2.19.10 | Stewartville, MN | Halcon Corporation will be represented by BAM Associates for Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern NewJersey, Delaware, and West Virginia. BAM Associates has been committed to service for over 54 years in theA&D and Dealer communities in the Philadelphia region. The group maintains office & showroom space in Norristown, PA.
2.19.10 | New York, NY | Parsons
The New School for Design announced a new Master of Fine Arts in Transdisciplinary Design, launching in Fall 2010.The graduate program will
focus on studio-based projects that bring together experts from a variety of
backgrounds and points of view to tackle real-world challenges. Jamer Hunt, chair of Urban and Transdisciplinary Design at
Parsons, will direct the program.
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2.19.10 | New York, NY | Mancini•Duffy won the 2009 award for ‘Best Design and Construction of a New Facility in the 101,000 – 500,000 square foot category. The IFMA NY Chapter award was given to Mancini•Duffy for its design of Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto’s offices. The new space includes a conferencing center, a multi-purpose training/mock trial room, a staff pantry with outdoor terrace, and fully upgraded technology and video-conferencing capabilities. Benefits of the new design include an efficient and light-filled working environment, as well as standardized office sizes and furniture components.
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2.19.10 | Vancouver, Canada | Joel Berman Glass Studios was commissioned by K2 sports to create the world's largest pair of all-glass skis. The 16-foot-tall skis, designed with K2's signature blue, white and red color scheme, were installed on the exterior of Mr. Berman's studio on Granville Island, the heart of Vancouver's arts community, in celebration of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, February 12-28.
2.19.10 | New Windsor, NY | USA Illumination strengthened its Bevel family of products with the addition of BeveLED. With the addition of BeveLED, USAI is the first company to offer a full family of LED downlight, adjustable and wallwash fixtures enabling specifiers to utilize solid state lighting technology across complete projects, making USAI a recognized 2009 NGL (Next Generation Luminaires) winner in the accent lighting category. USAI's BeveLED product meets the industry's most stringent standards for energy efficiency providing new options for designers to meet LEED and energy start certification criteria.
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2.19.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI’s hosted a celebration of California artists. The evening began at Chuck Arnoldi’s studio where attendees, ranging from architects, designers, and business executives got an exclusive look at a wide range of his works. The artistic appreciation continued at the studios of Peter Alexander and Laddie John Dill.
2.19.10 | New York, NY | LoriAnn Maas joined IA Interior Architects as Project Director in the New York office. Ms. Maas comes to IA from Gensler’s Shanghai office. As Senior Associate and Design Director, she oversaw a major expansion of the interiors studio. Ms. Maas specializes in workplace strategies, project management, design and building client relationships.
Arch & Design >>, People >>
2.19.10 | Toronto, Canada | Teknion Corporation sponsored Sam Edney who placed seventh in the 38-sled men's luge event at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. It was the best-ever finish by a Canadian in the competition. Teknion sponsored Mr. Edney through the Canadian Athletes Now Fund – or CAN Fund – a non-profit organization that enables Canadian athletes to pursue their dreams.
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2.19.10 | Fountain, MN | Valley developed a new powder coat finish at the price point of its standard powder coat finishes. Named Mercury, the finish is a silvery grey, evocative of clear anodized aluminum and a good match to Valley's Satin Chrome finish, without the premium price. Powder coat finishes do not emit indoor pollutants, are free of heavy metals and other toxic materials, and are long lasting.
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2.19.10 | Muscatine, IA | HNI Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of 21.5 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on March 8, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2010.
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2.19.18. | Moonachie, NJ | BULBRITE presented the "Greener Solutions Distributor
Award"
to Connecticut Lighting Centers. The Center was recognized for its work in displaying the Greener Solutions message, which includes dedicating wall space with signage
that
explains the basics of standard incandescents, as well as energy
efficient compact
fluorescents, halogen and LEDs.
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2.18.10 | Chicago, IL | Bretford Manufacturing
announced the addition of Wollsdorf Leather
to its
Grade-In upholstery program. Customers can choose from a
variety of Wollsdorf leather finishes, which are automatically graded in
to the Bretford price list, and can be upholstered without material
testing delays.
The Bretford Grade-In program
includes standard Wollsdorf leather finishes in Mammut, Finesse and FOC
Earth patterns.
2.18.10. Muscatine, IA | Allsteel's #19 Chair is currently on the set of "Parks and Recreation." The NBC sitcom stars “Saturday Night Live” alum Amy Poehler and actor Nick Offerman. Mr. Offerman plays Ms. Poehler’s boss, Ron Swanson, who spends much of his time in his corner office and is often filmed sitting in his #19. The #19 chair made its Hollywood debut when it was a gift in the Oscar presenter's gift basket the year Allsteel launched it.
2.18.10 | Kennesaw, GA | INVISTA, maker of Antron carpet fiber, announced the finalists of the Antron Carpet Fiber Designed to Perform Awards.
Judges awarded 12 projects with Merit or Category Awards for their
use of carpet in the design of high-performance interiors.
Award winners will be celebrated in local ceremonies and the Grand
Prize winner will be announced in April 2010. Entries were evaluated on the ability of the design to withstand the
test of time, the innovative use of carpet, and how well the design met
client business objectives and challenges relative to performance,
aesthetics and sustainable benefits.
