The five categories, developed by the ANSI Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) A108, will allow manufacturers to directly communicate appropriate areas of use based on the slip resistance characteristics of their products.

Obra Blanca Expo will open its doors to exhibitors and visitors October 12-14, 2021 at Expo Santa Fe in Mexico City.

This Material Ingredient Guide provides information about the material ingredients used industry-wide by North American tile, mortar, and grout manufacturers, provides in-depth health assessments of those materials, and is a resource for manufacturers to use when providing the content and chemical makeup of their products or "material ingredient transparency”.

“Throughout his career, Bill’s leadership and strengths in standards research and development have made him an invaluable asset to tile industry and standards communities,” stated Eric Astrachan, TCNA’s executive director.

The Hygiene Guides, available on whytile.com, provide quick access to hygiene information on ceramic tile collected into one location.

This collaboration, covering the ingredients from which ceramic tile and cementitious grouts and mortars are made, will produce a Material Ingredient Guide that includes Certified GreenScreen Assessments of at least thirty of the raw materials most commonly used by the North American tile industry.

New services include antiviral testing to determine the survival rates/duration of viruses on different surface materials and the efficacy of common household cleaners to disinfect these surfaces

Products covered by a new Environmental Product Declaration can be used to satisfy architectural and green building specification criteria.

An update to the International Building Code (IBC) will allow designers to use adhered porcelain tiles as large as 48x48 inches or 36x72 inches on building facades.

The American ceramic tile market declined for the first time in a decade in 2019, according to The Tile Council of North America despite the fact that the U.S. economy experienced its tenth consecutive year of expansion on the heels of the Great Recession.