{"id":107260,"date":"2020-02-21T10:47:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=107260"},"modified":"2020-12-18T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:22:38","slug":"large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nithya Caleb, the editor of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Construction Specifier<\/a><\/em>, caught up with Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, director of industry development and technical service, the <a href=\"http:\/\/imiweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Masonry Institute<\/a> (IMI), at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructshow.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CONSTRUCT<\/a>, an AEC education program and expo. Here is an extract from the interview, where Conwell elaborates on the design possibilities of large-format tiles, installation requirements, and recent code changes impacting its use.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OGbWdeFwVRU\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nithya Caleb, the editor of The Construction Specifier, interviews Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, director of industry development and technical service, the International Masonry Institute (IMI), about the design possibilities of large-format tiles. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4183,"featured_media":107261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,23,6095],"tags":[5024,5725,5724],"class_list":["post-107260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns","category-inside-csi","category-videos","tag-construct-show","tag-international-masonry-institute","tag-large-format-tiles","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI - The Construction Specifier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI - The Construction Specifier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nithya Caleb, the editor of The Construction Specifier, interviews Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, director of industry development and technical service, the International Masonry Institute (IMI), about the design possibilities of large-format tiles.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Construction Specifier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-21T15:47:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-18T15:22:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scott.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"549\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"310\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nithya_caleb\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"nithya_caleb\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"nithya_caleb\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b98ef8acdc4f61ec3c542bdb863ee469\"},\"headline\":\"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-21T15:47:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-18T15:22:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":74,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Scott.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"CONSTRUCT Show\",\"International Masonry Institute\",\"Large-format tiles\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Columns\",\"Inside CSI\",\"Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI - The Construction Specifier\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Scott.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-21T15:47:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-18T15:22:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Scott.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Scott.jpg\",\"width\":549,\"height\":310},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Construction Specifier\",\"description\":\"Solutions for the Construction Industry\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Construction Specifier\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg\",\"width\":288,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"The Construction Specifier\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b98ef8acdc4f61ec3c542bdb863ee469\",\"name\":\"nithya_caleb\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8a720f16106e3badd15369daa30776863e73616618206dbee6511c6f2a993456?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8a720f16106e3badd15369daa30776863e73616618206dbee6511c6f2a993456?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8a720f16106e3badd15369daa30776863e73616618206dbee6511c6f2a993456?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"nithya_caleb\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/author\\\/nithya_caleb\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI - The Construction Specifier","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI - The Construction Specifier","og_description":"Nithya Caleb, the editor of The Construction Specifier, interviews Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, director of industry development and technical service, the International Masonry Institute (IMI), about the design possibilities of large-format tiles.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/","og_site_name":"The Construction Specifier","article_published_time":"2020-02-21T15:47:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-18T15:22:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":549,"height":310,"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scott.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"nithya_caleb","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"nithya_caleb"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/"},"author":{"name":"nithya_caleb","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b98ef8acdc4f61ec3c542bdb863ee469"},"headline":"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI","datePublished":"2020-02-21T15:47:57+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-18T15:22:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/"},"wordCount":74,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scott.jpg","keywords":["CONSTRUCT Show","International Masonry Institute","Large-format tiles"],"articleSection":["Columns","Inside CSI","Videos"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/","name":"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI - The Construction Specifier","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scott.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-21T15:47:57+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-18T15:22:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scott.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Scott.jpg","width":549,"height":310},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/large-format-tiles-offer-unique-design-options-nithya-caleb-interviews-scott-conwell-of-imi-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Large-format tiles offer unique design options: Nithya Caleb interviews Scott Conwell of IMI"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/","name":"The Construction Specifier","description":"Solutions for the Construction Industry","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization","name":"The Construction Specifier","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg","width":288,"height":70,"caption":"The Construction Specifier"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b98ef8acdc4f61ec3c542bdb863ee469","name":"nithya_caleb","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8a720f16106e3badd15369daa30776863e73616618206dbee6511c6f2a993456?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8a720f16106e3badd15369daa30776863e73616618206dbee6511c6f2a993456?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8a720f16106e3badd15369daa30776863e73616618206dbee6511c6f2a993456?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"nithya_caleb"},"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/author\/nithya_caleb\/"}]}},"views":9278,"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/users\/4183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107262,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107260\/revisions\/107262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/media\/107261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}