{"id":"b7d73409-240b-4f56-ae12-20a8920f4ae9","task":"Determine what a countertop fabrication company must document to earn Natural Stone Institute Accreditation.","domain":"naturalstoneinstitute.org","steps":["Confirm NSI is the successor organization to the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and Building Stone Institute (BSI), which merged effective 1 January 2018","Review naturalstoneinstitute.org/programs/accreditation/accreditation for the current accreditation overview","Purchase and complete the Accreditation Application via the 'Request an Application' link on the Become an Accredited Company page","Work through the six-step process covered in NSI's Accreditation Webinars","Reference the Accreditation Program Handbook PDF for full documentation requirements (business/employment practices, letters of recommendation, written exam, site visits)","Confirm the current NSI Accreditation Department contact for outstanding questions before submitting"],"gotchas":["Legacy branding still in circulation calls this 'MIA Accreditation' or references 'MIA+BSI' — current material refers to the organization as Natural Stone Institute (NSI); don't present old names as separate entities","NSI has announced a rebrand and a new website launching summer 2026 — re-verify page URLs and structure closer to that date"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b7d73409-240b-4f56-ae12-20a8920f4ae9"}