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Listen in to this Construction Informer podcast with Collier Ward, an architect with CASA Design in Hunstville, Alabama. Ward is also a LEED AP and recently spent time at the Coverings show, which is billed as the largest stone and tile convention in North America. He found some fascinating technology coming from that quarter.

During the production process, the ceramic material is mixed in the paste with mineral particles that generate an extremely effective antibacterial reaction. These results, that have been documented and certified by Modena University, are evidence of the extraordinary potentials of the product which can be used in any field where a high performance in terms of hygiene, cleanliness, safety and ease of maintenance is needed, such as: health-care facilities, research laboratories, nurseries, schools, swimming-pools, sporting facilities, fitness centres, changing rooms, utility rooms, private or communal kitchens, canteens, restaurants, food and agricultural industries, and so on.

A similar product comes from Fiandre Architectural Surfaces and is called Active. This product comes from a new process created by Fiandre and Iris Ceramica that applies titanium dioxide powders to the tiles. This material reacts with light to constantly sanitize their surfaces.

Ward also reveals industry efforts to make tile recycling a reality and he talks about some new LEED credits that are now available for these kinds of products.

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