48” tile on walls and for select floor tiles up to 18” x 36” through- out the project. Because of its tenacious bond, ProLite was also specified for installing 20,000 sq. ft. of glass mosaics. Both MegaLite and ProLite meet ANSI A118.15TE for thixotropic and extended open time performance. “Our employees really like using ProLite and we use it everywhere we can. It performs especially well on walls,” said Henkelman. The balance of the ceramic and porcelain tile was set on floors with VersaBond® Flex Professional Thin-Set Mortar or VersaBond® - LFT Professional Large Format Tile Mortar, depending on size and location. This included traditional quarry tile at concessions, dramat- ic black ceramic tile in washrooms and wood-look planks to add a sauna-like feel to the hydrothera- py room. The tile contractor man- dated optimum mortar coverage throughout the installation, which was achieved by backbuttering and ensuring that all tile in wet areas reached 95% coverage. Grouting Four CUSTOM grouts in 12 dif- ferent colors were used to comple- ment 40 types of tile materials and formats. Most of the dry and intermittently-wet areas received PolyBlend® Sanded Grout. Non- sanded PolyBlend was chosen to grout the extensive mosaic instal- lations to prevent any scratching of the glass. Prism® Color Consistent Grout was applied in some of the high-traffic wet areas like the community ice rink showers and public bathrooms. CEG-IG 100% Solids Industrial Grade Epoxy Grout was used in spaces such as Installers used ProLite® Premium Large Format Tile Mortar for setting the exten- sive glass mosaics as well as large format wall tile. ProLite offers high bond strength, superior handling and a thixotropic for- mula for non-sag performance on walls. Four durable CUSTOM cement and epoxy grouts in 12 different colors were used to complement 40 types of tile materials and formats. FEATURE: NHL arena targets LEED Silver with CUSTOM 38 TileLetter | June 2017