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Cancos Tile & Stone Cement series made of porcelain

Featured Product: Cement by Cancos Tile & Stone

April 15, 2019

With the resurgence of real concrete tiles comes the uprising of why they lost their rigor in the first place. Their beauty and rich cultural pattern diversity no one disclaims, but their unfavorable attributes and tedious installations and limited installations have not been forgotten.

HeatMatrix™ from SunTouch®

November 30, 2018

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Simplify your next electric floor heating installation with HeatMatrix™, the easy-to-install uncoupling membrane from SunTouch®. Benefits include multiple WarmWire® spacing options, minimal rollback memory, compatibility with modified thinset and built-in evaporative tunnels to prevent mold formation below the membrane.

Strata_Heat™ from Laticrete®

November 30, 2018

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The new Laticrete® Strata_Heat™ electric radiant floor heating system consists of the world’s first heat conductive thinset additive, which utilizes Thermal Diffusion Technology™ to uniformly distribute heat through the adhesive to eliminate cold spots and quickly achieve the desired floor temperature.

Ardex Flexbone® Heat In-Floor Heating Systems

November 30, 2018

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Bring a touch of warmth and comfort to any room with Ardex Flexbone® Heat In-Floor Heating Systems — the design innovation of the Flexbone® Heat Uncoupling Membrane, German Engineered high-performance, energy-efficient heating cables and three thermostat choices, including a Smart Wi-Fi enabled thermostat.

Product Showcase: Radiant Heating

November 30, 2018

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The November/December 2018 issue product showcase lists products from the tile industry's biggest names in radiant heat flooring. The following is the complete list of all products featured this month. You can click on each collection to read more about them.

Product Showcase: Pearl Abrasive's TruSpace™ grout spacing

October 22, 2018

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The innovative, extremely popular Tuscan SeamClip™ from Pearl Abrasivejust got even better. Introducing the Tuscan SeamClip™ with TruSpace™, combining tile alignment and grout spacing in one easy-to-use clip.

porcelain stoneware tile from Casalgrande Padana’s Metallo series

A Corporate Makeover with Glass and Porcelain Tile

For the renovation of KPMG’s office in Vancouver, Canada, a diverse palette of porcelain and glass tile was used to create a relaxed, contemporary working environment

Heather Fiore

October 22, 2018

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Recently, the company decided to expand its six-floor office space in Vancouver to a nine-floor, 160,000-square-foot workplace for its 1,000 employees. The project included a detailed functional space program and full interior design services.

Tile adds definition to deluxe skyscraper

Shaped like a falcon and inspired by Persian tradition, the new 24-story skyscraper contains apartments and a luxury hotel with 270 rooms and suites, which feature ceramic decorations by Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti of the Iris Ceramica Group

Heather Fiore

September 24, 2018

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“A marvellous story unfolding in every little corner” is Marcel Wanders’ curious description of the Mondrian Doha, a 24-story skyscraper recently added to the skyline of Doha, Qatar’s capital and biggest city.

Featured Product: City Soul by Vitromex USA

August 16, 2018

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Vitromex USA relaunches City Soul, a porcelain collection that takes its cues from finished concrete, replicating the distinctions with a subtle linear glaze. Its smooth natural surface creates its unique, organic characteristics.

Technical Focus: Highly moisture-resistant flooring adhesives

Aaron Hartung

August 13, 2018

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Flooring adhesive manufacturers have been chasing the moisture resistance levels that were possible with black cut-back adhesives for north of 35 years. This was a solvent-based adhesive, asbestos-containing adhesive, which was extremely durable and water-resistant.

A unique new event spotlighting the latest design & building processes, products and emerging technologies. This interactive three-day conference & expo is designed to inform and inspire today’s entire building team. Educational sessions will include six separate tracks focused on plumbing, HVACR/mechanical systems, flooring, building envelope, roofing and general contracting.