9.18.08 | Chicago, IL | The Design Excellence Awards were held during the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, September 15-18, 2008. The Design Excellence Awards honor manufacturers whose merchandise demonstrate innovation, fine craftsmanship and great engineering in nine product categories. For a complete list of winners, visit: www.casualmarket.com.
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9.17.08 | Parsippany, NJ | Skanska USA Building Inc. attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at Richard Stockton College in Pomona, NJ. Skanska was the construction manager for a dormitory project and RMJM Hillier was the architect.
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9.17.08 | Washington, DC | Charles H. Thornton received the 2008 Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology. The Henry C. Turner Prize recognizes an invention, an innovative methodology, and/or exceptional leadership by an individual or team of individuals in construction technology. Mr. Thornton was recognized for the ACE partnership with industry professionals who collaborate to attract high school student and who work to curb the anticipated industry workforce shortage.
9.17.08 | Sarasota, FL | Vista System International supplied Vista system’s complete way-finding solutions, including 2 digital pylons, to Douglas's Screen Printers, Inc, for installation at the First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, FL
9.17.08 | Holland Landing, ON | Pam Walker was appointed Regional Manager for the Pacific Northwest by Inscape Corporation. Ms. Walker will be based in Seattle. She joins Inscape after spending the last three years with Haworth in government sales. www.inscapesolutions.com
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9.17.08 | Boston, MA | Peabody Office Furniture and The School of Fashion Design in Boston worked together to design a fashion forward window display created by the school's students. The display features cocktail dresses made completely of office furniture fabric in hues of red, green, blue and gold, as well as floral and leaf prints. The fall window display, located at the 234 Congress Street showroom, will be on display through October 10th.
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9.17.08 | San Francisco, CA | Thornton Tomasetti opened an office in San Francisco, CA headed by Principal John Abruzzo. Mr. Abruzzo, has been with the firm for 14 years and was formerly in charge of Thornton Tomasetti's Philadelphia office. The new office is the firms third on the West Coast, adding to established operations in Los Angeles and Irvine.
9.17.08 | Holland, MI | Walter Cousineau was named Senior Architecture and Design Market Manager by Haworth for the Los Angeles region. Mr. Cousineau will market Haworth's product lines and its organic workspace concept to Los Angeles design firms.
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9.17.08 | Passaic, NJ | Bendheim introduced the Spirit Collection, a new line of safety laminated specialty glass featuring a white translucent interlayer with various patterns and surface options. The collection is well-suited for commercial, residential, and hospitality applications, including wall partitions, curtainwalls, fenestrations, ceilings, balustrades, table tops, and lighting.
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9.16.08 | Cleveland, OH | Vocon, Inc. announced that architects Eric Kremer, Steven Smrdel and Damian Thomas' completed the Architectural Registration Examination (ARE), which is prepared by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB).
9.12.08 | Green Bay, WI | KI entered into a sponsorship agreement with the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers.
As part of the agreement, KI is identified on the backdrop for media
interviews during all of the Packers’ away games. In addition, the
company is providing furniture for the team’s administrative offices in
Green Bay.
www.ki.com.
9.12.08 | Chicago, IL | The 2008 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2 ) from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) honored the 156 W. Superior multi-family residential development in Chicago, IL. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in engineering and architecture on structural steel projects around the country. Structural engineers for the project were Thornton Tomasetti, Chicago. The condominium project is a national winner in the category of “Projects Less than $15 million,” only one of three around the country to earn an award in this classification.
9.12.08 | Poulsbo, WA | Rich Bitterman, was named Plant Manager for Watson Furniture Group. Most recently, he held the position as Plant Manager for Guardian Automotive of Upper Sandusky, OH, where he worked to reduce company overhead, supervised 450 employees, and implemented Lean Manufacturing principles to eliminate waste and bolster production.
