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Contrary to popular belief, installation is not the No. 1 problem in the floor covering industry; it's installing the wrong product in the wrong place which fails to live up to expectations.

In the commercial arena, there are plenty of opportunities for making big, embarrassing, glaring, reputation-destroying, expensive mistakes.

Green Builder Media has collaborated with Walt Disney Imagineering to create the VISION House exhibit located in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring was held at El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, April 19-22.

It is amazing how many times I look at a flooring issue at a hospital, and end up hearing the same concerns I have being expressed by the staff.

What lies beneath? When it comes to tile and stone installation, let's be honest: more often than not, the consumer doesn't know (or care).

The first quarter of 2012 is in the books. No time to reflect, though; we have to put our shoulders to the wheel and get back to the grind, right?

More competition, rising costs, emphasis on reducing internal expenses, improving the customer experience: It's a roller coaster ride.

Floor coverings have never been more creative, nor have there ever before been so many options from which to choose.

If you're in the flooring business as a dealer or contractor, then "open, empty, clean, no take-up" is what you hope to see. Usually, though, what you find is furniture. Lots of furniture.