news you need to know Dedicated to education and industry service Feature Story 32 In this issue... 46 Qualified Labor: Matthew Welner, Blue Ridge Tile and Stone By Lesley Goddin 52 Training & Education: Visalia Ceramic Tile honored for contributing to community with apprenticeship training By Lesley Goddin 70 Technical Feature: Multifunctional foam building panels offer a myriad of advantages to the tile setter By Sean Gerolimatos, Director of Research and Development, Schluter Systems 110 In Memory: Alexander Peter Tarr, CSI, CDT feature story Custom Building Products Atlanta Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stadium earns LEED Platinum with help from CUSTOM Tile Installation Systems tileletter.com ONLINE NOW 110 46 88 52 November 2018 2 TileLetter | November 2018