DesignFlash - 10.23.07

October 23, 2007 Sponsor:

Interior designers who want to stay at the forefront of the market realize that green building gives them a competitive advantage and improves their bottom line.

Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. This year's event includes specific tracks geared toward the needs of commercial interior designers.

Get more information at: www.greenbuildexpo.org

Featured Product

Teknion’s Marketplace reinvents the worktable—achieving an uninterrupted and unsupported span of up to 20 feet— fostering creativity and collaboration in today’s team-based office environments.

Editors’ Choice

Duralee Contract’s Competitive Edge Vol. VI highlights exhilarating design, undeniably bold colors, and tantalizing patterns and textures.

SBIC Announces a Call for Entries The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council is now soliciting entries for the 2007 Beyond Green High Performance Building Awards. These unique awards will recognize initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high-performance construction practices.............................................................................................................................

ZweigWhite Ranks 25 Best Architecture Firms to Work For The Chicago-based management consulting and research firm recently identified the best architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firms to work for—based on the organization’s commitment to provide a positive work environment and challenging and interesting design opportunities for its employees.............................................................................................................................

Green Nanotechnology—No Longer an Oxymoron G3 Technology Innovations recently announced the successful commissioning of manufacturing equipment that is designed for large-scale manufacturing of nanomaterials products targeted at the commercial textiles finishing industry. ............................................................................................................................

ACE Program Launches National Initiative
The Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program announced it has stepped up its nationwide efforts to introduce the nation’s high school and college students to the career opportunities in the industry. ............................................................................................................................GUEST COLUMNIST

EnvironDesign Notebook: Green Product Purchasers Beware
By Scot CaseGreenwashing is still prevalent and savvy purchasers should know how to spot environmental claims that are meaningless.

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