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Options Amid Chaos: An Architect’s Story from Post-Maria Puerto Rico

In the first part of a two-part series, officeinsight contributor Stephen Witte transports us into the swirl of post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico, seen through the eyes of architect Gonzalo Ferrer, AIA. What does this mean for an architect? Like everyone else, immediate survival, then, creative problem solving in supply distribution, power access, and the business of getting back to designing. In Part 1, preparation for the storm, the storm itself, and weeks of survival mode.

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ILFI Widens Circle to Pilot a Living Food Challenge

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Lloyd EcoDistrict: A Readapting Community in Portland

In the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon, the Lloyd District is a neighborhood with a commercial identity and not much else – until now. Urban renewal displaced existing communities and brought in a hodgepodge of buildings that include the Oregon Convention Center. Last week, Living Future 2018 attendees had a chance to tour the Lloyd EcoDistrict, a “living laboratory for sustainability, pioneering collaborative community-scale solutions for social and environmental health.”

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The following interview with architect Gonzalo Ferrer, AIA, happened almost five months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. What he experienced could easily resemble the experiences of others in the island’s A&D community. The story unfurls of how he and his family came through the storm and coped with its aftermath, including offers to leave the island. Leaving wasn’t in the family’s thinking; for those who were born and live stateside, the interpretations offered here help explain why. In Part 1, preparation for the storm, the storm itself, and weeks of survival mode. Part 2, to be published 5/21, will address the island’s unique utility struggles, the early days of Mr. Ferrer’s design practice in the wake of the storm.

Gonzalo Ferrer, AIA, expected two days without electric-ity in Hurricane Maria’s aftermath. Instead, his family’s San Juan home awaited reconnection to power for 121 days. They lived a month with friends and then at his parents’ house for the rest of their nights away.

What does this mean for an architect? Like everyone else, immediate survival, then, creative problem solving in supply distribution, power access, and the business of getting back to designing.

Without electricity at his office and with most work on hold, he trucked diesel fuel and sold fuel tanks. Stateside col-leagues offered housing and workspace as an escape to nor-malcy. But, leaving at that moment was out of the question.

“We live in a very small community,” said Mr. Ferrer. “My family is here, I was born here and it is tough to abandon ship. Puerto Rico is a nice place to be and a tropical island that comes close to living as you do in the States.”

“I was educated in the States, at Cornell,” he continued. “If I leave the island, I can find a job in architecture or in another field related to construction. I will figure it out, but that is certainly not the case for everybody.”

Those living stateside might misread the intensity of feeling that Mr. Ferrer expresses. Some of those who left had only memories to take along because Maria took their homes and everything inside. Others left behind fine homes in good order, got aboard chartered planes and jetted to places where hurricanes never go.

Life’s conveniences were but a short flight away. What made the Ferrers stay?

Understanding why means examining the Puerto Rican way of regarding each other, caring for each other and re-maining unfailingly gracious toward all, no matter what. It’s something Massachusetts-based columnist Jonathan Wright called ‘quintessential Puerto Rico.’ Mr. Wright, a part-time

resident of Loíza in Puerto Rico and writer for Northhamp-ton’s Daily Hampshire Gazette, illustrated the resiliency of Puerto Rico’s people using stories from a post-Maria stay.

“When I travel by myself,” he writes, ”I talk to strangers. In Puerto Rico, I smile, greet and ask about their family. It seems natural since Puerto Ricans are all about family.”

In the days after Maria, talk of family members took a dark turn. He learned the answer, “My family is fine” was a way of saying, “No one has died yet.”

Options Amid Chaos: An Architect’s Story from Post-Maria Puerto Ricoby Stephen Witte

In one of the last images from the island’s Doppler radar, Maria’s eye moves on Humacao. Blown away by the storm, it hasn’t been replaced. Photo: Gonzalo Ferrer

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women running a laundry, busily cleaning, sorting and bagging clothes, reminded him of the caring way Puerto Ricans approach everything. Despite everything, his order was cleaned, sorted and bagged. He wrote, “I am overcome with gratitude for this caring when I should be the one delivering care. It is quintessential Puerto Rico – care for others.”

When Irma battered the neighboring islands, that caring instinct moved the Ferrers and a group of friends to head out and help. The group bought ice and supplies, and after Irma, gathered up their leftover supplies surplus and made a relief trip to the British Virgin

Islands, giving their extra supplies away to help people on a neighboring island. When they landed on Jost Van Dyke, the relief group saw devastation on a war-like scale.

Luis Ferré-Sadurní called the tiniest of the British Virgin Islands “ravaged beyond recognition.” He wrote in his New York Times article of an isolated people, of 298 residents left with no electricity, phones or running water. A bar that hours before anchored the island’s nightlife was now the “de facto command center and lifeline,” thanks to having the only operating generator.

