7.1.09 | Rome, NY | GLOBAL received the Manufacturer of the Year-Gold award by the OFDA for the third year in a row. he annual OFDA Dealer’s Choice
awards are presented to aligned and non-manufacturers for their ongoing
commitment to the dealer channel across North America. The 2009
winning manufacturers were determined by the results of the Association's
annual OFDA Dealer Manufacturer Satisfaction Index Survey, a detailed
dealer poll designed to recognize best of class performance, as well as
highlight topics of concern for the contract furniture dealer
community.
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7.1.09 | JASPER, IN | National Office Furniture earned LEED-CI certification for its Orange County, CA, showroom. Sustainable features include Forest Stewardship Council certified
wood flooring and 100% energy consumption
from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, geo-thermal and
biomass.
Environment >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>
7.1.09 | Houston, TX | IFMA announced its 2009-2010 executive committee and board of directors. Thomas L. Mitchell Jr. will serve as the new chair of the association’s board of directors, succeeding John McGee, MBA.
Mr. Mitchell retired from active duty service in the U.S. Air Force as a
lieutenant colonel in 2008, after more than 20 years of leading and
managing programs and joined Booz Allen Hamilton, where he
works to develop vision,
strategies and solutions for the built
environment. Other members of the executive committee include: Francis J. Kuhn, vice president of facilities and
administration for Western Corporate Federal Credit Union and William
A. Rodgers Jr., president and CEO of GoodCents. Mr. Kuhn and Mr. Rodgers will
serve as the association’s first and second vice chairs, respectively.
Facilities/FM >>, People >>
7.1.09 | Muscatine,
IA | The HON Company announced the winners of its
HONors Award Trip Quick Start Promotion. For outperforming their peers in the Quick Start earning period, October, 2008-April 4, 2009, the top seven dealer sales
representatives from across the United States and Canada won a trip to the Montage Resort in
Laguna, CA.
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7.1.09 | Toronto, Canada | Teknion expanded its international dealer representation with wohnbedarf,
Zurich, Switzerland. The firm has worked with architects and
artists that include Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Max Bill, Marcel Breuer, Ludwig
Mies van der Rohe and Alfred Roth.
Business >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>
6.30.09 | New York, NY | Grimshaw Architects selected Info Edge to run the firm's New York
design resource library. Info Edge, Inc. builds custom libraries for architects, interior
designers, facility managers and furniture professionals.
Arch & Design >>, Technology >>
6.30.09 | Green Bay, WI | KI earned GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification for all seating products manufactured at its High Point, NC, facility. The latest certifications bring KI's collection to 126. In addition, Polyurethane
collections from Pallas Textiles for use on KI products also received certification.
Environment >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>
6.30.09 | Toronto, Canada | Bertrand Cesvet, chairman of Sid Lee, is the IIDEX/NeoCon
Canada 2009 Business Keynote, speaking on Thursday, September 24 at 10 am. Mr. Cesvet is co-author of the 2008 book,
Conversational Capital: How to Create Stuff People Love to Talk About,
with Tony Babinski and Eric Alper. In his keynote, Mr. Cesvet will demonstrate commercial creativity in action,
presenting Sid Lee’s work for Adidas Originals
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6.30.09 | Austin, TX | Pfluger Associates Architects
received a Green Building of America
Award for the Gus Garcia Middle
School. The
firm will be featured in the upcoming "Real Estate & Construction
Review" magazine's Green Success Stories edition. The Gus Garcia Middle
School features photovoltaic teaching
panels, solar design, low volatile organic compounds and recycled building
materials, energy-conserving fluorescent light fixtures, and low flow faucets.
Arch & Design >>, Awards >>, Environment >>
6.30.09 | New York, NY | Mayor Se-Hoon Oh and a delegation from Seoul, South Korea, had a guided tour of New York City's recently opened High Line elevated park. The mayor was in the city to receive a United Nation's award for hosting the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in May 2009. Seoul has been named World Design Capital 2010 and currently has major architecture and infrastructure projects underway, and the High Line is considered a significant reference for Seoul's redevelopment plan. The High Line is a 1.5-mile-long public park built on a defunct elevated rail line running along Manhattan’s lower west side.
Environment >>, People >>
6.29.09 | San Francisco, CA | Bryant Rice joined DEGW as a Senior Consultant. Mr. Rice, a former president of the San Francisco chapter of the
American Institute of Architects and an active member of CoreNet
Workplace Community, will concentrate on workplace strategies, change
management, and real estate and portfolio appraisal projects. Prior to joining DEGW, he worked for Teknion Corporation.
Arch & Design >>, People >>
6.29.09 | Columbus, OH | Moody•Nolan acquired James T. Kienle & Associates, Inc, a preservation, architecture and urban design firm headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, where Moody•Nolan also has a
regional office. JTKA's portfolio of historical design projects ranges from the
revitalization and restoration of capitol buildings and other prominent
public buildings to residential and commercial facilities, historic
theaters and railroad depots, campuses, small town Main Streets and
urban environments.
Arch & Design >>, Business >>
6.29.09 | Boston, MA | Peabody Office Furniture donated 26 Parc Centre chairs to the Greenway Conservancy for the Dewey Square Farmers Market. The Parc Chair, ala the Parisian
outdoor standard, offers comfort, bounce, and durability. It comes in a variety of color with a solid steel rod frame and welded metal slats.
Mfg. & Distr. >>
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