2.8.10 | Hickory, NC | HBF and HBF Textiles announced the appointment of Jessica Tran as Showroom Manager for HBF - New York. Ms. Tran comes from a strong dealer background with experience at BenharOffice Interiors in New York City and Evenson Best in Albany.
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2.8.10 | Cleveland, OH | Vocon jumped to number 43 among Interior Design's top 50 ranked U.S. interior design firms. Ranked 48 in 2009 this is the ninth straight year that Vocon has made the list. The firm secured a spot in the top 50 by increasing its overall project revenue, including interior design and architecture income growth.
2.8.10 | High Point, NC | Paul Brayton Designs hired Option Creation as its exclusive representative for St. Louis, MO. The partnership will focus on promoting Paul Brayton Designs’ textiles to interior designers, architects, facility managers, etc. who work in the contract, healthcare, and hospitality industries in St. Louis and the surrounding areas.
2.8.10 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller formed a partnership with Trainor Modular Walls. Based in Farmers Branch, TX, Trainor Modular Walls is a division of Trainor Glass Company producing modular full-height walls, door, and hardware, which will be distributed exclusively
through Herman Miller’s North American dealer network beginning February
8, 2010.
2.5.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI helped to furnish the recently completed Don & Lori Watts Pediatric Center. Part of the Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Richland, WA, the new children’s
department offers a higher level of care to pediatric patients, allowing
local children who have cancer to receive treatment locally. Each of the private rooms feature a KI Daybed Sofa Sleeper that pulls out
into a bed, allowing parents to stay comfortably with their children in
the hospital and KI's Soltice Lounge Furniture also was used for the private family room with kitchen and dining facility.
2.5.10 | St. Petersburg, FL | Investment analyst Budd Bugatch of Raymond James & Associates reaffirmed his company's "Outperform" rating on Knoll following its Feb. 4 earnings release and conference call discussing its 4Q09 results. Noting that Knoll is the industry leader in terms of profitability and describing its financial performance as "impressive", Mr. Bugatch raised Raymond James' 2010 estimate on Knoll's earnings per share from $0.61 to $0.67.
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2.4.10 | Holland, MI | Haworth, Inc. reported that its 2009 global sales totaled $1.11 billion. This compares with 2008 sales of $1.65 billion. President and CEO Franco Bianchi noted that while the company's results reflect the economic crisis experienced by the entire industry, Haworth made progress in several key areas. It improved North American market share, launched several new products around the world, strengthened its position as a leader in providing fully integrated solutions, and maintained a strong financial position "despite difficult business adjustments and restructurings," Mr. Bianchi said.
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2.5.10 | Jasper, IN | Kimball International reported net sales of $275 million for its 2010 fiscal year second quarter, a 16% decrease from second-quarter FY09 sales. The company's Furniture Segment posted sales of $108 million for the quarter, a 33% decrease from year-ago figures, and a net loss of $996,000. Net sales in its Electronic Manufacturing Services Segment equalled last year's second quarter figure of $167 million. CEO and President James C. Thyen noted "encouraging signs of stability" for EMS, but that signs of stability in the Furniture Segment "are not yet evident."
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2.5.10 | Washington, DC | Edward J. Kodet, Jr. was inaugurated as 2010 Chancellor for the AIA College of Fellows. Mr. Kodet is the founder and president of Kodet Architectural Group, Ltd. in Minneapolis, MN. His responsibilities as Chancellor include presiding at the annual business meeting, Executive Committee meetings and Convocation of Fellows. He also will lead the Latrobe Prize, a $100,000 grant for research on sustainable design in the urban environment.
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2.5.10 | New York, NY | Bill Bouchey joined M Moser Associates as design director for the New York office. In his new position, Mr. Bouchy, formerly principal at Mancini Duffy, will be responsible for leading the concept design of all projects, ensuring quality standards, and addressing client business objectives.
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2.5.10 | Boston, MA | The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum revealed the final plans for an addition designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. Mr. Piano designed the new wing to stand 50 feet behind the existing building and to rise no higher. A first floor with transparent glass walls will afford views of Fenway Court, the museum gardens, and the adjacent Emerald Necklace park system by Frederick Law Olmsted. The museum seeks LEED certification and is expected to open in early 2012.
