The New Miami Marlins Park Is A True Custom Installation For A Florida-Based Contractor
After a two-year long construction project, the home of the Marlins baseball team made its debut opening day April 4, 2012 against the Cardinals. The stadium, which seats 37,000 and has a retractable roof and a natural grass playing field, sits on approximately 17 acres of the historic 42-acre Orange Bowl site in the Little […]
Read MoreNHL Arena Targets LEED Silver Goal with a High Scoring Tile Installation System from CUSTOM
Spectacular, iconic and inspiring are just some of the words being used to describe the new home of the Edmonton Oilers hockey team. Rogers Place expects to be the first LEED Silver National Hockey League arena in Canada – yet another glittering achievement for the 5-time Stanley Cup champions. To protect 130,000 square feet of […]
Read MoreMercedes-Benz Stadium, Home to the Atlanta Falcons, Earns LEED Platinum with Help from CUSTOM
Mercedes-Benz Stadium broke records and earned countless superlatives before the Atlanta Falcons even took the field. The newest stadium in the NFL is also the most sustainable and the first to achieve LEED Platinum status in the U.S. As an integral part of the stadium’s luxurious aesthetics, over 200,000 square feet of porcelain tile was […]
Read MoreCustom Revs Up The Performance At Ferrari World
Ferrari World officially opened its doors on December 1, 2010. Materials from Custom® Building Products were selected for the installation of ceramic tile and natural stone on the walls and floors throughout 925,360 square feet of enclosed space, which is equivalent to seven football fields. The complex, located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United […]
Read MoreProlite™ Rapid Set Proves To Be Just What Canada Line Rapid Transit Needed
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 […]
Read MoreCustom Delivers High-Performance For A Florida Beach Airport
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 […]
Read MoreCustom Goes to Infinity and Beyond
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 […]
Read MoreCUSTOM Tile Installation System Swims with the Sharks
Swimming with sharks, rays and other native fish is the main attraction at Aquarium Encounters in Marathon, Florida. Visitors can enter dive tanks to interact with and feed a wide variety of marine species. But first –they have to take a shower to protect the water quality of these aquatic ecosystems. A complete system of […]
Read MoreRapid Setting System from CUSTOM Keeps San Diego Airport on Schedule
The San Diego International Airport (SAN) is home to the busiest single-runway commercial airport in the U.S. and second busiest in the world, serving over 17 million passengers per year. Due to this high level of passenger traffic, the SAN Airport Authority decided to renovate SAN’s Terminal 2 East. Terrazzo tiles were chosen for these […]
Read MoreGrand Cayman Airport is Ready for Travelers with Stain Proof Fusion Pro® Grout
Over two million visitors arrive each year to experience the pristine color of the Cayman Islands’ famous beaches, waters and coral reefs. To support record levels of travel, Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) on Grand Cayman has been expanded and renovated with large format tile. The airport now features a dome shaped like the shell […]
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