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CITED:“ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW DAY BY DAY NOTHING CHANGES BUT, WHEN WE LOOK BACK EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT?” —C.S. LEWIS

A Visit to BDNY 2018

Now in its ninth year, Boutique Design New York (BDNY) is one of the leading trade fair and conferences for hospitality design professionals in North America. Presented annually by Boutique Design at New York City’s Javits Center, BDNY has been ranked among the fastest-growing trade fairs in the U.S. for the past five years. BDNY 2018 attracted more than 8,000 design professionals and presented more than 750 booths featuring furniture, lighting, wall coverings, fabric, accessories, artwork, flooring, finish materials, bath and spa, and tabletop accessories. And this year in particular really felt like BDNY hit a stride of its own and has been able to differentiate itself from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). officeinsight contributor Peter Carey reviews the show.

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Greenbuild 2018 in Chicago

The 2018 edition of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo touched down in Chicago last week. Hosted by the USGBC and Informa Exhibitions and billed as the world’s largest conference dedicated to sustainability in the built environment, its wings have grown just as the sustainability movement itself has grown. Greenbuild welcomed 33,000 visitors and local Chicagoans to Chicago’s McCormick Place Conference Center with an extremely timely theme – “Human By Nature: The Intersection of Humanity & The Built Environment.”

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LEED for Cities Expands

During Greenbuild 2018 last week in Chicago, the USGBC announced that the STAR Community Rating System, which offers certification for sustainable communities, will be fully integrated into USGBC’s own LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs. During the conference, we met with Vatsal Bhatt, Director of Cities & Communities at USGBC, to learn more about the programs. LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities proport to engage people at the intersection where smart cities meet sustainability. Launched two years ago as a pilot program, the certifications intend to provide third-party verification of the current performance of built-out cities and communities.

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Over 135,000 square feet of exhibition space at BDNY this year. Photos by Peter Carey.

Witnessing the evolution and integra-tion of hospitality design across the A&D marketplace has been a fascinat-ing experience over the years. At one point in the not-too-distant past, the shimmer and sparkle of hotel lobbies and guestrooms were rarely associ-ated or mentioned alongside practical discussions about corporate interiors or healthcare facilities. Today, the con-fluence of materials, problem solving and designing for emotional experi-ences has made hospitality design not only relevant, but vital to contemporary workplace design thinking.

Now in its ninth year, Boutique Design New York (BDNY) is one of the leading trade fair and conferences for hospitality design professionals in North

America. Presented annually by Bou-tique Design at New York City’s Javits Center, BDNY has been ranked among

the fastest-growing trade fairs in the U.S. for the past five years. The 2018 BDNY attracted more than 8,000 de-

A Visit to BDNY 2018By Peter Carey

The story of Hue Lounge at BDNY by Marriott Global Design Americas

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eventssign professionals and presented more than 750 booths featuring furniture, lighting, wall coverings, fabric, accesso-ries, artwork, flooring, finish materials, bath and spa, and tabletop accessories all spread out over 135,000 square feet of exhibition space.

For this year in particular, it really felt like BDNY hit a stride of its own and has been able to differentiate itself from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), that takes place at the Javits Center earlier in the year and tends to host a number of similar

manufacturers. This year’s event was peppered with plenty of design celebri-ties like Clodagh and Todd Bracher speaking in curated panel discussions in meticulously designed spaces by Duncan Miller Ullmann, BAMO, and Marriott Global Design Americas,

A rendering of Taste Travels, a BDNY lounge designed by Marriott Global Design

This year, over 8000 design professionals attended BDNY

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eventsamong others. The experience was unique; one minute we were taking a look at the latest COM tile patterns configured by Audrey Lane, while right across from that booth, there was a discussion on adaptive reuse in hospitality featuring the Kimpton Gray Hotel. For me, that allowed a strong connection between materiality and design intent. New attitudes in hospi-tality design are increasingly infused with place and meaning, and are no longer just a pretty finish on a wall, floor or ceiling.

One of my favorite vendors was Cutmaps, a company that produces laser cut maps of any location out of wood, metal or other materials and adds an air of local authentic-ity to virtually any space. So often now, even chain hotels are looking

to embed themselves visually in the community in which they are located, and Cutmaps is a great and afford-able way to do it.

There were also a lot of first-time exhibitors at BDNY this year; Craven Dunnill, a Yorkshire, England ceramic tile producer that was founded in 1872

Designer Todd Bracher being interviewed at BDNY

One of the many custom designed lounges throughout BDNY this year

The Cutmaps booth at BDNY

A framed metal map by cutmapsCustom tile patterns by Audrey lane

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eventsmade their debut. The glazed tiles, each of which appeared to feature unique gradations, were large, uncon-ventional, and perfectly memorable for placemaking. This product is sure to be a favorite in New York.

Speaking of placemaking and the blurring of the lines between corporate interiors and hospitality, one company that seamlessly operates between the two design practices is Spanish manufacturer Kettal. Their cabana-like Pavilions product is an open-ended

structure that can exist either indoors or outdoors and features a number of shade and finish options, as well as the capability to integrate A/V for confer-encing or beds for lounging. With such well-known designers such as Patricia Urquiola creating products for them, it’s no wonder that Kettal’s presence in the marketplace is on the rise.

Another outstanding product that was new to me but familiar to others was Galanter & Jones, a California company that specializes in heated

Craven Dunnell on display at BDNY

A typical Craven Dunnell bar installation

Kettal booth at BDNY 2018

Bringing the outdoors in: Kettal Pavilion used for a conference application

The Evia Chair, a heated seat by Galanter & Jones

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eventsoutdoor furniture. Sitting in one of their lounge chairs was an experience like relaxing in a hot tub without getting wet. Their drum stool gave a campfire-like feeling that was quite unique. With outdoor spaces on the rise, I can see this aspect of the market increasing.

Another great manufacturer on dis-play that was literally a show-stopper was Umbrosa, showing off their Eclip-sum product. Monumental in scale, yet sculptural in detail, this extremely easy to use sunshade was in continuous motion by the Umbrosa people, who

Galanter & Jones at BDNY

A rendering of the rooftop garden party lounge by Duncan Miller Ullmann at BDNY

Umbrosa Eclipsum in action

large-scale shade: Umbrosa at BDNY

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eventswere displaying its capabilities while also looking a bit like performance art. The great thing about Eclipsum though it that it does double duty; not only does it create shade in the daytime, it acts as a stunning architectural ele-ment at night in the proper setting.

