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As glass tile has grown in popularity, more and more companies are marketing glass tile from around the world.  However, with no standard criteria for the manufacture and performance of glass tile in place, quality problems and installation failures have occurred.

Coming in 2012: The International Green Construction Code

During the first week of November, the Final Action Hearing for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) commenced. All draft change proposals were debated and voted upon, and the International Code Council (ICC) will have the finalized document ready for publication early in 2012.

As photocatalytic materials are making their way into the tile industry, it is fairly clear that most people really don't understand how the mechanism works. A photocatalytic reaction requires three things: light, water and of course, a photocatalyst. Photocatalysts...

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) is proud to announce the growing number of installers who have been certified through its Certified Tile Installer (CTI) program.

I've seen it time and time again: the glazed-over look that comes across someone's face when the topic turns to anything vaguely sounding like statistics. Admittedly, it's a rare sort of person who gets excited about sigmas and rhos but anyone who is involved in...

This month, I will introduce a few subjects that we will either be hearing much more about in the months ahead or that have been around for a while with no sign of departure anytime soon.
Green Squared^® is a multi-attribute sustainability product standard for tiles and related installation materials which is currently undergoing the balloting and consensus process in the ANSI A108 Committee.