02.26.10 | Norwalk, CT | Cognitive Ergonomics, a course , organized by IIDA-New England and designed to introduce participants to the science of cognitive ergonomics, will take place March 10 at 5pm. The 2.5 hour course will be held at the Merritt 7 Conference Center located at 301 Merritt, Norwalk, CT.
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2.26.10 | Indianapolis, IN | Marni Brown of Commercial Design Resources has agreed to represent Mayer Fabrics to A&D clients in Michigan. Janna Jones will sub rep for Brown in the state and adds another 6 years of experience to the team. Ms. Brown will focus on the southeastern area, the metro Detroit area and the northern part of the state. Ms. Jones will cover central and western Michigan as well as the upper peninsula. Mayer Fabrics has been headquartered in Indianapolis since its founding in 1897. The company distributed residential textiles before serving the needs of the contract market for office furniture, healthcare, hospitality, education and government entities. www.mayerfabrics.com.
2.26.10 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Valley Forge Fabrics donated 300 sets of sheets to the American Red Cross for Haitian earthquake survivors who are being treated for medical conditions in the South Florida area. Valley Forge learned from the American Red Cross that there was a tremendous need for certain supplies for injured and displaced Haitians who have been temporarily relocated to South Florida for medical treatment. Valley Forge has an established fabric reclamation program. The company reclaimed 300 sheet sets from a hotel customer made of Tencel + Plus Lyocell Eucalyptus Fiber a new, innovative, and environmental textile, and provided them to the American Red Cross. Through its partnership with the Red Cross, Valley Forge delivered the products locally to the South Florida community who has taken the majority of the Haitian earthquake victims transported to the United States for urgent medical care.
2.26.10| High Point, NC | DAR•RAN Furniture announced that
all casegoods and seating products are MAS Certified Green. MAS
Certification and testing procedures meet the Furniture Emission Standard established under ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 assisting with LEED Credits. MAS
Certification was achieved upon implementation of the latest
environmental urethane finish technology system – ENVI UT. ENVI-UT
not only assists with clean air, but also provides excellent clarity, mar
and chemical resistance. DAR•RAN’s ENVI-UT finished products
include anti-microbial protection from BacGuard Silver additives, the
latest in silver ion technology. For more information visit
www.darran.com.
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2.26.10 | New York, NY | The IIDA NY Pioneering Design Lecture Series will take place Monday, April 26 and Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Both lectures will be held at 92nd Street Y, Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC. Tickets are available for pre-sale at www.iidany.org/eventreg.html
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2.26.10 | Holland, MI | Trendway Corporation honored their top-performing dealers at the company's annual President's Club event in the heart of the Mayan Riviera. The occasion was highlighted by an awards banquet where dealers and representatives were recognized for their commitment to Trendway and their outstanding sales achievement. "Recognizing and appreciating excellent results with our dealers is very meaningful to me," explained Bill Bundy, Trendway President and CEO. "Trendway's honorees grew their business nicely through the challenges of 2009. The President's Club event also serves to thank the spouses who are so important to our collective results."
2.26.10 | Jasper, IN | National Office Furniture celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking over three decades in the office furniture industry. Founded in 1980 by parent company, Kimball International Inc., National was created to deliver on two fundamental objectives: provide customers with quality office furniture at a better value; and offer shorter lead times. Recent Achievements in National Office Furniture history include Conferencing Solutions earning Interior and Sources Magazine's Readers Choice Award; To You In 10 Days or Less Quick Delivery Program launched guaranteeing 10 offices, 20 chairs and 10 tables to be delivered in 10 business days or less; and Reno lounge integrated with eCoupled wireless technology shown at CES 2010.
2.26.10 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting is supporting the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge Team
in the 2010 Boston Marathon to help fund cancer research.WAC Lighting's Sponsorship will support Lauren Norton, who is a member
of the Marathon Team and an employee of CSN Stores, a privately-held company offering customers online shopping
for home and office goods. Readers can support the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 2010 Boston Marathon at http://www.rundfmc.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=321295&supid=256070477
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2.24.10 | Washington, DC |The American Institute of Architects reported that the Architecture Billings Index for January was 42.5, down almost three points from December's revised ABI score of 45.4. The new projects inquiry score was 52.5, down more than seven points. "Projects are being delayed or canceled because lending institutions are placing unusually stringent equity requirements on new developments," said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker.
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2.26.10 | Chicago, IL | AGATI Furniture announces its completion of the Andrew Maguire Saul Library at Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland.
AGATI modified its Brown Collection to
provide custom designed tables and computer stations for the former field house
renovation. In its place, a state of the art student center opened earlier this
year providing students with a 9,000 sq.ft. library with increased
seating, as well as more classrooms, a student center and administrative
offices. AGATI collaborated with Jo Fleming of Interior Design Resources in
McLean, VA to select tables made of European Beech with laminate tops. The
library’s custom aesthetic was based on AGATI’s previous designs at
both the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Duke Law Library which both
featured the Brown Collection.
