The Flooring Sustainability Summit began today at the Westin Washington, D.C. Downtown. The opening keynote panel, featuring leading experts from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Interior Design Association (IIDA), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and Green Building Initiative (GBI) engaged a keen audience, setting the stage for productive and insightful discussions on sustainability and green building practices.

Bowler James Brindley and Bánáti + Hartvig redesign Budapest's Drechsler Palace as W Hotel, featuring Atlas Concorde's Marvel Shine and Marvel Dream porcelain tiles.

Bjelin’s parent company, Pervanovo Invest AB, is participating in the BioBuild project, a research initiative to discover thermal solutions for energy-efficient buildings using fully bio-based building materials.

In this digital age, as design trends become homogenized and easily repeated, area rug manufacturers are stepping up their game by offering more solutions that help consumers express their personality and personal style preferences. Designers and retailers, including Nebraska Furniture Mart, weigh in. 

Get an inside look at the art of flooring design through the eyes of Audra Keiber, Mohawk’s director of design & development. In this episode, Keiber gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Mohawk Design Summit, bringing retailers and designers together to forecast 2025 and 2026 trends and product ideation.

Florim's new Flagship store in London has opened its doors in the design district of Clerkenwell where it has created a monobrand space intended to be a meeting and dialogue place for project professionals as well as a place to get to know and experience firsthand the "Made in Florim" porcelain stoneware.

These briefings will conclude a packed program of expert-led panel sessions and interactive workshops designed to increase dialogue across a broad group of flooring industry stakeholders with the common goal of advancing sustainable building practices.

Windmoeller's introductory-level course, hosted in the Floor Trends & Installation and Architectural Record Continuing Education Center Course Library, is designed to educate designers, specifiers, end users, and facilities managers about the materials, performance, and sustainability of PVC-free resilient flooring.  

At NeoCon 2024, Floor Trends & Installation met up with AHF Products Chief Commercial Officer Jennifer Zimmerman and Vice President of Commercial Fred Reitz to learn more about the company’s commercial channel strategy, incorporating AHF Contract, Armstrong Flooring, Crossville Tile and Parterre brands.