National Showroom Earns LEED Certification

July 14, 2009

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Armstrong Ceilings' family of SoundScapes^® Acoustical Clouds includes 10 standard shapes, ranging from squares and rectangles to circles, trapezoids, hexagons, and softly rounded contours.

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Available in five patterns, Atlas Carpet Mills’ Mediterranea Collection II is manufactured with Antron^® Lumena solution dyed type 6,6 nylon.

National Showroom Earns LEED Certification National Office Furniture’s deep commitment to sustainability continues as its Orange County, CA, showroom recently earned certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s standard for LEED-CI.

Firm Leaders Struggle with Business Development Business development is the biggest challenge firm leaders in the A/E and environmental consulting industry face today, according to the 2009 Principals, Partners & Owners Survey, a recent study by ZweigWhite.

Contact Industries Gains ISO Certification Contact Industries recently earned ISO 9001:2008 Certification, which represents the most stringent and up-to-date level of ISO compliance and certification.

Lutron Donates Energy-Saving Lighting Controls
Lighting control manufacturer Lutron Electronics has donated thousands of products to Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that builds homes around the globe for families in need.

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