As with many other well-known trade fairs, BDNY also had a compe-tition highlighting some of the best items on display at the fair, picked by an anonymous jury of design profes-sionals. In the category of architec-ture materials, Plyboo won for their FuturaSound product, a wonderful decorative and acoustic wall cladding that would fit well in any commercial space. It’s amazing to see that years after bamboo has fallen out of favor as a material in commercial design, Plyboo continues to reinvent the mate-rial and make it just as relevant today as when they first entered the space. In the Bath & Spa category, Kallista won for their physics-defying Grid Sink Faucet. This thing is beautiful, and probably just as practical as an Italian sports car. In the fabric category, Bren-tano won for their Samara fabric. “The textile mimics the way the light would hit the leaves on the tree,” noted Iris Wang, Brentano’s Design Director. “Sa-mara’s pile is woven to move in three directions to create a beautiful shadow

Best Bath/Spa: Grid Sink by Kallista

Best architectural material: FuturaSound by Plyboo Best BDNY Fabric: Samara by Brentano

Best BDNY Seating: Bok chair by ethnicraft

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eventseffect adding depth and dimension to the striking colors and richness of the velvet.” Samara’s beauty extends well beyond its abstract pattern, with over 75,000 double rubs and Brentano’s Tri-sistant finish, the densely woven textile features supreme durability to withstand high-traffic environments. In the increasingly popular outdoor furniture category, Walter’s Wicker won for their Arbor Collection, a lovely group of contemporary styled pieces featuring woven black rattan and wood highlights. In the seating category, Belgian solid wood manufacturer Ethicraft won for their Bok Chair, a carefully balanced design that playfully

experiments with contrasts and would bring warmth to any dining environ-ment or a guest room.

Awards always help to highlight some of the best and brightest in any show, but walking the aisles revealed several other inspiring manufacturers. Mirror Image brought Remi technology on-board their product. This is one of the smartest mirrors in hospitality; built on the android 8 platform, Remi can serve up endless amenities, such as in-room dining, reservations, housekeeping and more through a decorative mirror, a tablet and/or a customized app. This new frontier of integrated technology is only just beginning.

On the other end, California manu-facturer Stikwood keeps things as simple as possible. Their product is 1/8” thick real wood planks that use a self-adhesive back for easy installa-tion. Avoiding costly z-clip installations with full size solid wood or engineered planks, Stikwood has the same look at a fraction of the price. Available in a range of finishes and patterns, this product is a no-brainer if you are look-ing to use wood on the walls.

Another great reinvention of an exist-ing product is Tekstur. It’s no secret that most decorative panels have a lim-ited life span due to their low durability. Depending on the material, most are

Sustainable decorative panels by Tekstur

Best BDNY Outdoor furniture: the Arbor Collection by walters wicker

Remi by Mirror Image: an Interactive digital hotel concierge Peel & stick: Stikwood at BDNY

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subject to cracking, chipping or stain-ing; Tekstur panels are a sustainable phenolic material, solid color through-out, and is both visual and tactile in experience. Not only do the patterned surfaces draw in the eye, but they invite the viewer to touch the material

and engage with the design. This prod-uct is perfect for lobbies, elevator cabs, feature walls, backsplashes, exterior facades and much more.

This year, BDNY offered an experi-ence that truly integrated the potential of design with the power of placemak-

ing. It was inspirational, informative, and above all, really fun. It is events like this that show why what we all do in this industry continues to change but also continues to be relevant. n

Acoustical grid ceilings with style: Above View Ceilings

Custom mosaic tile creation machine by Artaic tile on display at BDNY

There were over 750 exhibitors at BDNY this year

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sustainability

Each November, the Greenbuild Inter-national Conference and Expo touches down in a different U.S. city for the better part of a week, showering green-thinking around the expo location, certainly – but also to all corners of its host city. Hosted by the USGBC and Informa Exhibitions and billed as the world’s largest conference dedicated to

sustainability in the built environment, its wings have grown just as the sus-tainability movement itself has grown.

The 2018 edition of Greenbuild welcomed 33,000 visitors and local Chicagoans to the McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago. The conference’s 2018 theme was ex-tremely timely – “Human By Nature”,

styled as “Human x Nature: The Intersection of Humanity & The Built Environment. The past five years in particular have seen the sustainability conversation expand its reach into more holistic sustainability visioning, planning and execution, and the Hu-man x Nature theme speaks directly to that shift.

A Human x Nature Theme: The Intersection of Humanity & The Built Environment

“The green building movement em-braces all of humanity by making sus-tainable buildings and environments accessible to everyone, and in doing so, benefits the natural environment all around us. We are helping people understand their role in protecting and preserving the natural environment and leveraging the built environment to:

1. Enhance human health and wellbeing

2. Ensure resiliency3. Mitigate climate change4. Enhance community and social

equity5. Restore and protect our ecosys-

tems6. Enhance building efficiency and

performance7. Promote sustainable design“The future of the human race is

interlaced with the future of the planet, and the sustainable practices we celebrate and advance at Greenbuild remind us that our success as sustain-ability advocates, practitioners and professionals is more than a move-ment, it is a responsibility.”

Mahesh Ramanujam, president & CEO of the USGBC, officially opened the conference on Tuesday with a discussion of the successes green

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Greenbuild 2018, McCormick Place, Chicago

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sustainabilitybuilding has achieved in the last quar-ter century, and the challenges it still faces in creating a better sustainability plan for all of our fellow human beings. His speech revolved around the mea-sure of quality of life for all humans.

Mr. Ramanujam introduced Amal Clooney, the well-known British hu-man rights lawyer and humanitarian, as the opening plenary speaker. Ms. Clooney’s presence placed the Human x Nature theme front and center, guid-ing the disposition of the rest of the conference.

In addition to practicing interna-tional law and human rights law at Doughty Street Chambers in London, Ms. Clooney is also a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School, where she teaches Human Rights. To learn more about her experience, read Vanity Fair’s article, “Amal Clooney’s Work, Explained by International Human Rights Lawyers.”

Alongside her work in defending government leaders, political prison-ers and refugees, and participating in peace negotiations and judge training programs, Ms. Clooney spoke about TrialWatch, a project she and her husband, the actor and humanitarian and activist George Clooney, started at the Clooney Foundation for Justice. TrialWatch is an initiative focused on “monitoring, reporting on, and responding to trials around the world that pose a high risk of human rights violations. We expect to focus on trials in which the law may be used to target a minority or silence a government critic, meaning that there is a likeli-hood of a politicized, unfair trial.”

“Even with the absence of U.S. lead-ership in climate change, even when governments fall behind, individual people and companies can continue the work, and your work proves that,” said Ms. Clooney. “Human rights used to be more of state-to-state govern-ment issue, but now, it’s evolving to be more global, a more international concern.”

“Within international human rights, there are two main treaties – one that deals with what governments and countries can’t do, and one that addresses individual human rights, such as a right to life, or to privacy. That second treaty is changing with regard to rights related to climate, and the health and safety implications connected to those rights. People are starting to understand that maybe it’s possible to uphold and enforce climate justice.”

Amal Clooney, the British human rights lawyer and visiting professor at Columbia Law School, served as the opening plenary speaker at Greenbuild 2018. Photo: courtesy of USGBC

The Expo Hall at Greenbuild 2018

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sustainabilityUSGBC Announcements

During the show, USGBC made a sprinkling of new announcements the introduction of several new programs and updates:

>USGBC launched LEED Zero, a new program that will address net zero operations and resources in buildings. “LEED Zero is open to all LEED proj-ects certified under the BD+C, ID+C or O+M rating systems, or projects reg-istered to pursue LEED O+M certifica-tion. LEED projects can achieve LEED Zero certification when they demon-strate any one of the following: net zero carbon emissions, net zero energy use, net zero water use or net zero waste.”

