Michael Picco: “We have to communicate more with green facts about natural stone, e.g., Environmental Product Declarations and Life-Cycle-Assessments”

The 2021 president of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) sees the moment favorable to reach even internationally standardized datasheets for marble, granite etc

International standards for marble, granite & Co: the Natural Stone Institute’s Chuck Muehlbauer was appointed chair of the Technical Committee TC 327

The coming ISO-approved definitions will be about “requirements and test methods for blocks, slabs, semifinished and finished products intended for use in building and for monuments“

Natural Stone Institute (NSI) Announces Scholarship Recipients

Nicole Renko (Women in Stone Empowerment Scholarship) and Jim Buth (Natural Stone Scholarship) will be celebrated during the association’s awards ceremony at TISE fair

Katie Jensen Joins Natural Stone Institute Executive Committee

16 Documents Added to the NSI’s Natural Stone Resource Library

Marmomac Renews Support of Natural Stone Institute Grande Pinnacle Award

The Natural Stone Institute’s testing lab has received three noteworthy distinctions

For members only: the Natural Stone Intitute offers webinars about „ASTM Standards and Stone Testing“ (Wednesday, October 21, 10:00am ET) and „Selling Natural Stone“ (Wednesday, October 28 10:00am ET)

In the US, private demand for natural stone seems to have increased in the last months

In its newsletter, the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) states that “the average homeowner has decided to put their money to work in their own backyard”

Natural Stone Institute Completes 30th Home with Gary Sinise Foundation