The NCTA News page lists articles featuring NCTA events, NCTA member projects, use of terrazzo, and notes from related websites. If you have an item you would like us to include, email info@ncterrazzo.com.

Terrazzo Plays to Old Town School of Folk Music’s History of Innovation

Chicago’s historic and thriving Old Town School of Folk Music has celebrated its 55th anniversary with the opening of a brand-new building. One artistic choice the architects made to bring the school’s casual vibe into the 21st century was to use terrazzo floors. Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin wrote in his review of the new building that the interior and exterior fit the tone of the Old Town School’s three other buildings, while injecting it with a forward-thinking aesthetic. That includes the terrazzo floors. Kamin notes that the building’s terrazzo recalls the Old Town School’s former library while glinting with the texture of recycled mirrors and glass bottles. Read the entire article

Santarossa Mosaic Celebrated its Indiana Design Center Showroom Grand Opening

Santarossa celebrated its Indiana Design Center showroom Grand Opening last November. The series of events included the unveiling of the new showroom, grand hall exhibit of full-sized natural stone slabs, and a granite countertops give-away.

NCTA 46th Annual Convention a Smashing Success

Held at the Kohler resort in Kohler, Wis., the convention featured intensive training seminars coupled with the enjoyment of multi-generational friendships. The annual celebration of our commitment to each other and our dedication to excellence results in outstanding terrazzo installations for our customers.

7th Graders Know the Value of Terrazzo Flooring

The third floor of Central Middle School in Kokomo, IN, is brighter as a result of a school science project. For project in a class about conservation and using different types of lighting to help with older buildings, a 7th grade class realized that the old terrazzo floors in the school’s hall would reflect more light and create a brighter hallway than the current carpeting provides–without using more energy. The terrazzo floors had been installed by NCTA Contractor member Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
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Terrazzo Flooring Helps Notre Dame Project Achieve LEED Certification

Terrazzo flooring, the original recycled flooring material, helped Notre Dame University’s Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center received LEED Gold certification. Among the sustainable design cited is the following: “16 percent of the building materials used consisted of post-consumer and pre-consumer recycled content, including the structural steel and reinforcement, concrete, metal studs, insulation, aluminum window framing, gypsum wallboard, spray fireproofing, terrazzo, toilet partitions and ceiling tile.” NCTA Contractor Member Art Mosaic installed the terrazzo. Read the entire article.