>The USGBC and the BRE Group (BRE) announced a partnership that will promote the expertise of both orga-nizations and harness their combined industry insights, to deliver a new industry approach to green building performance, solutions and bench-marking. “Today, LEED and BRE are the two most widely used green build-ing programs in the world. Collectively they have certified the assessments of

over 640,000 buildings across more than 126,000 commercial, residential, infrastructure, community and city projects in 167 countries and ter-ritories. To-date there are more than 167,000 projects registered to LEED and BREEAM and collectively both programs help form one of the largest industry networks focused on deliver-ing a better outcome for our built and natural environment.”

>USGBC announced that it will begin offering LEED recertification for all LEED certified projects. “LEED recertification raises the value of ongoing performance in the built environment, critical to the continued evolution of the building industry at large To be eligible for recertification, projects must submit 12 months of data demonstrating continued or im-proved performance. Once recertified, projects will meet the standards of the newest version of the LEED rating system available. This recertification will be valid for three years.”

>USGBC and the Health Product Declaration® Collaborative (HPDC) an-

nounced that they plan to expand their collective efforts to accelerate the global development and use of health-ier materials in buildings and commu-nities. “Material ingredient reporting and product transparency are on the rise, as builders and architects strive to improve the health of their buildings and understand the environmental im-pact of materials. USGBC and HPDC announced the formation of a strategic partnership to advance transparency and material health practices in the building industry.”

>USGBC announced that the STAR Community Rating System, which offers certification for sustainable com-munities, will be fully integrated into USGBC’s LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs. “USGBC’s LEED for Cities and LEED for Com-munities programs provide third-party verification of the current performance of built-out cities and communities.” Read our adjacent feature in this issue of officeinsight on LEED for Cities & Communities and the STAR Commu-nity Rating System.

Tiny Home Village, located just outside the Expo Hall at Greenbuild, attendees could wander through a collection of tiny homes, “each built with sustainability in mind.”

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sustainability>This week at the Greenbuild Con-

ference & Expo in Mumbai, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released LEED green building certifica-tion standards for new transit sta-tions. “Using the LEED rating system structure, the LEED Transit system was developed with valuable input from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in India (DMRC), Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. Ltd. for China (Shentong), and Shanghai Green City Architectural Technology Co., Ltd. Today’s release of the certification standards for new transit stations is complemented by USGBC’s LEED guidance that was released in 2017 for existing transit stations. This new offering completes the comprehensive LEED Transit program that can now be used by both new and existing transit stations across the globe.”

A Sustainable Future in ChicagoGreenbuild does a superb job of

developing programming around the hosting community – there are many, many opportunities to explore Chicago, through onsite workshops, tours and other events. But even if you choose to stay inside the conference center walls, the programming is set up to offer you an inside look at the host city, and Chicago did not underwhelm.

While the city has a tough time figuring out how to balance its budget, sustainability efforts see great success in Chicago. This year’s Master Speaker Series featured a curated group of influential people who are champion-ing sustainability and green building in Chicago.

Karen Weigert, a Senior Fellow on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, led a session called, “City in a Garden: Powering Urban Futures in a Low Carbon World.” Ms. Weigert served as the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Chicago from 2011 to 2016. When asked by an audience member from Arup, “How do you incite more

Seminar attendees at Greenbuild 2018. Photo: courtesy of USGBC

A view of the online platform for Braindates, a service that helps conference attendees book real, in-person conversations with each other during the show. At the entrance of the show floor was a “Braindates lounge”, a space hosting one-on-one and group conversations on topics of attendees’ choice. Attendees can book these discussions through an online platform, and then show up to the Braindate lounge for their discussion.

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sustainabilitycity departments and organizations to stop dragging their feet and make changes and decisions more quickly?”, Ms. Weigert noted that getting a bigger picture into place is invaluable:

“Whatever city you’re in, you need to begin to implement a bigger picture plan around sustainable goals for that city – because once you put that in place, you’re never starting from square one when presenting individual projects you’re working on. It all fits into a bigger puzzle.”

The second Master Series session was from the guys at Urban Rivers – Nick Wesley, Co-Director & Co-Founder, and George Brigandi, MBA, Director of Marketing. From Urban Rivers:

“Urban Rivers is utilizing innovative solutions to rehabilitate urban water-ways, starting with their hometown Chicago River. They started building the first-ever, mile-long, floating eco-park in the world, The Wild Mile, in the North Branch Canal of the Chicago River last year. The park completed the first +2,100 sq.ft. this summer and should be complete by 2020.”

The full schedule of speakers and seminars at Greenbuild 2018 proved to be top notch. Conference attend-ees could choose among hundreds of options organized into several tracks. In addition to a bundle of new USGBC-related announcements, Greenbuild planned a number of special events, included a Leadership Awards Recep-tion at a space in the Willis (Sears) Tower and a Women in Green Power Luncheon.

The Expo Hall featured hundreds of exhibitors, learning labs, scheduled activities, and specifically themed pa-vilions that helped provide sense of or-ganization to a massive show floor. The contents of most, if not all, exhibitor booths featured sustainably-focused products and services. The Greenbuild schedule included strategic pockets of time when no sessions were sched-

Greenbuild’s Thursday night celebration at the Field Museum, featuring an enchanting perfor-mance by the seven-time Grammy Award winner and blues legend Buddy Guy.

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sustainabilityuled, encouraging people to explore the Expo Hall and to spend time with the exhibitors there, and traffic on the show floor was robust. A couple of notable Expo Hall features include:

>A Tiny Home Village. Attendees could wander through a collection of tiny homes, “each built with sustain-ability in mind.”

>Braindates: At the entrance of the show floor was a “Braindates lounge”, a space hosting one-on-one and group conversations on topics of attendees’ choice. Attendees could book these discussions through an online platform, and then show up to the Braindate lounge for their discus-sion. “With Braindates, you can ask the right questions to the right people, or you can answer queries that line up with your own knowledge, experi-ence, and insight.” Braindates is a brilliant way to ensure your networking interactions are more meaningful and helpful to you – a great way to increase cross-pollination among individuals and groups.

Of course, any legitimate trip to Chi-cago should include some blues! And on this point, Greenbuild did not dis-appoint – its signature Thursday night conference celebration at the Field Museum, featured an enchanting per-formance by the seven-time Grammy Award winner and blues legend Buddy Guy. Performing in the main hall adjacent to the colossal Maximo, the largest dinosaur discovered to date, the blues great and his band put on an excellent show. Mr. Guy is a performer for the ages, sounding great and show-ing little sign of slowing pace.

Greenbuild’s closing plenary featured Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. A native Puerto Rican, Ms. Cruz spent 12 total years pursuing her education in the conti-nental U.S. After earning degrees from Boston University and Carnegie Mellon

University, “she returned to Puerto Rico to venture into politics, starting as advisor for the San Juan City Major and for the President of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. In 2012, she became San Juan’s third female mayor; she won re-election in 2016.”

