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5.19.09 | Stamford, CT | The Construction Industry Round Table and the Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program of America announced the winners of the 3rd Design Competition. First place was awarded to the ACE New York City “Team 8” for its Cullian III London 2012 Olympic Stadium. Second place was awarded to the ACE Nashville program for its Modular Education Pavilion and third place was awarded to ACE of Hawaii for its Pacific Performing Arts Center.
5.19.09 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group, Inc. subsidiary Gowan, Inc. will install a cooling tower for Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX. The scope of work for the 16,000-ton, four-cell cooling tower includes installing new pumps, new concrete work, a structural steel platform, new control systems, painting and wiring. www.EMCORGroup.com
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5.19.09 | Jasper, IN | Bret Ackerman was promoted to Executive Vice President at Indiana Furniture. Previously, Mr. Ackerman was Vice President of Finance and CFO, a position he held for 12 years. Mr. Ackerman will be responsible for day to day operations of Indiana Furniture.
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5.19.09 | Houston, TX | The European Facility Management Conference will be held June 16-17 at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A joint venture between EuroFM and the International Facility
Management Association, EFMC 2009 will offer strategies for today’s global economy and analyze the
business processes, best practices, and technology and energy
management trends affecting the built environment. The event will feature keynote presentations from Slovenian Cultural
Ambassador Miha Pogacnik and Dutch information industry trend watcher
Rob Creemers.
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5.19.09 | Somerville, NJ | Design firm, Dancker, Sellew & Douglas announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire the assets of General Office Environments, a provider of commercial furnishings headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ. As a result of this collaboration, all GOE product and service activities will be folded into DS&D for a single-source provider of building interior solutions.
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5.19.09 | Washington, DC | The ASID National Conference at NeoCon, June 15-17, will introduce the first ever ASID Student Lounge. Located on the 8th floor, suite 8-3136, at the Merchandise Mart, emerging interior designers can connect with peers and listen to design legends who will rotate in and out of the lounge. Students also can meet with leading architecture and design firms and manufacturers, 9-10:30 a.m. on June 17 at the 7th floor café, where industry representatives will answer questions about career paths and will review resumes and portfolios.
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5.19.09 | Los Angeles, CA | Bentley Prince Street was recognized as a Champion healthy worksite by the California Department of
Public Health’s (CDPH) Network for a
Healthy California program. The company was acknowledged for its wellness initiatives and its partnership
with the CDPH Network for a Healthy California - Los
Angeles Region Worksite Program. Wellness program features
include an on-site 3,000 sq. ft. professionally-equipped
gym/workout facility for all associates staffed with full-time personal
trainers
and individual nutrition/fitness/wellness plans for each
associate by professional health coaches.
5.18.09 | Moonachie, NJ | BULBRITE unveiled its new catalog with over 200 new products. The full-color publication includes a new line of LED Solutions featuring chandelier bulbs, globes, candles, step Lights and many other types for residential, commercial, and specification applications. BULBRITE also included "Bulb Basics" for information on how each light source performs plus a glossary of terms and complete specifications for select lamping types.
5.15.09 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign released four new research summaries:
Accessible Mammogram Facilities
Tools for Planning Bicycle Routes
Music and Perceived Waiting Times
www.informedesign.umn.edu
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5.15.09 | Hollywood, CA | KKE completed a renovation of the Hollywood Palladium for Live Nation. KKE provided interior renovations and improvements to the historical 1940s ballroom and facility including the latest in technical, production, acoustical, power and HVAC systems.
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5.15.09 | Jasper, IN | Indiana Furniture added new representation for the Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA, areas. Brian Egan and Tim Cronin of EC Contract will represent the company for northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and the northwest Indiana territories. Trend Marketing Group led by Fred Goff, along with Jim Laffin, Peter Trevino, and Sergio Lohara, will represent Indiana Furniture in the Los Angeles and southern California area.
5.15.09 | New York, NY | IIDA NY Chapter is looking for 20 volunteers to support Publicolor on Saturday, June 27, 10:30-3:00 pm. Volunteers are needed to work alongside students at the Tilden High School Campus, 5800 Tilden Ave.,Brooklyn, NY, to act as a positive role model and to provide informal mentoring.
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5.15.09 | Wayland, NY | Gunlocke hosted a cocktail hour and a Ginny Hilfiger fashion show in its New York City showroom. Nearly 200 attendees joined Gunlocke and Ms. Hilfiger for a fashion show featuring Ms. Hilfiger’s Spring/Summer 2009 collection. An Amalfi chair from Gunlocke also was upholstered using one of Ms. Hilfiger’s signature fabrics from her collection.
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5.15.09 | Alexandria, VA | Coverings 2009 experienced a predictable decline in attendance, but the breadth of co-sponsorships and the involvement of the industry trade associations produced a successful event. The tile and stone exhibition, held April 21-24 in Chicago, IL, registered 22,000 visitors who reported that the show was up to par and exceeded expectations.
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5.15.09 | Jasper, IN | National Office Furniture announced its $10,000 Gift of Inspiration for Education Environments. The donation can support scholarship funds, endowments, learning materials and other important educational and developmental programs. Any educational, learning or developmental institution can enter through August 31, 2009. For official rules, visit: www.NationalOfficeFurniture.com/Education
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5.14.09 | New York, NY | The Architecture Billings Index rose more than 8 points to 43.7 in March, marking the second consecutive monthly improvement, according to the AIA. The index has not crossed above 50, a level that indicates improving demand, since January 2008. The four geographic regions tracked by the group remained below 50, as did all four construction subsectors, but a measure of inquiries for projects rose 7 points to 56.6, its third consecutive monthly increase.
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5.15.09 | New York, NY | Laetitia Wolff, design consultant, will talk with Matthew Rolston and Dror Benshetrit about, The Relationship Between Light & Design, May 17, 11 am-noon. Mr. Rolston, photographer and director, and Mr. Benshetrit, design architect and designer, will be at the ICFF Theater at the Jacob K. Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street, NYC. They will talk abut matters of light and design from two very different intentions, perspective, techniques and ultimate uses.
5.15.09 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller announced further steps in its plan to reduce fixed costs and strengthen its balance sheet. The actions include:
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5.15.09 | Mount Laurel, NJ | Teknion Corporation opened its new showroom in Santa Monica, CA, the second showroom in the state. Teknion registered this project with the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED-CI Gold certification. Created by Vanderbyl Design of San Francisco, CA, in conjunction with Teknion's in-house showroom facilities team, the showroom is divided into smaller vignettes. Teknion's full-height Optos glass wall is featured between the public lobby and showroom. I
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