1.17.08 | San Jose, CA | One Workplace offers an In Stock program which delivers a wide selection of office furniture, including office chairs, whiteboards, computers desks, and reception desks within three business days at affordable prices. In addition to prompt shipping, In Stock also has daily specials and volume discounts. For an In Stock quote within 24 hours call 866-632-7010 or visit www.oneworkplace.com.
1.17.08 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller presented its Be Collection of personal work tools and accessories as part of the "Digital Experience" event leading up to the 2008 consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas. The portfolio included C2, a personal heating/cooling appliance, a pair of Yves Behar-designed lights, including Ardea, the sequel to the 2007 CES Innovation Award-winning Leaf Light, as well as an update of Herman Miller's Babble voice privacy technology--another CES Innovation Award winner. The collection also included new personal organization and paper management tools, new keyboard platforms and monitor arms.
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1.17.08 | La Quinta, CA | The La Quinta Business Centre will hold its grand opening on January 24 at 12:00 noon at 43576 Washington Street. The two-story 24,000 sq. ft. class "A" building was designed by Ware Malcomb of Irvine and offers a 360 degree mountain view.
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1.17.08 | Atlanta, GA | Air Quality Sciences (AQS) known for independent third-party, product emissions, chemical and microbiology testing, became the first company worldwide to receive International Organization for Standardization (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025 accreditation for testing protocols for indoor environments and products. ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard that assesses the technical competency of laboratories. The standard covers every aspect of laboratory management, ranging from sample preparation to analytical testing proficiency to record keeping and reports.
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1.17.08 | Green Bay, WI | KI and rep firm, Bill Thomason and Associates, joined together for a culinary event at Lolita, a Michael Symon bistro in Cleveland, OH. Mr. Symon, winner on the Food Network's Iron Chef America series, gave cooking demonstrations to participants from 15 A & D firms. Also, KI and Pallas Textiles hosted the Fifth annual Moonlight Madness featuring had-crafted artwork by artists from the Los Angeles interior design community. Artwork included jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, photography and paintings.
1.17.08 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign added a 1930's referenced position paper to its collection. "The Odd-Job Alleyway of Building: Modernization, Marketing, and Architectural Practice by Gabrielle Esperdy explored the history of building remodeling, shedding light on the history of relationships among architects, manufacturers, clients and the practice of architecture. The essay explored the Great Depression's effect on the building industry and covered such key concepts as:
- the federal government supported the modernization of buildings to revitalize the building industry and economy
- remodeling previously was considered a real estate tactic, but, during the Depression, became a major part of the building industry and architectural practice.
- the Depression forced architects to expand the scope of their work and to include the previously neglected commercial building market
-modernization shifted from the three-dimensional to the two-dimensional composition and the facade.
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1.17.08 | Atlanta, GA | Gerflor announced the appointments of Joey Natula as regional Vice President for the Eastern Division and Randy Timms as regional Vice President for the Central Division. Mr. Matula and Mr. Timms bring commercial sales experience and knowledge of the flooring industry, both holding positions with nationally and internationally renowned companies. Mr. Matula was instrumental in beginning Commercial Design Interiors and Mr. Timms worked with International Floors of America by Centiva. They will manage and support the Gerflor sales team network from sales calls to product training and exhibition expertise.
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1.17.08 |Holland Landing, ON | Inscape Corporation named Wiesia Dlugoza Regional Manager for Seattle and Debbie Musante Regional Manager for San Francisco. Ms. Dlugoza will be responsible for developing the Seattle market and working with area dealers for Inscape. She is a designer by training, bringing 25 years of experience, including business development for Steelcase and acting as factory representative for Haworth and Kimball. Debbie Musante will work to develop the San Francisco market and also with area dealers for Inscape. Previously, she worked in the contract furniture industry in sales, account management and project management roles.
