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Ajloun in the Kingdom of Jordan is home to the Royal Academy for Nature and Conservation constructed on the rim of a defunct quarry
Euroroc News (2/16): new definitions for 25.15, 25.16 etc; Crystalline Silica; Smart CE-marking
Latest news about important topics for the stone sector which are being discussed in Brussels
Marmomacc 2016: New logo drops a „c“
Verona Trade Fair saw an increase: 1650 exhibitors (a +10% compared to the 2015 figures) / 67,000 trade representatives from 146 countries
Stony Creek Granite will be used for the new Statue of Liberty Museum
The stone from Connecticut had been selected for the plinth of the statue as it had already born extreme conditions at the pillars of Brooklyn Bridge
The Armadillo Vault at this year’s Venice Biennale: hovering stone puzzle comprising 399 elements and a mass of 24 t
The vault is self-supporting weighed down by its own mass constructed using ancient building methods / calculation and realization according to state-of-the-art methods
Sustainable Stone Certification now recognized in both LEED v4 and LBC
ANSI/NSC 373 standards give a clear path for architects to ensure the stone they specify helps projects reach highest sustainability goals
Greek Stone Group International (SGI) gets 15 million € from Black Sea Development Bank (BSTDB)
Seven-year loan is meant to support economic development and job creation in Northern Greece around Thessaloniki
In Switzerland Chinese tourists are clearing out jewelers and watchmakers stocking expensive watches
In the humble opinion of Stone-Ideas: the time is ripe to flood Chinas markets with more than raw stone blocks
Made of marble and brass: „Star Gazer“ candle holders and „Constellation“ bowls
New objects for Lara Bohinc’s „Lunar“ collection in cooperation with British Lapicida stone design company
Natural stone design: basalt tiles with colored glass coating
„Multiplem“ and „Buki“ are two new products by Nero Sicilia of Italy