Conclusion
Ceramic tile- and stone-cladded buildings provide building owners and design professionals with many creative options. The selection of the installation adhesive mortars and associated installation materials are critical components to provide the required performance in seismic zones and other areas where buildings are subjected to similar forces.

It is important that design professionals work with the installation materials manufacturer’s technical service teams, as the latter can assist in creating solid installation methodology and installation materials specifications that result in code-compliant, high-strength, installing resistant against freezing temperatures, adverse weather, and seismic shock.

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Arthur Mintie is the senior director of technical services at LATICRETE International. He has more than 30 years of experience in the tile and stone industry, and is an active participant in Tile Council of North America (TCNA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards-writing committees, along with CSI. Mintie is responsible for overseeing the operations of the company’s technical services department; which provides technical assistance to specifiers and designers, and is actively involved in global education and training for tile and construction industry materials and methods. He can be reached via e-mail at amintie@laticrete.com.