Author: R Devlin

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CoveringsETC Launches New Terrazzo Collection

CoveringsETC, a leader in sustainable hard-surface finish materials, launched their new product line Urban Fossil – an alluring new collection of Terrazzo designs that are not only made of 100 percent recycled material, but are also 100 percent recyclable. CoveringsETC’s Eco-Terr® family of products offers a select...

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CoveringsETC Introduces New Bio-Glass Color

CoveringsETC has added a new color to its BIO-GLASS® collection. Obsidian Black Bio-Glass was inspired by naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock. This Future Friendly™ material is made of 100 percent recycled glass and is also 100 percent recyclable. It contains no...

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Lapitec Wins Iconic Award 2018 “Innovative Material” Category

Lapitec full-body sintered stone has earned the title of “Innovative Material” with an Iconic Award 2018: Innovative Architecture prize, an independent, international architecture and design contest founded by the German Design Council. With five historical categories (Architecture, Interior, Product, Communication and Concept), this year the award...

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Vetrazzo Offers Recycled Glass CEU Events

Vetrazzo offers designers, architects and other trade members the opportunity to earn continuing education credits at day and evening events to satisfy memberships in GBCI, NKBA, IDCEC and AIA. Guests to these two hour events, 1.5 hours for the presentation, include kitchen and bath designers, dealers,...

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Wilsonart Announces Second Annual National Day of Learning

A year after launching its educational initiative, Understanding Wood: Sourcing Against the Grain, Wilsonart announced a renewed commitment to help educate architects and designers (A&D) about using responsibly sourced wood materials. To further support the A&D community, Wilsonart is conducting a second National Day of Learning...

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Central Concrete Adopts CarbonCure Technology

Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., a northern California business unit of U.S. Concrete, Inc., has adopted the CarbonCure Technology to further reduce the carbon footprint of its concrete mixes. This investment continues Central Concrete’s legacy of designing and delivering high-performance, low-carbon mixes. CarbonCure Technology: Recycled CO2...

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5 Ways to Maintain a Green Facility

In an article on ReliablePlant.com Mike Stone expounds on the importance of maintaining a green building beyond the design of environmentally friendly edifices. Stone outlines some useful methods to ensure that the building will continue to operate efficiently throughout its life cycle. The U.S. Green Building...

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Guest Blog: Biomimicry in Building Materials

Original blog post from  CaraGreen, Sustainable Products Distributor What can three billion years of evolution teach us?  We are so reliant on our ability to innovate and research new ways to do things based on technology, that we often forget to consider the most innovative research of...

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ASID Expands Leadership Team

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has welcomed Bryan J. Soukup, Esq. to the team as Vice President, Government and Public Affairs. Soukup will lead ASID’s efforts to advocate for the interior design profession from a policy and legislative standpoint at the federal and state...