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1.17.08 | High Point, NC | Brayton International, a division of Steelcase, announced a new Metro web site for ease in finding product solutions and information for customers, dealers and the design community. New features include:
- Simplified navigation with at-a-glance visuals
- The ability to browse quickly by product or category
- Quick access to resources such as brochure or price list downloads
- Viewing the Topo animation video online
- Sustainability info for key products
- Product layout tools for quick budgeting
The web site is www.metrofurniture.com
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1.17.08 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Associations FM-3D Conference will be held on February 27-29 in Houston at the Houston Hilton, 2001 Post Oak Blvd. The three day educational and networking event will focus on leadership and facility planning and will include a Best Practices Forum, Management Summit and Leaders Conference and facility tours of the Texas Medical Center and the campus of BP, including the LEED Platinum Trader Building. Sharon A. Wulf from Enterprise Systems will give a keynote address: Leading and Managing Cross-Cultural Communications, followed by four interactive breakout sessions. For more information about IFMA's FM-3D conference, or to register visit, http://www.ifma.org/learning/events/fm3d08/full_program.cfm
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1.17.08 | New York, NY | Humanscale released the Platinum 5G Keyboard System, an all-silver keyboard which combines the keyboard system components into a platinum color scheme. The system is ergonomically designed with a 7" height adjustment and instant repositioning capabilities without the use of locks or levers. Gel palm support is included for either a standard or small keyboard and a platinum clip mouse is included with positioning in three dimensions, platform height, depth, lateral position and tilt. The system has a 30% recycled content and is 98% recyclable.www.humanscale.com
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1.17.08 | New York, NY | The Greater NY Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) nominated Tobron Business Development Manager, Marjorie S. Dorin, for its Distinguished Educator of the Year award for her work teaching at the NYU Real Estate Institute. Ms. Dorin teaches Principles of Facilities Management, a class, which is part of the Certificate Program for Facilities Management. Her professional accomplishments include Vice president of Project Management for Citigroup and Tenant Representative for NYU at the Woolworth Building. Ms. Dorin has a Bachelors Degree in Interior Architecture from Pratt Institute and an Associate of Applied Science from NYC's Fashion Institute of Technology. She also is a recipient of Professional Women in Construction's Leadership Award. Tobron is a 30 year dealer for Herman Miller.
1.17.08 | Holland, MI | Haworth opened its newest showroom, designed in conjunction with Perkins + Will | Eva Maddox Branded Environments and IBI Group, in the financial district in Toronto, ON, 55 University Avenue. The 13,000 sq. ft. showroom will be a resource center for designers, architects, real estate professionals, clients and dealers. Located on the first and second floor of a 31 year old building, and noted for its view of the city, it is an applicant for Canada Green building Council's Leadership in LEED certification.
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1.17.08 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG, a producer of glass products for commercial construction commissioned a study by the Architectural Energy Corporation to compare the energy performance of low-e glass to several commonly specified high-performance architectural glasses. The results indicate that glass can save architects and building owners up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in upfront capital cooling equipment costs when it is specified instead of competing products. The study also shows that CO2 emissions can be reduced by thousands of tons over its lifetime in a commercial building which has specified glass.
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1.17.08 | London, UK and Atlanta, GA | Sandler Seating introduced the Tonon For Me collection, offering shape, color, creativity, innovation, beauty and comfort From Peter Maly's award winning design of the Wave lounge chair to the ergonomic and organic shapes of Leaf and Stage, the For Me collection is the latest in Tonon's 80 year history. www.sandlerseating.com/
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1.17.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Nurture from Steelcase was pre-approved by the California Office of Statewide Health and Planning Development for two products - Montage, a modular nursing and reception station and ShareLink 8 by Details, a wallmounted computing station. These two products bring to six the number of products approved by OSHPD. The others are Opus, Lab Bench, Universal Storage Bins and Answer. Montage offers adaptability in meeting the needs of a variety of users and is Cradle-to-Cardle certified. ShareLink 8 helps staff to access and share information in various areas of the hospital and offers a 24-inch keyboard height adjustment range.
1.17.08 | New York, NY | Robin Guenther, Principal at Perkins + Will will discuss her new book, Sustainable Healthcare Architecture at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia, NYC, on January 23, from 5:30-8:00 pm. The book, which was co-authored with Gail Vittori of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, uses world-wide case studies to demonstrate best practices in healthcare design, and includes essays on design and stewardship, environment and medicine, integrated operations, and sustainability. Books will be available for sale and signing. Perkins+Will will host a reception.
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1.17.08 | New York, NY | Ingrid Donat, French sculptor, will exhibit a limited edition of her cast bronze furniture at Barry Friedman Ltd, February 21-March 15, 2008, 515 West 26th Street. Ms. Donat draws inspiration from tribal, classical and modern sources, recalling the influences of colonial Africa, Central and South America, and Oceania. Her furniture pieces are heavily textured and tactile. Each piece is part of a limited edition of eight and is engraved.
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1.17. 08 | Chicago, IL | HOK Chicago was selected to renovate and expand the 16,000 sq. ft. Chicago Resource Center showroom for Allsteel at the Merchandise Mart. The renovated space will be unveiled in June 2008 at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair. The HOK team, which has worked with Allsteel on three previous occasions, will pursue LEED Certification to compliment The Merchandise Mart, which already has received LEED silver.
