It’s been a good month for Allsteel Inc. For its first ever venture into Architectural Products, the company walked away with a Best of NeoCon Gold honour in the category. Its win was for Beyond frameless glass movable walls. This year’s competition drew 325 entries in 40 product and furnishings categories and was sponsored by…
The Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) at Algonquin College in Ottawa has won the Academic Leadership Award for green building innovation. The award was presented at the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) National Conference in Toronto. The landmark building opened in 2011 and consolidates under one sizable green roof the College’s…
Passengers arriving in Edmonton will be greeted by a breath of fresh air produced by the largest living wall inside any airport terminal in the world. Artist Mike Weinmaster, of the design firm Green over Grey, gained inspiration from high altitude cloud formations to create the artwork of the 1,420-sq.-ft. living wall (also referred to…
An unshakable advocate of EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) for its products, with 90 per cent of its portfolio covered by the sustainability documentation, Interface is now the first floor coverings manufacturer to adopt the newest assurance of transparency: the EPD Transparency Brief. Likened to a nutrition label, it summarizes the environmental impact and health of…
It’s just a year ago that Interface, the global leader in design and production of modular carpet tile and a sustainability trailblazer, embarked on expansion of its recycling initiatives by forming a strategic partnership with Toronto-based Aspera Recycling Inc. Now the flooring manufacturer is finalizing a similar strategic partnership with The Carpet Recyclers, a La…
Continuing what has become a yearly custom since 2000, Allsteel Inc. and IIDA are partnering to sponsor the keynote speaker at NeoCon, Monday, June 11. Former Mayor Richard M. Daley, whose leadership helped make Chicago one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world, headlines this opening event. “It’s an honor to have…
Aspera Recycling and The Rosedale Group are collaborating to offer waste carpet diversion and recycling services for the independent flooring dealer network in Canada. Aspera is a waste diversion and carpet recycling company offering recycling services to a variety of market segments while Rosedale has long been a logistics provider to the flooring industry.…
InterfaceFLOR has has aligned with “Architecture 2030” and is the first manufacturer to adopt the nonprofit organization’s 2030 Challenge for Products. The 2030 Challenge for Products initiative calls on the architecture, planning, design and building communities worldwide to specify, design and manufacture products that will meet a carbon footprint of 30% below the product…
The Sister Margaret Smith Addictions Treatment Centre has achieved LEED Gold certification, and marks the first LEED Gold facility in north-western Ontario. Commissioned by St. Joseph’s Care Group, the Centre provides residential and non-residential services for the treatment of addictions including drug and alcohol, gambling and eating disorders, among others. This certification reflects St Joseph’s…
Kimball Office received an early gift this holiday season - a prestigious Green Good Design award for its manufacturing facilities in Post Falls, Idaho and Jasper, Ind. The Green Good Design awards are organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Over the past few years, both facilities have…