INDUSTRY UPDATE THE BMA COLUMN
THE TILE ASSOCIATION COLUMN
SUSTAINABILITY FORUM
BMA – If we pretend sustainability is simple,
we’ll get it wrong “
issue in the US; a massive barrier was Trump’s simple solution. Except, as Malcolm Gladwell explains in his superb Revisionist History podcast, the militarisation of US-Mexico border since the 1970s has only served to increase net migration. Previously the border was porous, migration seasonal and cyclical. As the cost of crossing back to Mexico increased, so illegal migrants settled permanently. This is the law of unintended consequences. We would do well to learn
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the lesson for the knotty issue that our industry is grappling with – how to get more sustainable. At the top of our list of challenges is reducing wasted water in the bathroom. The apparent simplest solution would be to restrict the sale of all but the lowest flow-rate bathroom fittings and flush volume WCs. However, there would be a host of unintended consequences. It would create perverse incentives for consumers to opt for non-compliant products or tinker with flow regulators. Worse still, it could lead to stagnation of wastewater due to old infrastructure, with severe public health implications. Water efficiency is one of many facets of sustainability, and the whole
agenda is fraught with potential unintended consequences. The bathroom industry must take action to improve its green credentials, but it must be intelligent coordinated action. BMA’s Sustainability Forum on 1st October will be an opportunity to continue the debate.
uild that wall” was President Trump’s promise during the 2016 election. Immigration was (and still is) a knotty
TTA launches new Tiling Guide
their day-to-day work. It contains practical information on how to deal with key installation issues which most tilers will encounter in the course of their work. TTA’s Technical
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Committee produced the content for the Guide, which covers all the key areas – training, different tile types, slip resistance, substrate preparation, movement joints, the requirements of BS5385 and many other important topics. It also includes sections on adhesives and grouts, as well as trowel choice. The Guide includes a substantial section on Special Installation Considerations, such as tiling on to anhydrite screeds, installing uncoupling membranes, wet rooms, underfloor heating and much more. “TTA now holds a wealth of technical information on all subjects related
to tiling,” says Paul Luff, TTA Chairman. “I’m delighted that we have been able to bring this all together in such an attractive and easily accessible format. I am confident that our new Tiling Guide will be of benefit and interest to everyone in the tiling industry, whether they are just starting out or are a time-served professional tiler.” TTA’s comprehensive range of technical documents are referenced
within the Guide, which are available on the TTA website for free download by members and registered architects. Finally the Guide includes a list of manufacturer members. A digital version of the TTA Tiling Guide can be downloaded from the TTA website at:
www.tiles.org.uk/tiling-guide.
TA has introduced a new Tiling Guide. This 28-page full- colour A5 booklet includes help and support for tilers in
For more information, please contact BMA on 01782 631619, visit
www.bathroom-association.org or email
info@bathroom-association.org.uk
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For further information or to join TTA visit
www.tiles.org.uk/join
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