“In September 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged the U.S. Commonwealth, leading to widespread power outages, lack of suitable shelter, and unsafe drinking water. Cruz has since become a voice for Puerto Rican citizens, lobby-ing Congress for aid to restore the power grid and enhance infrastructure.”

Ms. Cruz’s speech book-ended a flawlessly executed “Human x Na-ture” theme that sought to bridge the sustainably built environment that the USGBC works tirelessly towards, with people, and the natural human rights they have, including climate justice. n

An underbelly view of Maximo, the largest dinosaur discovered to date, recently acquired by the Field Museum of Chicago.

Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, served as closing plenary speaker at Greenbuild 2018. Photo: courtesy of USGBC

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Images: courtesy of USGBC

During Greenbuild 2018 last week in Chicago, the USGBC announced that the STAR Community Rating System, which offers certification for sustain-able communities, will be fully integrat-ed into USGBC’s own LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs.

We were curious to learn more about LEED for Cities and LEED for Commu-nities programs, so we met with Vatsal Bhatt, Director of Cities & Communi-ties at USGBC, during Greenbuild.

LEED for Cities and LEED for Com-munities proports to be at the intersec-tion where smart cities meet sustain-ability. Launched two years ago as a pilot program, the certifications intend to provide third-party verification of the current performance of built-out cities and communities. Here is what USGBC’s LEED for Cities microsite expresses:

“The LEED for Cities certification program is revolutionizing city plan-ning, development and operations, while also improving life for citizens around the world. Using the Arc performance platform, LEED for Cities projects can measure and manage their city’s water consumption, energy use, waste, transportation and human experience. A detailed view of citywide performance is now at your fingertips.”

“LEED for Cities brings a new level of leadership to cities around the world.

Use LEED for Cities to benchmark your city’s current performance, and transform your city into the place to be. Home in on the targeted metrics for a particular initiative and communi-cate continuous improvement; educate residents, visitors and business owners to enable continuous improvement; demonstrate your city’s commitment to sustainability, human health and economic prosperity.”

“We’ve been working on buildings for 25 years,” said Mr. Bhatt. “Build-ings are a key part of our cities, and they have a big impact on our cities. But many years ago, the USGBC began working really hard to develop a more holistic discussion about sustain-ability, and that meant widening the circle to include cities, and everything in them.”

“This focus on wellness – applying what we’ve done with LEED in build-ings to people, and how people feel – is central to our mission. It’s not my city, it’s our city, and a combined qual-ity of life for everyone in that city.”

A full Guide to LEED Certification: Cities and Communities Pilot is avail-able for download, and the structure of how the program is organized can be found here, but in a nutshell:

A city’s first step toward certification in LEED for Cities, is to register their city in the Arc performance platform; learn

LEED for Cities & Communities Expandsby Mallory Jindra

A VISION FOR LEED FOR CITIES

“At USGBC, we have a vision that buildings and communities will re-generate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation,” said Mr. Mahesh Ramanujam, in the merger’s press announcement. “In order to realize a sustainable future for all, the next generation of green building must focus on the development of smart and resilient cities and communities. Our cities must champion equitable, safe and healthy development policies; advanced technologies that improve the performance of their commu-nities and cities; and incorporate concepts like wellness and human experience into city planning, devel-opment and management.”

“LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs are helping to accelerate the leadership now being shown by city and commu-nity leaders. LEED helps cities and communities benchmark current performance, track performance metrics, communicate continuous improvement, educate residents, visitors and business owners to demonstrate commitment to sustain-ability, human health and economic prosperity. As a result, local govern-ments are becoming laboratories of innovation and leadership, and have an enormous opportunity to initiate a dynamic dialogue with citizens – and earn their trust in the process.”

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sustainabilitymore about registration and certification fees here. Then, with the support and guidance of the LEED for Cities team, a city will submit their project overview, goals, strategies and roadmap to the USGBC for precertification.

After executing the proposed proj-ect, a city would then apply for initial certification by submitting performance data and methodologies and receive a score for review from GBCI.

“To generate a Performance Score, participants input data across five categories – Energy, Water, Waste, Transportation, and Human Experi-ence,” notes the website. “Cities must complete all precertification require-ments and may provide additional in-formation to achieve points to increase the Base Score, which contributes to the total Performance Score.”

The city would then continue to submit performance data and receive a score for ongoing certification.

“The things cities are dealing with – energy, water, waste, transporta-tion, resilience plans and more – are intricately connected to the health and safety, equity and quality of life of the people in that city,” said Mr. Bhatt. “Each city is different, and the needs are different, and because these things are so unique to each city, I cannot prescribe to you a uniform way of achieving success.”

“The cities discussion is so subjec-tive, that speaking in a normal, ‘pre-scriptive LEED’ way – ‘do this, this and this’ – would never work. With LEED for Cities, we’re trying to ask these questions in a different way. We’re trying to meet you where you are, by using your real data – your numbers – to make the process more objective. We want to use and talk about your numbers in a way that normalizes it for each city.”

The merger with STAR Communities, the nonprofit that runs the STAR Com-munity Rating System, will increase the manpower and the tech behind the LEED for Cities program.

“The 75 cities and communities that have achieved STAR certifica-tion and the 20 additional cities and communities that are seeking STAR certification will now transfer into the family of LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities,” noted the press docu-ment announcing the merger. “Hilari

Varnadore, the director of the STAR Communities program, has also joined USGBC as the director of the LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs.”

There will be more coverage to come in officeinsight as LEED for Cities con-tinues to expand. Stay tuned! n

LEED FOR CITIES FAQS

Q: Why did USGBC develop LEED for Cities?

A: “At USGBC, we have a vision that buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. And we know that in order to realize a sustainable future for all, the next generation of green building must focus on the development of smart cities and resilient communities. Our cities must champion equitable, safe and healthy development policies, im-plement interoperable platforms and advanced technologies that improve the performance of their communities and cities, and continue to incor-porate concepts like wellness and human experience into city planning, development and management.

But cities face many challenges in this day and age – citizens are demanding more transparency and information about the places where they live, work, learn and play.

LEED for Cities allows us to address these concerns on a global scale. Now more than ever, local govern-ments are becoming laboratories of innovation and are committing to novel ways for social problem solving. Leaders, especially in growing cities, have an enormous opportunity to initi-ate a dynamic dialogue with citizens and earn their trust in the process. LEED for Cities is also a timely way to accelerate the great leadership now being shown by cities and demon-strate value.”

Q: What is the goal of LEED for Cities?

A: “By looking at what LEED has done for buildings and neighborhood developments, we at USGBC asked how we bring our experience with market transformation to support cit-ies. With LEED, the ability to synthe-size many detailed performance met-rics into easily understood scores to enable internal and external compari-son, was key. We have been focusing on research and development: what data do cities have? What metrics capture cities’ objectives? What comparisons do cities want to make? How can we foster streamlined intra-operability among a myriad of green and resilient city programs advancing varied strategies for performance?

We saw that cities need a flexible, credible and globally consistent way to communicate continuous perfor-mance across an array of objectives and to different types of stakehold-ers. And, cities are seeking ways to compare and benchmark aspects of their performance to other cities, in a simple way.”

