Tile, marble, and terrazzo materials can improve building performance related to energy efficiency, occupant thermal comfort, and indoor air environment. These beautiful and durable finishes have excellent life cycle advantages. Explore our resources and contact us for support on your projects, whether new construction or retrofit.
Join our upcoming tile, marble, and terrazzo webinars and seminars to learn and earn LUs/HSWs with us.
IMI, TCAA, and industry partners have joined together to offer a series of in-person seminars on designing and specifying tile. Join us to earn HSW credits in a city near you.
Consider placing one or more of the following subparagraphs in your architectural specifications to help assure installers are qualified to work on a project. The qualifications below each represent different skill sets and competencies to meet varied project needs, as published in MasterSpec’s Tile Installer Qualifications:
Contact IMI to request a list of installers in your area with the qualifications or certifications referenced above.
Request Certified Installers List
The International Masonry Training and Education Foundation provides training, certifications and continuing education programs to the members of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. These programs begin with pre-job training and training for apprentices, and continue throughout a craftworker’s career in brick, stone, tile, marble, terazzo, pointing-caulking-cleaning, refractory, plaster, cement and mosaic work. New cladding systems and installation technologies are also emerging, and IMTEF provides advanced training for these opportunities as well. IMTEF is funded through a grant from the International Masonry Institute, a labor-management organization created by the members of BAC and the contractors who employ them.
Ceramic tile is a durable material able to withstand heavy loads, high impact, and the wear that comes with decades of continual use. In recent years, competing materials like LVT have emerged, making bold claims of durability and longevity. This […]
IMI Director of Industry Development and Technical Services Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, CDT, LEED AP, is the 2021 recipient of the Tile Contractors’ Association of America’s (TCAA’s) prestigious Cesery Award.
The International Masonry Institute (IMI) is a strategic alliance between the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers and the contractors who employ those members. Through education, technical support, research and training the IMI works to provide a more efficient construction delivery system.