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2.5.10 | Chattanooga, TN | SmartFurniture.com announced its Smart Space Design Contest, a competition to see who can design the best interior space using Smart Designer. Smart Designer is a 3D space planner for easily designing, planning, and purchasing rooms online in 3D. The contest, sponsored by Herman Miller will award a $2,500 SmartFurniture.com gift card to one of the five finalists chosen each week during February.
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2.4.10 | Moonachie, NJ | BULBRITE introduced the Purify02 family of Coil and T5 Quad CFLs for odors and damp smelling applications. Ideal for restrooms, closets, gyms, and other damp-smelling rooms in the home, hospital, hotel, daycare center, kennel, pet store and other residential and commercial spaces, the Purify02 line safely breaks down odors while providing energy efficient light and a healthy alternative to traditional chemically based air fresheners.
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2.4.10 | New York, NY | Gotham Public Relations Inc, a Marketing PR agency, was retained by Floorworks International of Toronto and Relative Space concept showroom in New York as Agency of Record. The Gotham PR team will serve as Agency of Record for each firms design and architecture business development, marketing PR and special industry events, as well as tradeshow support throughout 2010.
2.4.10 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller partnered with JRuiter + Studio, Grand Rapids, MI, to produce Intent furniture. The concise set of parts can be combined into everything from a single or double pedestal desk to returns, credenzas, and storage and price, application, and aesthetics can be scaled according to choice.
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2.4.10 | San Francisco, CA | AIA San Francisco and the Center for Architecture + Design Gallery will present Vertical Gardens February 18-April 30. On view at 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA, the show will reflect the emergence of green roofs and walls over the last decade to combat the lack of flora in the city. The exhibition showcases architectural models, renderings, drawings, and photographs that depict or imagine a vertical farm, urban garden, or green roof.
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2.4.10 | Easthampton, MA | Chemetal introduced two steel designs: 380 Weathered Steel and 381 Aged Steel. 380 Weathered Steel looks like a piece of steel soaked with sun, rain, and time until achieving its organic hue. 380 Weathered Steel and the more linear 381 Aged Steel are produced using water, sea, and salt. Color and tone are closely monitored for manufacturing consistency, and each sheet is lightly top coated to prevent heavy “rust rub off.”
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2.4.10| Berkley, CA | UC Berkeley Extension was designated a U.S. Green Building Council Education Provider. It is the first continuing education program at the University of California, and one of the few public continuing education programs in the country to offer USGBC-approved course credits. The UC Berkeley Extension sustainability courses are designed to meet the anticipated 30% growth in the next decade in green jobs.
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2.4.10 | New York, NY | Perkins+Will will receive a 2010 National Building Museum Honor Award for its commitment to civic innovation in design, construction, and education throughout its 75-year history. It is the first time an architecture firm has been selected as an Honor Award recipient since its inception in 1986. Among Perkins+Will's many achievements is its leadership in sustainable design. Perkins+Will was the first multi-office firm to commit to the 2030 Challenge, pledging that all projects be designed for carbon neutrality by the year 2030.
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2.4.10 | Marietta, GA | Durkan, the hospitality brand of The Mohawk Group issued a Call for Entries for its first carpet design contest. Supported by HNWH (Network of Executive Women in Hospitality), D*scover aims to exhibit the talent of hospitality designers, while contributing toward the education of future designers. Submissions are due March 12, 2010.
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2.4.10 | Passaic, NJ | Bendheim's Spirit Collection safety laminated glass is now available in a variety of colors based on customer requests. The Color Collection features a combination of
transparent and translucent color interlayers together with various
glass surface options. The interlayers come in several degrees of opacity to
accommodate privacy and aesthetic requirements and can be enriched with a white pigment for a more translucent,
opalescent effect.
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2.3.10 | St. Petersburg, FL | Budd Bugatch of Raymond James & Associates provided commentary on December office furniture order and shipment statistics released by BIFMA. He noted that stabilizing economic conditions combined with easier prior year growth comparisons drove moderating percentage declines in December. Orders of $630 million for the month were down 12% compared with last year but up modestly from $620 million in November. December shipments decreased 20% year-over-year to $720 million, up from $640 million in November.
