DES Overview (click to read)
Handbook
The BSI has assembled a handbook of AIA requirements and guidelines to assist members with the development of individual presentations. Access that handbook here.
Template Documents
BSI members have access to DES Template documents available through the BSI office.
Template topics include:
Stone Specific 101
Adhered Natural Thin Veneer Stone
Care and Maintenance of Natural Stone
Attend a Session
Contact these active member firms who have already become instructors to attend one of their sessions:
• Arkansas
Stone 101 Slimrock
• California
Understanding the Basics of Stone Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, Inc.
Understanding the Basis of Ceramic Tile Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, Inc.
• Colorado
Natural Stone Thin Veneer Freedom Stone Company, LLC
Stone Installation in the Rocky Mountain Climate The Gallegos Corporation
• Connecticut
Introduction to Stone I Marble & Granite, Inc.
Introduction to Stone II Marble & Granite, Inc.
Introduction to Quartz Marble & Granite, Inc.
Natural Stone in Green Design Connecticut Stone Supplies, Inc.
Sustainable Design with Natural Stone Marble & Granite, Inc.
• Indiana
Indiana Limestone Standard Product Building Veneers Indiana Limestone Company
Indiana Limestone Overview-Created by Nature, Indiana Limestone Company
Crafted by Man: Introduction to Indiana Limestone and the Indiana Limestone Institute Indiana Limestone Institute
• Illinois
Bluestone Production & Products Lurveys Landscape Supply
Midwest Materials Lurveys Landscape Supply
• Massachusetts
Introduction to Stone I Marble & Granite, Inc.
Introduction to Stone II Marble & Granite, Inc.
Introduction to Quartz Marble & Granite, Inc.
Sustainable Design with Natural Stone Marble & Granite, Inc.
• Minnesota
Using Natural Stone in Today’s Architecture Cold Spring Granite Company
Limestone Vetter Stone Company
• Missouri
Applications of Natural Stone Earthworks, Inc.
• Ohio
Introduction to Stone Design I Marble Institute of America
Introduction to Stone Design II Marble Institute of America
Marble Use in the Kitchen Marble Institute of America
• Texas
Beauty Set in Stone: Enhancing Design with Alamo Stone Company
Natural Stone
Stone Applications and How to Write Specs Architectural Stone Company
Natural Building Stone and Related Applications Capitol Products Inc.
Concept to Delivery Continental Cut Stone, Inc.
Working Effectively and Efficiently with Quarries- Salado Quarry
Limestone and Sandstone
Texas Limestone: Uses and Limitations Texas Quarries
• Utah
Natural Stone Thin Veneer – Properties and Uses Delta Stone Products, Inc.
The Use of Natural Stone in Sustainable Building Delta Stone Products, Inc.
Architectural Stone: From the Quarry to Your Project Delta Stone Products, Inc.
• Virginia
Applications and Benefits of Natural Stone Charles Luck Stone Center
Landscaping with Natural Stone Charles Luck Stone Center
Natural Stone for Interior Applications Charles Luck Stone Center
• Washington
Stone Specification Rhodes Architectural Stone
• Wisconsin
Building Stone, Thin Veneer, Landscape Buechel Stone Corp.
Natural Thin Veneer Stone- Quarry to Application Eden Stone Company
Dimensional Cut Limestone – Origin to Order Valders Stone and Marble, Inc.
Natural Limestone Outcroppings Valders Stone and Marble, Inc.
Natural Limestone Landscaping Valders Stone and Marble, Inc.
Wisconsin Limestones Halquist Stone Company, Inc.
The Nature of Natural Thin Veneer Natural Stone Veneers International, Inc.
