TCNA's Letter and Testimony Click Here to Read TCNA's Letter to U.S. Department of Labor (February 11, 2014) Click Here to Read Eric Astrachan's Testimony (April 2, 2014) Click Here to Read Dr. Jyothi Rangineni's Testimony (April 2, 2014)
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3Q 2013 U.S. Ceramic Tile Industry Update
Economic Overview
Bolstered by the improving housing market, the U.S. economy and ceramic tile industry continued to expand in 3Q 2013.
U.S. unemployment continued to steadily decline through 3Q. As of Sept. the rate was at7.2%, down from 7.8% in Sept. 2012 (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, new home starts in Sept. were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of873,000 units, up 2.2% from Sept. 2012.
Coverings 2014 Kicks Off Tile + Stone Photo Sweepstakes
(ALEXANDRIA, VA—February 2014) Coverings 2014, the largest international tile and stone exposition, has launched an online photography contest to honor the inspiring tile and stone installations, artwork, buildings and structures found around us everyday. The social media-driven sweepstakes also serves to commemorate Coverings’ 25th year, with two Grand Prize Winners earning a trip to Las Vegas during the show, which takes place April 29—May 2, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Updates to ANSI Standards
A137.2 This Update, released January 31, 2014, provides changes to the A137.2-2012 standard that were balloted and approved by the ANSI Accredited Standards Committee A108 in 2013. It accompanies and brings current all printed and digital copies of A137.2-2012. These...
Do I have the most current version of a standard?
ANSI standards are periodically revised and reaffirmed by the ANSI Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) A108. TCNA uses the nomenclature system described below to indicate the year in which an ANSI standard has been revised and/or reaffirmed and when it was made...
ANSI Standards and ANSI Committee
ANSI Standards and Updates ANSI standards for ceramic, glass, stone, and other hard surface tiles and panels, tile installation materials, and tile installation requirements are available from TCNA. They are periodically revised or reaffirmed by the ANSI Accredited...