Case Studies

The Mojave Desert is one of the most popular tourism spots in North America, mostly due to the gambling destination of Las Vegas, Nev. However, the desert — which runs across Calif., Ariz., and Utah — is also known for the scenic beauty found within and around its four national parks. The Mojave Desert contains […]

As Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, prepares to take the world stage as host of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the city is upgrading and expanding its system of public transportation. One key component in this effort is the new Canada Line, a rapid transit line linking Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with downtown Vancouver. The […]

“This project was submitted based on technical merit, which in this particular case, is focused on the large format tile that had yet to be used in the US at the time of installation. This award reflects the great partnership that DeAnza Tile and Custom® Building Products have built over the years,” said Rich Papapietro, […]

When Kindred Healthcare, Inc. began construction on a new extension of its award winning, long- term, acute care hospital in the Sacramento area, Performance Tile & Stone of Rocklin, Calif. won the contract for installing tile in the new facility. Kindred’s plans included a 2,200-square-foot industrial kitchen that specified 6-inch by 6-inch quarry tile and […]

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, the nation’s first new international airport built since 9/11, opened on schedule with its first flight departing on May 23, 2010. The project, which broke ground in 2007 after a 10-year planning and feasibility stage, serves Panama City and the surrounding Florida Gulf Coast area, replacing the small, aged and […]

Down a quiet sidestreet, just off the fabled Sunset Strip, there is an apartment complex that appears, at first and even second glance, to be a perfectly maintained vestige from Hollywood’s early days. Though its white stucco walls glimmer and its warm terra cotta tiles are pristine, 7 Fountains could easily pass for a building […]

Home to famed artifacts from America’s aeronautical heritage such as the Enola Gay, the Spirit of St. Louis and the Wright brothers’ original Wright Flyer that flew at Kitty Hawk, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is the world’s most visited museum. It is located on The Mall in Washington, D.C., and hosts over nine million guests […]

Like many shopping centers of a certain age, Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, N.C. was a popular and well-patronized suburban mall in need of some significant updating. With two large wings that were built in different decades, the mall was functional but slightly disjointed in terms of both construction and design. The original structure dated back […]

Dubai International Airport is one of the world’s fastest-growing airports, and is in the midst of a long-term plan for expansion. Terminal 3 was recently completed after three years of construction, and features 3.8 million square feet of a Brazilian stone called Panha Fragola Corcovado, or “PF”. PF presented a serious sealing challenge because the […]

Since the opening of Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, discerning visitors to Las Vegas have a fresh, contemporary alternative to the city’s famously massive hotels and casinos. Situated in Las Vegas’ new luxury community of Summerlin, Red Rock is the first billion-dollar resort built off the Strip delivering cool, classic Vegas, reinvented for the […]