The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) today released its 2021 Market Outlook report, revealing the industry is poised for continued growth with overall spending for both kitchen and bath projects to increase in the coming year. The industry anticipates a pronounced rebound in overall industry growth-from -5.9% in 2020 to 16.6% in 2021, compared to 9% in 2018 and 1% in 2019.

 KAI is proud to announce the hiring of Eduardo Ponce, RA as Senior Project Architect at its Dallas-Forth Worth, Texas office. Ponce is responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating the overall design and documentation of projects from start to finish.

New resources provide insights into mitigating and managing risk on complex residential design and construction projects.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is releasing new and updated AIA contract documents today that support businesses with reaching their sustainability goals and programming.

The Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile & stone in residential, commercial, and sustainable projects. Projects are judged on design and installation excellence, giving special recognition to creative uses of tile & stone.

For this week's throwback Thursday we feature a project from Stone World's April 1999 issue. With its innovative design and construction, the new Charles Evans Wittaker U.S. Courthouse in Kansas City, MO, introduces a new concept in federal construction.