IA Celebrates Earth Month with Daily Green Tips

April 22 , 2008

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With a nod to the design world’s color wheel, ensuring comfort remains fashionable, Keilhauer rolls out Morley Knitback.

IA Celebrates Earth Month with Daily Green Tips
IA Interior Architects (IA) is celebrating Earth Month with a series of Daily Green Tips. Sent via e-mail, each message contains a fact about damage to the environment and problem-solving suggestions. This project is being led by the firm’s Sustainable Taskforce, a 22-person group dedicated to promoting green design within IA and in the community-at-large.

Proposed CIDA Standards Appeal to New York Educators
On the verge of adopting new quality standards for interior design education, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation board of directors continues to engage the community to verify support and identify concerns.

International Code Council to Support buildingSMART
The International Code Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with the buildingSMART alliance—affirming support for the Alliance’s core principles, including the collaborative use of open-standards information technology throughout the facility and infrastructure life-cycle.

JDavis Staff to Participate in AIDSWALK
Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, recently announced that the firm will participate in the 2008 AIDSWALK and RIDE, which will include a 30-mile, 60-mile and 101.5-mile bike route along with a 1-mile and 3-mile walk route.

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Marketing the value of interior design will benefit clients and practitioners alike.

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