The Ferrers made that trip with friends the Saturday before Maria. They did so while Maria, another whirling

salvo of Nature’s wrath had sights on Puerto Rico. An urgent matter, but ir-relevant when neighbors were in need. When home, they prepared for the coming storm, boarding up some doors and windows. Mr. Ferrer held hope that Maria, like Irma, might shift her path by just enough to sideswipe the island.

Maria would not imitate Irma, nor would she choose sides as Hugo did. Hugo laid down a hard hit, but as Mr. Ferrer recalls, “Hugo cut through half of the island, leaving the other half fully operational. The problem with Maria is that she hit harder than Hugo and belted the whole island,” he said.

The Ferrers kept safe in their home while the storm raged.

After Irma battered neighboring islands, the Ferrers and friends made a relief trip for residents on Jost Van Dyke on the Saturday before Maria’s arrival. Photo: Gonzalo Ferrer

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“My house faces east. I thought the storm’s brunt would be coming from the east, so we moved to a bedroom facing more toward the southwest.”

Howling winds and rain pummeled the house for hours. “We were dry in that room, but we had water coming in other rooms from wind pressure on the windows. Luckily, we have tile flooring, so nothing was damaged. It’s nothing compared with the damage to other houses.”

Maria delivered wind gusts up to 175 miles-per-hour, close to the 185 mph gusts from 2005’s hurricane Wil-ma, one of the top five ever recorded, as reported by The Telegraph. Water accelerated to those speeds goes where it wants, even when windows meet requirements for resistance to hurricane-force winds.

The Ferrer’s home was habitable, except for no electricity. Clearing the storm-blown debris and vegetation from their yard was itself a task of several days.

The havoc following the storm was another matter. What Gonzalo Ferrer remembers is complete chaos for the first three weeks.

“The transformer serving my house detached from the light post and fell down,” said Mr. Ferrer. His home was without power from Maria’s landfall on September 20 until January 20. Otherwise, it was habitable.

For four months and one day, the family checked on their home, inside and out. The length of that time away racked up to a point where Mr. Ferrer considered his options.

“I was ready to buy a transformer from an electrical subcontractor that does big projects, and they were going to install it for me. Then I realized I could essentially connect my house to a nearby transformer that was already in place serving a neighboring home.”

The day he was going to do that, a crew from Wisconsin showed up out-side his house, looked at the situation and delivered good news. “That same

night he was able to get us hooked up, and we had power. It felt like a miracle happened.”

61 linemen from WE Energy and Wisconsin Public Service, accompa-nied by 31 service trucks, arrived in Puerto Rico during the second week of January. Initially planned as a six-week stay, they extended their time by two weeks so they could get more done. Reporting by the Post Cres-cent’s Shane Nyman in Appleton, WI, included one lineman’s story.

Craig Kahoun, a field manager from Wisconsin Public Service, said on behalf of the crew that being in Puerto Rico was life-changing. None of his team spoke Spanish, but the generos-ity of the Puerto Rican people needed no translation. Residents set up tables and chairs, then brought out full meals to feed dozens of linemen.

“The people are unbelievably strong,” he said. “They’re wonderful. They feed us, and they bring us water. I’ve never had so many hugs in my

61 lineman and 31 service trucks from WE Energy and Wisconsin Public Service arrived in Puerto Rico in January 2018 to help restore power. Photo: Fox11online.com

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a&dlife. Our guys are gaining weight while working 16 hours a day. They treat us like family.”

Between the lucky day power was restored to his family’s home and his earlier realization of what damage Maria did, Mr. Ferrer was blunt.

“After the storm, it was about surviv-al. Our supplies were essentially gone by the third day. With our ice gone and no way to get more, my question was, ‘What are we going to do?’ The grocery stores weren’t open. Getting fuel for the car or diesel for the generator was super complicated. Trying would take three-quarters of a day, without any-

thing to eat in the process.”After four days, the Ferrers left their

house to stay with close friends who generously took in the family without hesitation, expecting nothing in return. “They wanted to hear my plan, our plans. I had to tell them, ‘I don’t have a plan.’”

The Ferrers stayed with friends for four weeks while sorting out their next moves. Finding a way to help others cope with post-Maria realities of life wove its way into Mr. Ferrer’s plans. He knew firsthand of the struggle to find and buy diesel fuel.

“My friend’s family owns an indus-

trial business, so he came up with the idea to set up a truck for selling diesel.” Mr. Ferrer’s friend was a law-yer by profession, but the court system was shut down.

“Here we are, a lawyer and an architect selling diesel. People always looked a bit surprised as we were not your typical diesel outfit,” he said. “People were creative, doing things to keep their lives moving.”

After a month on the fuel truck, returning to architecture became a realistic possibility. Mr. Ferrer’s office had electricity.

“I got a Wi-Fi hotspot so we could

Clearing the storm-blown debris and vegetation from the Ferrer’s front yard. Photo: Gonzalo Ferrer

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a&dget online, and I had a project on standby with Gensler which was about to start.”

