Keeping Up With the Latest Ceramic Tile and Natural Stone Trends

New options offer a diverse palette but require great care when specifying
 
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Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how new aesthetic trends in tile and stone lead to better health and well-being for building occupants.
  2. Discuss the truth behind common misconceptions regarding tile and stone, including the importance of installation and installer qualifications.
  3. Describe how collaborating with manufacturers and other stakeholders leads to projects that better support health, safety, and wellness objectives.
  4. List hygienic and sustainable qualities of tile and stone that support goals for green building and health and wellness for occupants.

This course is part of the Tile Academy

In this presentation we look at the wide array of trends in the ceramic tile and natural stone industry and how these options have the potential to further the health, safety, and well-being of a building’s occupants. However, to gain the full benefits of ceramic tile and natural stone for projects, it is important to know how to specify products in a thorough manner for specific needs. In this presentation, we look at how the exciting options in the world of ceramic tile and stone, combined with the knowledge of how to budget, set expectations, and collaborate with manufacturers and other stakeholders, can lead to the best possible outcomes for a building and its occupants. Specifying for installation and obtaining highly qualified installers will lead to meeting aesthetic and functional expectations. Proper and thorough specification can also exceed expectations in terms of occupant happiness and, in the face of climate change, the environment.

Keeping Up

Photo Courtesy of Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, Inc. www.mohawkind.com

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Originally published in November 2021

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