Fri.Jun 28, 2024

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Wellness at Home: Sustainable Tiles for a Thriving Living Space

Rubble Tile

The “wellness home” trend continues to surge, with homeowners, architects, and interior designers prioritizing design elements that promote well-being and environmental consciousness. This translates to living spaces that nurture our physical and mental health while minimizing our impact on the planet. From incorporating organic elements.

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STATS 2024: Lower consumption cools laminate resurgence

Floor Covering News

A softer new home construction market, slower overall DIY activity at most of the nation’s home improvement centers and a dramatic falloff in laminate flooring imports from some of the major European providers all contributed to sales declines in the category for 2023. FCNews research shows laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution reached $1.247 billion last year—a 9.8% decrease from 2022.

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Common Plastics Hold the Key to Energy-Efficient Buildings

The A to Z of Building

Researchers from UCLA and Princeton University have created a passive system that allows buildings to be heated in the winter and cooled in the summer.

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NWFA completes R.I.S.E home No. 77

Floor Covering News

PO1 Josh Geddis with his children: Lilian and Connor. St. Louis, Mo.–The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 77 th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The home dedication for U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class (Ret.) Joshua Geddis took place on April 25, in Coburg, Ore.