4.21.08 | New Canaan, CT | The Stevens Building at New Canaan Country School, New Canaan, CT, was awarded LEED silver for overall design, materials conservation, and use of systems that emphasize energy and water efficiency. Butler, Rogers, Baskett Architects, and Turner Construction worked with a
LEED consulting and commissioning firm, the Stone House Group, to achieve
this goal. Methods included recycled building materials, use of photovoltaic (PV) panels, low VOC
(volatile organic compound) paints and carpets, daylight harvesting, as well as air quality and low water-use systems.
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4.21.08 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office sponsored a panel of educators during NeoCon 2007 in order to discuss the shortage of interior design educators. The discussion led to the development of a Task Force that recently formed the Kimball Office Working Group on Sustaining the Future of Interior Design Education. The group's purpose is to identify strategies to promote design education as a career choice and mechanisms by which the pool of qualified interior design educators can be increased.
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4.18.08 | San Francisco, CA | Vitra Inc. added two employees to the San Francisco office. Karen Bendinelli, Senior Sales Associate, brings
over thirteen years of industry expertise to the Vitra team, most recently with Knoll. Kris Stolebarger, Bay Area Sales Representative, will be responsible for
growing the end-user business within the Bay Area sales territory. Prior to her current position, Ms. Stolebarger provided Vitra with sales
support and also managed the Vitra San Francisco Showroom.
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4.18.07 | Boston, MA | Peabody Office Furniture, 234 Congress St., Boston, MA, will display an array of suspended, framed eco-tex fabricsin patterned hues of burnt orange, olive green and blue in honor of Earth Day. Provided by Arc-Com,eco-tex fabrics are sustainable textiles that are woven from a single fibertype with 100% recyclable backing. The spring window display will continue through the middle of May. www.peabodyoffice.com
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4.18.08 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company announced nine of the company's wood seating series have received SCS Indoor Advantage certification, marking The HON
Companys 72nd product line to receive either SCS Indoor Advantage or SCS
Indoor Advantage Gold. Currently 90 percent
of HON's total office seating line is now certified SCS Indoor Advantage or Indoor Advantage Gold.
Arch & Design >>, Environment >>
4.18.08 | New York, NY | IA Interior
Architects (IA) is celebrating Earth Month with a series of Daily Green
Tips. Sent via e-mail, each message contains a fact about damage to the
environment and problem-solving suggestions. his project is being led by the firm's Sustainable
Taskforce, a 22-person group dedicated to
promoting green design within IA and in the community-at-large. The Daily Green Tips cover a range of topics, including those related to
energy efficiency at home and at work; reduction and/or elimination of paper and plastic usage; local, sustainable food products and resources;
and transportation. They also offer suggestions about environmentally-responsible design. www.interiorarchitects.com
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4.18.08 | St. Louis, MO | Trivers Associates, an architecture firm with offices in St. Louis and Edwardsville, was recently selected as
the architect for Washington University's Busch Hall historic renovation
project. Designs include renovations for educational modernization and
LEED certification. Adolphus Busch Hall, built in
1901, is a historic landmark to Washington University members and St.
Louis residents alike. The renovation
calls for repair, refinish, or replacement of doors and drainage systems,
improvements to fire protection, HVAC, restrooms, elevator, and data com
systems. Electrical and plumbing systems will also be replaced or
updated.
The project also has plans for Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) certification.
The Busch Hall renovation is expected to begin in the summer of 2008, and
be completed by the fall of 2009.
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4.17 .08 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign released a referenced
position paper discussing the benefits of using ecological networks (a
spatial concept that links equivalent ecosystems that share flows of
species into a coherent system within a landscape) in planning for
sustainability. The paper suggests that for landscapes to support both
current and future needs of not only humans, but all native species,
sustainable planning must balance ecological, social, and economic
factors.
http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/Rs_detail.aspx?rsId=2997
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4.18.08 | Chicago, IL | Brian Rener, P.E. LEED AP, was promoted to President, Central Region, by Sebesta Blomberg. Mr. Rener has over 20 years of engineering experience in the management,
design
and construction of government, industrial and advanced technology
facilities.
