The Tile Council of North America Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

Green Building Council (USGBC) can now look to certified sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation materials to earn the needed credits. To contribute, tiles and related installation materials on a project (mortars, grouts, etc.) “It’s not easy to get on that list. .

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

Green Squared Certified® Sustainable Tiles and Tile Installation Materials Qualify for New LEED Credit. Green Building Council (USGBC) can now look to certified sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation materials to earn the needed credits. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2016.

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Tile: The Natural Choice An overview of ceramic tile's performance and sustainability-related attributes. 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.

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Tile: The Natural Choice An overview of ceramic tile's performance and sustainability-related attributes. 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.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The event is co-hosted by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA, National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), Natural Stone Institute (NSI) and North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA). Participants will learn about and discuss embodied carbon standardization, transparency, accountability and reduction.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

—Mohawk Group said it strengthens its commitment to sustainability with the release of seven Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), highlighting its most sustainable products and processes to date. Each EPD covers Mohawk Group’s four commercial carpet tile platforms and three commercial LVT platforms.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 4, 2017

Tile Industry Launches Inspiration and Education Initiative; Why Tile Debuts Here at Coverings. Orlando, FL) – The tile industry has united in a marketing and education initiative designed to inspire consumers and provide information on all of tile’s benefits. CTDA Home | Contact Us. April 4, 2017.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

has launched its new Portugal porcelain tile collection. Notably, the Portugal collection is offered in finishes for both interior and exterior applications, making the product a versatile offering. DCOF and R11 classified, the exterior tiles provide the superior technical performance required for outside spaces.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has expanded training and education for professionals in the ceramic tile and stone industry for 2023. Two new tile installer course levels. 100 Level Tile Foundations Series. Pendleton, S.C.—The The individual classes in each level are geared toward having value for all.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 27, 2013

Florida Tile Promotes Barbari & Facca To New Strategic Roles. Florida Tile has announced two significant changes to its sales and marketing organization due to recent growth in it independent and commercial divisions. The Director of Marketing and Director of Home Centers will report to him.”

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2023

—Mannington Commercial announced that its operations located here have achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 recertification. The Calhoun location manufactures commercial broadloom carpet, modular carpet tile, rubber and residential rigid core flooring products.

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Granada Tile

MARCH 29, 2017

Installing cement tile flooring is a common request for many homeowners, interior designers and restaurant owners. Our Granada cement tiles are a perfect way to heighten the visual appeal of any room in which they are installed. Installing cement tile flooring can take some time to go from start to finishing.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Cement Tiles Trend Toward Bold Patterns & Colors. Earlier this year I did a guest post for the Gold Notes blog called, Tile Trends from Coverings 2012. I reported that I was seeing a trend to use texture, color, and geometric patterns in tile. Melilla Cement Tile. Montecristi Cement Tile. Geo 8 Cement Tile.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures. Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

Tile Council of North America (TCNA), the trade association representing producers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials and related products in North America, has entered into what it calls a transformative collaboration to provide industry-wide material ingredient transparency. Anderson, S.C.—Tile

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

“We are excited to launch another hard surface that demonstrates how we are driving innovation, leading sustainability initiatives and creating designs that foster positive social impact across all product formats and platforms,” said Jackie Dettmar, vice president of commercial marketing and product development at Mohawk. “We

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Cement Tile Design Trends & Tips. I love the color in this cement tile floor. Notice how the cement tile pattern blends similar colors to create a simpler pattern? If youre having trouble finding the right color, design or pattern, then these cement tile design trends may provide the answer you were looking for.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

Driven by environmental regulation, project specification and client demand, green building continues to double every three years according to the World Green Building Trends 2016 report by Dodge Data & Analytics. CUSTOM has over 100 Build Green products and the Emerald System, which contribute to U.S.