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1.17.08 | Pasadena, CA | Highland Development Company facilitated the purchase of two single tenant leased buildings for Belthouse Properties. The property will house AutoZone as part of its 84,500 sq. ft. mixed-use retail/office project in Bakersfield, CA. The center, anchored by Walgreens, consists of 5 new retail buildings and 40,000 sq. ft. of proposed restaurant and shop space.
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1.17. 08 | Portland, OR | Construction for the Overton Pearl, a 61,725 sq. ft. office and retail building begins this month. Designed by Fosler Portland Architecture, the five story building will be built using salvaged materials and an on-site storm water management system in order to meet gold-level LEED standards.
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1.16.08 | Las Vegas, CA | The Las Vegas Market, which runs from January 28- February 1, will hold seminars for the Environmental Leadership Series highlighting best practices in sustainable home furnishing. All the seminars will takes place in the MGM Vista Ballroom on the second floor. The series include:
- Going Green: The 10-step program, 11am, January 29
- The Greening of America: What It Mean to You, 2:30pm, January 30
- How to Effectively Purchase FSC Wood, 9:30 am, January, 31
- A talk by Buddhist monk-turned-world -traveler-turned-designer Tucker Robbins, 11 am, January 31
Other features and events at the Las vegas Market include, The Green Pavilion, featuring 30 companies, at the MGM Grand will showcase furnishing or products using wood, cushioning, fabrics and finishing materials made from renewable resources and a Global Convergence Cocktail event.
More details and a complete list of seminars are
available online at www.lasvegasmarket.com.
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1.18.08 | London, UK | Zaha Hadid was named the winner in a design competition for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University. The competition began as a result of a $26 million gift from the Broads to fund a new museum focusing on modern and contemporary art. Upon completion, the museum will be Ms. Hadid's first building on a university campus and her second completed project in the United States. The 41,000 sq. ft. building on three levels will be constructed of steel and concrete with an aluminum and glass exterior and adjoined by an expansive outdoor sculpture garden. More than 18,000 sq. ft. will hold collections in special exhibitions, modern and contemporary art, new media. photography, works on paper and the permanent collection encyclopedic. Additional space will include an education center, museum shop, visitor cafe, gathering space and staff offices. Groundbreaking will take place in the fall of 2008 with a projected completion date in 2010.
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1.18. 08 | Vancouver, BC | Iredale Group Architecture was selected to design the $20 million Robert Bateman Art and Environmental Education Centre at Royal Roads University in Victoria. The goal is to design the building beyond LEED standards so that it restores and regenerates the environment.
The building, situated on a former wetland than was drained nearly a hundred years ago, will incorporate solar and thermal energy as well as
on-site wastewater treatment. The centre will house a collection of donated original prints by Mr. Bateman as well as sketch books, correspondence and photos. Construction is scheduled to being in the fall of 2008 with a completion date of 2010.
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1.18.08 | New York, NY | Daniel Baer joined PB as its East Coast Planning Manager, responsible for mulitmodal transportation, transit, freight and environmental planning. Mr. Baer has more than 20 years of industry experience, working on such project as the Fulton Mall streetscape, Hudson Yards redevelopment and Yankee Stadium parks.
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1.16.08 | Buffalo Grove, IL | Covia, a division of Herman Miller, was recognized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design with a 2007 GOOD DESIGN Award for its pioneering flexibility and dynamic design of The Convia Programmable Infrastructure, an alternative to the traditional "pipe and wire" approach to delivering electric in a space, allowing a complete rewiring of a floor or building in minutes. The Convia Programmable Infrastructure also was cited in the Architectural Record in its Annual Products Reports for 2007 for a building solution that exceeds design expectations.
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1.15.08 | Muscatine, IA | Hni Corporation will host its Quarterly Conference Call to discuss fourth quarter results and year-end fiscal 2007 results on Wednesday, February 6 beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, 10:00 central time and 8:00 Pacific standard time. To Participate in the call, dial: 1-800-230-1092 (Toll-free).
1.15.08 | Washington, DC | Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners of Washington, DC, were named winners of the City of the Future: A Design and Engineering Challenge, celebrating the History Channel Series, Cities of the Underworld. Sponsored by Infiniti and IBM, eight firms were asked to envision what Washington, DC would look like in the year 2108. Hanny Hassan, representing the winning firm offered a vision of a city that is self sustaining, with centers for wind and solar energy production, farming hydroponics and defensive security systems. Most transportation would be underground with pedestrian friendly green belts along the diagonal street.
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1.15.08 | New York, NY | DWR offers a closer look at Maharam's upholstery on January 23 from 7:00-9:00 pm at DWR West 14th Street Studio, 408 West 14th Street, NYC. As part of Maharam's 106 year history, archival fabrics from collaborations with design greats such as Girard, Eames and Panton will be on display.