Sebesta Blomberg provides engineering, construction support,commissioning, facility support, energy
management, environmental,
LEED certification, central
plant and renewable energy services to private
and public sector markets.
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4.17.07 | Muscatine,
IA | HNI Corporation announced first quarter sales of $563.4
million and net income of $4.0 million for the quarter ending March 29,
2008. Net income per diluted share for the quarter was $0.09. When
excluding restructuring charges and transition costs, non-GAAP net income
per diluted share was $0.21.
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4.17.08 | Austin, TX | Gensler opened a third office in Texas, located at 221 W. 6th Street, Suite 1150, Austin, TX, 78701. The Austin office will be led by office director Todd Runkle, who worked in the company's Washington DC, Detroit, and Houston offices from 1986 to 1999 prior to returning to Gensler last year. He is joined by project manager John Mapes, AIA, who worked in Gensler's San Ramon, California office from 2000 to 2004.
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4.17.08 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion and Li Edelkoort present Left/Brain/Right, two conversations regarding the greening of architecture and design, on Monday, May 18 from 2-4:30. The event will take place at the Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC.
Email brain@materialconneXion.com for reservations.
For more information,
www.materialconneXion.com or www.edelkoort.com
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4.17.08 | Tap 4 Water, a charitable promotion, asks Connecticut residents to donate a dollar for tap water at a favorite restaurant on Earth Day, April 22, 2008. 100% of donated money will benefit Water 4 Water which provides community water pumps for African villages lacking clean water supplies. For more information
on Tap 4 Water and a growing list of participating Connecticut restaurants, visit ALLGREEN.COM
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4.17.08 | Garfield, NJ | Bella-Dura performance fabrics, created by Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Inc., received a Silver certification and are classified as preferred products by MBDC
(McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry). A limited
color-line has achieved Gold certification through MBDC. These
certifications confirm that Bella-Dura meets or exceeds MBDCs strict
standards for human and environmental health, environmentally preferable
materials, strategy for renewable energy, and a comprehensive material
re-utilization program.
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4.17.08 | New York, NY | The Knoll Space sale, offering discounts up to 10% off, will take place May 2-11 exclusively at Knoll Space retailers
nationwide. The sale includes all Knoll Space products, including
classic designs by Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia
and Florence Knoll, among others. To view the full selection of products offered through Knoll Space, along with a complete list of retailers,
visit
www.knollspace.com.
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4.17.08 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net sales
were $267.8 million for the quarter, an increase of 8.0% from first quarter 2007. Operating income was $31.9 million, or 11.9% of net sales,
an increase of 3.6% from the first quarter 2007, net income was $17.3
million, an increase of 16.9% over the first quarter 2007, and earnings
per share grew 20% to $0.36 from $0.30 in the prior year.
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4.17.08 | New York, NY | Syska Hennessy Group received a Diamond Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York as part of the organization's 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards competition.The firm received the award for its design work on the National History Museum of the Adirondacks in Tupper Lake, NY. Called the Wild Center, the museum is a 35,000 square foot facility that showcases the natural environment and resources of the Adirondacks Park. It features live indoor exhibits, a panoramic theater, educational facilities, a restaurant, and retail areas. Additionally, there is a manmade pond outside with wetland marshes designed to integrate with one side of the building as well as related outdoor exhibits and hiking trails.
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4.17.08 | Bella-Dura fabrics received Silver Cradle-to-Cradle certification and are classified as preferred products by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry. A limited color-line has achieved Gold certification through MBDC. These certifications confirm that Bella-Dura meets or exceeds MBDC's standards for human and environmental health,
environmentally preferable materials, strategy for renewable
energy, and a comprehensive material re-utilization program.
Bella-Dura fabric is easy to clean and is permanently stain, microbial and mildew-free. www.bella-dura.com
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4.16.08 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Inscape's 7900 Series of filing and storage products was designated Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified by the Greenguard Environmental Institute. The 7900 Series was tested to confirm it does not release harmful chemicals into the air, thus contributing to indoor air pollution. The GREENGUARD Certification Program is
the only industry independent certification program for low emitting
products. Access to the GREENGUARD Product Guide, at
www.greenguard.org, is provided at no charge.
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