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Tile Talk

JANUARY 7, 2014

13 Top Selling Tiles from 2013. I also like to review the years top selling tiles. This informal review provides some insight as to whats trending in tile. Last year, I reported that for the "first time in three years, a white tile was not our top seller!" Classic LaRochelle - A 8" x 8" Handmade Cement Tile.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring. Ceramic tile, whose share of commercial hovers around 15%, benefitted from the activity seen in healthcare applications. Soft surface situation.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

In part 1 of this feature on the industry in 2013 (ASHLEY, PLEASE LINK HERE TO PART 1), industry resources affirmed that the continuing housing recovery could mean a good year for ceramic tile and stone. What does that mean for tile distributors? The bottom line is that there is both good news and sobering news for tile companies.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. FlinTile even enables the installation of different panel formats such as square tiles and the combination of different formats.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

MP Global’s QuietWalk Luxury Vinyl is a premium recycled fiber underlayment built for luxury vinyl plank, luxury vinyl tile and multi-layer flooring such as WPC, SPC and rigid core vinyl planks. An ongoing debate is how products with a pre-attached padding stack up in the long term against conventional underlayment installed separately.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. One might say Donato Pompo’s career in tile was foreordained. Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi® wins new product award. Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. The product is offered in 40 popular models.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Dealers across the country report that “waterproof flooring,” when positioned correctly , draws in more consumers than any other tagline in today’s market. How it works: Unicoat is applied on the edges of the floorboard during production, resulting in a fully sealed surface when the panels are locked together. NovoCore Q.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

Solution-dyed products’ lifetime performance and ease of maintenance have been a driving force for popularity with consumers,” said Jason Surratt, vice president, residential carpet business, Phenix Flooring. These cut-pile sales are reported as residential, not Main Street. The process leading that charge is solution dyed.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 26, 2021

These features include educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and a spotlight featuring one of the Coalition’s members. Again, these attributes are typically predetermined with products finished at the factory level but they impact the final visual of the product nonetheless. DID YOU KNOW. DID YOU KNOW.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Valencia, Spain last month for the highly anticipated return of CEVISAMA , the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. The Spanish tile industry surpassed expectations with overall sales increasing by 16.2% since last year.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. AHF Products. Cali Floors. Disrupting through distribution. From takeover target to blazing the acquisition trail.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 23, 2018

You’ve painstakingly picked out your paint color and chosen the perfect bathroom tile. Some production builders utilize a fixed price model after the estimating phase, but it’s not always the case. You love your new bathroom tile, so you want it to last. Site plan changes. Budget anywhere from $0.75 Builder upgrades.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 3, 2013

For many people—tile dealers and contractors included—the term ‘universal design’ brings to mind ‘Baby Boomers’ or ‘aging population.’ We have definitely seen an increased interest in universal design principles,” reports Earl Maicus, architectural services manager at the Plattsburg, N.Y.-based Tie-in with Tile.

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

At Greenbuild 2016, TCNA announced UL certification of the Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for tile mortars and tile grouts made in North America. With this announcement, building design professionals have even more reason to “think tile” and “think North American” when building green.

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Tile Excellence

APRIL 12, 2018

Home Fair - www.homefair.com Home Fair provides city reports, school reports, salary calculator, cost of living standards, and a multitude of other useful tools and information for a new homeowner, or any person looking for more information tailored to a specific location.

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Giotile

JANUARY 14, 2015

Chicago Daily News reporter Olney Fred Sweet wrote, “Visitors agree that throughout, Delnor Hospital gives the impression of a place where one may not only gain strength but be refreshed in mind.”. GIO brings you a carefully curated selection of tile and stone products developed expressly for your commercial design projects.

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Discerning Design

APRIL 12, 2012

Even though it would be awesome if all the new products and trends could be beamed from some magic kitchen ray in to our heads, but no one has seemed to perfect that yet. Manufacturers have stepped up to the plate and allow for most features of products to be right on display at these trade shows. Granite Tile Counters.

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Tile Excellence

APRIL 12, 2018

Home Fair - www.homefair.com Home Fair provides city reports, school reports, salary calculator, cost of living standards, and a multitude of other useful tools and information for a new homeowner, or any person looking for more information tailored to a specific location.

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