7.14.09 | Los Angeles, CA | Bentley Prince Street, Inc. received a third-party verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its broadloom products. It is the first time a North American broadloom carpetproduct has received an EPD. An EPD is the only third-party verification system that takes intoaccount the complete life cycle assessment of a product’s environmentalimpact, encompassing raw materials, production, installation, use andend of use.
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7.14.09 | Los Angeles, CA | HOK, Los Angeles, and Parsons Brinckerhoff were selected to design phase one of the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. The intermodal transportation hub (ARTIC) is a sustainable, transportation facility linking commuter and regional rail service as
well as intercity bus, taxi and local transit. Future phases will
expand the center to accommodate California high-speed rail and will serve as the
terminus for the super-speed train between Las Vegas and Southern
California. A LEED Platinum goal has been set for the hub, which is sceduled to break ground in 2010 and completed by mid-2013.
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7.14.09 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office earned level certification for its entire product portfolio. A LEED-like program for the contract furniture market, level verifies conformance to BIFMA's e3 sustainability standard through a recognized third-party certifier. For Kimball Office, it is Scientific Certification Systems.
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7.14.09 | Houston, TX | IFMA announced the formation of its newest chapter, the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of IFMA in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Tyrel Melville, manager of facilities maintenance at Delta Dynamics, will serve as the chapter
president and Keith Spencer, CFM, general manager at Servus, will
serve as the chapter vice president and Keith Spencer, general manager at Servus, will
serve as the chapter vice president. Approximately 30 Trinidad and Tobago facility professionals are already members of the new chapter.
Facilities/FM >>
7.14.09 | San Jose, CA | Gensler celebrated
the opening of the first six gates of the Terminal B Concourse at Mineta San Jose International Airport. Gensler, in collaboration with Steinberg Architects, served as master design architect for the airport's $1.3 billion modernization program. Terminal B Concourse is designed to meet the U.S. Green Building
Council's LEED certification standards.
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7.14.09 | Passaic, NJ | Bendheim will hold one-hour Continuing Education programs at the company’s architectural glass showroom. The classes are scheduled for the first Thursday of each month, 6 pm, at the Bendheim building, 122 Hudson Streeet, 2nd floor, in Tribeca, NYC, with the first presentation
scheduled for August
6, 2009.
The CEU program for AIA and state credit is titled, "Decorative and Channel Glass: Aesthetic Options and Safety."
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7.13.09 | New York, NY | Stuart Bohart and Marissa Mayer were appointed to the board of trustees of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Mr. Bohart is the managing director for investment management at
Morgan Stanley. Ms. Mayer leads
Google's product management and design efforts for search products.
People >>
7.13.09| Franklin Park, IL | Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. received GREENGUARD
Indoor Air Quality Certification for 155 of its carts, book trucks tables and accessories These latest products
include the first certified laptop cart, which brings to a total of 243 furniture models which can be specified to help commercial facilities achieve LEED points.
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7.13.09 | High Point, NC | HPFI announced that its Eve Collection of reception furnishings will be featured in a major motion picture. "The Experiment," a
remake of the 2001 German movie, "Das Experiment" features Adrien Brody and is based on Stanford University's 1971 mock prison experiment conducted in the basement of the campus' Psychology building.
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7.10.09 | Green Bay, WI | KI hosted its first "Pump Up the Glam" shoe party in Coral Gables, FL. Designers, architects and KI staff modeled their fanciest footwear designed
using collections from Pallas Textiles. The event was more than a networking party; it was a contest among design
firms. The first 100 respondents could participate in
the contest, where contestants had to “glam
up” a pair of shoes or boots — and a shoe box — using Pallas
Textiles. The best shoe designs won prizes for the winning firms valued at
$500, including a grand prize of happy hour hosted by KI and carpet
manufacturer J&J Invision.
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7.10.09 | Minneapolis, MN | InformeDesign released its latest
research summaries:
- Rating Building Sustainability in the Netherlands
- Reducing Perceptions of Disorder in Segregated Communities
- Commuter Privacy on Mass Transit
- Characteristics of Palestinian Park Visitors
Research >>
7.10.09 | Calgary, Canada | ICEvision, a Web-based application can now be downloaded to the Apple iPhone through iTunes. The application allows users to explore their Revit or AutoCAD designs in a 3D virtual environment on their computer and now on the iPhone.
Technology >>
7.19.09 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office earned LEED-CI Silver
certification for its
Atlanta showroom. The showroom features daylight and window views available to more than 90%
of occupants,
Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. Measures were taken to divert 50% of onsite construction waste and to use locally recycled and renewable material.
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7.10.09 | New York, NY | LPA, Inc., Irvine, CA, was ranked #11 on Engineering News-Record's list of the top 100 Green Design Firms. The list is based on design revenue
from registered sustainable projects. The top 100 generated $2.85 billion in revenue in 2008
from projects registered with such green design programs, an increase of 63.9% from 2007.
Arch & Design >>, Environment >>
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