Stone and tiles’ contribution to healthy buildings and trends in hard-surface flooring are explored at Coverings
Kick off your Coverings 2024 experience and A&D Day with breakfast and an invigorating keynote address from Chad Oppenheim, architect, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, who was selected as the 2023 Laureate of The American Prize for Architecture. Oppenheim will address Building Globally, Designing Locally — How Materiality Empowers Spirit of Place on Monday, April 22, the first day of of Coverings, which runs through April 25 in Atlanta.
Coverings offers numerous education sessions of interest to facility managers, architects, designers and fabricators, including:
Global Tile Trends. Dive into the freshest trends with a focus on four tenets – sustainability, timeless luxury, health and wellness, and outdoor living to discover cutting-edge designs, techniques and technologies.
Earth Day Activation: Clean the World Hygiene Kit Building. Coverings has partnered with Clean the World, a leader in sustainable, environmental, and social impact solutions, transforming used soap bars and plastic amenities that the hospitality industry would otherwise discard into lifesaving, essential supplies for communities in need. Volunteer a few minutes of your time on Earth Day and help to assemble hygiene kits that will be donated to a philanthropic organization in Atlanta.
Nurturing Well-Being: Exploring What’s Next in Healthy Building. Explore the current landscape of healthy building practices, the latest trends shaping the future of the built environment, and the integral role of ceramic tile and natural stone in fostering healthier living and working spaces.
Empowering Designers and Specifiers: Tackling Tile Installation Challenges and Embracing Cutting-Edge Materials. Dive into tile installation challenges and discover effective, new solutions. Become equipped with the knowledge and strategies to navigate installation hurdles seamlessly with cutting-edge materials and technology; from GPTP (Grout, Porcelain, Tile, and Panel) to innovative countertop solutions and exterior cladding. Explore front-line materials that are shaping the industry.
Other sessions to note are: Tech Tiles: Navigating the Future of Technology and AI; Installation Tour: Behind the Scenes of the Signia by Hilton Atlanta’s Large-Scale Tile Installation; and Reducing Embodied Carbon with Natural Stone.
Coverings attracts thousands of distributors, retailers, stone fabricators, contractors, specifiers, architectural and design professionals, facility managers, builders, remodelers, as well as reporters and bloggers who cover the tile and stone industry. These industry professionals attend Coverings to explore the latest trends, source global products, network with industry peers, gain project inspiration, access information and to find solutions to grow their business.
Why architects and designers should attend Coverings
- Remain on the cutting-edge of industry trends and innovation
- Learn about the health benefits of tile and seek options for colors, shapes, textures, patterns and styles
- Touch, feel, and compare the newest and most luxurious trends
- Bring clients along for personalized tours of the latest tile and stone products
- Source products for your next project to deliver the quality, durability, luxury, sustainability, and visual appeal
- Discover one-of-a-kind stones and tiles pieces from around the globe
Facility managers will join their architects and designers
Architects and designers have the opportunity to bring their facility manager clients to Coverings to see latest trends and find inspiration for their next remodeling project. Registered architects and designers can be joined by up to two client guests, at no cost to them or their clients, as they peruse thousands tile and stone innovations on display by 1,000+ global exhibitors.
The Bring Your Client to Coverings program is a huge hit with architect and designer attendees because it keeps their clients involved in the design process and exposes them to the wealth of options and resources available in the marketplace.
For more information, review Coverings 2024.