Many of the 1,200 exhibitors on
hand in Chicago for NeoCon seemed to be competing for the title of “Industry’s
Greenest Supplier.” With record attendance of more than 52,000, the 39th annual
trade fair for the commercial market offered ample evidence that more and more
manufacturers see environmental concerns as a dominant selling point.
Have dinner with homeowners Vicky and Gil Vilkas of Merrick, N.Y., and inevitably the conversation will turn to two things. While one subject is obvious - their 2-year-old daughter Brooke and her sister who is currently on the way– the second isn’t as obvious - the grout used in their kitchen backsplash. That grout is LATICRETE® SpectraLOCK PRO Grout which contains Microban® antimicrobial protection.