Q: Is LEED for Cities Flexible?A: “Yes, LEED for Cities is flexible

and supports your city’s goals. Cities can start with a modest number of data streams/metrics, and expand as a city seeks deeper engagement. LEED for Cities can function at mul-tiple scales. A city might focus on an Eco-district or micro grid, a neighbor-hood, a disadvantaged area of the city, or citywide. A business improve-ment district or private developer might focus on their particular part of a community.”

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r-d connectionRESEARCH-DESIGN CONNECTIONOpen Offices, Place Identity and Positive Outcomesby Sally Augustin, Ph.D.

Pearce and Hinds share important insights on effective transitions to open office environments. Their research focuses on employee place identity, which they define as “whether em-ployees feel the space aligns with their self-image and enhances their sense of belonging.” The researchers found, after talking with workers in the United States, France, Israel, India and China, that “employees who felt a greater sense of place identity…experienced the space [a new open office] as more collaborative, social, flexible, energetic, and comfortable, while those who didn’t develop place identity saw the

space as noisy and cluttered. Workers who felt a greater personal connection to the space were also more engaged and enthusiastic about their work, believed their communication with col-leagues and managers was of higher quality, and felt a greater attachment to the organization.”

To build place identity, Pearce and Hinds recommend that the purpose of a new office space design be shared with users prior to moving into the new space, when employees “believed the space was designed to foster creativity, increase collaboration, enhance flexibil-ity, and promote informal communica-tion [workers] had more place identity…when workers were not prepared with a clear vision of the space beforehand, they were more likely to perceive the space as a way to cut costs and expressed more resistance and dis-satisfaction.” To enhance place identity leaders should be positive about the new space and employees should be allowed to customize it, with personal items and by rearranging furniture, for example. With positive leaders and cus-tomization, workers voiced more upbeat opinions about concrete aspects of the environment such as its lighting and noise levels. n

Brandi Pearce and Pamela Hinds. 2018. “How to Make Sure People Won’t Hate Your New Open Office Plan.” Harvard Business Review (online), https://hbr.org/2018/01/sgc-research-when-moving-to-an-open-office-plan-pay-attention-to-how-your-employees-feel?referral=03758&cm_vc=rr_item_page.top_right.

Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive sci-entist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesigncon-nections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can inform designers’ work are presented in straightforward language. Readers learn about the latest re-search findings immediately, before they’re available elsewhere. Sally, who is a Fellow of the American Psychologi-cal Association, is also the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychology for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009) and, with Cindy Coleman, The Design-er’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design (Wiley, 2012). She is a principal at Design With Science (www.designwithscience.com) and can be reached at sallyau-gustin@designwithscience.com.

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PRODUCT INTROS>Coalesse now offers the Sistema Lounge System, pre-viously only available from the Viccarbe Imports Collec-tion, for the North American market with an expanded range of choice. Designed by Viccarbe with renowned Spanish design firm Lievore Altherr Molina, Sistema is an innovative system of fully mixable arms, backrest heights, base options, and accessories. With Sistema, one can build anything from a classic, high-backed sofa to a sleek, armless bench, a social sectional in any length to a quiet niche for one or two. In addition to the three backrest heights (or backless bench-

es); fully-upholstered, metal, or wood leg base compo-nents; fully-mixable arms; in-line tables and optional power configurations, Sistema by Coalesse will come with new design capabilities including

leg customization with Coa-lesse Color, for infinite color choice on any of Sistema’s metal cylinder or scissor-leg bases, and choice of a much wider range of textiles includ-ing COM. Read More

>Humanscale’s two new task lights, Nova and Horizon 2.0, feature advanced LED technology for improved comfort, optimal light out-put, and energy efficiency. Energy Star 2.0 Certified, both are designed to reduce eye strain and improve overall comfort by providing glare-free light that intuitively ad-justs for a range of activities, from reading documents to writing emails, and everything in between. In addition, Nova and Horizon 2.0, along with Humanscale’s Infinity, are said to be the only task lights in the industry made without Red List Chemicals. Featuring a custom lens and a large-array multi-chip LED, Nova creates soft, glare-free light that protects the eyes against strain, faithfully renders colors and produces a single shadow on a work surface. Offering effortless, precise

control, Nova brightens and dims with the touch of a finger. Its responsive counter-balance arms swing in 180 degrees while its revolutionary ‘Forever Hinge’ ensures that the light’s position remains secure. Improving upon the prestigious Red-Dot Product winning design from Michael McCoy and Peter Stasis, Humanscale’s Horizon 2.0 implements the latest LED technology to produce its signature, ultra-thin plane of light with greater efficiency. It also uses TPU material, a PVC alternative, in its power supply. Read More

>Parterre Flooring Systems launched the Avara Luxury Vinyl Floor & Wall Collection. The 2mm collection includes 26 luxury vinyl designs—24 planks and two tiles—that were curated from current best-selling 3mm Parterre collections Vertu, InGrained, Fused, and Storri. The 24 plank designs are Class A fire rated for use on walls in commercial interiors and FloorScore® certified. With a home-like ambiance in mind, the patterns range from soft

Coalesse: Sistema Lounge System

Humanscale.Nova (L) and Horizon 2.0 (R)

Parterre Flooring Systems: Avara Luxury Vinyl Floor & Wall Collection

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wood grains and contempo-rary planks to delicate stone looks—incorporating the resimercial trend now often found in commercial design. “Avara has an overall balance of color and tone — grays, browns and other neutrals in both warm and cool tones pairing,” said Parterre Prod-uct Designer Roche FitzGer-ald. “The designs chosen for the collection coordinate well together, whether mixing mul-tiple products in one flooring installation or choosing two options for a complementary wall and floor.” Read More

>Steelcase unveiled the west elm Work Collection. Planned for availability (exclusively through Steelcase and west elm dealers) in the U.S. and Canada in mid-December, the portfolio includes a wide range of co-developed prod-ucts inspired by residential

design and manufactured to withstand the wear and tear of the office. Read More

>Tarkett launched SineEf-fect, a new modular soft surface flooring product designed by Jhane Barnes for Tandus Centiva. It takes its name from the mathemati-cal sine function that was dis-covered by analyzing circles. Not only is there a connection between sinusoids, curves having the form of a sine wave, and circles, but the sine function also describes the motion of things that sway, like a clock pendulum. The sinuous, smooth, back and forth flow of sine curves are also found in nature, like wind waves, sound waves and light waves. That may be why people who are not mathema-ticians and don’t understand the circular functions respond to sine effects. Sine effects

resonate because the person perceives that what they are seeing is connected to the familiar and everyday life. “I created SineEffect using a program meant for animation but that can also be used in the textile world to create compelling designs,” said Ms. Barnes. “I started with a grid of circles that I com-pressed in one direction and elongated in another. This action in animation is called ‘squash and stretch.’ What started with circles ended up looking remarkably like the rings and undulations of wood grain. That unintended result reminds me of the discov-ery aspect of creation. I am sometimes surprised by what I learn along the way and by the end result of my experi-menting.” Read More

