Designer Talk: Using Natural Stone in Commercial Architecture
When: September 22, 2021
11:00 AM
Marble Use in the Kitchen & The Evolving Marketplace
When: September 22, 2021
3:00 PM
Colorado Stone Summit: Fabricator Forum
When: September 23, 2021
9:00 AM
Industry Wide EPD Participation
When: September 28, 2021
2:00 PM
When: September 29, 2021
12:00 AM
Webinar: Maximizing Your Natural Stone Institute Membership
When: October 05, 2021
12:00 PM
Natural Stone Countertops: Considerations for Kitchen and Bath Applications
When: October 06, 2021
11:00 AM
Accreditation in Progress: Introduction
When: October 13, 2021
2:00 PM
Webinar: Vertical Templating: Ensuring Accuracy for a Successful Installation
When: October 14, 2021
11:00 AM
Arizona Stone Summit: Stone Shop Management
When: October 21, 2021
9:00 AM
Webinar: Advanced Anchorage Systems
When: November 03, 2021
11:00 AM
Webinar: Maximizing Your Natural Stone Institute Membership
When: November 03, 2021
2:00 PM
Achieving Green Building Goals with Natural Stone
When: November 09, 2021
12:00 PM
Accreditation in Progress: Recommendations
When: November 10, 2021
2:00 PM
Texas Stone Summit: 12 Business Axioms
When: November 18, 2021
9:00 AM
North Carolina Stone Summit: Stone Shop Management
When: December 09, 2021
9:00 AM
Designer Talk: Using Natural Stone in Interior Design
When: December 15, 2021
11:00 AM
Accreditation in Progress: Business Paperwork
When: December 15, 2021
2:00 PM
Accreditation in Progress: Accreditation Exam
When: January 12, 2022
2:00 PM
Accreditation in Progress: Working with OSHA
When: February 09, 2022
2:00 PM
Over 100 safety courses plus manuals, videos and posters geared to assist our members with training new employees, navigating MSHA and OSHA inspections, mitigating Silica exposure and supplementing your own general safety awareness and education programs.
Know your stone. Know your numbers. Members receive special pricing on all of our in house lab dimension stone test services. Launching a new stone? Test data more than 3 years old? Need project specific testing? Look no further than the Natural Stone Institute.
Recognizing natural stone fabricators and commercial contractors that meet the industry's highest standards for operations, product knowledge, installation and reliability.
Our member speakers provide accurate continuing education on the benefits and use of natural stone to the major building and design professions including AIA, ASLA and GBCI.
Annually recognizing individuals, design professionals, and member companies who make exceptional contributions through their work within a global natural stone industry.
Online portal of industry education including webinars, seminars, toolbox talks, and other courses. Transcripts and certificates of completion provided.
A system of resources to recruit, retain, and advance women in the stone industry, including mentorship, career path awareness, networking and education specific to women’s needs.
The Natural Stone Institute is proud to announce that a new CEU course entitled Natural Stone Countertops: Considerations for Kitchen and Bath Applications is credit-approved and ready for presentation.
Continental Cut Stone in Florence, TX has earned certification to the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (NSC/ANSI 373). The company has achieved Gold status for their quarry, which extracts Cordova Cream and Cordova Shell limestone, and Silver status for their fabrication facility, which processes limestone from raw blocks of stone into usable building materials.
2021 Natural Stone Institute Board President Michael Picco (PICCO Engineering) and CEO Jim Hieb will participate in a virtual session prior to the Big 5 International Building & Construction Show, scheduled for September 12-15 in Dubai. The session will take place virtually on Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00am ET (3:00pm UAE).
The National Building Granite Quarries Association (NBGQA) has voted to merge with the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) to further advance industry efforts to support quarry advocacy, sustainability, outreach to architects and designers, and continued efforts to promote the use of natural stone.
