Case Studies

Over two million visitors arrive each year to experience the pristine color of the Cayman Islands’ famous beaches, waters and coral reefs.  To support record levels of travel, Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) on Grand Cayman has been expanded and renovated with large format tile.  The airport now features a dome shaped like the shell […]

Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, beloved alma mater Lawless High School in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans sat uninhabitable and desolate, with buildings moved off their foundations by the floodwaters.  In 2016, the campus reopened as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter High School, a modern, state-of-the-art facility. The project earned Sizeler […]

The new Commons Building at Mesa College in San Diego is anything but common-looking.  To complete this unusual LEED Silver project, the tile contractor had to pull out all the stops—including installing exterior tile from a 60-foot boom lift. Plank tile was set vertically throughout to emphasize a pair of solar chimney towers while integrating […]

The San Diego International Airport (SAN) is home to the busiest single-runway commercial airport in the U.S. and second busiest in the world, serving over 17 million passengers per year. Due to this high level of passenger traffic, the SAN Airport Authority decided to renovate SAN’s Terminal 2 East.  Terrazzo tiles were chosen for these […]

The Hollywood Casino Jamul, near San Diego, Calif., brings the classic style and glamour of 1930s art deco to life.  With 40 different kinds of natural stone, porcelain and glass tiles setting the stage, visitors are instantly immersed in the Golden Age of Hollywood.  High performance installation products from CUSTOM were carefully selected to ensure […]

The Rideout Regional Medical Center in Marysville, Calif. provides state-of-the-art health care serving the growing population of four Central Valley counties.  This 6-story, 220,000-square-foot facility includes a full-service trauma center with a rooftop heliport for Life Flight operations and private hospital rooms with serenely tiled bathrooms. A full system of tile installation products from Custom […]

The gated resort community of Beaver Creek, Colo., boasts one of the most prestigious collections of private vacation residences in the country. Thanks to Custom Building Products and the work of one of its tiling contractor partners, Lambert Tile & Stone, one recent residential renovation stands as a model for others to follow. Beaver Creek […]

Maxwell Place, the latest luxury community created by a distinguished residential developer, was built right on the Hudson River waterfront in New Jersey. It sits on the historic site of the Maxwell House coffee factory and includes several high-rise residential buildings with stunning views of the Manhattan skyline. Those lucky enough to call it home […]

Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, NY is the third largest shopping mall in the U.S. Only 20 miles from New York City and featuring over 220 retailers, the mall draws 24 million visitors annually—making it one of the busiest malls in the country. An impressive array of upscale attractions includes an ice rink, a […]

The Burlington Mall, located in the northern area of the greater Boston region, is one of the busiest shopping centers in New England, Mass. With more than 150 specialty stores and anchors that include Filenes, Lord & Taylor and Macy’s, it is an upscale center built in the early 1970s. Like most centers of that […]