5.9.12 | Washington, D.C. | A member of the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) Board of Directors testified today at GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee Public Meeting and voiced serious concerns about some of the proposals dealing with material avoidance in LEED 2012 that fly in the face of building science.
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5.9.12 | Houston, TX | Built environment professionals from around the world will meet in Singapore at the Raffles City Convention Centre July 25-27, 2012, for the International Facility Management Association’s second annual World Workplace Asia Conference & Expo.
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5.7.12 | Alexandria, VA | Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for healthcare facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations, presented its 2012 “Champion for Change” Award to HDR for outstanding environmental stewardship and protecting public health.
Awards >>, Environment >>
5.2.12 | Crossville, TN | American porcelain tile manufacturer Crossville has earned Green Squared certification from the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) for its entire U.S.-manufactured porcelain product line-up, as well as its manufacturing processes. The company is among the first ever recipients of this newly minted certification standard for the tile industry.
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4.27.12 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase Inc. today announced that it has been recognized by two organizations for its sustainability efforts — Michigan Green Leader awards and Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies.
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4.26.12 | Newark, NJ | By 2015, an estimated 48 percent of non-residential construction will be considered “green” as the industry continues to advance sustainable initiatives to save the environment and reduce the bottom line. Enter CarpetCycle.
Environment >>, Materials >>
4.26.12 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller, Inc., took another step forward in its journey toward achieving a “Better World” and its Perfect Vision 2020 goals by helping to discover a way to recycle one of the company’s largest landfill items, powdercoat overspray.
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4.24.12 | New York, NY | Applied Brilliance has partnered with the Ocean Recovery Alliance on a series of projects to drive change related to the reduction of plastics. The first is with Rio and the RIO+20 Earth Summit this June.This event is truly the Olympics of the Environment, and will be filled with about 10 days of serious discussions, innovations, changes, new ideas, and solutions for the environment, on any topic you will ever want to know about and more.
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4.16.12 | Milan, Italy | As the prestigious Milan Design Week opened, Interface, Inc. announced the launch of a new evolved global brand and an edgy, innovative new collection. Both underscore the carpet tile manufacturer’s design and sustainability leadership. Interface is the only carpet company present at the exclusive and leading design venue La Triennale di Milano.
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