Connections between Mr. Ferrer’s practice and Gensler go back to Ithaca, NY, where he and Doug Gensler at-tended class at Cornell University. They became close friends. Mr. Gensler is the son of M. Arthur Gensler Jr., founder of the firm bearing his name.

“Doug called up after Maria and offered to let me work at any of their offices,” said Mr. Ferrer. “We were blessed with lots of support from peo-ple outside Puerto Rico who wanted to give us a hand. They checked on us

regularly and could hear in my voice that we were struggling.”

A good friend of Mr. Ferrer’s from Boston was able to source a part for a generator that he wasn’t able to find. First, the friend had to understand the unreliability of Internet service on the island.

“I let him know what I needed, then he told me to go buy it off the web. I couldn’t. The connection was too un-stable. You could get online but might not be able to complete a transac-tion. Once I explained all of that, he understood immediately. He found the part online, ordered it for me and had

it shipped to his house and then out to us for FedEx next-day delivery.”

For several weeks, FedEx held incoming packages at their warehouse for pickups, which made for long waits in line. Stateside shoppers noncha-lantly expect next-day delivery. Making that happen in Puerto Rico after the storm took some doing. n

In Part Two next week, the story continues with the airlift of supplies arranged by individuals and private groups, Mr. Ferrer’s practice in the early days after the storm, the situa-tions facing rural areas and a solution to the island’s public utility woes.

When a client needed a fuel tank to supply their onsite generator, Gonzalo Ferrer obtained this 3,000-gallon model with a custom cradle. Photo: Gonzalo Ferrer

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Buildings, products, communities…and food! Food is the newest target of the International Living Future Insti-tute (ILFI)’s quest to create a healthy future for all – to “lead the transforma-tion toward a civilization that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.”

Food? It’s easy to jump to the idea that ILFI is just a bit outside its knowledge base and its comfort zone, considering it first formed its core identity around the built environment, building and interiors products, and urban planning.

But, if you’ve ever attended a Living Future event, you’re well aware that ILFI and the people it attracts actively step outside their comfort zone. ILFI is launching its brand new Living Food Challenge (LFC).

In its announcement of the new pilot program, ILFI states:

“A Living Food System that pro-vides nutrient-rich food for people in all communities is a foundation of a Living Future…[The Living Food Chal-lenge is] a challenge to growers, pro-cessors, distributors and consumers to design a food production, processing and distribution system that functions as effectively and efficiently as nature’s living ecosystems.

“The Living Food Challenge will ad-dress a food’s cradle-to-plate impacts, including food waste, loss of topsoil,

hunger and malnutrition, food miles, overconsumption of meat, advertising to children, monocultures, farmworker rights, factory farming, GMOs, and more. ILFI hopes to learn from and embrace other programs that are also tackling these same challenges to move toward a better future.

Jason McClennan, creator of the Living Future Institute and current Board Chair, introduced the Living Food Challenge to Living Future 2018 UnConference attendees in Portland two weeks ago.

“This is not one of my normal talks, as it’s out of my comfort zone,” said Mr. McClennan, to Living Future unConference attendees. “I am not a food expert, and we are not food ex-perts…This is a first draft, and it’s not finished. We need to refine and shape this. We prefer the idea of co-creating with people who know about food.”

The Living Food Challenge will touch all pieces of the food system infrastruc-ture – primary producers, secondary producers and distributors (people who provide the food directly to us

ILFI Widens Circle to Pilot a Living Food Challengeby Mallory Jindra

Jason McClennan, creator of the Living Future Institute

Photos: courtesy of ILFI

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As in other Living Future Challenges, the Living Food Challenge consists of 20 Imperatives organized into seven performance areas called Petals.

“What those imperatives are depend on your area, said Mr. McClennan, in the LFC announcement. “We don’t tell you how to do your job. We leave the genius to you.”

In their current form, the 20 Impera-tives are:

1. Appropriate Regional Food (Place petal)

2. Responsible Place & Habitat Impacts (Place)

3. Soil Health (Place)4. Habitat Exchange (Place)5. Net-Positive Water (Water petal)6. Net-Positive Energy (Energy petal)7. Nutrition Red List (Health & Hap-

piness petal)

8. Transparent Ingredient Health (Health & Happiness)

9. Safe Handling & Public Health (Health & Happiness)

10. Red List (Materials petal) 11. Living Economy Sourcing [food

miles] (Materials)12. Responsible Industry (Materials)13. Net-Zero Waste & Methane

Management (Materials)14. Equitable Access to Healthy

Food (Equity petal)15. Equitable Investment (Equity)16. JUST Organization & Worker

Rights (Equity)17. Sacred Life Treatments (Equity)18. Beauty & Spirit (Beauty petal)19. Inspiration & Education (Beauty)20. Positive Handprinting (Beauty)There are three pathways to the Liv-

ing Food Challenge certification: a full Living Food Certification, a Living Food Petal Certification, or a Living Food Im-perative Certification (requiring at least

seven of the 20 imperatives achieved).“Over the coming year, ILFI will be

testing the Living Food Challenge pilot with a small, carefully selected group of stakeholders to create a model for the future of Living Food.” ILFI is cur-rently seeking pilot participants, expert feedback and funders.

