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Contributing editor Sam Allman talks about the importance of building strong, lasting relationships and meaningful friendships that can help support you, and how that can lead to a longer and more fulfilled life, both personally and professionally.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford discusses ways in which contractors can be better prepared to win a commercial bid and key mistakes that can be avoided through proper preparation, documentation, product knowledge, and by asking the right questions.
Cindy Saathoff, senior project designer for Aecom, talks about flooring choices in healthcare facility design and how products like Forbo’s Marmoleum Striato collection, Terroxy Resin Systems and American Biltrite’s rubber flooring can meet many needs.
Executive editor Darius Helm talks to interior designers about the transformation that the commercial market has undergone, as well as product selection, what they’d like to see in style and design, and the need for more “green” material options.
Editor Beth Miller offers a glimpse into the hardwood flooring market, where producers are trying to find ways to innovate and elevate through technology in an effort to tell hardwood’s story and navigate a new world where resilient flooring rules.
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at how a shift in the flooring distribution business over the last decade has changed the business model, meaning that those with ample resources and a nimble nature have fared well, while others have not.
Contributing editor Ruth Simon McRae examines how several new projects across the country are expanding critical healthcare access to veterans in need and how designers and architects are meeting that demand in terms of design, both inside and out.
Editor Jessica Chevalier looks at a Nashville, Tennessee project where a unique flooring system from Metroflor helped change a space in a dramatic and fun way with minimal impact on employees while respecting the building’s roots and history.
Publisher Kemp Harr talks to leading flooring retailers about waterproof LVT flooring and what it really is, as well as ways the industry can better educate consumers about what sort of expectations they should have when installing it in their homes.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the economic outlook for the fall, looks back at highlights from the National Floorcovering Alliance’s fall meeting in September, including consumer demand and strategy, and duties imposed on Chinese-produced tile.