b"ColumnsTHE INDUSTRY ' S LEADING TILE8 Welcome New Members INSTALLATION MAGAZINEB ARTA. B ETTIGA , publisher 10 NTCA Virtual Workshopsbart@tileletter.comL ESLEYA. G ODDIN , editor 12 Editors letter lesley@tileletter.comM ICHELLEC HAPMAN , art director16 Presidents letter advertising sales michelle@tileletter.com20 Ask the Experts: M ARYS HAW -O LSON , advertising sales Sponsored by LATICRETE International, Inc. mary@tileletter.comMailing Address:28Business: P.O. Box 13629Green building health and wellness Jackson, MS 39236 U.S.A.ceramic tile in a post-pandemic era Shipping Address:626 Lakeland East DriveBy Bill Griese, TCNA Director of StandardsJackson, MS 39232Development and Sustainability InitiativesTel: 601-939-2071Sponsored by MAPEI Corporation Fax: 601-932-6117Websites: 68 NTCA Five-Star Spotlight:www.tileletter.comLouisville contractor, Vesta Tile, practiceswww.tile-assn.comunwavering commitment to employees andNTCA would not be possible without customers the dedicated service of our board andcommitteemembers,regional By Lesley Goddin, Editordirectorsandstateambassadors. Sponsored by Custom Building ProductsMeet these dedicated volunteers by visiting www.tile-assn.com and click-ing on About NTCA. You can also find 76 A&D Corner: information and a continually updat-ed list of NTCA Five-Star Contractors Sanitary surfaceswhy ceramic tile andat www.tile-assn.comclick on Find quartz countertops are good choices foran NTCA Five-Star Contractor.the COVID eraTILELETTER EDITORIAL POLICY: TileLetter is a By Lesley Goddin, Editor magazineoftheNationalTileContractors .Sponsored by MAPEI Corporation Association, Inc. (NTCA). TileLetter provides a medium for expressing views and opinions 106News without approving, disapproving, or guaran-teeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claim or opinion appearing under a byline, 110 Products or obtained or quoted from an acknowledged source. Statements of fact and opinion are madeontheresponsibilityoftheauthors 111 Advertiser Index alone, and do not imply an opinion or reect the ofcial position of NTCA.The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. is an equal opportunity association and seeks to include qualied individuals and businesses in all phases of its activities. The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability. The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. seeks opportunities to include these groups in its programs and activities.TileLetter is a free subscription to the tile, stone andalliedproductsindustries.Tosubscribe, visit www.tileletter.com click on Advertisers & Classied, click on Subscribe. To make address changes or unsubscribe, please send an email to: webmaster@tileletter.com.4TileLetter | August 2020"