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Building Designers Across the Country Go Green with Brick
- ebuild (8/14/2007)
- As today's homebuyers look for places to raise a family or spend their retirement years, they are increasingly choosing "green" - environmentally friendly - products. Since brick is well-noted for its sustainability, timeless appeal and aesthetic qualities, General Shale Brick was featured in two national projects that draw attention to green building practices.
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Ecotech Line of Porcelain Tile
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Floor Gres. As green as it is modern, the Ecotech line of porcelain tile is made of 100 percent post-manufacturing refuse from its other products, this Italian company says. Offered in four colors, Ecotech is available in both natural matte and textured surface treatments through Stone Source. 212-979-6400.
- Exterior Products Review: Pavers
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Homeowners crave products that bring a touch of the outdoors inside, and now many are clamoring for the reverse: pavers that take the beauty and versatility of interior flooring tiles out to the backyard. With new frost- and slip-resistant properties, these formerly interior-only products are being used for walkways, patios, and even decks.
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Casamood Collection Mosaic Clay Tile
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Casa Dolce Casa. The sun-baked, timeworn surfaces of Morocco were the inspiration behind the Clay group of the new Casamood collection. Sizes range from about 16 by 16 and 8 by 16 inches to 2-inch-by-2-inch mesh-mounted mosaics. The subtle colorations include warm terra-cotta, an earthy Moresque beige, soft Caribbean green, stone-like Metropolitan gray, and cool Nordic white. 877-393-8050.
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Emotile Porcelain Tile
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Ceracasa. Digitally printed with an ink-injection system, Emotile is available in several stone patterns and textures for exterior paving installations. Custom images also can be applied to this porcelain through-body tile with edge-to-edge coverage of its design, reliably calibrated thickness, and rectified edges. Additionally, this Spanish company says there are no repeats within a minimum of 52 square feet.
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Escandinavia Porcelain Tile Collection
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Grespania. For a fool-the-eye deck look that moves easily from indoors to the backyard or patio, this Spanish company's Escandinavia porcelain tile collection looks like real wood flooring in a variety of popular species such as birch, cherry, chestnut, pine, and walnut. Familiar wood-like formats include 8 1/2-inch-by-35-inch plank and 18-inch-by-18-inch parquet styles.
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Florim USA Brand Antelope Canyon Glazed Porcelain Tile
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- AFI. One of the first products from this new Florim USA brand, Antelope Canyon was designed in collaboration with the company's Italian team, then manufactured in Tennessee. Available in four variegated earth tones, the glazed porcelain tile comes in 12-inch- and 18-inch-square sizes as well as 3-inch-by-12-inch bullnose trim and 12-inch mesh-mounted mosaics. 877-356-7462.
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Metaux Porcelain Tile
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Rex. This Italian manufacturer's Metaux interprets the contemporary look of industrial metal found in abandoned factories as an indoor/outdoor through-body porcelain tile with bold color shadings of rust red or rust silver. Available through Hastings Tile, field tile formats include 18 by 18, 12 by 24, 12 by 12, and 6 by 6 inches, as well as mesh-mounted mosaics and strips. 800-351-0038.
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Rock & Rock Collection Porcelain Tile
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Roca. The Rock & Rock collection from this Spanish manufacturer features porcelain tile that meets stringent frost-, stain-, and slip-resistance standards with stone-like realism. The Packstone series is a contemporary striated variation with a directional grain surface in sand, bamboo, and anthracite. Sizes include: 24 by 24, 16 by 24, 12 by 24, 24 by 48, and 12 by 48 inches. 800-321-0684.
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Woodtec Rectified Porcelain Tiles
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/1/2007)
- Porcelanosa. Available in numerous wood-like formats and "species," such as jatoba wengé (shown), Woodtec rectified porcelain tiles have an anti-slip finish. Suitable for decks, pool surrounds, patios, and terraces that flow from indoors, this low-maintenance collection is scratch-, fade-, and stain-resistant, the manufacturer says. In addition, it will not expand and contract like its inspiration in high-moisture environments. 877-767-7287.
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