8.28.09 | Boston, MA | Peabody Office Furniture will host a furniture show on September 16. Peabody will dedicate two complete floors at their downtown Boston office, 234 Congress Street, Boston, MA, to showcase the newest
products and trends in the industry.
The show will be held in three appointment-only sessions including a
breakfast from 8:00-9:30 a.m., a lunch from 12:00-1:30 p.m. and
an evening cocktail event from 5:30-9:00 p.m.
Among the exhibitors and products on display are KNOLL, DIRTT, Versteel, HBF, and Maharam. For a complete list of exhibitors visit:
Event >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>
8.28.09 | Green Bay, WI| KI manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada received Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification from Scientific Certification Systems. This designation certifies that six KI facilities can sell wood products conforming
to FSC standards, which traces wood from forests through all stages of
processing and distribution. www.ki.com
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8.28.09 | Jasper, IN | Kimball International has been STAR certified for five of its sites through the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program. The three newly-certified sites are National Office Furniture, Santa Claus,
IN, Kimball Logistics and Kimball Office,Cherry Street, Jasper,
IN. Achieving recertification are Kimball Office's 15th Street plant
and Kimball Electronics, Jasper, IN. Sites selected to receive VPP STAR status are committed to effective
employee protection beyond the requirements of OSHA standards.
Mfg. & Distr. >>
8.29.09 | Dallas, TX | IIDA Texas
Oklahoma Chapter instated its new 2009 - 2010 Chapter Board on July 1,
2009. All board members are
currently active in their respective roles and were formally inducted
on July 16th at their Chapter Retreat held in Chicago, IL. Board
members include President, Elizabeth Williams, Marmom Mok and President Elect, John LeCroy DuBard, Parkhill Smith & Cooper.
Prof. Assoc. >>
8.27.09 | New York, NY | Clodagh of Clodagh Design will discuss, Life
Enhancing Design for the Retail Environment, on September
15. She also will sign her book, "Your Home, Your
Sanctuary" at the event to be held at Tufenkian Artisan Carpets, 919
Third Avenue, NYC, 6-8 pm. CEU's will be provided.
Event >>
8.27.09 | Calgary, Canada | DIRTT Environmental Solutions unveiled a new finish for DIRTT Walls. Write Away
is a factory-applied film for MDF (Medium Density Fibre board) or
veneered tiles on DIRTT walls and doors turning them into marker boards. The film is available in standard and custom colors and is
also available in specialized clear veneer applications. Dry-erase
markers wipe off without ghosting and unintended use of non-erasable
markers can be removed with appropriate cleaning products.
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8.27.09 | San Francisco, CA | AIA-San Francisco and the Center for Architecture and Design present Architecture and the City Festival, September 1-30. Now in its sixth year and themed Everday, Design, the goal of the festival is to celebrate the ways in which architects, landscape architects and urban planners contribute to the physical, cultural and artistic landscape of San Francisco. The events incldue:
- September 1, 10:00 am to noon - Santa Clara
Universtiy and CCA host a sendoff party for their Solar Decathlon
Refract House in Santa Clara.
- September 18 - PARK(ing) Day - People are encouraged to occupy
parking spaces with anything but cars.
- September 21, 10:00 am-4:00 pm - a daylong symposium entitled, San Francisco and
the Netherlands: A New Alliance on Climate Change.
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8.27.09 | UK | The James Dyson Award competition has narrowed to 20 semi finalists. Nicholas Riddle from the U.S. designed the Prio Paper Cast made from woven paper for accidents sites and disaster situations when there may be a scarcity of resources. The Prio Paper Cast can be affixed in less than two minutes with no
prior experience. It features easy-to-read ID straps for triage, with
instructions to medical personnel and doctors and nurses can administer medicine and injections
without removing the supportive structure. The James Dyson Award is a global design award that asks entrants to design something that solves a problem.
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8.27.09 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting sponsored The
Peace House Community Dinner on August 27 for the New York Asian Women's Center. Peace House is the
organization's first emergency shelter to serve families in the Queens Community and will provide a human trafficking recovery
program called "Project Free." WAC Lighting also will sponsor the Center's Gala Reception on October 1, 6:30-9 pm, Broad Street Ballroom, 41 Broad Street, Manhattan, NY. The reception will include dinner, silent auction, honorees and a
performance.
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8.27.09 | Baltimore, MD | NeoCon East returns October 28-29. Held at the Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, the event provides an opportunity for the Federal Design Comunity to learn about Government Interiors, which focuses on
products and services geared to federal government procurement
specifiers. Attendees will learn about the General Service Administration and how to get involved in government projects with:
- Free 60-minute seminars for government
employees
- Free GSA-sponsored seminars
- Networking opportunities
- A GSA Integrated Workplace Acquisition
Center booth
- Products
and services for commercial interiors on the GSA schedule
Over 250 exhibitors will be on hand and more than 40 CEU accredited seminars have been planned.
Event >>
8.27.09 | New York, NY | Butler Rogers Baskett, NYC, announced three design projects for New York law firms. Loeb & Loeb is a restack project starting with a
new floor, which will be used for swing space. Both Norris McLaughlin & Marcus and Robinson Broga are relocations to 875 Third Avenue, with modifications to suit.
Arch & Design >>, Projects >>
8.27.09 | Houston, TX| The IFMA Foundation announced that the University of Texas, San Antonio will offer a new Facility Management Minor program beginning in 2010. The offering will be part of the school’s Real Estate Finance and Development program in the UTSA College of Business.
Facilities/FM >>, Research >>
8.27.09 | New York, NY | IIDA NY will host Color Invasion 2009 on October 22. The festivities take place at the Splashlight Studios, 25 Varick Street, NYC, 7-11 pm.