The results of the Living Food Chal-lenge pilot program will likely present a bleak picture of how far behind the food system is in moving toward a sustain-able future. Unlike a building, or product development, people across the world harbor deep cultural relationships and rituals associated with food. Reshaping that chain is a steep uphill climb, but ILFI is attempting to create its Living Food Challenge as a positive path to change.

“We don’t use guilt and shame to encourage change,” said Mr. McClen-nan, in Portland. “We use inspiration and knowledge and positive support for action.” n

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In the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon, the Lloyd District is a neighborhood with a commercial identity and not much else – until now. Before a big urban renewal push in the 1950s, the neighborhood was an African American residential com-munity. Urban renewal displaced existing communities and brought in a hodgepodge of office buildings, hotels, condominiums and apartments, movie theaters, the Lloyd Center Mall and the Oregon Convention Center.

Last week, Living Future 2018 at-tendees had a chance to tour the Lloyd EcoDistrict, a “living laboratory for sustainability, pioneering collaborative community-scale solutions for social and environmental health.” The tour offered an all-encompassing experi-ence of the EcoDistrict’s green roofs, bike lanes, water treatment systems, LEED buildings and more.

The EcoDistrict organization brings together “residents, organizations and businesses in Lloyd to educate, set goals, aggregate resources, and cata-lyze action” to reverse negative urban planning effects and incite positive ones.

The physical and cultural displace-ment of African American communi-ties has been a persistent struggle throughout Portland’s history. While the EcoDistrict won’t be able to simply bring back the displaced communities, it is reversing damage and breathing new life into the area using the “Eco-District” framework.

All of the EcoDistrict programs and projects address one or more of the following neighborhood-wide goals:

>Energy: No net-increase in energy demand from 2010 levels, achieving a 60% reduction in demand.

>Waste: No net-increase in waste generation from 2010 levels, and recy-

cling or composting 93% waste.>Community: Ensure inclusive

engagement and decision-making, fair distribution of district initiatives across the populations within our community, especially vulnerable and under-repre-sented groups.

>Transportation: Provide afford-able options, with 100% access to car

and bike sharing programs. Enhance streetscape to provide flexibility and a sense of place.

>Water: A no net-increase in potable water demand from 2010 levels, a 58% reduction in demand.

>Habitat: Achieve healthy urban ecosystems that protect and regener-ate habitat and ecosystem function.

Lloyd EcoDistrict: A Readapting Community in Portlandby Mallory Jindra

EcoDistrict Walking Tour. Photo: courtesy of Lloyd EcoDistrict

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a&dThe projects:

Right 2 Dream Too (Equity)“Right 2 Dream Too (known as

R2DToo) is a rest area in Portland that serves the houseless community on a temporary basis. Its mission is to provide a safe place for people to sleep undisturbed. R2DToo was previously located in Old Town Chinatown, but it recently lost its spot due to devel-opment plans for the site at NW 4th and Burnside. Consequently, it has relocated its site to the Lloyd Neighbor-hood. Lloyd EcoDistrict is working with members of the residential and busi-ness communities to help R2DToo get situated in its new temporary site, so it can continue to serve the houseless population who need a safe place to recharge.” Projects include: sleep and recharge campaign, sleeping pods, mobile shower, laundry services, and spaghetti welcome dinners.

Age Friendly (Equity)“Our partnership with Elders in

Action (EIA) is an excellent example of how focused community devel-opment and investment pays long-term dividends for everyone in the district. The Age-Friendly Campaigns (AFCs) trained local senior volunteers to provide feedback to businesses on making their customer service and fa-cilities more elder-friendly and acces-sible. For EIA, this proved a useful way to pilot a new approach to expanding its programs across the city, as well as connecting seniors with sustain-ability concepts. For Lloyd EcoDistrict it was a mutually beneficial method of engaging two key demographics in the district: seniors, who make up 25% of the resident population, and the businesses who serve them. Their vision of a sustainable living and working district includes an engaged,

empowered resident population with connections to their local businesses; the AFCs are making that happen. All of this continues to pay off for the Eco-District by helping develop stronger re-lationships within the district that sup-port a platform for future engagement within key performance areas.”

Pollinator Corridor (Equity, Trans-portation)

“In the spring of 2016, Lloyd EcoDistrict, in partnership with Go Lloyd and City Repair, began the first phase of a Pollinator Corridor. A pol-linator corridor is a social sculpture that combines ecology, community engagement, and design. It serves to turn a pre-existing urban area – like a curbside or a rooftop – into a bustling environment for pollinator animals and bugs. As bee populations have steadily been declining, pollinator corridors in urban areas are a way to support

Lloyd EcoDistrict neighborhood goals. Photo: courtesy of Lloyd EcoDistrict

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a&dthe healthy growth of these communi-ties. In June 2017, Lloyd EcoDistrict, City Repair, and volunteers with Wells Fargo completed the second phase of the corridor, expanding the project from NE 15th Avenue all the way down to NE 7th Avenue.

