HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Howard Jancy, a commercial architectural consultant for Custom® Building Products, recently won The Construction Specifier Article of the Year Award. The annual honor given by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) recognizes exemplary editorial contributions by a member to its official magazine, The Construction Specifier. Jancy’s article, “For the Want of a Horseshoe Nail: Identifying Causes of Tile Failure,” uses a case study to reinforce the importance of starting a project with accurate specifications to avoid problems later.

Jancy, CSI, CDT, has 30 years of experience with tile, stone, and concrete flooring, as well as paving design, installation, and remediation. His responsibilities as a CUSTOM® consultant include specification writing and review, technical service, and continuing education. In addition to The Construction Specifier, Jancy has contributed articles to other industry publications like Landscape Contractor National and the Journal of Architectural Coatings.

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About Custom® Building Products
Custom Building Products is North America’s leader in flooring preparation products and tile and stone installation systems for residential and commercial projects. The company’s product brands, including a comprehensive line of surface preparation products like WonderBoard® Lite backerboards and RedGard® waterproofing and crack prevention membrane, thin-set, lightweight and large format tile mortars, professional grouts like Fusion Pro, Prism®, CEG™ and Polyblend® as well as TileLab® and Aqua Mix® maintenance products and SuperiorBilt® tools are considered among the most popular and most trusted by industry professionals. Complete and qualifying installation systems are backed by CUSTOM’s industry leading lifetime system warranty. Custom Building Products continually raises standards for the flooring, tile and stone industry through its commitment to provide performance-driven installation systems and support.

For more information on CUSTOM’s quality tile, stone and flooring installation products and comprehensive resources including product and warranty information, installation specifications and technical support, please visit www.custombuildingproducts.com or call (800) 272-8786.