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9.12.08 | Chicago,IL | ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) National Examiners Committee bestowed a Chapter Medalist Award to Linda Truckenmiller of Hinsdale, IL, Truckenmiller Design, Ltd. The ASID Chapter Medalist Award is the highest award bestowed by ASID on professional members at the chapter level in recognition of outstanding service and significant contributions to their chapter, the Society and the profession as a whole. Ms. Truckenmiller is a past president of ASID-IL Chapter and has been practicing interior design for 35 years.
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9.12.08 | Garden City, NY | W.A.C. Lighting introduced PURA Quick Connect Pendants featuring a tone-on-tone frosted glass with a white bubble motif. PURA comes with a concave glass shade and works for kitchen islands, counters, tables and displays. The pendant is available in bronze, chrome and platinum finishes and can be used with the Low Voltage Monorail system.
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9.12.08 | Minneapolis, MN | Blu Dot founders, Maurice Blanks and John Christakos will lecture on "There's no “I” in design" on Wednesday, September 24, 7:00 pm at the Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Boulevard, St Paul, MN. The lecture will be the introduction to an exhibition at CVA, College of Visual Arts, featuring Blu Dot’s designs, furniture, concepts, and personality.
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9.12.08 | Dallas, TX | Wilson Associates is taking major steps toward sustainability, both in its projects and in its practice. Based in part on a report from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, Wilson Associates formed green teams in each of its offices, including their international offices in Singapore, Johannesburg, Shanghai and associate office in Cochin, India. The teams work with other Wilson designers and specifiers in the firm to educate them on the latest green trends, practices and products.
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9.12.08 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign published a new research summary titled "Planning for Occupancy Changes in Offices". The study examined a simulation approach for estimating space requirements in offices with varying occupant levels.
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9.12.08 | Laval, Quebec | 20-20 Technologies Inc. announced its
results for the third quarter and nine months
ended July 31, 2008. All amounts are in U.S.
dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Third Quarter Highlights include:
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9.12.08 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company provided 52 F3 Task Chairs for the Democratic Convention in Denver, CO. The chairs were rented to the Convention through its local dealer, Office Liquidators. The HON Company was able to process and ship the order within a week.
9.12.08 | Washington, DC | AIA's Home Design Trends Survey for the second quarter of 2008 indicates that there is a strong demand for green home design features and products. More focus in on making homes energy efficient with solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling and water reclamation systems than on investing in special function rooms such as home offices and game rooms.
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9.12.08 | Washington, DC | The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly encourages the extension of the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction, a federal incentive that provides a deduction of $1.80 per square foot for the design and construction of energy efficient commercial buildings. Set to expire at the end of the year, developers are reluctant to pursue commercial projects because of uncertainties over the extension.
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9.12.08 | New York, NY | A Women in Architecture Leadership Roundtable will be held on September 16, 6-8 pm, at the Bulthaup Showroom, 578 Broadway, Suite 306, NYC. Since women now make up over half of the graduates of Architecture Schools, Yvonne Szeto and Audrey Matlock will discuss two different career paths to becoming a design principal.
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9.12.08 | New York, NY | Conran Contract added BluDot, Creazioni, OMK Associates and TecnoSpA to its list of suppliers. With these recent additions, Conran Contract now has 60 suppliers for quality and choice and access to furniture suppliers worldwide.
9.12.08 | Chicago, IL | The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) convened its annual Industry Roundtable in Chicago September 5-7, for a facilitated session to discuss issues facing all partners working in the profession of interior design. For information about IIDA or to participate in a future thought leadership session, contact the Headquarters office at T:888.799.4432.
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9.12.08 | New York, NY | Hightower, Swedese and designer Roger Persson invite you to a night of sugar and spice and everything happy as they celebrate the popularity of the Happy Chair. Join them on October 1, 6-9 pm, New York Design Center, 200 Lexington Ave, Suite 1316. RSVP by September 17 to rsvp@hightoweraccess.com.
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