7.19.10 | New York, NY | Humanscale received LEED Gold Certification for Commercial Interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council. In addition to LEED-CI credits in the Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality categories, Humanscale products helped contribute to an Innovation in Design Credit for an Ergonomics Strategy.
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7.19.10 | New York, NY | KnollTextiles introduced Screenplay Environmental Technology, a 100% Earthtex thermoplastic polyolefin fabric for wallcovering. The two new patterns, Box Office and Genre, can be used as a wallcovering, a wrapped acoustical panel, or outdoor upholstery. Both come in eight colors each and are have been Cradle-to-Cradle silver certified.
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7.19.10 | Shelton, CT | Darrick Jones was named Associate at Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc., a professional groundwater and environmental engineering services firm. Mr. Jones will be responsible for managing the environmental needs of LBG's private sector clients. Mr. Jones is a geologist with 15 years of consulting experience in geology, hydrogeology, environmental site assessment and remediation.
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7.16.10 | Crossville, TN | Crossville enhanced its Empire Porcelain Stone line. Empire now boasts 20% SCS-certified recycled content, has an updated color palette (including a Alabaster white), and comes in a range of sizes and shapes, A choice of polished and unpolished finishes increases Empire’s versatility.
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7.16.10 | Chicago, IL | Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. launched the NETBOOK42-CT, a new cart that vertically stores, charges and protects up to 42 Netbook computers. The NETBOOK42 incorporates a Power Management System that decreases heat and electrical stress while distributing power to the netbooks to preserve battery life.
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7.16.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI hosted a “KI and Wine” event
for the Central Illinois City Center group of the Illinois IIDA Chapter. Held at the Mackinaw Valley Vineyards, Mackinaw, IL, guests enjoyed some wine tasting and the experience of KI furniture and Pallas Textiles in the misdst of the Illinois vineyards.
7.16.10 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll, Inc. reported second-quarter 2010 net sales of $192.3 million, a decrease of 4.9% from 2Q09 sales but a sequential increase of 9.7% over 1Q10 sales. Net income was $8.7 million, up 7.4% over last year's second quarter and 295.5% over this year's first quarter. CEO Andrew Cogan attributed "a double-digit increase in orders" to new products such as Generation by Knoll continuing to gain momentum as well as marketing efforts such as Knoll Essentials that drove improved day-to-day activity.
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7.15.10 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office announced a realignment of leadership. Allen Parker was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Mr. Parker joined Kimball Office in January 2010 and has more than 23 years of industry experience. Promotions also were given to Drew Andrews, Director of Sales East, and Brian Gerdes, Director of Sales West who will oversee growth objectives, strategic accounts, and dealer development. Mr. Andrews will also be the interim Director of Government Sales.
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7.16.10 | Amsterdam | Royal Ahrend NV completed a take-over of ASPA. As a consequence of the new start, part of the employment at ASPA and Assenburg will be maintained. Ahrend will integrate ASPA’s extensive product lines and services in its own organization. www.ahrend.com.
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7.16.10 | Stockbridge, MA| Peter Rose + Partners completed the Kripalu Annex, the first step in the firm's master plan to reshape the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. The project, which reflects Roses career-long commitment to ecologically innovative design, has recently been declared a winner of the prestigious AIA National Housing Award in the category of Specialized Housing; just one day later, I.D.'s 2010 Annual Design Review awarded Kripalu an Honorable Mention in the Environments category.
7.16.10 | New York, NY | Humanscale’s M2 monitor arm has earned a 2010 International Design Excellence Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). The M2—which took the Bronze honor in the commercial and industrial products category—was among more than 1,800 entries from 29 different countries. www.humanscale.com
7.15.10 | Toronto, Canada | Jeremy Rifkin will be a keynote speaker at IIDEX & Green Building Festival. The world renown thought leader will speaker at the Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes Blvd. Toronto, Canada, on September 23, 4:00-5:00 pm. The bestselling author of 18 books will lay out his vision of the Third Industrial Revolution.
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