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2.4.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Cumberland Furniture added to its Designers Speaker series with Lily Lounge, designed by Jeffrey Botwin, Herringbone Design, Los Angeles, CA. Inspired from the flora of his West Coast surroundings, Mr. Botwin designed a piece with a fluted back that recalls the petals of the lily, many of which are native to California. Available in lounge chair and 2-seat or 3-seat sofa, the pieces feature four-inch-thick upholstery, tapered legs and a continuous wood base that compliments the vertical fluting details of the upholstery.
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2.4.10 | Washington, DC | Naomi Kruger was named Healthcare Interiors Practice Leader for SmithGroup, Washington, DC. Her responsibilities will include planning, design, architecture and equipment coordination, finishes, and marketing and client management. Ms. Kruger comes from the firm's Chicago office where she was project manager, medical planner and designer.
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2.4.10 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll, Inc. reported its first sequential increase in backlog in six quarters with the release of its 4Q09 financial results. CEO Andrew Cogan attributed the improvement to the company's new product introductions including its award-winning Generation by Knoll chair, as well as to some stabilization in overall demand. Fourth-quarter sales totaled $183.9 million, up from $181.3 million in the third quarter; and backlog as of Dec. 31 was $153.0 million, up from $121.7 million at the end of the third quarter.
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2.4.10 | Buffalo, NY | Garrett Leather Corporation is a proud supplier to Super Bowl XLIV. Over 6,000 sq. ft. of Caressa Pewter was installed for seating in the suites at Sun Life Stadium in Opa Locka, FL, for this year’s Super Bowl.
2.4.10 | Chicago, IL | Goettsch Partners were selected to design new offices for the Global Services division of law firm Baker & McKenzie. Baker & McKenzie will occupy the 43rd and 46th through 51st floors, as well as part of the 44th floor. Project completion is slated for the second half of 2011.
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2.4.10 | Baltimore, MD | NeoCon East returns to the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD, December 15-16. NeoCon East features Government Interiors, which focuses on products and services geared to federal government procurement specifiers. The new December dates are endorsed by the U.S. General Services Administration. More than 250 exhibitors and more than 7,500 people are expected this year and more than 50 CEU accredited seminars will be offered.
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2.4.10 | Grand
Rapids, MI | True Textiles Inc. became the first commercial textile manufacturer in North America
to be awarded CarbonNeutral electricity certification. The company measured and reduced the carbon emissions
produced by the electricity used in the production of Terratex products
to net zero.
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2.3.10 | San Francisco,CA | URS Corporation was awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for environmental, engineering and construction services for the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment under the Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction contract. URS and the other qualified contractors can compete for, or be assigned, task orders, either as stand-alone companies or as part of multi-company teams.
2.2.10 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting raised more than $30,000 for Haiti relief efforts. The company is working closely with the American Red Cross to consolidate funds and get help immediately.
2.2.10 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group's Energy Services Unit was recognized for its EcoLine TM Project. The project was named the "2009 Project of the Year" by the EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program. The program recognizes landfill methane capture projects for innovation in generating renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The EcoLine TM Project converts landfill gas into a medium BTU quality gas, which is then used to produce environmentally clean electric power for both the University of New Hampshire and the local electrical grid.
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2.2.10 | New York, NY | Perkins Eastman joined the medical staff and leadership of NYU Langone Medical Center in recognizing the completion of an Outpatient Surgery facility. Located at 333.E. 38th Street, NYC, the facility is designed for the needs of patients undergoing specialized orthopaedic surgical procedures that do not require an overnight hospital stay. It includes operating rooms, ultrasonic decontamination machines, computerized steam sterilizers for surgical hardware, and carbon dioxide devices for sterilizing more delicate items.
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2.2.10 | High Point, NC | Davis Furniture will be represented by J.Aristy & Associates for Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Puerto Rico and Bermuda are not included. Juan Aristy is a 13-year industry veteran, working for manufacturers in both casegoods and seating.
2.2.10 | New York, NY | The IIDA NY Get Inside Design 101 Series continues on February 4, 6 pm, with How To Specify Systems Furniture. Join IIDA at the Haworth Showroom, 125 Park Avenue, NYC, for a CEU lecture on the technical features of panel
systems. This course will explain the "How To" of specifying
systems furniture. It will also highlight the necessary information
required by all systems furniture manufacturers in order to specify a
project accurately.
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2.2.10 | Toronto, Canada | IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2010 returns September 22-25 at the Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Canada. The 2010 show is three great shows in one: IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, Light Canada and the newest addition, the Green Building Festival. The show will share innovations, concepts, products and notable speakers who are at the forefront of the Canadian design, architecture and business sectors.
