The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 38th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program. The R.I.S.E. program builds 100 percent mortgage-free specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. The fabrication and natural … Read more
Four companies have joined the Natural Stone Foundation Leadership Society, an honor given to those who have made sizeable contributions to the foundation. The companies join Gary Mullard, founder of Northern Stone Supply, who started the foundation’s fundraising efforts with a $100,000 Diamond Level contribution. Mullard was also the first … Read more
The Natural Stone Institute has announced that a new CEU course entitled Natural Stone Countertops: Considerations for Kitchen and Bath Applications is credit-approved and ready for presentation. Natural Stone Countertops offers an overview of several natural stone choices, with a focus on setting consumer expectations for their performance. Knowledge of … Read more
The National Building Granite Quarries Association (NBGQA) has voted to merge with the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) to further advance industry efforts to support quarry advocacy, sustainability, outreach to architects and designers and continued efforts to promote the use of natural stone. The NBGQA was founded more than a century … Read more
The Natural Stone Institute announced that nine applicants have been selected for the inaugural North American Quarry Advocacy Group Steering Committee. Members of the committee are: Byron Davis – Salado USA, Florence, TexasQuade Weaver – TexaStone Quarries, Garden City, TexasAnn Marie Ramos – New England Stone Industries, Smithfield, RIBen Kaus … Read more
Rugo Stone in Lorton, Virginia has been named the recipient of the 2020 Grande Pinnacle Award for their work on the Trinity Church Wall Street Altar & Chancel Restoration project in New York City. Trinity Church is a 174 year old historical structure that served as a shelter from debris … Read more
The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 36th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program. The Foundation’s R.I.S.E. program builds 100 percent mortgage-free specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. Natural stone and fabrication … Read more
Ownership of the ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Stone standard has officially transferred from the Natural Stone Council to the Natural Stone Institute. First issued in 2014, the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard establishes criteria and methods for tracking, measuring, and improving sustainability in the production of natural stone. Since its … Read more
The Natural Stone Institute welcomed Blake Christensen (Valley View Granite) and Amit Gupta (TAB/Amsum & Ash) to its board of directors in January. Christensen and Gupta replace Bruce Knaphus (KEPCO+) and Josh Zhang (Jianming Stone Group) who completed their board terms. Additionally, the Natural Stone Institute membership recently passed a … Read more
The Natural Stone Institute announced the recipients for the 2020 Pinnacle Awards. The Grande Pinnacle recipient will be announced during the awards ceremony at TISE on June 16. Videos for each project can be found on the Natural Stone Institute’s website. The full list of 2020 Pinnacle Award recipients is … Read more