While several US cities have begun to develop pollinator corridors, this is Portland’s first. Not only that, but in planting the corridor along the NE Multnomah bikeway, we have estab-lished the country’s first official Pollina-tor Bikeway.

We’ve planted native perennials in the planters which, once established, will require much less watering and main-tenance than annual varieties. In this portion of the corridor, you will find: kin-nikinnick, milkweed,salal, and yarrow.”

Waste Reduction Working Group (Equity, Waste)

“Lloyd has ambitious goals – by 2035 we will recover 93% of waste and we will generate the same amount of waste as current levels, despite de-velopment which is expected to triple the square footage of the district. Our stakeholders are working together to reach these goals following the strate-gies outlined in our five-year action plan to reduce waste in Lloyd.”

Lloyd E-Fleet Program (Equity, Transportation)

“Lloyd E-Fleet is an on-demand electric bike fleet for your employ-ees and residents. Lloyd District has spearheaded two separate district-wide pilots aimed at introducing businesses and individuals to benefits of electric bikes. Lloyd EcoDistrict and our trans-portation partners see the adoption of a neighborhood e-fleet as a unique way to make Lloyd healthier, greener, and more efficient.”

District Utility Data Tracking (Energy, Water)

“Lloyd EcoDistrict monitors utility data for the district through ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. This free web-based tool allows building

The Lloyd EcoDistrict collaborated with organizations bringing youth and elderly populations together, to complete its first intersection mural. More projects like this are in the works.

Along the Lloyd EcoDistrict walking tour, Living Future UnConference attendees experienced many of the main components making up the EcoDistrict.

NORM, or Natural Organic Recycling Machine, collects, stores and treats water using innovative technologies to reduce nutrient loads and natural constructed wetlands.

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a&downers to track and analyze their elec-tricity, gas and water use.  By monitor-ing data through this system, we can see how effectively energy efficiency projects are helping the district reach its energy use reduction goals.   And we know that simply by tracking utility data the usage numbers go down and the energy efficiency measures start to increase. This is the power of working together as a neighborhood.

100% of our district’s largest com-mercial buildings (larger than 50,000sf) have been tracking and sharing their energy data in ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. Each year, thanks to Green Building Ser-vices, this data is analyzed into a com-prehensive report of our progress.  Our 2016 report shows strong progress and leadership in energy efficiency as a district:

>Energy use in the district has been reduced by 12.4% since 2010.

>Median site EUI for Lloyd is 58.9 kbtu/ft2 compared to Portland’s me-dian of 64.5 kBtu/ft2

>GHG emissions have declined by 21.4% since 2010 for buildings that have a full set of energy data

>Median Energy Star Score for Lloyd is 85, whereas the Portland median is 72

Energy Efficiency Working Group (Energy, Equity)

“The Lloyd EcoDistrict Energy Ef-ficiency Working Group, or LE3, is a group of interested individuals from

utilities, city agencies, and local building who meet regularly to find creative energy efficiency solutions that we can work on as a neighbor-hood. These solutions work towards the district’s goal of “no net increase” in energy use by 2035. Over the next 5 years, 15 energy-related projects have been identified to meet this goal through concrete actions.

The LE3 provides a forum for Lloyd stakeholders to share results of energy efficiency projects, pool resources, and

“NORM’s high tech filtration and disinfection system creates the highest quality of reclaimed water at a level of clarity appropriate for residential reuse.

In planting the Pollinator Corridor along the NE Multnomah bikeway, the Lloyd EcoDistrict has established the country’s first official Pollinator Bikeway.

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a&ddevelop and promote new energy ef-ficiency solutions for the EcoDistrict.”

Energy Action Plan (Energy)“In 2014, the Lloyd EcoDistrict

completed development of the Energy Action Plan. Created in collabora-tion with district stakeholders, techni-cal advisors and key partners, the plan outlines fifteen actionable steps over the next five years in order to achieve the bold goal of no net increase in energy demand based on the 2010 usage baseline. With the rate of growth projected for the district, this equates to a 60% energy reduction by 2035. Several catalyzing actions were identified, including creation of the energy efficiency working group, establishment of the existing building energy protocol, energy benchmarking and monitoring, and a bulk purchase demonstration pilot. Learn more about this work in the Lloyd EcoDistrict Energy Action Plan.”

Intersection Mural Project (Equity, Transportation)

On Sunday, August 27th, 2017 The Lloyd EcoDistrict, in collaboration with Rather Severe and Color Outside the Lines, completed the first intersec-tion mural in the Lloyd neighborhood!

