Ecological and healthy living

New con­struc­tion in Ger­many is boom­ing and refur­bish­ment of exist­ing build­ings is also well under way. When it comes to select­ing a new floor cov­er­ing, ceram­ic tiles are often the pre­ferred choice. In 2019, their mar­ket share was almost 25 per­cent and thus a quarter of total demand. Large tiles in par­tic­u­lar are very trendy, because they look mod­ern yet time­less. When choos­ing ceram­ic tiles from Ger­man pro­duc­tion, you can be sure to bring an eco­lo­gic­al floor cov­er­ing into your home. And if the tiles are installed with EMICODE^®-cer­ti­fied adhes­ives and grouts, you can enjoy a healthy indoor cli­mate.

The ideal wall and floor cov­er­ing should not only reflect the spir­it of the times but also have time­less charm even after many years. Large-format tiles, also known as XXL tiles, are par­tic­u­larly suit­able for this pur­pose. Being lar­ger, they are installed with a smal­ler num­ber of joints and thus give the impres­sion of a uni­form and appar­ently con­tinu­ous sur­face. They also influ­ence the over­all appear­ance of the room, cre­at­ing a pleas­antly calm and har­mo­ni­ous ambi­ance. Thanks to large-format tiles, small rooms appear lar­ger. This effect is fur­ther emphas­ized when choos­ing a light tile col­or. In large rooms, by con­trast, XXL tiles con­vey cool and serene eleg­ance.

In gen­er­al, tiles are very easy to clean and hygien­ic. These prop­er­ties apply in par­tic­u­lar to XXL tiles. As they are installed with few­er grout joints, they also require less clean­ing effort. Build­ing own­ers who decided to have under­floor heat­ing installed are always on the safe side with tiles. In fact, ceram­ic tiles are per­fect con­duct­ors and quickly trans­fer the heat from the heat­ing sys­tem into the room. And if you don’t like the “cool” look of tiles, you can simply opt for tiles with a warm wood design. You will then have the best of two worlds: an easy-care and warm wall/floor cov­er­ing that – unlike par­quet – is also insens­it­ive to water.

Breathe in few­er pol­lut­ants thanks to EMICODE^®-cer­ti­fied build­ing mater­i­als

When build­ing a new house or renov­at­ing an old one, people are pla­cing more and more import­ance on eco­lo­gic­al and sus­tain­able mater­i­als. Ger­man ceram­ic tiles are espe­cially well suited as wall and floor cov­er­ings. Being man­u­fac­tured in Ger­many from nat­ur­al loc­al raw mater­i­als, they only need to be trans­por­ted over short dis­tances and are there­fore par­tic­u­larly resource-sav­ing. At the same time, their pro­duc­tion is sub­ject to strict envir­on­ment­al pro­tec­tion reg­u­la­tions. How­ever, an eco­lo­gic­al home is not auto­mat­ic­ally healthy to live in. To achieve this aim, also tile adhes­ives and grouts must be free of solvents and oth­er harm­ful sub­stances.