DesignFlash - 06.12.07

June 12, 2007 Sponsorship

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Maya Romanoff introduces True Metals™, an extraordinary new line of tiles that are painstakingly hand-processed using an ancient technique that creates a warm, permanent patina.

Editors’ Choice

Davis Furniture introduces the BODY Chair, an extensive seating series of executive, conference, and task chairs that incorporate a minimalist European design.

State Energy Policy Formally Recognizes Green Globes™ SystemMinnesota recently became the seventh state in the United States to formally recognize the Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system by passing its “Next Generation Energy Act of 2007” into policy.............................................................................................................................

Architects' and Engineers' Hourly Rates Are on the Rise Data in ZweigWhite's 2007 Fee & Billing Survey of Architecture, Engineering, Planning & Environmental Consulting Firms shows that across the 29 employee positions reviewed for the report, hourly billing rates increased an average of 6 percent in the past year and 26 percent since 2003.............................................................................................................................

Herman Miller Launches CEU Program Herman Miller Inc. is making its research and knowledge more accessible and valuable by establishing a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) program online with relevant and free self-studies and a wide-ranging compendium of CEU-accredited presentations. ............................................................................................................................

GSA Hosts Courthouse Design Forum
This day-long event included a keynote address from Justice Stephen Breyer, who received special recognition for his passionate advocacy of architecture as a public art relevant to the administration of justice.............................................................................................................................GUEST COLUMNIST

NCIDQ News: The Enduring Workplace—Sustaining Change
By Carol JonesThe office of the future should be adaptable and support its occupants, enabling them to keep pace with the speed of business.NeoCon^® Invitation!

Green Martinis at the EnvironDesign Pavilion

Market Suites, 8th Floor #8-3139
Tuesday, June 12th from 3-5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 13th from 1-3 p.m.

Come and enjoy fabulous green martinis and get your green questions answered! Pick up your copy of the Green Guide to NeoCon^® by Interiors & Sources and go online to see TODLgreen, a green product specification database free to the trade only (a division of TODL.com). Kim Gordon, TODLgreen's environmentalist, will be on hand to discuss all things green.

Sponsored by Interiors & Sources magazine and TODLgreen. Visit the Green Guide to NeoCon^®

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