Right 2 Dream Too is a rest area in Portland that serves the houseless community on a temporary basis. Lloyd EcoDistrict is working with members of the resi-dential and business communities to help R2DToo get situated in their new temporary site, so they can continue to serve the houseless population who need a safe place to recharge. Projects include: sleep and recharge campaign, sleeping pods, mobile shower, laundry services, and spaghetti welcome dinners. Photo: courtesy of Lloyd EcoDistrict

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This project was supported by City Repair as part of their Village Build-ing Convergence. Volunteers from Wells Fargo and Color Outside the Lines joined community members to complete the colorful vortex, which is adjacent to Calaroga Terrace, a senior living facility. Over the past year, we sought input on project locations and design ideas. The mural is located NE 2nd Ave and NE Clackamas St. Going forward, we hope to have a number of these projects throughout the neigh-borhood, building on the assets and talents of the people that live, work and play in the Lloyd EcoDistrict.”

Waste Reduction Action Plan (Waste)

“Starting in 2016, Lloyd EcoDistrict engaged in a year-long action planning process to identify the key strategies for reaching Lloyd’s goals of 93% recovery of waste and no net increase in waste generated. Working with stakeholders and technical advisors, and with sup-port from Metro, the result was a five year action plan outlining fourteen key actions to reduce waste – with an em-phasis on waste prevention. Many of the strategies in the plan aim to engage the public with community-building activities to strengthen public aware-ness of issues around waste, enhance

A pollinator corridor is a social sculpture that combines ecology, community engagement, and design. It serves to turn a pre-existing urban area – like a curbside or a rooftop – into a bustling environment for pollinator animals and bugs. As bee populations have steadily been declining, pollina-tor corridors in urban areas are a way to support the healthy growth of these communities. Photo: courtesy of Lloyd EcoDistrict

Holladay Park in the Lloyd district

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a&dvisibility of environmental success in Lloyd and provide a way for individuals to participate in this important work.”

LAMP: LED Advantage Member Program (Energy)

Buildings within the Lloyd EcoDis-trict can participate in an LED Advan-tage Member Program (LAMP). Each participating entity will support Lloyd EcoDistrict’s ongoing work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Our work has already produced a 12% reduc-

tion in building energy use in just five years…A portion of proceeds from LAMP support Central City Concern, a social service and affordable housing provider.” Listed benefits to participat-ing LAMP buildings are:

>EDs Lower Energy Use: 40-80% savings

>Great Payback: Typically two years or less for return on investment

>Charitable Benefits: A portion of proceeds help build affordable housing

>Competitive Pricing: Direct im-porter with strong supply chain and bulk purchasing

>Quality LED lighting Choices: Long-lasting LED replacements for virtually any fixture

>Excellent Service: Our experts manage product selection, audit, rebate paperwork and installation

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Intersection Mural Project - After. Photos: courtesy of Lloyd EcoDistrict

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r-d connectionRESEARCH-DESIGN CONNECTIONCase Study: Moving to an Activity-Based Officeby Sally Augustin, Ph.D.

Rolfo and her colleagues studied the experiences of a company mov-ing from an open-plan to an activity-based workplace. They state that, “Many companies move from open-plan offices (OPO) to activity-based workplaces (ABWs)…The aim of this study was to explore…a company’s relocation from an OPO to an ABW…

Results showed that satisfaction with auditory privacy, background noise, air quality, outdoor view and aesthetics increased significantly after relocation. Negative outcomes, such as lack of communication within teams, were perceived as being due to the high people-to-workstation ratio and lack of rules. Overall satisfaction with the physical work environment increased in the ABW compared to the OPO. Perceived performance did not change significantly.” Data were collected at “a large Swedish insurance company that relocated two departments from an OPO to an ABW.” n

Linda Rolfo, Jorgen Eklund, and Helena Jahncke. 2017. “Perceptions of Performance and Satisfaction After Relocation to an Activity-Based Of-fice.” Ergonomics, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 644-657, https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1398844.

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 Psycho-logical Association, is also the author of Place Advantage: Applied Psychol-ogy for Interior Architecture (Wiley, 2009) and, with Cindy Coleman, The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design (Wiley, 2012). She is a principal at Design With Science (www.designwith-science.com) and can be reached at sallyaugustin@designwithscience.com.

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PRODUCT INTROS>Arcadia introduced its modular Savina lounge col-lection, its first collaboration with workshop-studio Rain-light (formerly HOK Product Design). Savina lounge and love seat models are designed to have broad appeal on an individual basis, combined with each other, or with con-necting tables. A wider seat proportion fits a broader user base while offering a more comfortable sit than typical narrower guest chairs. Metal legs are offered in both stan-dard and premium selections to further accommodate aes-thetic preferences and feature adjustable glides as standard for leveling purposes. And for maximum functionality, power technology can be specified on table tops or below the seat for added convenience. Accompanying benches are available in two- and three-seat models and constructed with the same polished aluminum legs as their lounge counterparts. Rounding out the series are round and racetrack shaped occasional

tables highlighted by a virtu-ally floating, 1-inch thick top. Tops are available in Ash veneer, laminate, Corian® or low-iron back-painted glass that can double as a writable surface. Read More