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2.18.10 | Calhoun, GA | Mannington Commercial and 3M Canada announced a joint project whereby format graphics used in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games will be reclaimed and manufactured into flooring. About 200,000 sq. ft. of 3M Canada graphics seen during the games on vehicles and key venues will be diverted from landfill and remanufactured into Premium Tile, a product used in commercial healthcare, education and retail applications.
Environment >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>
2.18.10 | Chicago, IL | ASID-Illinois Chapter announced new vendors for its sixth annual Design Summit. The one-day conference and exposition takes place on the 8th floor of The Merchandise Mart Design Center in Chicago on Feb. 25, 2010, from 8 am-3 pm. New vendors include:
Event >>, Prof. Assoc. >>
2.18.10 | New York, NY | Syska Hennessy Group relocated its New York City
headquarters to 1515 Broadway, NYC. The company leased the 14th and 15th floors of the 54-story office tower in Time Square, which offers
10,000 sq. ft. of additional space to accommodate a staff
of 250 employees. The firm is actively pursuing a LEED Gold certification for
its new headquarters.
2.18.10 | New York, NY | Global Total Office will hold its annual Spring Fling event March 25, 5-7 pm. The festivities take place at the Global NYC Showroom, 192 Lexington Ave., 3rd Floor, NYC. RSVP by March 11 to T: 212.545.9900.
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2.18.10 | Kennesaw, GA | INVISTA announced that Westminster High School, Westminster, CO, won the Grand Prize for the Antron Carpet Fiber Sustainable Flooring Performance Award. The award recognizes the use of carpets of Antron fiber as a performance-driven soft flooring choice in commercial applications. The school still features the original Tandus C&A Floorcovering PowerBond carpet that was installed when the school opened in 1975, and after 35 years, Bellepoint, constructed with Antron nylon, is still performing.
Environment >>
2.18.10 | Toronto, Canada | Michelle Barton was promoted to Teknion's Regional Manager - Greater Chicago. Her territory includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Ms. Barton has been with Teknion for eight years, starting as Ancillary Product Specialist with later promotions as Architecture and Design Market Manager and District Manager. www.teknion.com
Mfg. & Distr. >>, People >>
2.18.10 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association announce the formation of the Casino and Gaming Facilities Community. The new community of practice will be for those who manage facilities in the casino and gaming industry and will provide a network for gaming facility professionals to connect with one another and share resources through webinars, roundtables, benchmarking studies and other continuing education opportunities. An introductory webinar entitled “Casino/Gaming Roundtable: What Keeps you up at Night?” will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. EST.
Event >>, Facilities/FM >>
2.18.10 | Philadelphia, PA | Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects, PC participated in the grand opening of the Philadelphia International Airport’s Terminal D/E Renovation and Expansion project. The $300 million project links and renovates Terminal D and Terminal E with a new four-story terminal offering improved passenger amenities and baggage screening. The terminal expansion project, which began shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001, resulted from a masterplan created by DDI, a women-owned firm, showing how Terminals D and E could be connected to enhance security operations and to facilitate the screening process for the traveling public.
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2.18.10 | Granby, Canada | Artopex was named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. The office furniture dealer was named to the list for the third year in a row. The award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, Les Affaires and Queen’s School of Business. 2009 winners of the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies award will be honored at the annual Best Managed gala in Toronto on March 8, 2010.
2.17.10 | Birmingham, AL | Office Furniture USA added four dealerships. The new dealerships are: Rosa’s Office Plus, Richmond, IN, J. Solomon Inc. Office Supply, New London, CT, Workscape, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA, and Business Furniture, LLC, Indianapolis, IN. Office Furniture USA also continues to open new showrooms with twenty-four new showrooms added in 2009.
2.17.10 | Greensboro, NC | Bekaert Textiles selected REPREVE, a 100% eco-friendly recycled fiber by Unifi, Inc. for a new collection of mattress coverings. The
Bekaert collection is REPREVE’s first adoption in mattress ticking. The
collection includes eight patterns and is contemporary with a natural theme.
The current constructions are knit, with woven
constructions soon to be added.
Environment >>, Mfg. & Distr. >>
2.17.10 | Chicago, IL | Apex Wood Floor debuted Revival, an antique collection of reclaimed wide-plank hardwood flooring. Revival comes exclusively from old wood rescued from structures across the United States, truly making it a "green" flooring product. The collection is pre-finished and available in three wood species: American chestnut, oak and long-leaf yellow pine, with each of the species featuring a pallet that includes more than a dozen colors. The environmentally friendly Revival planks are engineered by combining existing wood from recycled antique structures with advanced technology.
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2.17.10 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group, Inc.
acquired Scalise Industries, a privately held company, headquartered in
Lawrence, PA. Terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
Scalise Industries, with 2009
estimated revenues of $70 million, is a full service engineering,
and facilities maintenance and service company providing expertise in mechanical
and electrical services, system commissioning, and fire protection services to a
broad range of markets including healthcare, commercial,
institutional/universities, transportation, and power.
Business >>
2.17.10 | Oak Brook, IL | Qdesign, in partnership with DEMCO Library Interiors, designed Totalibra, a complete, coordinated library shelving and furniture system. Totalibra has a European design influence that
blends a steel base with wood and utilizes a patent-pending reverse cantilever design. The design allows for added
stability without added bulk, while providing easy flexibility.
Mfg. & Distr. >>, Products >>
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