The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an organization that develops standards for the world. While the US market tends to focus on our homegrown standards organizations ( ANSI and ASTM ), the European Union and Asia focus on…
–A Guest Post Provided by SCS Global Services On August 15, 2016, the USGBC recognized the Green Squared for Tile Flooring and Accessories certification as an approved Multi-attribute Products and Materials certificate under its LEED v4 pilot…
On August 15 th , the USGBC recognized the tile industry’s Green Squared mark for tile and installation products in the LEED v4 construction program. USGBC LEED BD+C: New Construction LEED v4: Certified Multi-attribute Products and Materials . …
If you've attended any of my Thin Tile presentations at Coverings or Surfaces or Total Solutions Plus or as a CTDA Webinar or an NTCA Webinar or if you've read any of my articles on the topic in Construction Specifier or Tile Letter , you know that…
There’s a stigma that Millennials associate with ‘blue-collar’ workers as relics of an aging American workforce in a dead-end field. We seem to forget that great cities like New York and Chicago were built with blood, sweat, and tears by some of…
One of the most challenging installations for tile is as a deck or patio over occupied space. The installation must have the characteristics of both a floor and roof. As a result, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) developed Handbook Method…
Last month MAPEI attended the TCNA (Tile Council of North America) Handbook Committee meeting in Atlanta. MAPEI is the voting representative for Membrane Manufacturers on the 40 person committee and also provides technical expertise to the…
Si sus planes de fin de semana incluyen la instalación de losetas en una cocina exterior, ¡MAPEI lo tiene cubierto de principio a fin con sus productos de instalación en espacios exteriores! Probablemente uno de los puntos más importantes para…
It’s 10am in South Florida and the temperature is already pushing 85°F with 75% humidity. Meanwhile inside on the project, you’ve been busy prepping the concrete substrate for the 24” x 24” porcelain tiles you will be installing—suddenly you realize…
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