LEXINGTON KY ¾ All Kentucky-produced Florida Tile products have been certified   Green Squared.

  “The new Green Squared certification is more than a way to quickly identify environmentally sustainable tile products,” said Sean Cilona, Marketing Director for Florida Tile. “It is also a new ANSI standard (ANSI A138.1), defining exactly what is required for a tile to be considered truly green. This is a complete one-stop assessment of a product’s sustainability developed by the Green Initiative Committee of the Tile Council of North America.

  “Green Squared is also a true, third-party certification. The certifying body Florida Tile used, the environmental division of the 117-year-old Underwriters Laboratories (UL), is the same independent company that administers our GREENGUARD certification which remains in effect,” according to Cilona. “Only products and companies that meet the strict guidelines of the program and achieve certification by a third party may bear the “Green Squared Certified” mark.

  “Multi-attribute standards such as Green Squared are becoming increasingly recognized and encouraged as a resource by green building programs such as LEED, the National Association of Home Builder’s standard for green homes and the International Green Construction Code’s Green Building Code,” he said.