NOTEWORTHY>Jane Abernethy, Human-scale Chief Sustainability Officer, is a 2018 winner of the Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards. This award program, presented by the magazine Green Build-ing & Design in partnership with the U.S. Green Build-ing Council and Halstead/MetroFlor, recognizes women achieving a positive impact on the world through efforts in sustainability. Ms. Abernethy took on sustainability as a de-signer when she implemented the Design for Environment Program in 2012. She knew it was important to make decisions about sustain-ability as early as possible to allow greater flexibility in the

design process, to instruct material decisions, and to avoid the use of harmful materials and chemicals. The program made sustainability an integral part of the design process. She continues to work to implement numer-ous programs to make design and manufacturing a more sustainable enterprise and to help Humanscale achieve its goal of having a net positive impact on the environment. Her work in these efforts includes R+D, partnerships and community engagement. She’s an active participant in the design process at Hu-manscale, works closely with those in Humanscale’s manu-facturing facilities to ensure operations are sustainable and has forged relationships at every level of Humanscale’s supply chain and with other organizations and experts in sustainability across indus-tries. She also implemented the Sustainability Champions program at Humanscale. Sus-tainability champions expand and enhance sustainable cul-ture across company offices and locations, implementing practices to reduce waste, source sustainable resources and inform and engage other employees. Read More

Steelcase: west elm Work Collection

Tarkett: SineEffect

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officenewswire>Tangram promoted David Morgan, Amber Jones, and Nick Meter to positions of increased responsibility in the organization. With 38 years of experience in the commercial interiors industry, David Morgan has been with Tangram for 16 years including 10 as Vice President of Sales. He will now serve as Executive Vice President of the firm, with oversight of organizational performance and growth strat-egies as well as strategic client and vendor relationships.

Ms. Jones and Mr. Meter have been promoted to the position of Vice President of Sales. Their focus will be on expanding the company’s market position, managing and developing all sales staff, overseeing client opportuni-

ties, and ensuring a first-class client experience. Amber Jones has 13 years of industry experience, includ-ing five with Tangram. In her three years as Sales Director, the company has become the largest Steelcase Education dealer in the nation. Of his 20 years in the indus-try, Nick Meter has spent 13 at Tangram including five as Sales Director. He has worked with major clients includ-ing entertainment company Hulu, consumer technology provider Belkin and the inter-national law firm of Morrison & Foerster. Read More

>IA Interior Architects celebrated the winners of its 2018 IAct Awards. A peer-nominated award, this program honors individuals within the firm who achieve excellence in one of four cat-egories: Leadership, Innova-tion, Service, and Rising Star. This year, the IAct Award for Service was presented to the LoveForLivi (L4L) commit-tee, for their inspiring efforts in raising funds to assist a colleague, Livi Pejo, after she was injured in a life-altering accident. The committee or-ganized and executed a fund-

raising event that raised over $47,000 to benefit the Pejo family. The IAct Award for Innovation was presented to Tom Scott, Director of Opera-tions Systems. With IA for 17 years, Mr. Scott is a licensed architect who started as a CAD Technician with the firm. After spending many years as a vital part of IA’s IT team, he was recently promoted to Director of Operations Systems. He is well known as a multifaceted problem-solver, frequently developing inven-tive, resourceful solutions to any challenge he’s presented, all with grace under fire. The IAct Award for Leadership was presented to Amanda Badgley, a Senior Experiential Graphic Designer in IA’s Bos-ton office. Ms. Badgley was an instrumental part of the team that conceived of IA’s EGD Week and consistently takes on other new initiatives; she enjoys mentoring young designers both in her home office and across the firm. The IAct Rising Star Award was presented to Rebecca Van Lue, an Intermediate De-signer in IA’s Silicon Valley of-

fice, who is being recognized for outstanding professional growth and development. Ms. Van Lue is known for going above and beyond in the face of challenging project work, consistently meeting each new challenge with good hu-mor and curiosity. Read More

>Inscape opened its new Washington, DC showroom. It is located at 1090 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 1101. On the 11th floor, flooded with natural light offering views of the historic downtown core of Washington, DC, the space is designed to embrace In-scape’s furniture designs and creates an inspiring environ-ment. Drawing inspiration from the concept of biophilia – humans’ inherent need to connect with nature – natural elements highlight the furni-ture vignettes connecting the spatial experience. Inscape’s glass wall systems define and give structure to the different rooms and meeting spaces, maximizing light and offer-ing architectural details. To support the expansion of its business in the area, Inscape

David Morgan

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IA Interior Architects’ IAct Award for Service presented to the LoveFor-Livi committee (L-R): Allison Kramer, Mary Heapy, Jackie Jenzen, Caro-line Powers, Esther Nunes, Shannon O’Toole, Julia Dane, Steve Owens.

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appointed Zach Mowers as A&D Market Manager. Mr. Mowers has held sales roles in contract interiors and worked closely with the architectural and design com-munity for more than seven years. He joins Bethany Naro, Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic and Kristina McClimans, Workspace Design Specialist. Read More

>Knoll, Inc. Chairman and CEO Andrew Cogan on Nov. 2 appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas to discuss the state of the labor market and other economic and geopolitical issues impacting global companies. Mr. Cogan also discussed trends in the office design market, highlighting the rise of “resimercial” solutions

that create a more hospitable environment by combining elements of residential and office design. “Companies are competing for talent and finding some constraints in the market, so the workplace has become a key tool in at-tracting and retaining talent,” he said. “We’re finding clients investing in their workplaces.” Read More

>The 2018 Nightingale Awards were announced last week at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Presented by Healthcare Design and Contract in partnership with The Center for Health Design, these awards recognize contribution to the healthcare built environment through product design and innova-

tion that contributes to heal-ing. The full list of winners can be found on Healthcare Design’s website here or on Contract’s website here. Four of the winning companies submitted press releases to officenewswire: -CF Stinson’s Celliant Col-lection won a Nightingale Silver Award in the technol-ogy and integrated solutions category. Produced using a patented blend of thermo-reactive minerals, Celliant® is embedded into the core of the fibers. In upholstered seating applications, Cel-liant® fabrics absorb heat and emit far infrared energy, which is recycled back into

the skin and tissue, which is said to improve circulation and increase tissue oxygen levels. Product designer Nicole Casey invested several years working collaboratively with Hologenix, the inventor of the Celliant® infrared fiber technology, and later with the Stinson Studio to bring the idea to the market. Read More -Kimball received a Night-ingale Innovation Award for the KORE Work Cart in the furniture, clinician support category. Designed by Daniel Korb, the KORE Work Cart is a mobile workstation that provides privacy, efficiency and comfort. A rechargeable