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8.27.090 | Los Angeles, CA | WAC Lighting will host an American Lighting Association-accredited
LED/OLED Training Session, September 16. The training session,
which enables participants to earn two hours of CLC Credit, will be held from 9:30-11:30 am, 168 Brea Canyon Road, City of Industry, CA.
Event >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>, Research >>
8.27.09 | Buffalo, NY | Stephanie Forsythe and Todd McAllen of Molo Design will open the fall lecture series at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and
Planning. The Molo designers will speak on September 9, 5:30 pm, 301 Crosby Hall on the south Main Street Campus. Molo projects include the Aomori Nebuta House in Japan. Molo also has designed a series of multi-functional structures made of papers that an be used as furniture, lighting, or to enclose spaces.
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8.27.09 | Olathe, KS | 360 Architecture, Kansas City, KS, and Weitz Co., Lenexa, KS, were selected to design the first building on Kansas State's Olathe Innovation Campus. The companies will work on the 100,000-sq. ft. Institute for Animal Health and Food Safety. The project is scheduled to break ground this year and be
completed by late 2010 or early 2011.
Arch & Design >>, Projects >>
8.27.09 | Houston, TX | Stinson Design Group, Houston, TX, changed its name
to CDG-TX to align more closely with its Los Angeles affiliate,
CDG-LA.
The firm will maintain the original ownership and staff. Also joining the CDG family is GLE-Stinson, a
partnership between owner Robert Stinson and GLE Associates,Tampa,
FL.
Arch & Design >>
8.27.09 | New York, NY | Miodrag Mitrasinovic was appointed Dean of the School of Design
Strategies at Parsons The New School for Design. One of five thematically organized schools at
Parsons, the School of Design Strategies addresses the intersection of
cities, services, and ecosystems through undergraduate programs in
Integrated Design, Design and Management, and Environmental Studies. Mr. Mitrasinovic has over 15 years of teaching and curriculum development
experience. He currently serves as co-chair of The New School Academic
Committee on Urban Programs.
People >>, Research >>
8.25.09 | Appleton, WI | River Crest Elementary School, Hudson, WI, was awarded LEED Gold. The school, designed by Huffman LLC, Appleton, WI, became the first
elementary school in Wisconsin, and just the
second public elementary school in the nation, to
receive Gold under the USGBC's new LEED for
Schools Rating System. River Crest was
designed and built for 29%
below, the average cost for public elementary
schools built in Illinois, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin in 2008. Sustainable highlights include:
- Daylight harvesting and views
- Efficiently-designed
mechanical and lighting systems
- Water-reducing bathroom
fixtures
- Sustainable site design
- High indoor air quality
Environment >>
8.25.09 | Miramar, FL | Trend Q was awarded GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification. Trend Q, a recycled stone agglomerate surface material, is an ecologically conscious product, strong enough for any surface application for residential and commercial use and its characteristics can contribute to LEED certification. The collection of 49 colors contains up to 72% post consumer recycled content.
Environment >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>, Surface Materials >>
8.25.09 | New York, NY | Humanscale's Faces in the Wild will be held September 16, 2009. The annual event that includes an auction on artwork inspired by creatures in need of support will be held at the Humanscale Showroom, 11 East 26th Street, 8th Floor, NYC, 5:30-8:30.
Event >>
8.25.09 | New York, NY | Milliken will be featured in the Material ConneXion
booth at the HBA Global Exposition at the Jacob Javits Center in New
York, Sept. 15-17. Millad NX8000 reduces
haze by 50% and gives clarity to thicker molded and extruded parts that
previously exhibited haze, providing an almost glass-like appearance. Because
of its innovation and value in enabling broader use of lighter weight recycled
PP, Millad NX8000 clarifying agent and
ClearTint colorants were accepted into the Material ConneXion Materials
Library. The Milliken exhibition will be located at the Material ConneXion
showroom at 60 Madison Avenue, New York, from 9 - 5 pmweekdays.
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8.25.09 | Raleigh, NC | Vernacular Studio Architects,
a received a Merit
Award from the AIA-North Carolina Chapter for its architectural and interior design of 101 Lounge +
Café, Raleigh, NC. The awards recognize design
excellence by North Carolina architecture firms.The 101 Lounge +Cafe, opened from early morning and into the evening was designed using contrasting materials and light to create interaction between the first and second levels.
Arch & Design >>, Awards >>
8.25.09 | Cincinnati, OH | ProjectMatrix announced that its design and specification tools were certified by Teknion
Corporation for its dealers and end users. DesignSuite provides Teknion dealers, A&D firms and end users
with a complete Teknion design and specification solution. The ProjectMatrix DesignSuite
is a combined package containing 3 powerful tools; ProjectSymbols (AutoCAD
tools and symbol libraries), ProjectSpec (pricing and specification) and
ProjectTools (a collection of manufacturer and product line specific configuration
tools).
Mfg. & Distr. >>, Technology >>
8.25.09 | Boston, MA | Allsteel furnishings were used to complete the expansion project of the Greater Boston Food Bank. Unable to furnish the organization's management office due to budget constraints, Allsteel stepped in with repurposed furnishings that had been used for local trade show displays. The Food Bank, which distributes approximately 30 million pounds of
food annually, now is completed, its reception, office and conference
room areas furnished with Allsteel chairs and tables.
Mfg. & Distr. >>
8.25.09 | Passaic, NJ | Bendheim launched a new corporate website at www.bendheim.com. The enhanced site unifies all Bendheim companies and divisions, providing quick
access to Bendheim’s Architectural Glass, Channel Glass Wall Systems, Art
Glass, Restoration Glass, and Cabinet Glass.
A key element of the site is
Bendheim’s Environmental Statement
detailing its philosophy and approach to sustainability.
Mfg. & Distr. >>, Technology >>
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