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Marmomacc Meets Design focuses on sustainability

December 3, 2012
One of the goals of Marmomacc is to form a bridge between stone producers and the architecture and design community, and evidence of this can be found across the exhibit space.


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Cold Spring Granite's dimensional stone declared Red List Free product

November 29, 2012
Cold Spring Granite announced that it has disclosed all components of its dimensional stone (granite and limestone) on the Declare™ product database


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"Limestone" by Crossville

November 20, 2012
Crossville, Inc. has announced the introduction of "Limestone," a new porcelain tile collection that captures the appearance of the natural stone from which it borrows its name.


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Time to start promoting green practices

November 1, 2012
I realize that the term “Green Building” is more than a bit overused these days — to the point that it is almost a cliché, in my opinion.


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Green practices in stone production

September 5, 2012
At Marbrasa Marmores e Granitos do Brasil Ltda., the company’s production units operate in a way that fosters the natural environment


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ECO by Cosentino extends partnership with "Make It Right"

August 20, 2012
Dedicated to working with Make It Right -- an organization founded by actor and activist Brad Pitt to build 150 affordable houses in New Orleans' post Hurricane Katrina -- Cosentino has now committed to donate eco-friendly surfacing to the Bancroft School Project to help revitalize the "Green Impact Zone" in Kansas City, M


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Saint-Gobain supports Youthbuild USA

August 1, 2012
In support of its green education and job training program, Saint-Gobain is providing Grenite® Engineered Stone Countertops and green building expertise through its Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics team to YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School and the Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. (ASCA) YouthBuild Program in Akron, OH.


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Charles Luck Metro Storefront in Georgetown awarded LEED Gold Certification

August 1, 2012
Charles Luck recently announced that its newest location, the Georgetown Studio, a metro-storefront in Washington, DC, has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.


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Crossville recognized for "Green" Designs

July 17, 2012
Crossville’s "Bluestone" and "Mixology" tile collections have been named winners of 2012 Green Good Design Awards bestowed by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.


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Charles Luck Metro Storefront in Georgetown awarded Leed Goal Certification

July 17, 2012
Charles Luck recently announced that its newest location, the Georgetown Studio, a metro-storefront in Washington, DC, has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.


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Surfaces 2013 preview

Surfaces 2013 -- to be held in conjunction with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas -- is slated for January 29 to 31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show, which also includes an extensive educational program that will be held from January 28 to 31, provides a place for thousands of floor covering retailers, distributors, installers, architects, designers and builders from around the world to gather and view the latest products, get vital education, network with other floor covering professionals and conduct business.

More than 600 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers representing products in every major category, including carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs, laminate, resilient and stone, are expected to exhibit at the trade show. Hanley Wood, owner and operator of the exhibition, reports that they have many new exhibiting companies and returning ones who have expanded their booth size. Additionally, Surfaces 2013 will host more than 40 workshops, seminars and mini sessions led by industry experts in the fields of business, sales, marketing, installation and design. Attendees can earn AIA, NKBA, AIBD, IICRC and AIA/CES industry designation. Here is just a small sampling of some of the displays that will be present at Surfaces 2013.

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