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2.2.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase will reinstate employee pay to what it was a year ago. Last March, company executives saw cuts of 10-12%, while all salaried workers took a 5% pay cut. Wages for hourly workers were not cut. The cuts were to last for one year. Beginning March 1, employees will see their pay returned to what it was a year ago.
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2.1.10 | Chicago, IL | Interior Investments, will host its Aeron Office Chair Hockey Tournament on March 4, 2010, 6 pm. More than 600 chair hockey players and spectators from the Architectural, Interior Design, Construction and Commercial Real Estate communities will go “chair to chair” in floor hockey rinks made from cubicle panels at Chicago’s Navy Pier, all to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. Funds raised will be earmarked for the Special Olympics Illinois State Floor Hockey Tournament held every November in Chicago.
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2.1.10 | Deer Park, NY | Christopher D’Souza, Senior Project Manager, and Reginald Rainard, Project Manager with Heritage Mechanical Services, received LEED Professional accreditation. Mr. Souza and Mr. Rainard’s accreditation is part of a Company-wide program whereby all key EMCOR personnel are becoming accredited under the guidelines of USGBC’s LEED program.
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2.1.10 | Shelton, CT | Ken Taylor and Michael Susca were named senior associates for Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. Mr. Taylor is an expert in the development and calibration of groundwater and solute transport models, working on modeling projects for groundwater supply, contamination and mine dewatering projects across the U.S. and in international locations. Mr. Susca has 26 years of environmental consulting experience, including design and implementation of site investigations, site remediation, permitting and water supply investigation.
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1.29.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase will host symposiums in seven U.S. cities throughout 2010 as part of its year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's Meyer May house. The first symposium will be in March 2010 at the Steelcase WorkLife Center, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan, NY, followed by events in Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco. Videos of the initial Meyer May symposium, co-hosted in September 2009 by Steelcase and Metropolis magazine, are now available on the Steelcase website.
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1.29.10 | Kalamazoo, MI | Landscape Forms redesigned its Carousel 3-seat table to comply with the American Disabilities Act guidelines for fixed seating. The guidelines specify an unobstructed knee space of at least 27" high, 30" wide and 19" deep. The Carousel 3-seat table is offered with backed or backless seats in wire grid or perforated metal.
1.29.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI ranked number one in educational solutions in a reader preference survey conducted by Contract magazine. Readers also preferred KI's stacking/ganging seating and training table solutions.
1.29.10 | Spring Lake, MI | Herman Miller received renewal of its MVPP Star Award for its Spring Lake 171st facility. It is the state's highest workplace safety and health award, from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Spring Lake 171st facility employs 450 workers, and manufactures Herman Miller's filing and storage products. During the review, the team conducted four formal and 26 informal interviews. The team found their safety and health management system effectively addresses the scope and complexity of the hazards at the site.
1.29.10 | Gainesville, FL | The University of Florida's new $20 million Southwest Parking Garage Complex won the 2009 Award of Excellence for New Design from the Florida Parking Association. The complex was named the nation's first LEED Gold parking garage facility and is also a candidate to be certified as LEED Platinum .
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1.29.10 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion presents an interactive webinar with Dr. Andrew Dent on February 16, 1-2 pm. Dr. Dent will discuss the just released 2010 Material Technology Report covering the material advances that can help make better, more sustainable products, build stronger brands, and create strategic growth in the year ahead.
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1.29.10 | New York, NY | FIGMENT joined forces with The Emerging New York Architects Committee of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the Structural Engineers Association of New York to sponsor a competition. A Call for Proposals has been issued to design and construct an architectural pavilion for the 2010 summer season on Governors Island. The City of Dreams Pavilion will be a gathering place for people to meet, learn about the arts programs on the island, and enjoy a performance or lecture. Registration deadline is February 8, 2010.
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1.29.10 | Fountain, MN | Valley Design's new Boomerang table leg is a "piece of cake." It consists of a boomerang-shaped mounting bracket and a 2" diameter post leg. No tools, no stripped out screw holes, just a simple insert, slide, and turn. It passes BIFMA testing when installed properly on a typical laminate top, and can be chromed or finished with a Dyecoalt process that simulates wood grains.
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