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The life cycle assessment of a building is divided into four phases: production of building materials/construction, operation/maintenance, demolition and, if necessary, material recycling

By recycling the stone powder, the natural stone sector can earn additional points in its life cycle assessments and EPDs

As part of the “Marmomac Meets Academies“ presentation at the Verona trade fair, Professor Giuseppe Fallacara from the Politecnico in Bari raised the topic

In the French blog “Envie de Pierre“, architect Elisabeth Polzella from Lyon discusses the ecological footprint of building materials

At the Emotheo Heritage Hotel in the small Croatian town of Imotski, the new building with its limestone façade blends in perfectly with the old house next door

The design came from Studio Ante Murales, based in Zagreb

ROSSO MANTEGNA, a marble carrying all the warmth of the red color and an expression of richness, quarried by Pietro Zanella company in Soave, Italy

For 2023, Turkish Marble Trend magazine (#64) reports of -7.6% in the country’s stone exports (in value) compared to the previous year, yet increased yields per ton

Andrej Mitevski depicts his own experiences, feelings, thoughts, etc., inside a stone

The sculptor from northern Macedonia does not so much want to create forms as emotions from the stone

The Natural Stone Institute’s updated “Silica & Slab Safety Certificate” online learning is focussed on preventing silicosis, safe slab handling, and creating a safety program

In Sweden, the Natural Stone Association is fletching its teeth at fakes from the ceramics industry

Tile companies there have marketed their products under local natural stone names / Also “Jura” is used as fake

In the context of climate protection, old solid (massive) construction with ornamental stone is being rediscovered from a modern perspective

It will establish itself alongside the currently common cladding with panels for facades or tiles for floors and walls, not replace it

RIVERDANCE, an exotic marble with chocolate and white veins, very suitable for luxury design, quarried by Stonewhite company in China’s northeast

Stoneupdate magazine reports about the U.S. imports of natural stone and other hard-surfaces in November 2023 compared to previous periods

Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock

VISA-free entries to China are possible for citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia, Xiamen Stone Fair informs

How do you incorporate a café serving food and drink in a nearly 1,000-year-old cathedral?

The architects at Feilden Fowles gave the new building a bit of an open-and-close drawer feel to the historic setting

Researchers at ETH Zurich teach a computer-controlled excavator the basic steps required to erect a simple drystone wall from thick boulders