Blog articles by the NTMA
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Blog & News
September 1, 2022
Abandoned 100-Year-Old Hospital Revived as College Student Center
Historic terrazzo restored; joined by new -
Blog & News
August 15, 2022
The Reflooring of New Orleans : How Terrazzo Weathered Hurricane Katrina
The costliest natural disaster in US history, Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm took over 1,500 lives. Property damage…
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Blog & News
August 1, 2022
Savings for Nassau Coliseum Renovation with Terrazzo over Quarry Tile
Nearly 50,000 square feet of epoxy thin-set terrazzo was installed over existing quarry tile flooring in the concourse of the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY….
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Blog & News
July 15, 2022
This Old Substrate: Installing terrazzo over a variety of surfaces nets big savings
We asked some of our member terrazzo contractors for their advice based on their experience with installing terrazzo over a variety of old substrates. -
Blog & News
July 1, 2022
Hospital Finds the Cure for Dirt & Germs
When Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO, was planning a remodel, one primary concern was the amount of abuse leveled at the floors.
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Blog & News
June 15, 2022
Historic Terrazzo Indistinguishable from New in Chicago Board of Trade Upgrade
Between 2012-2014, some $30 million was invested in upgrades to the 1930 building still known as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), both a Chicago…
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Blog & News
June 1, 2022
Great Expectations: Terrazzo or polished concrete?
Frank Klemaske is the Executive Vice President of business development and sales at T.B. Penick and Sons, Inc., in San Diego. -
Blog & News
May 15, 2022
Terrazzo vs Tile for Abuse & Heavy Loads: The Rest of the Story
Some dozen years ago, one of our member contractors had a conversation with the owners of a convention center about their flooring. -
Blog & News
May 1, 2022
What is Palladiana? An Elevated Aesthetic in Terrazzo
“Palladiana has a warm, authentic, uniquely crafted appeal,” said architect Paul Manno of Gensler in Dallas. Hand-laid and hand-finished, it offers such a radically different…
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Blog & News
April 15, 2022
Sustainable Custom Design at Children’s Hospital
Patients checking in at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis are handed a passport to discovery. -
Blog & News
March 15, 2022
Historic Juneteenth Park Immortalizes Story of Freedom with Award-Winning Restoration & Terrazzo Installation
Emancipation Park, the oldest park in Houston, is open again for celebrations of Juneteenth, now designated a national US holiday.