Konstantin Mishagin, CFL director of product management and sustainability. “We

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