Teknion showrooms in Montreal and Boston receive LEED Platinum Certification

Montreal showroom. Photo courtesy of Teknion. Teknion Corporation has announced that its new Boston showroom is the company’s first in the United States to be awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Commercial Interiors 2009 Platinum by the United States Green Building Council. In addition, the Canada Green Building Council has conferred the rating…

July 15, 2016

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nora completes Environmental Product Declaration

nora completes Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) process for noraplan standard and norament standard floor coverings EPDs provide a complete picture of the products’ environmental impact nora systems, Inc., a manufacturer of commercial floor coverings, recently completed the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) process for noraplan standard and norament standard floor coverings. nora was the…

May 17, 2016

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TD Centre going full LED for lighting retrofit

The Toronto-Dominion Centre (TD Centre), the original skyscrapers of Toronto’s Financial District and the largest commercial complex in Canada, is working with North American lighting firm OSRAM SYLVANIA and Gerrie Electric, one of Canada’s largest independently owned electrical distributors, to help continue its mission of sustainability. TD Centre is replacing T8 fluorescent lighting with approximately 55,000 energy-saving…

April 25, 2016

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Humanscale shows commitment to sustainability with the Living Product Challenge

Humanscale, a company long-dedicated to incorporating sustainable practices in their manufacturing processes, will be committing to the International Living Future Institute’s Living Product Challenge with their Float sit/stand desk and Diffrient Smart task chair in 2016. The only contract furniture brand to participate in the challenge, this represents a significant undertaking on behalf of the…

April 22, 2016

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The Stop’s Night Market calls for 2016 cart design proposals

The Stop Community Food Centre is once again looking for designers to create unique food carts for the fifth annual The Stop’s Night Market, being held this June in Toronto. The selected carts will be used as vending stations for some of the city’s best restaurants and local wineries. This popular event brings together creatives…

February 12, 2016

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Teknion earns multiple 2015 Good Design Awards

Teknion Corporation today announced that multiple products from its Teknion, Teknion Studio and Teknion Textiles collections were honored with 2015 Good Design Awards. The annual award celebrates the most innovative industrial, product and graphic designs around the world. The Good Design Awards program is presented annually by The Chicago Athenaeum. The upStage workplace furniture system, Livello Height-Adjustable…

February 2, 2016

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Teknion recognized as a leader in carbon emissions reduction

Teknion Corporation today announced that it has been recognized as a leader in carbon emissions reduction in Canada. The company was honored for the quality of climate-change-related information that it discloses to investors and the global marketplace through CDP, the international not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies. Each year, companies that participate in CDP’s climate change program…

January 19, 2016

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Kastella launches the C401 stool

Kastella is proud to announce the launch of the C401 stool, the first in the collection by the Montreal-based manufacturer and distributor of premium wood furniture. The concept underlying the C401 is the product of ten years of research and development invested by this innovative firm. The result is a highly elegant stool that seems…

November 9, 2015

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superkül lone Canadian winner at International Green Interior Awards

Green building advocates Australian Living is an organization that tries to promote sustainable building initiatives through a variety of platforms, including awards, such as the International Green Interior Awards, which attempts to raise the ‘green interiors’ bar by stimulating interior designers, architects and decorators to integrate green interior products into projects and manufacturers to design…

November 8, 2015

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Cooperation agreement signed by seven international design associations on the road to the 2017 World Design Summit Montreal

Seven international organizations agreed to work together to make the world a better place by addressing global social and environmental problems through design. During the International Design Congress Summit hosted by the City of Gwangju and the Korea Craft Design Foundation, the design agency of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism in Korea, all organizations…

October 27, 2015