The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the second quarter.

The resilience of nature meets the power of technology with Hydrocork, LL Flooring's newest waterproof flooring.

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) created the Dan Hecox Service Award to be given out annually at Coverings.

Highlights include 55+ technical sessions, ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, concrete mixer, and exhibit hall.

Projects were judged on scope, complexity, technical soundness and presentation, in the Residential, Commercial and Commercial Elite (projects of $1 million or over) categories.

Schluter-Systems has expanded the finishes offered for the three recently introduced Schluter-Shelf designs: Pure, Wave, and Square. 

NAHB's awards programs highlight the best and brightest in the home building industry in a variety of categories.

This Material Ingredient Guide provides information about the material ingredients used industry-wide by North American tile, mortar, and grout manufacturers, provides in-depth health assessments of those materials, and is a resource for manufacturers to use when providing the content and chemical makeup of their products or "material ingredient transparency”.