Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2024

The resilient category has grown by leaps and bounds in just a few years and that’s not just in sales alone. Manufacturers have created new innovations within each resilient product segment to keep consumers coming back for more. Today, resilient flooring embodies the latest trending designs as well as the performance features most in demand. Following are three trends topping the charts: SolidTech Premier with Signature HDX, a technology that aims to take design realism, texture and color deta

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Why Tile

JULY 10, 2024

The ever-popular subway tile design owes its stylish longevity to incredible versatility. Subway tiles were originally developed over 100 years ago for use in the New York subway system when designers were tasked with designing a surface that was both low-maintenance and bright. The Original Subway Tile Pattern The first subway tiles were glossy white… The post Subway Tile Layout Patterns appeared first on Why Tile.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2024

Pendleton, S.C.—Thanks to the 2024 Coverings Cares program, the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has been awarded $8,910 in support of ceramic tile education programming. Coverings Cares is a new Coverings initiative to support the tile and stone industry, green initiatives and the local community that hosts the show each year with $50,000. For 2024, Coverings identified six non-profit charitable organizations recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as being tax-exempt by virtue of th

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JG Kitchens

JULY 10, 2024

Are new homes going to have less hallway space? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? The answers are many will and it can be both, depending on how well it's designed and built. The post What Explains The New Incredible Shrinking Hallway Space Trend? comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2024

Chattanooga, Tenn.—Happy Feet International has announced its addition as a preferred supplier for the FEI Group. The FEI Group is the largest network of flooring contractors with 412 members, 1,189 locations, 200-plus supply partners and an estimated $14 billion in annual revenue. “We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Happy Feet International,” said Amie Foster, vice president of flooring at FEI Group.

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The A to Z of Building

JULY 10, 2024

A study in Scientific Reports evaluated Decision Trees, K-Nearest Neighbors, Gradient Boosting, and LSTM models for predicting school energy consumption. The findings show that while each AI model has strengths, LSTM demonstrated superior generalization, highlighting the potential for improved energy management in educational buildings.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2024

Dalton—COREtec has launched five new products within the popular COREtec Tile collection. The designs focus on setting a foundation of serenity in the home with natural, earthy floors that evoke feelings of comfort and embody modern design trends of restoration. The new LVT introductions feature an 18 x 18 square tile visual on an 18 x 36 SPC tile format.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2024

St. Charles, Miss.—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has launched an updated series of sales-focused courses on its online learning platform, NWFA University (NWFAU). This updated learning path includes 10 renovated courses that provide foundational information about the wood flooring industry and its range of available products. These courses are designed to help industry professionals effectively sell real wood flooring in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2024

Wichita, Kan.— Advanced Flooring Technology (AFT) has added its first Woven Natural Fiber Certification class, to be held at its facility here from August 13-15. This class will cover training in Axminster, Wilton, velvets, hand woven, custom and even flat weaves. Students will receive certification upon successful completion of the class. Participants will learn to identify different woven and natural fiber materials, as well as the corresponding manufacturing processes.

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