7.17.09 | Seattle, WA | The IES 2009 Annual Conference will take place November 15-17, 2009, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WA. During the conference, the Society will hold its annual meeting, present Society awards and host the Illumination awards showcasing lighting design projects from around the world.
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7.17.09 | Washington, DC |The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) honors industry leaders at their annual award event, Celebration, July 17, 2009, in Cincinnati. For full coverage and photos from the event, visit the new ASID blog, www.asidlive.com.
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7.17.09 | Los Angeles, CA | ASID/LA will host The Coming Out Party '09 on Thursday,
August 13, 2009. The event includes three separate branded events – “Educate,”
“VIP Reception” and “Celebrate”. The Coming Out Party begins at 5pm with "Educate" and will be held at the Allsteel
and Haworth Showrooms located at 8687 Melrose, Ave. B-241, West Hollywood, CA.
www.asidlacomingoutparty.org
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7.17.09 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting is sponsoring a Cornell University Team competing in The Solar Energy Decathlon, an international, interdisciplinary design-build competition hosted biennially by the U.S. Department of Energy for three weeks in October. The 2009 Cornell Solar Decathlon team includes more than 150 students from undergraduate and graduate colleges across campus, with support from Cornell faculty members, staff and alumni. Student members are attending five of Cornell's colleges including: the Colleges of Engineering, Architecture, Human Ecology, and Agricultural and Life Sciences, as well as the Johnson Graduate School of Management.
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7.17.09 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting released the new 25th Anniversary Catalog featuring 300 pages of accent, task, ambient and decorative lighting for the
industry. WAC Lighting's "Responsible Lighting" brand standard promotes the use
of the most energy efficient technology to develop sustainable lighting
while conserving our natural resources and protecting the environment.
It also implies that strong family values make good business values,
which can be applied to maintaining strong bonds to the community at
the local and global levels.
The catalog can be downloaded at www.waclighting.com
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7.17.09 | Los Angeles, CA | Julius Shulman, architectural photographer, died July 15 at his Los Angeles home at the age of 98. Mr. Shulman's roster of clients include: Rudolf M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Eames, Raphael S. Soriano, John Lautner, Eero Saarinen, Albert Frey, Pierre Koenig, Harwell Harris and many others.
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7.17.09 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group subsidiary, Dynalectric San Diego, received a contract for the installation of electrical systems for the Cricket Wireless corporate headquarters improvement in San Diego, CA. Dynalectric San Diego will be responsible for the installation of all the electrical systems associated with the Cricket Wireless six-story, 179,654 square foot improvement, consisting of meeting rooms, offices, gym, cafeteria, game, and open areas. Scope of work includes installing teledata, fire alarm and security systems, and installation of a satellite antenna park, as well as ongoing maintenance on an emergency back up generator and server suite with UPS back up.
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7.17.09 | Zeeland, MI | Jeff Vredevoogd of Herman Miller's Education Solutions team will present the results of a recent survey conducted by Herman Miller and the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) at the 2009 SCUP conference in Portland, OR, July 18-22, 2009. The survey found that the most important measure of an effective learning space, according to 41% of respondents, is its range of flexibility or the number and types of learning activities that can occur within the space.
7.17.09 | Kalamazoo, MI | Janis Etzcorn, Marketing Manager for Landscape Forms, earned LEED Accredited Professional credentials. Ms. Etzcorn has served in a marketing services capacity for 18 years at Landscape Forms and has played a major role in sustainability initiatives within the company.
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7.17.09 | Houston, TX | The IFMA Foundation announced its 2009-2010 executive committee and board of trustees, which began their terms earlier this month. Pat. W. Turnbull, MA, LEED AP, president of Kayhan International, has been named the new foundation chair, succeeding Melissa Van Hagan, CFM, CFMJ.Members of the IFMA Foundation board of trustees serve a two-year term and are tasked with managing the foundation and guiding it in its efforts to serve the facility management profession through education, research and scholarships.
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7.17.09 | New York, NY | Humanscale has sold one million Freedom chairs by designer Niels Diffrient. The Freedom chair prioritizes simplicity over the ever-growing number of manual controls seen on other high-end task chairs. At the time of Freedom’s launch, Humanscale was a $44 million company, considered a very small player in the contract furniture industry, and notably, one that had never before sold a chair. Behind eight-plus years of Freedom sales, however, Humanscale topped $200 million in 2008 and is recognized as a leader in office ergonomics.
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7.20.09 | New York, NY | New York School of Interior Design (NYSID)
announced three new degree programs, expanding the college's educational offerings. The programs include an MFA in Interior Design, an MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments, and a BA in History of the Interior and Decorative Arts. www.nysid.edu
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7.16.09 | Grand Rapids, MI | Cumberland
Furniture introduced the Mulholland Guest Chair. Mulholland was designed Brian K. Graham of San Francisco, CA, as part of the Designers Speak series. It is constructed with stainless steel that is available
polished, brushed, or in statuary bronze. The base, which is constructed of maple solids
with double dowels and corner-blocked front legs and rails, is available in
Cumberland’s broad range of wood finish options, organized into palettes of
light, medium, and dark.
www.cumberlandfurniture.com.
