NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Design
professionals from across North America and beyond have gathered in New Orleans
at the AIA 2011 National Convention and Expo, which carries the theme: "Regional
Design REVOLUTION: ecology matters."
TREVISO, ITALY -- Gerry Van Der Bas to has been named to
replace Michele Ballarin as National Sales Manager for the U.S. and Canada for
Breton, a leading manufacturer of stoneworking equipment. Ballarin is accepting
a directorship within the Breton family of companies.
BROOKLYN, NY -- ABC Stone will be displaying its most exotic stone material
as well as its line of Semi Precious stone at a special event being held on May
12, 2011 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the company's facility, which is located at 234 Banker Street
in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. The
exhibition of decorative and architectural arts will showcase Oriano Galloni's
critically acclaimed monumental sculptures (20 pieces), featuring the debut of
his latest Masterpiece "la luna Bianca," which is a 30-foot-tall
sculpture in statuary marble. Additionally, the exhibition will include 15
pieces of Pollaro Custom Furniture's museum-quality furniture.
NEW
ORLEANS, LA -- Tile of
Spain and Stone from Spain will
be offering a series of three daily seminars for CEU/CES credits at the
American Institute of Architects 2011 National Convention and Design
Exposition, which will be held from May 12 to 14 at the Ernest
N. Morial
Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.
Topics include: "Basic Specification for Ceramic Tile,"
"Environmental Ceramic Tile -- Gray Area or Green?" and
"Classification, Features & Benefits of Stone from Spain." Tile of Spain and Stone from Spain can be found at Booth
#3461/3453.
Cosentino, a
leading manufacturer of quartz, natural stone and recycled surfaces, has
earned an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for ECO™ by Cosentino, its
innovative surface composed of 75 percent recycled materials. ECO is the first
material of its kind to earn such a distinction, according to Cosentino. The
EPD was earned upon the completion of a Life Cycle Assessment, which conducts a
detailed review of the product's materials and sources as well as the
environmental impacts that occur during its lifecycle, from extrusion of raw
materials to the end of its useful life.
Answering reader demand for dramatic quarry videos, Stone
World's YouTube Channel -- http://www.youtube.com/stoneworldmagazine
-- has been updated with a new video of a massive quarry wall being freed at a Brescia marble quarry in Italy. The quarry is owned by Marmi
Ghirardi srl, and a complete feature can be found on page 68 of the May 2011
issue of Stone World, or online at http://www.stoneworld.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000001019968
The Natural Stone Council recently acknowledged the generous donations of stone industry members who have contributed to the organization's efforts. The Natural Stone Council is a collaboration of businesses and trade associations that have come together to promote the use of natural stone in commercial and residential applications.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Cosmic Stone & Tile Distributors is currently in the midst of a three-day Grand Opening event at its facilities, which runs from April 12 to 15.
CLEVELAND, OH
-- The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced an expansion of the
premier natural stone industry award, the Grande Pinnacle Award, sponsored by
Marmomacc. For the first time, in 2011 a Grande Pinnacle Award will be
presented to an architect from the firm involved in the winning project. In
addition, the architect will win a trip to Verona, Italy
to attend Marmomacc 2012, the world's leading stone fair. Marmomacc is the
exclusive sponsor of the MIA Grande Pinnacle Award. Included in the trip
to Marmomacc 2012 is a week-long continuing education program for architects on
designing with natural stone, good for 20+ LU credits. The winning project's architect
will receive round-trip economy airfare and complimentary hotel for five nights
as well as local meals and transportation, plus the outstanding architect
learning unit program.
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