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1.15.08 | New York, NY | Wilfried Laufs joined Thornton Tomasetti as Vice President bringing his experience in engineering for special structures and structural glass design. Previously Mr. Laufs was vice president at Werner Sobek Engineering & Design where he worked on the redevelopment of the BBC Broadcast House in London and the Bangkok International Airport. Mr. Laufs is an adjunct assistant profession at Columbia University and has written more than a dozen papers.
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1.15.08 | Sarasota, FL | Vista Systems, was granted a permanent injunction by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against its former distributor, The Gryph Group. The original terms, agreed upon earlier this year, were not fulfilled and the injunction was granted on November 27. The injunction orders that all terms of the original settlement be met and that Vista receive $18,000 for legal compensation.
1.15.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase received top ranking in five categories from Contract Magazine's 2007 Source Guide. Selection was based on the recommendations of 1,000 randomly selected designers, architects and facility managers for their top three manufacturers when they consider purchasing or recommending products. Steelcase received first place in casegoods, desks, credenzas, filing and storage, and stacking seating and training tables. Steelcase also received high marks in computer support furniture, conference tables, education solutions, ergonimic seating, fabric textiles, furniture systems, health care textiles, moveable walls, occasional seating, occasional tables, office accessories, and wall treatments and wallcoverings.
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1.15.08 | St. Pie, Canada | The Groupe Lacasse United Chair seating collection was certified GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality by the Greenguard Environmental Institute. In order for United Chair seating products to attain these certifications, GEI conducted a series of demanding tests on chair components - from the back to the padding on the seat to the upholstery to confirm that the entire chair will not emit a harmful level of air pollutants.
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1.15.08 | Chicago, IL | Rik Master was named President of AIA Chicago. A longtime environmentalist, Mr. Master is a vocal proponent of sustainable design and the role architects play in creating a greener built environment. He is Chair of the Building Envelope Council in Chicago and has authored several articles and traveled worldwide to give lectures on architecture and the environment. Mr. Master earned his architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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1.15.08 | New York, NY | David Koren, Associate Principal and Director of Marketing at Perkins Eastman, was recognized as a young superstar in Building Design + Construction’s (BD+C) third annual “40 under 40” achievement awards. Mr. Koren was the only marketing professional to win the award this year. The author of the Architect’s Essentials of Marketing, a basic guide to marketing for architects, published by John Wiley & Sons and endorsed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Mr. Koren’s 15 years of professional experience included eight years as Marketing Director for Gensler’s Northeast region before joining Perkins Eastman in March, 2007. He served as the 2005-2006 President of the New York Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), and the 2003 SMPS New York Chapter’s Marketing Mentor Award. He was the co-chair of the Marketing Committee of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) from 2001 through 2004. He has written numerous articles, and speaks frequently on topics related to marketing professional services.
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1.15.08 | New
York, NY | Material ConneXion added Cradle to Cradle(SM) Assessed and Certified materials to each of
its four material libraries around the world. The
addition of Cradle to Cradle materials to Material ConneXions libraries both
on-site and online provides greater global access to
Cradle to Cradle materials, information and design. Material
ConneXion independently juries 40 materials into its library monthly. From now
on, Cradle to Cradle Certified materials will be automatically accepted into the
library. www.materialconnexion.com
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1.15.08 | Newburgh, NY | The Aura Ventilator by Active Ventilation Products is a gravity roof exhaust vent for attic or building ventilation that continuously exhausts air like a turbine with no moving parts and requires no electricity to operate. Outside air moving against the New AURA VENTILATOR will produce a continuous draw from an attic or building expelling heat in the summer and moisture in the winter. The Aura Skylight Ventilator, also by Active Ventilation Products, is a wind-driven ventilator combined with a tubular skylight that provides both roof ventilation and natural light to a home’s interior without the need for electricity. www.roofvents.com
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1.15.08| Irvine, CA | Eric L. Werner was promoted from senior associate to vice president at Hanley Investment Group. Mr. Werner has closed 20 sales transactions in the last 24
months totaling more than $100,000,000 throughout Southern California and the western United States. He is a candidate to
become a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), has a professional
affiliation with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and is a
member of ICSC Next Generation. He also serves as a member of the Young Adults
Business Forum and the Temescal Canyon Advisory Board.
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1.15.08 | Muscatine, IA | Kevin Longshore joined Allsteel as Business Development Manager in the Southeast region. He is responsible for generating sales opportunities within the corporate, postsecondary and government markets to maximize aggressive profitable growth. Mr. Longshore has more than seven years of sales experience, including his most recent account development position with Workplace Resource. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Downtown Orlando Partnership.
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