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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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Lack of emphasis on well-being is killing our design professionals

Floor Covering News

A 2021 survey of architects showed 96% were burned out. I find it ironic we are doing these “WELL buildings, Fitwel and LEED buildings” to advocate for human and ecological health, but yet, as an industry, we’re not embodying that. My experience inspired me to write “The Sleep System: 28 Days to Better Sleep.”

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How to Build a Wood Deck

Life of an Architect

Our deck cantilevers out from the building edge so as a result, the entire structural framing system is in the same plane – nothing sits on top of the joists. Here’s a close up look at the edge of the deck and the structural components that make up this system. Not going to lie – I love this shot. clean and smooth.

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