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Kathryn Mease with Tecton Architects describes her current favorite flooring: reclaimed wood floors from ReSawn Timber; metallic carpet effects, like Shaw's Noble Materials or Bentley's Vertex; and hexagonal mosaics, like MSI's Henley Hexagon.
Contributing editor Sam Allman writes about the paradox between wanting to serve humanity and take care of others and needing to take care of oneself first, delving into key principles—rest, fuel, physical and mental awareness—for self sustainment.
Executive editor Darius Helm reports on the top 100 flooring retailers and residential contractors, including indepth profiles of key players, updates from buying groups, a chart of the Top 100 in sales and a report on the housing market.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford provides invaluable insights into how to manage change orders in commercial projects, including how to sidestep problems and ensure profitability.
Senior editor Calista Sprague discusses the current state of airport renovation and new construction with designers from Corgan, DWL Architects and Planners and Leo A Daly, from funding and budgets to design and flooring specification.
Contributing editor Brett Miller with the National Wood Flooring Association discusses the requirements of commercial installations and the attributes that help hardwood flooring find a place in the commercial market.
Editor and art director Anne Harr reviews this year's Cersaie show, held annually in Bologna, Italy, reporting on trends in design, pattern, format and construction from leading Italian tile manufacturers.
Paul Lewandowski weighs in on his current favorite flooring, including LVT like Tandus Centiva's Substrate, large scale carpet patterns like Patcraft's Bohemian from the Life and Style collection, and hybrid flooring like J+J Flooring's Kinetex tile.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the issuance of US Floor's Coretec patent, Mohawk's designer retreat and UFloor's new facility in Delaware, as well as analyzing home center hard surface growth and carpet usage declines in hospitality guest rooms.
Executive editor Darius Helm analyzes the results of Floor Focus' biennial survey of the nation's contract dealers, covering topics including sales, growth, product trends, top problems, wish lists and favorite flooring manufacturers.