Designer Forum - Aug/Sep 2013
Anne Elizabeth Hamilton, a senior designer at Orcutt/Winslow, describes how her team used flooring, including Armstrong VCT, to reflect the culture in its design of Arizona's MC Cash Elementary School.
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Focus on Leadership - Aug/Sep 2013
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Ralph Grogan, president and CEO of Bentley Mills, about his priorities at the California Mill, which one year earlier was bought from Interface by Dominus Capital, including brand positioning strategies.
Best Practices - Aug/Sep 2013
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Corporate Floors, Inc., a Texas based commercial flooring dealer that has weathered the economic downturn through shrewd acquisitions and new services, including maintenance programs.
Tile Files - Aug/Sep 2013
Ryan Fasan, a technical consultant for Tile of Spain, discusses key trends in the ceramic tile industry, including textures, vintage looks, advances in color, indoor/outdoor collections, and technological breakthroughs.
People Power - Aug/Sep 2013
Contributing Editor Scott Humphrey, president and CEO of the World Floor Covering Association, uses the dash between the dates of people's births and deaths as a new way of looking at how to live one's life with purpose.
Design Ovations - Aug/Sep 2013
Robyn Taylor, director of design with Westgroup Designs, uses text and images to describe her favorite flooring materials, including products from Shaw Contract, Armstrong, Centiva and J=J Flooring Group.
Survey 2013: What the Retailers Think - July 2013
Editor Darius Helm reports on the results of this year's survey of retailers from all around the country, and offers analysis of leading business issues. The article also lists retailers' favorite manufacturers across all residential flooring categories.
Acceptable Concrete Moisture - July 2013
Floor Focus offers a technical report about issues of concrete slab moisture vapor emission rates, examining the different moisture measurement systems and their limitations.
Case Study: The Art Institute of Chicago-Jul 2013
Editor Jessica Chevalier discusses the museum project with Starnet member Mr. David's Flooring International, a commercial flooring contractor tasked with the flooring renovation and challenged by subfloor issues at the high profile museum.
NeoCon 2013 - July 2013
Floor Focus' editorial team offers a review of NeoCon 2013, held in Chicago. The report features trends, lists of awards and noteworthy products, and indepth reviews of new products from all of the leading flooring manufacturers.