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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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Milestone introduces carbon neutral tile

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The company holds several certifications for its ongoing efforts in sustainability, including Green Squared, a multi-attributed ANSI standard. Recently, Florim USA also took part in the first published Material Transparency Study conducted by the TCNA. According to the company, Plaster 2.0

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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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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.

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STATS Commercial: Healthcare the bright spot in 2020

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While hospitality was among the most adversely impacted by the pandemic, it also caused facility managers to raise the bar for hygiene and cleanliness standards while creating massive changes to ensure the safety and health of guests and staff. “In Hospitality.

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Why Everyone Needs to Make Their Home Green

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Whether you are already living in a LEED certified home , or you are still struggling to change your bulbs to LED ones, you will surely find some great tips here. Good Housekeeping magazine cited a study that showed the average homeowner buys a power tool and uses it for only half an hour in its lifetime. Image Source: High Craft.

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The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect | Life of an Architect

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When you add these costs, with the costs of other organizations and certifications we are encouraged to participate in and obtain USGBC/LEED, AIA, etc., I believe the firm paying for your licensing is a pre-2008 standard and is now considered overhead as opposed to an investment. They have ranged in size from 2 – 250 people.

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