Starnet Commercial Flooring, the world’s largest network of full-service commercial flooring contractors, reveals the 2022 Starnet Design Awards Grand Prize Winner. Now in its 24th year, the annual competition honors the outstanding projects completed by the organization’s members in partnership with architects, designers and Starnet aligned manufacturing partners.

Prices of materials and services used in new nonresidential construction leaped nearly 21 percent in April from year-ago levels, according to an analysis of government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. 

Home builders warn of current deteriorating conditions as a sharp jump in mortgage rates in March and April coupled with ongoing building material supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and high inflation drive up housing costs.

The NTCA is continually increasing the size of its training team and are seeking resumes from qualified candidates to become a NTCA Trainer beginning on a sub-contract basis with opportunity to lead to full time staff employment.

LL Flooring, one of the nation’s largest specialty retailers of hard-surface flooring, and the National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (NFCAP) are marking a milestone with the opening of the initiative’s first training facility in partnership with the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas.

Balance Pro is a new all-in-one raised flooring supoort system from Impertek's Pedestal line. With the new TopKey tool, raised flooring installations can be adjusted from above, even after the tiles have been laid.

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is proud to announce its new Mold Uncovered campaign. The campaign emphasizes the importance of proper mold remediation through accredited industry standards and certifications.

Mapei Corporation and Black Buffalo 3D have partnered to create the world's first 3D construction material that is undergoing testing to meet the only building code in the world for 3D printed walls, the ICC-ES AC509.  

Schluter-Systems is expanding its family of matte black products by introducing two new grates that are available for its Kerdi-Line linear drain.

Its new technology, SetaGrip,eliminates the need for adhesives by using a patented foam padding that is attached directly to the back of the flexible LVT plank or tile.