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Three towering structures of stone and steel named “Cracked Ice“ on show at Manhattan’s Garment District

Artist Del Geist visualizes climate change and the melting of ice over time, through March 2024

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

Sculptors Cynthia Sah and Nicolas Bertoux from Fondazione Arkad win the 2023 “Pietrasanta and Versilia in the World“ award

The prize is annually given to artists who made known the little city halfway between Carrara and Pisa

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