>nanimarquina unveiled the Blur Collection by Ronan and Erwan Bouroul-lec. Handmade in Pakistan, Blur rugs offer two different appearances. When viewed from afar, an indefinite, un-focused surface is apparent, which gives its name to the collection. Upon approach-ing the rug, however, lines and rhythmic rhombuses

in different proportions are revealed, in the purest kinetic style. This blurred effect has been achieved by inverting the sense in which the kilims are traditionally woven, which makes the process much more laborious. This change in weaving causes the lines to be blurred, mixing two colors unevenly, creating an aged rug, reminiscent of the past. The collection comprises four models: Blur black, green, and red, available in 170 x 240 cm and 200 x 300 cm; and Blur runner, measuring 75 x 400cm. This new design is the Bouroullec brothers’ third major collaboration with nanimarquina, following Losanges in 2011 and Lattice in 2016. Read More

NOTEWORTHY>Stephen Beacham relocat-ed to HOK’s Washington, DC office as principal and direc-tor of design for interiors. He will partner with Vincent Ng, AIA, LEED AP, the director of interiors, to lead the of-fice’s client relationships and focus on design excellence.

Kai Olsen remains principal and director of design for interiors in Philadelphia. Mr. Beacham, who has more than three decades of experience, joined HOK in 2015 as a prin-cipal and director of design for interiors in Philadelphia. For the next three years, he led teams on a wide range of successful corporate interior, commercial office renovation, healthcare and aviation proj-ects. As an architect and inte-rior designer, Beacham excels in guiding design efforts on large-scale, multidisciplinary projects to ensure that clients realize the most value from their projects. Read More

>Keith Cron, Co-Founder and President of Osterman-Cron, was inducted into the Kimball Hall of Fame as the 2017 Salesperson of the Year. OstermanCron has been a Select Dealer with Kimball for 20 years and under Keith’s leadership, the dealership has become the leader in the Cincinnati market in furniture solutions. With an unofficial title of “The Man with the Plan” OC’s leader of the pack carries the distinct mindset that a company is only as good as its people. Keith’s

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officenewswirepassion and enthusiasm for creating the perfect space to work, learn, or hang out has been the driving force behind his 30+ successful years in the office furniture industry and the foundation on which he built OstermanCron, Inc. Read More

>Sonya Haffey was promoted to Vice President of V Starr Interiors. After nearly 10 years of leading the day to day of the firm’s operations as design director, Ms. Haffey has overseen tremendous growth and successfully helped transition V Starr In-teriors from being exclusively residential to include a strong commercial basis. Under her guidance, working closely with founder Venus Williams, the firm has landed major projects with clients such as Related Group, Midtown Ath-letic Club, and Niido Powered by Airbnb. Read More

>Kelly Leanos was promoted to Principal, Interior Archi-tecture and Design in Ware Malcomb’s East Bay office located in Pleasanton, CA. Ms. Leanos has more than 20 years of interior architecture and design experience. She joined Ware Malcomb in 2007 as a Project Manager in the firm’s East Bay office (then located in San Ramon), was promoted to Senior Project Manager in 2010, and later to Director, Interior Archi-tecture and Design in 2013. During her 10+ years with Ware Malcomb, Leanos has successfully led the Interior Architecture and Design stu-dio in the Pleasanton office, and served as the Account Executive for several major corporate accounts includ-ing Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable and Xfinity by Comcast. Read More

>Jason Mikkelsen was pro-moted to managing principal of HDR’s Phoenix archi-tecture studio. He will lead a staff of 38 architects and engineers, and help further develop the firm’s presence in the Phoenix market. With HDR for the past seven years overseeing Phoenix’s down-town location and managing the cross-sector facilities de-

sign center, he will continue to be responsible for leading multiple teams to provide outstanding client service, build excellent relation-ships and deliver successful projects. Mr. Mikkelsen has successfully managed and executed projects for Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ; Pima County in Tucson, AZ; the California Air National Guard in Mountain View, CA; and the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. Read More

>Michael Petersen was pro-moted to Principal, Architec-ture in Ware Malcomb’s Ir-vine, CA headquarters office. In this role, he is responsible for the overall leadership and growth of the firm’s commer-cial business for the Irvine office. With more than 25 years of experience as an ar-

chitect, he was most recently Director, Architecture, which encompasses the firm’s com-mercial, healthcare, science and technology studios. He is a key member of Ware Mal-comb’s management team and oversees these special-ized teams in the Irvine office. He joined Ware Malcomb in 2012 as Director, Healthcare Design, and has successfully grown and expanded this practice to include not only medical office buildings and tenant improvements but also higher acuity projects such as outpatient surgery centers. Read More