Inscape Opens New Washington, DC Showroom

Knoll: Andrew Cogan on Bloomberg Television CF Stinson: Celliant Collection

Kimball: KORE Work Cart

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officenewswirebattery enables technology integration without being con-strained to a single location, while pneumatic height adjust transfers the work area from sitting to standing simply, and without any power require-ment. Read More -Shannon Specialty Floors’ Naturescapes HPD™ by Teknoflor® captured a Night-ingale Gold award in the resilient flooring category. Naturescapes HPD is the brand’s first luxury organic sheet flooring made from polyurethane processed from castor oil. This product has all the advantages of resilient sheet vinyl: durability, easy maintenance, and versatility but without the vinyl. It was

the first resilient flooring prod-uct to receive Living Product Challenge Petal certification from the International Living Future Institute. Read More -Shaw Contract won two Nightingale awards: Haven received the Gold award in the Carpet category and Natural Choreography received the Silver award in the Flooring: Hard-Surface category. Haven is a collec-tion of modular carpet tiles designed to add the comforts and familiarity of a residential space to the contract market. It draws inspiration from the qualities we associate with home – comfort, well-being, warmth, softness, and a pro-found sense of place. Natural

Choreography, designed in collaboration with Rockwell Group, is available in Cut, an end-cut block wood visual, and Shear, a marble shear. These 18” x 18” LVT tiles are engineered with layered construction for enhanced durability. Read More

>World Monuments Fund awarded Agence Christiane Schmuckle-Mollard the 2018 WMF/Knoll Modernism Prize for their preservation of the Karl Marx School in Villejuif, France. For the first time in the prize’s ten year history, a special mention was also awarded to Har-boe Architects, PC for their preservation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL. The biennial prize, which recognizes architects or designers who have demon-strated innovative solutions to preserve or save threatened modern architecture, will be presented during a ceremony that is open to the public at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC on Dec. 4. The Karl Marx School, designed and constructed by French architect André Lurçat, was described as “the most beau-tiful school in France” upon its inauguration in 1933 in the

communist Paris suburb of Villejuif. By the 1990s, though continuously occupied since opening, the poorly main-tained complex was in danger of being lost. In 1996, it was listed as a National His-torical Monument in France, bringing new resources to undertake a restoration that would preserve the integrity of the structures while adapting them to new regulations. The project that followed involved seven years of research and three years of physical restoration, including ad-dressing exterior wall cracks, conserving interior ceramic sandstone tiles, and reseal-ing the structures’ windows. It also required design and construction of a new wing to accommodate the demands of the present-day school. Read More

ENVIRONMENT>theMART in Chicago last week announced that it had achieved both Fitwell Certifi-cation and Gold Level LEED Certification. The first project to be awarded Fitwel Certi-fication for both owner and tenant occupied spaces, total-ing 4.2 million sf, theMART

Shannon Specialty Floors: Naturescapes HPD™ by Teknoflor®

Shaw Contract: Haven and Natural Choreography World Monuments Fund: 2018 WMF-Knoll Modernism Prize awarded to preservation of Karl Marx school

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is also the largest building to date to receive Fitwel Certifi-cation. It also represents the first certification achieved under Fitwel’s Multi-Tenant Whole Building Scorecard for workplaces. Owned and man-aged by Vornado Realty Trust, theMART is the largest private-ly held commercial building in the U.S. The Center for Active Design developed the new scorecard based on Vornado’s interest in impacting the entire building, including leased spaces, rather than solely focusing on owner occupied areas. theMART success-fully achieved a Fitwel 2 Star Rating through its centralized management and rigorous operating standards that im-prove physical, social, mental, and community health for its occupants. The building’s new LEED Gold Certification marks the third LEED Certification for theMART, having first attained the LEED designation in 2007 and re-certification in 2013. Its sustainability program began more than 15 years ago with energy efficiency retrofits and sound energy manage-ment. These programs have resulted in more than $1 mil-

lion of annual cost savings and 23% of total energy savings for the building. The build-ing’s energy efficiency is a key contributor to the reduction of theMART’s carbon footprint, eliminating 14,500 metric tons of annual CO2 emissions which is equivalent to remov-ing 2,400 passenger cars from roadways annually. theMART recently expanded its promo-tion of carbon-free commuting with the installation of over 350 bicycle storage racks in an area where parking for 20 cars once existed. Also contributing to LEED certifica-tion for theMART is its 7,200sf recycling facility, where staff pre-sorts and weighs all waste before it leaves the building resulting in 3,245 tons of the building’s waste stream being recycled last year. Read more about the Fitwel Certification here and about the LEED Certification here.

>materialsCAN (Carbon Action Network) launched Nov. 13 at Greenbuild 2018 in Chicago. materialsCAN is a group of sustainability leaders in the built space that want to bring attention to the importance of embodied carbon. It includes members of the building industry that are primed to act on the prioritization of embodied carbon in building materials – Interface (flooring), Gensler (design), Skanska (construc-tion), Armstrong (ceilings), CertainTeed (insulation) and USG (wallboard). The group aims to provide those who own, lease, design, or con-struct spaces with education and tools to better understand the carbon footprint of their projects, specifically through measuring the embodied carbon of specified materials. As a first critical step to en-able measurement, Skanska and Microsoft created the Embodied Carbon Calcula-tor for Construction (EC3), to be managed by the Univer-sity of Washington’s Carbon Leadership Forum. The tool is in early beta demo now, and Interface is the Industry Lead Sponsor. EC3 will be free and accessible to all. It highlights low-carbon providers and products, allowing architects, designers, builders, manufac-turers, and auditors to search construction materials by

performance, location, and global warming potential in a public searchable database based on environmental prod-uct declaration (EPD) data. Currently, there are about 17,000 materials in the da-tabase – including concrete, steels and gypsum. In its next iteration, EC3 will pull in EPDs for building enclosure and interior products and show variance among EPDs with differing Product Category Rules. Read MoretheMART

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businessRAYMOND JAMES BRIEF 11.19.18 Office Furniture: September 2018 Net North American Or-ders +5.9%; Net North American Sales -0.5%

Analysts: Budd Bugatch, Bobby Griffin

>This month’s orders and sales statistics were derived from 54 companies, similar to August’s report.

>As a reminder, beginning with its April 2016 report, BIFMA broadened the scope of the survey to include North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) companies versus the previous practice of U.S.-only products. The new reporting format also broadened the categories covered in the survey to include insti-tutional furniture in verticals such as healthcare and education.

>According to the BIFMA report, September net North Amer-ica orders booked increased +5.9%, down from the +6.8% increase in August. The two-year stack order growth rate decreased to -1.7%, down from +9.8% in August. September was the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year order growth, with each month’s rate above 5%.

>North America orders for companies with more than $150 million in annual sales (the larger companies) increased +6% in September, in line with the +6% increase in August. Orders for companies with $25 million to $50 million in sales (the smaller companies) increased +16% y/y, above the +12% y/y growth in August. North America orders for companies with

$50 million to $150 million in annual sales increased +1% y/y, down from +6% y/y in August.

>September net North America sales (formerly called ship-ments) were -0.5% y/y, down from +6.6% y/y in August. The two-year stack growth rate for net sales increased +6.5%, down from +8.6% in August. Net North America sales for companies $150 million in annual sales decreased 1% y/y, down from +6% in August. Net North America sales for companies with $25 million to $50 million in sales increased +12% y/y, in line with the +12% increase in August. North America sales with $50 million to $150 million in annual sales decreased 4% y/y, down from +8% in August.