2.26.10 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Inscape Corporation purchased its manufacturing facility in Falconer, New York. Inscape had been leasing the facility for its architectural products division since 2001. The Falconer, New York facility was constructed to specific movable wall manufacturing requirements on a brownfield industrial redevelopment site. Once declared a hazardous waste site, the property was reclaimed and repurposed after it lay dormant for many years.
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2.26.10 | Las Vegas, NV | Sherwin-Williams enhanced its Harmony product with a formula that helps reduce odors in the air, even after a surface is painted. The new formula also delivers better hide, durability and application. Using the same technology found in baking soda, Harmony’s new formula assists in reducing unpleasant indoor smells, making it suitable for a wide range of residential, commercial and institutional applications. Formulated without silica, it will also withstand frequent washings without weakening its ability to reduce ambient odors, and its antimicrobial properties will resist mildew.
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2.26.10 | New York, NY | Barbara Zieve and Erik Hodgetts joined IA Interior Architects as Design Director and Director of Legal Services, respectively. Both Ms. Zieve and Mr. Hodgetts were previously with Butler Rogers Baskett (BRB) Architects in New York. In their new roles, they will lead IA's legal services group and will be based out of the firm's New York office.
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2.26.10 | HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. | OFM, one of the nation's leading office and school furniture manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers, apologizes to the employee-owners, public shareholders, business partners, and residing communities of Herman Miller, Inc., and issues this clarification of a press release from February 24, 2010 about the museum exhibition featuring Herman Miller. OFM has no relationship to Herman Miller and did not intend to trade on Herman Miller's legacy or reputation.
2.26.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI furniture was chosen to update the new 26,000 sq.ft. Victor Campus Center for Finger Lakes Community College in New York. The facility includes the Strive Seating Collection, Instruct Mobile Lecterns, Athens Tables, Grand Salon Lounge Seating, and Workzone Desking. A video detailing the new facility is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqAq9ZHaCE.
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2.26.10 | Chicago, IL | AIA Chicago elevated five members into the College of Fellows, an honor that is awarded to architects who have made contributions of national significance to the profession. Martha Bell, Philip Castillo, Gunny Harboe, Jim Loewenbergand Peter Weismantle have all been distinguished with the honor of fellowship. These five architects are among 134 AIA members who will be honored at a ceremony at the 2010 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Miami on June 11.
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2.26.10 | Riverside, NJ | Sea Gull Lighting announced that its LED Surface Mount Downlight, Powered by JuiceWorks, has been recognized as one of the winners of the 2009 Next Generation Luminaire award in the Downlight category.The Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) is an annual competition, jointly organized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and the Department of Energy. The competition was created to recognize well-designed, energy-efficient, and attractive commercial solid state lighting that uses a fraction of the electricity of standard incandescent, halogen, and high-intensity discharge fixtures. www.seagulllighting.com.
2.25.10| Muscatine, IA | Allsteel's Sustainability Program Manager, Keri Luly, told attendees at The Office Exhibition in Dubai that sustainability is a world imperative. In her keynote speech earlier this month, Luly advised that sustainability is a wake-up call with more benefits than detriments. The 2010 keynote speech marks the second time Luly has presented at the expo, the largest of its kind in the Middle East. In addition, she conducted two workshops. It was the sixth year Allsteel participated in the show. Allsteel also earned top honors in The Office Awards program. Stride, the newest office furnishing system from Allsteel that meets the needs of nearly every facility’s interior landscape, received the Gold Award in the Furniture Systems category, while the stylish and ergonomic Acuity task chair, took Silver in Seating.
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2.25.10 | Washington, DC | The National Council for Interior Design Qualification, Inc. released two multiple-choice practice tests for exam candidates and others to use when preparing for the NCIDQ Examination. The online practice tests are available exclusively through NCIDQ’s store, QShop, linked from their Web site at www.ncidq.org. The all-new practice tests were developed in response to exam candidates who wanted valid, reliable study materials directly from NCIDQ, particularly in light of the restructuring of the exam content that took effect in January 2010. NCIDQ has prepared two practice tests—one for each of the two multiple-choice exams. Section 1 covers codes, building systems, construction standards and construction administration. Section 2 covers design application, project coordination and professional practice. The multiple-choice sections of the exam will be administered at more than 60 locations around the United States and Canada on April 9 and October 1.
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2.25.10 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office select dealer, Office Furniture Partnership, is implementing a "Hugs from Home" program through mid-March. The program, which gives 12-inch, clear, plastic tubes to businesses to fill with items,
supports local troops with much-needed supplies from home. Since the program began four years ago, more than 7,000 "Hugs" have been shipped and each year the companies get more creative with the items they include in the tubes.
2.24.10 | West Hollywood, CA | Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, will host WESTWEEK 2010, March 24-25.The two day event will include three keynote panels, 50+ showroom programs, book signings, new product line introductions, and lectures. It will be capped by the 2010 Stars of Design Awards, March
25 at 5:30 in the PDC’s Blue Conference Center, Suite B259. The three keynote panels are:
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