Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116INDUSTRY NEWS Declarations (HPDs). In short, an EPD is a compre- hensive, globally-harmonized, and independently verified report cre- ated by a product manufacturer that documents the impacts on the environment throughout its life- cycle. An HPD is an open standard, which provides complete, trans- parent disclosure of the potential chemicals of concern by analyzing and comparing all product raw materials to authoritative chemical hazard lists from around the world. LATICRETE will be offering three product-specific EPDs, one each for cement grout, cement mortar, and cement self-leveling under- layments. These three product- specific EPDs will be valued at one full product each in fulfill- ing Option 1 (Environmental Product Declaration) of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declaration credit. LATICRETE will be the only com- pany with a full product-specific EPD for cement self-leveling under- layments. LATICRETE will be able to provide industry-wide EPDs for cement grouts and cement mor- tars in conjunction with the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and several other manufacturers of these products types. LATICRETE is committed to mak- ing information for green construc- tion readily available by using the LATICRETE LEED Project Certification Assistant at laticrete.com. Fifth Annual Passport to Creativity contest • Architects and interior designers are invited to submit a picture of themselves with Spanish Tile. • Winners receive a free trip to Spain and participation in February 2017 that includes an architectural excursion to earn CEU credits, and Cevisama 2017, the International Ceramic Tile and Bath Furnishing Show in Valencia, Spain. • Sponsored by Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association. • Deadline for entries is December 16, 2016. • Visit www.tileofspainusa.com/contest for details. 24th Annual Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition • Open to North America-based architects and designers. • Projects must have been completed in the last five years, and must prominently feature Italian tile. • Categories include Residential, Institutional and Commercial, and can be newly built, renovated, domestic or international. • Grand prize winners in each category receive: $3,000; trip to Coverings 2017 in Orlando, April 4-7; CEU- accredited trip to Cersaie in Bologna, Italy, September 25-29, 2017. • Honorable mention awards will also recognize contractor/distributor teams. • Sponsored by Ceramics of Italy. • Deadline for entries is January 6, 2017 • Visit www.tilecompetition.com for details. 98 TileLetter | November 2016