Congress has passed a bill that will extend the deadline for the home buyer tax credit to Sept. 30.

At an event held June 30 for members of the media and its dealers, Fiandre Architectural Surfaces opened its Chicago showroom and introduced its latest technology: Active Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic.

MAPEI recently added 44,000 sq. ft. to the warehouse, shipping and office space at its Delta, British Columbia, manufacturing facility, nearly doubling the total footprint to 78,779 sq. ft.

Daltile has announced the winners of its inaugural “Visionary Design Award” commercial design contest.

Orchid Ceramics has added Kristin Good Williams to its sales and marketing team.

GreenGuard Environmental Institute (GEI) says it has developed an interactive animated house tour that allows users to take a virtual “walk through” of a family residence while learning about common sources of indoor air pollution.

Shaw Contract Group is inviting designers and website visitors to cast their votes for the 2010 Design Is... Award People's Choice project.

Wools of New Zealand requested its U.S. carpet manufacturer partners to donate wool waste for use in the Gulf coast oil spill clean-up efforts.

The 8th Annual Arley Wholesale Tile & Stone Exposition on June 15 in Scranton, Pa., drew architects, designers, builders and contractors from a roughly 300-mile radius, according to the company, and included exhibits from nearly 30 tile and stone products manufacturers.

The exhibit features the work of six mosaic artists: Ellen Blakeley, Kate Kerrigan, Sonia King, Julie Richey, Lillian Sizemore and Laurel True.