Actualizado por el equipo de Servicios Técnicos de MAPEI, el blog Tech Talk se dedica a compartir consejos prácticos y conocimientos de vanguardia para la industria de pisos y de la construcción. Disponible sólo en inglés.
As we've mentioned on the Tech Tips blog before, ISO is the international standards setting organization that covers, among many other things, tile and installation products. This year's annual meeting was held in Guangzhou , China, a city of more…
In the 1980s, MAPEI championed the importance of “sustainable chemistry” with the introduction of the Ultrabond ECO® line of adhesives, which dramatically reduced or eliminated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by moving away from solvent-based to…
Recientemente, la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA, por su sigla en inglés) estableció umbrales más bajos para exposición de trabajadores a residuos de sílice cristalina respirable, generando debate y preocupación dentro de la…
Flood damage can be costly to repair and confusing to assess. We have prepared some information about how inland flooding (rising water from local rivers and streams and overflows from nearby ponds, lakes and reservoirs) can impact floors and walls…
In this highly competitive marketplace, an installer’s reputation is ‘King’, a few jobs that go south can quickly ruin a seasoned installer’s years of hard work. That is why you will find such fierce loyalty on the part of installers to a…
The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to November 30th and MAPEI’s USA headquarters are located less than 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean . So, preparing ourselves for storm season is just something that we do every year. People often ask…
Why Tile? For the last year or so, those of us that sit on the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) board have known about an effort by the tile industry to answer that question. We all know 'Got Milk?' and 'The Incredible, Edible Egg' but until…
I've been attending Coverings for more than 20 years and have never seen a product make a bigger splash right out of the gate than Flexcolor 3D . We introduced 3D at our booth last year and I spent most of my time talking about it, both in the…
In the last few years, there has been a concerted effort by tile manufacturers to produce larger format porcelain tiles that use less natural resources by reducing the thickness ( For example: 1/8”x 5’ x 10’ ) . Due to this increased format size and…
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