Completed by Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the Silica Exposure Literature Review covers 34 publications and documents focused primarily on materials and work methods specific to RCS exposure from the fabrication of natural and engineered stone countertops.  

Learn the details and planning that assist in developing the Natural Stone Institute Study Tour.

The 2024 Natural Stone Institute Study Tour included visits to the stoneworking regions of Utah and Idaho.

A technical webinar addressing environmental exposures that create special selection or handling concerns for natural stone will be held by the Natural Stone Institute on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 11 a.m. (ET). 

Sarah Gregg speaks about the Natural Stone Institute’s initiatives to spread the word about the inherent attributes of natural stone during the Flooring Sustainability Summit held last month in Washington, DC.

Registration deadline for the Natural Stone Institute's 2024 Utah Study Tour closes on July 29th. 

On Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18, 2024, the Flooring Sustainability Summit – a first-of-its-kind conference with the goal of advancing the flooring industry’s leadership in green building – will take place in Washington, DC, and the Natural Stone Institute will be in attendance.

Deadline for Natural Stone Institute members to nominate someone for one of two seats on its board of directors is Monday, July 15, 2024.

The Natural Stone Institute is offering a free trial of select online courses from its Natural Stone University to non-members.

As we enter the month of June, I reflect on the first half of the year, which has been quite busy! We started off with The International Surface Event (TISE), and since then, it has been a bit of a whirlwind for me.