Industry Data:

>CEO Confidence: CEO Confidence levels continued to drop in October, falling to the lowest levels of 2018. In October, Chief Executive Magazine’s CEO Confidence index decreased from 7.11 in September to 7.00 in October. CEO Confidence about current business conditions declined to 7.46 from 7.63 in Sep-tember. While the index still sits in the “very good” rating terri-tory on the rating scale, the Index has maintained a downward slope and the impact of tariffs, rising inflation and rising interest rates continue to shake CEO confidence. A CEO of a small pro-fessional services firm commented that there is a potential for a slowdown, if not a recession, next year. Businesses are just starting to feel the impact of the tariffs (and the January 1 tariff

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HNI 38.8 44.2 37.2 36.1 38.6 41.5 -14.6% -1.9%

Inscape 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.2 3.1 3.6 -61.9% -13.4%

Interface 16.3 23.4 23.0 25.2 25.2 21.9 -37.9% -14.1%

Kimball 15.9 16.8 16.2 17.0 18.7 19.8 -21.4% -2.4%

Knoll 19.1 23.5 20.8 20.2 23.0 20.0 -21.2% -8.5%

Leggett 37.9 43.8 44.6 44.4 47.7 47.7 -24.0% -2.4%

Mohawk 123.5 175.4 214.3 232.2 275.9 247.5 -56.9% -14.3%

Steelcase 16.8 18.5 13.5 13.6 15.2 15.4 -13.3% -1.8%

USG 42.7 43.3 43.1 40.4 38.6 32.7 -1.8% 0.0%

Virco 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.1 5.1 5.5 -23.8% 2.0%

SUM 350.1 433.6 452.8 467.3 531.0 491.4

DJIndust 25,413 26,458 24,271 24,103 24,719 22,405 -5.7% -0.8%

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businessrate increase will increase the impact), therefore, this particular CEO expects both profits and capital expenditures to decrease next year. Although, as a whole, CEOs that expect growth in revenues and profits are 81.7% and 73.0%, respectively (from 83% and 75% in September).

>Small Business Optimism: NFIB Small Business Optimism continued its 23-month positive trend of 107.9 in September, down slightly from 108.8 in August. In September, 23% (-3% month-over-month) of small businesses are planning to create new jobs; 38% (in line with August reported numbers) have current job openings; 30% (-3% month-over-month) plan to make capital outlays; 3% (-7% month-over-month) plan to increase inventories. However, 29% (+3% month-over-month) expect higher real sales and - 1% (+2% month-over-month) expect an increase in current inventory. 8% of all own-ers reported higher nominal sales in the past three months, down from 10% in August. Although the index decreased on a month-over-month comparison, Small Business Optimism continues to have strong levels with September at the third highest reading in the survey’s 45-year history. The positive small business optimism trends continue with increased capital spending over the past few months, increased inventory levels, and increased compensation, thereby offsetting tariff and labor challenges. Moreover, office furniture producers will continue to benefit as compensation levels increase and employers search for additional ways to attract and retain employees.

>Steel: Year-to-date U.S. Cold-Rolled Steel prices are up +13. Steel prices are up ~21% y/y. That said, mid-year the index ap-pears to have peaked on June 11 at 129 and has retreated 6% to its current level of 711 as of October 22, 2018. The pullback is notable because U.S. steel prices have increased markedly over the first half of the year as a result of a ~25% tariff and increased demand. The pullback followed the June peak and a period of relatively stable prices (within a range). If the pullback persists, the pressure on margins seems likely to abate later in 2018 and into 2019. That view is reinforced by recent pricing actions from the office furniture manufacturers. As mentioned in our notes from our March institutional investor’s confer-ence, all four major office furniture companies (MLHR, HNI, KNL, SCS) announced price increases early in 2018. Addition-ally, the companies noted the potential for a mid-year price increase, contingent on the persistence of incremental steel inflation. Some major office furniture companies have, in fact, instituted a mid-year price increase. We remind investors that price increases are typically to list prices and the benefit from the increased list prices take about six months to take hold and usually one-third to one-half of the increases are realized in revenues.

RAYMOND JAMES BRIEF 11.15.18Note From the Road: HNI Meetings in Boston

Analysts: Budd Bugatch, Bobby Griffin

>On Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018, we hosted a series of meet-ings in Boston for HNI’s CFO, Marshall Bridges, and its Treasurer, Director of Finance and Investor Relations, Jack Herring. Boston being Boston, we were not in all the meetings. This note addresses some of the issues that were discussed in the meetings that we attended.

>HNI participates in two office furniture market channels: The contract channel, which it serves primarily through its Allsteel business; and the supplies driven channel, which it serves primarily through its Hon Company business. In con-tract, it competes with other major public companies such as Steelcase, Herman Miller, and Knoll. In supplies, its primary competition are privately-held entities and some importers.

>Bridges noted that the environment for office furniture remains the best that the company has seen in a number of years. Monthly incoming order rates, as reported by BIFMA, have been positive, y/y, for six consecutive months – something that hasn’t happened for years. In contract, which is a longer cycle business, and as noted on its most recent earnings call, management noted a delay – or push out – in some contract projects that it believes is due more to “people being busy” and the challenges of finding enough labor to complete the projects than to any reluctance on the part of purchasers.

>In supplies, which is a short cycle business, HNI has enjoyed strong growth all year, which continues. It has cycled through the turmoil that it endured in the first half of 2017 when its shrinking wholesaler channel seriously underper-formed HNI’s already poor expectations. Actions that manage-ment initiated to counter that revenue loss – including direct shipments – have gained traction. Management also noted that one of its wholesaler partners, Essendant, Inc., has agreed to be acquired by Staples for $12.80 per share (tender in prog-ress). There is some uncertainty as to how that combination will play out strategically in the market.

>Raw materials, costs, and tariffs: Bridges noted that the company is still feeling the impact of elevated steel input costs. HNI typically enjoys a six month lag in costs, so it has not yet felt the impact of peaking steel costs that our data shows peaked in May. Not surprisingly, freight costs have also been elevated. Finally, Chinese tariffs impact about 12% of HNI’s cost of sales (~$150 million), 2/3 of which relate to its supplies driven office furniture channel. However, versus some other companies, HNI has not offset the tariff impact by the change

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businessin Chinese currency rates because it buys its imported product in U.S. dollars.

>Management believes that its competition actually imports a higher proportion of their cost of sales from China, thereby suggesting that HNI’s relative competitive posture vis-à-vis competition is actually improved. Nevertheless, tariffs will mean higher prices to customers. To counteract tariffs, HNI imple-mented a surcharge (contract channel) and price increase (Supplies channel), effective November.

>There wasn’t much discussion about HNI’s hearth business. It is still growing, but there is skepticism and debate among some investors about the prospective health of the single family housing market. HNI’s remodel piece of this segment contin-ues to reflect consumer desire to improve their homes. That said, management now is investing more to grow dollar sales and earnings of the hearth segment than just to improve its margin percentage. In this way, it believes it can drive better overall earnings and economic profit.

BUSINESS AFFAIRS>HNI Corp. posted its fourth-quarter 2018 Investor Presenta-tion. It may be viewed or downloaded from the News Releases & Events page in the Investors section of the HNI website. http://investors.hnicorp.com

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