7.6.10 | New York, NY | DIRTT will host a reception at its new
showroom in New York City on July 14 with Founder and CEO Mogens Smed. Promising a few surprises and a showroom that respects the rarity of NYC square footage and NYC time, the opening event takes place at 200 Lexington Avenue, 15th floor, 5 pm.
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7.6.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Configura CET Designer's 2010
training will be available on three more occasions. New sessions will be
held:
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7.6.10 | Upper Saddle River, NJ | Hunter Douglas won Silver in the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards competition. The company won for its Vignette Modern Roman Shades in the Tiered design option with the LiteRise cordless lifting system. Vignette has no exposed back cords for enhanced child safety and a smooth, uniform appearance from both inside and outside of the home.
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7.6.10 | Washington, DC | Group Goetz Architects served as architect for Michel, a restaurant at the Ritz Carlton, Tyson's Corner, VA. Opening fall 2010 under Chef Michel Richard, the new space combines elements of Mr. Richard's Georgetown location, Citronelle, and the business atmosphere found in his latest venture, Central, also designed by Group Goetz Architects.
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7.6.10 | Topeka, KS and Jasper, IN | Kimball Office named BA Designs a Kimball Office Select
Dealer. Founded by Beth Anne Branden in 1995, BA Designs is a full-service
dealership, offering systems furniture, casegoods, seating, and storage
solutions.
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7.2.10 | St. Petersburg, FL | Investment analyst Budd Bugatch of Raymond James & Associates provided commentary on May office furniture order and shipment statistics released by the Business and Institutional Manufacturers Association (BIFMA). Orders of $730 million for the month were up 11% compared with last year and up 21% from April orders of $605 million. May shipments increased 5% year-over-year to $635 million, up from $580 million in April. "For the first time since July 2008, BIFMA orders, shipments, and backlog all improved on a year-over-year basis," Mr. Bugatch noted.
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7.1.10 | Dallas, TX | The International Interior Design Association Texas Oklahoma Chapter instated its new Chapter Board on July 1, 2010. All Board members will be formally inducted on July 15 at their Chapter Retreat in Michigan. John LeCroy DuBard, Parkhill Smith & Cooper takes over as president with Megan Ebert on board as president-elect.
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7.1.10 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management
Association announced its 2010-2011 executive
committee and board of directors. Beginning July 1, Francis J. Kuhn will
serve as the new chair. Rounding out the executive committee are Kathy Roper, IFMA Fellow, associate professor of the
Georgia Institute of Technology’s Building Construction Program, and Marc S. Liciardello, vice president of corporate services
at ARAMARK. The new members of IFMA’s 2010-2011 board of directors are:
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7.1.10 | Chicago, IL | The 10th Annual Antron Carpet Fiber Product Innovation Awards were announced during NeoCon. The Grand Prize went to Tandus Flooring for District for its geometric patterning offered in a hybrid resilient platform. District also won gold in the modular category. Other winners include:
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7.1.10 | San Francisco, CA | HOK traveled in June to sister city, Shanghai, to commemorate "San Francisco Week" at World Exp 2010 Shanghai. San Francisco is the only U.S. city exhibiting at the World Expo, and HOK is the sole architectural practice joining the city's delegation. The events included a symposium, "Global Voices, Local Choices: Creating Low-Carbon Communities," led by HOK Global Director of Climate Action, Stan Wrzeski, and an exhibition of HOK's design for transforming the old San Francisco Mint into a 21st century mixed-use cultural center.
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