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Manufacturing Impacts
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To further advance these issues, the nat- ural stone industry has been working dili- gently over the years to make continuous improvements in each area and step of the process. This includes reducing water use, energy use, improving the efficiency of the transportation of natural stone, prop- erly managing and adaptively reusing quarry sites, and many others.
The natural stone industry has created a certification system that determines if a quarry or fabricator meets defined sustainability standards in key areas of importance. This makes it easier to find and use natural stones that meet the stan- dard, simplifying the process of choos- ing the right material that not only looks and performs well, but also has the least amount of impact on the environment. The standard is also accepted within the LBC, further ensuring its use in sustain- able building projects. The metrics of the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard can be used to vet stone suppliers even if they have not yet achieved certification. More information is available via the Natural Stone Institute or NSF International.
Stephanie Vierra is a consultant special- izing in curriculum development, project management, and research in sustainabil- ity and holistic design. This article is part of a series. See the Slipperyrockgazette. net archives for February and March.
SurpHaces, the resource and support organization for surface care pros and their customers, has announced
the relocation and opening of its new training facility, the SurpHaces Learning Institute (formerly The Stone and Tile School), in Melbourne, Florida.
Doug Nelson, the former director of the school has retired, and the school is very proud to announce that Fred Hueston has stepped in to replace him as Director.
The school will continue to offer its highly reviewed hands-on training for stone and tile restoration, but additional eLearning courses in a wide variety of
subjects of interest to those in the indus- try are also now available or coming soon. The eLearning courses include all of the stone and tile restoration training that the school has always offered but go beyond to include industry relevant courses in skills training, sales and marketing, and
business growth and support.
The course topics, presented by some
of the most respected authorities in the industry, including Fred Hueston, John Freitag and Deborah Nelson include:
• Become an Expert Witness • Engineered Stone
Restoration
• Grout Color Sealing • Essential Marketing • How to Build a Case
Studies Gallery
• Stain Care Pro Training
• Commercial Maintenance
for Stone Floors
• How to Price and Sell
Your Stone Restoration
Services
...And many others
Students can expect pure training, with no marketing pitch of products or equipment.
For both hands-on training and eLearn- ing, valuable resources and on-going sup- port is always provided.
The motto for SurpHaces Learning Institute is: Where beginners come to learn from the ground up and seasoned pros come to take their skills and business to the next level.
Visit the portal page website at Gettrainedtoday.com or their web site learninginstitute.surphaces.com or call 877-715-5313 to learn more.
SurpHaces Training Center Relocates to Melbourne, FL, Headed by Hueston