Kicking Glass and Making Names Gilasi means glass. The best, most superior glass. As the surfacing and countertop markets are getting flooded with granite and quartz from India, Turkey, China and Brazil, there is a well-kept secret smack in…
Biophilic Design At Home In 5 Easy Steps The latest trend in interior design: Biophilic Design, is the incorporation of natural elements using design techniques to improve the environment, employee well-being, and productivity. The philosophy behind Biophilic Design is more than…
Beer, Golf and Pandemics – The 2021 Salesperson I will refer to them as “traditional thinkers” but you know who you are. Golf, beer, the occasional off color joke that people uncomfortably laugh at and then quickly change the…
What You Need to know about Building Materials Under LEED v4.1 The newest update to the LEED standards (version 4.1) offers insight into the future direction of the building materials industry. Whether you are actively working on a LEED project…
Have Your Channel Partnerships Sailed? As our industry grapples with labor shortages and pricing increases, now is when we start to see manufacturers torpedo long-standing partnerships with their sales representatives and distributors. It is happening on a nearly daily basis…
Ready to get in sync with the new reality? Here are a few tips, just in time for the return to offices, retail, restaurants and schools. Bringin Flexi Back All too quickly we flocked to open layouts and floor plans…
Finding your local hardware store low on basic building materials or even the car dealership down the street with a limited inventory? Have you checked the bottom of the ocean? On average, the US loses 3,000 shipping containers into the…
Here’s a quick update on supply chain issues that are impacting the building materials industry. The most glaring statistic is the nearly $36,000 increase in the overall cost of building a home due to the increased cost of building materials. …
Four Alternatives to White Countertops “Anything but white or gray.” There is an emerging group of fatigued designers and savvy consumers who want to move on from the ‘grays for days’ era in the modern home. They see faux…
Project Vandemic- #vanlife basics from CaraGreen In the winter of 2020, CaraGreen’s Southwest Sales Manger, Damon broached the idea of Project Vandemic: A modern makeover of a late ‘80’s Ford Econoline camper van using materials from CaraGreen. CaraGreen’s leadership…
Choosing Building Materials Wisely – Optimize your choices to create better. Read along here. We often get asked, as curators of sustainable building materials, “What is the perfect material?” The answer is complicated. Mostly because there isn’t one. No perfect…