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7.16.09 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office has earned LEED-CI Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its San Francisco showroom at 330 Pine Street. Designed by Huntsman Architectural Group, the 5,000-sq. ft. facility reinforces the company's nearly half-century heritage of environmental stewardship. Overall, the showroom received 34 points from the USGBC, most notably for its water conservation, energy efficiency, environmentally responsible materials and indoor air quality.
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7.16.09 | Quebec, Canada | eHome, Victor Group's newest eco-friendly fabric collection, features a wide variety of colors and styles, all developed with recycled yarns. Part of the Eco Intelligence line, eHome fabrics contribute to LEED credits for recycled content.
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7.16.09 | West Chester, OH | The RTKL designed West Chester Medical Center, West Chester, OH, is complete. The firm used retail design principles to enhance customer service and wayfinding in the five-story, 162-bed, 385,000 sq.ft. facility. In addition to architectural design, RTKL provided comprehensive medical equipment planning through RTKL Healthcare Technologies.
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7.15.09 | New York, NY | The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority will present a working knowledge of its program on July 22, 12:00-2:00 pm. Allison Leighton from the NYSERDA will be at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC, to review the application process, incentive structure, timelines, past projects and what the design team can expect when working with NYSERDA and its partners.
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7.15.09 | Moonachie, NJ | BULBRITE debuted an energy efficient Halogen-Xenon BT-15 lamp, designed to produce the same light output while using less energy and cost. They can be used in nearly any retrofit or new construction installation where a standard A-bulb is used. The Halogen-Xenon BT-15 can be used in Recessed, Wall Mounts and Sconces, Outdoor and Security fixtures, Ceiling Mounts, Chandeliers, and Portables.
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7.15.09 | Oakland, CA | IBM topped the Green500 list as the leading provider of the most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world. The company holds 18 out of 20 of the top spots, including the top
ranking for its BladeCenter QS22 Cluster at the University of Warsaw's
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modeling. The Green500 is a twice-yearly ranking of the most energy-efficient HPCs
around the globe.
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7.15.09 | Washington, DC | AIA's semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast survey anticipates a significant downturn in nonresidential construction activity through 2010. Nonresidential construction spending is expected to decrease by 16% in 2009 and drop by another almost 12% in 2010 in inflation adjusted terms. Commercial projects will see the most significant decrease in activity. In contrast, most institutional building categories are expected to see much more modest declines over this period.
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7.15.09 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company sponsored its eighth annual City of Hope golf outing. HON reached a milestone of raising more than $1 million for the research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. HON is a member of the National Office Products Industry, an alliance of executives dedicated to supporting City of Hope, since 1983. Through annual funding campaigns, HON and NOPI have helped raise more than $62 million for City of Hope.
7.15.09 | Wilmington, DE | DuPont Building Innovations received the Green Approved Product Seal for National Green Building Certification for products from its Building Innovations portfolio. Awarded by the National Association of Home Builders, the third-party endorsement will enable builders to earn points toward certification to the National Green Building Standard.
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7.15.09 | Washington, DC | The USGBC invites its 78 chapters to participate in the 2009 Annual Awards of Excellence. The awards are presented to those chapters that excel in local green building outreach and provide top level educational programming to their communities. Chapters will be assessed in four categories: Advocacy, Education, Community Building, and Organizational Excellence. Application deadline is September 15, 2009.
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7.15.09 | Grand Rapids, MI | Details, a Steelcase company received a 2009 Green GOOD DESIGN Corporate Award for its Kast LED task light. Designed by Tom Newhouse, Kast has a sleek design with a quarter-shaped array of two five-watt LED clusters angled to deliver glare-free light projection. Kast uses over 80% recyclable aluminum and steel, is composed of 40% recycled material with 27% post-consumer recycled content, and comes in 100% solvent free powder coat finishes.
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7.15.09 | Brookings, SD | South Dakota State University is developing its first accredited program in architecture. The six-year architecture program that will confer a bachelor's degree in architectural studies after four years and a master's degree after the sixth year will accept its first students in the fall, 2010.
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7.15.09 | Minneapolis, MN | Brenda Lemmer was recognized as the "Volunteer of the Year" by the IIDA Northland Chapter. Ms. Lemmer is the Knoll Minneapolis A&D Manager and founder of M.A.D.E. (Mentoring A Designer to Evolve). She also is the Chairwoman of Public Relations for the IIDA Northland Chapter.
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7.15.09 | New
York, NY | Perkins Eastman announced its annual senior-level
promotions in several offices.
Promoted
to Principal
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