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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

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Resulting from the TCNA’s and its members’ investment in disclosing industry-wide material ingredient information, suppliers and users of ceramic tile, mortar and grout will have a more thorough and uniform understanding when specifying products in accordance with green and healthy building standards, the council added.

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Novalis now GreenRate Level A certified

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The assessment measures human health impacts, ecotoxicity, resource use, waste reduction, energy and water footprints and more. The GreenRate Level A certified label is recognized by LEED, WELL, Green Star and other green building standards. The Novalis products have achieved the certification under the latest version 4.0

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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

Floor Covering News

Durable, high-quality flooring reduces impact on the waste stream, as well as resources needed to manufacture, transport and install replacement flooring. Karndean LooseLay can meet criteria for sustainability-focused projects in a variety of ways, including: Earn LEED v4.1

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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

In fact, formaldehyde emissions for several wood-based building and flooring products have been federally restricted since 2011 under the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act. Ceramic tile is also free from PVC, a resin used in other types of floor coverings, and a subject of concern for many health experts. Retroactive2.0

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramic products can be certified as complying with the main international green building assessment protocols (LEED, BREEAM, etc.). Ecolabel licenses have been issued to over 30 sector brand names and more than 10,000 certified products. I Filati di Rex by Rex Ceramiche. The EPD can be downloaded here.