>Matthew Ruopoli was el-evated from Project Manager to Associate at NYC-based Sydness Architects. Mr. Ruopoli joined the firm in 2015 and has managed a wide variety of projects

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officenewswireincluding corporate offices, retail spaces, and cultural institutions. His portfolio also includes several complex restorations and building repositioning projects. His background includes the study of the psychological and physiological effects of design, which allows him to maintain a laser focus on the end user, considering occu-pant interaction on both large and small scales. In his new role, he will be more deeply involved in design decisions on the firm’s behalf. Read More

>Bob Schneider, CEO of Kimball International, Inc., has informed the Board of Directors of his plans to retire on Oct. 31. At that time, Mr. Schneider intends to step down as Chairman of the Board but will remain a member of the Board of Directors to provide continu-ity during the transition, for a time period not to exceed the remainder of his current term which ends in 2020. The Board has established a CEO search committee, composed of independent directors, which has retained a leading executive search firm to help identify and evaluate internal

and external candidates to lead Kimball International into the future. Mr. Schneider, who has been with Kimball International for 30 years, was named CEO and Chairman in 2014 and successfully guided the company in its transi-tion to a single-class public company following the spinoff of Kimball Electronics. Read More

>ASID named its 2018 Fel-lows and Honorary Fellows. Fellowship is the highest distinction a member can receive from ASID. Honorary Fellowship recognizes those who are not interior designers but have made outstanding contributions to the profes-sion through their careers and their commitment to ASID and to the interior design industry. The 2018 Class of Fellows will be honored at Celebration – The ASID Awards Gala, on Jul. 21 in Washington, DC. 2018 ASID College of Fel-lows Inductees: -Dwane G. Adle, owner of Comprehensive Design Group, Inc., in Royal Oak, MI, leads the development of luxury interiors and complex projects in residential, higher education, commercial, and hospitality. With a personal motto stating, “Design is more than just a job…it’s my passion,” his work has been featured in several publica-tions including ASID ICON magazine. -Barbara Cash, President and CEO of RIM Design LLC in Anchorage, AK, has devoted 40 years to the success of her community, improving

the built environment through innovative interior design solutions for corporate/pro-fessional, retail, healthcare, hospitality, civic, government, and educational projects. Her firm has grown beyond Alaska and now works in Hawaii, Ari-zona, Guam, and California, and has received local and regional design awards. -Kaye Christiansen-Englert, President and Director of Design of Design Plus, Inc., in Salt Lake City, UT, has practiced interior design for over 40 years, creating timeless, published, and award-winning designs. Her firm offers a full scope of professional interior design in many different specialties, including healthcare, assisted living and senior living retire-ment communities, hospital-ity, commercial, residential, kitchens and baths, and even corporate jets. -Ellen Fisher, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of New York School of Interior Design, is the author of “HOME: The Foundations of Enduring Spaces,” a lush-ly- illustrated reference and resource. A member of the NYSID faculty since 1999 and a Certified Interior Designer, Ms. Fisher maintains a New York-area design practice with both commercial and residen-tial clients. -Charrisse Johnston, cur-rent past chair of the ASID National Board of Directors, is Principal and Co-Founder of StudioSALT, a new architec-ture and design firm with offices in Los Angeles and Cape Town, South Africa. Ms. Johnston was a Wall Street

strategic planning execu-tive before turning to interior design. -Mary G. Knopf, Principal at ECI in Anchorage, AK, started her career with the Federal Government in the Northwest region of the U.S. and relocated to Alaska where she has worked in the private commercial design sector for 33 years. She became a prin-cipal with ECI, an architectur-al, planning, and design firm, in 2006, and oversees ECI’s interior projects, mentoring both the interior and archi-tectural staff. Her body of work includes award-winning designs for office, education, hospitality, healthcare, and public spaces. -Emily Walser is an in-home designer for Smith&Noble, working directly with end us-ers to help them realize their dreams and find solutions for their window treatment needs. Before joining Smith&Noble in 2017, Ms. Walser was a workplace consultant with Steelcase in the Carolinas. Prior to her association with Steelcase, she ran her own interior design firm for more than 15 years. The 2018 ASID College of Fellows – Honorary Fellows Inductees -Dak Kopec is an Associate Professor in Master of Health-care Interior Design program in the School of Architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has authored several books used by interior design educators including three editions of Environmen-tal Psychology for Design and is also credited with research-ing, developing, and admin-Bob Schneider

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istering the first low residency graduate program focused on designs for human health at the Boston Architectural College. -Debra Levin, President and CEO of The Center for Health Design, is a passionate advocate for how the design of the built environment can have a positive influence on outcomes in human health and healthcare environments. Since 1989, her trailblazing efforts in the field of health-care facility design research, education, and advocacy

have propelled CHD into in-dustry consciousness and the forefront of evidence-based healthcare design. CHD’s research initiative, the Pebble Project, has gained interna-tional recognition, and its EDAC Certification program has become the standard for evidence-based design prac-titioners in the healthcare and design industries. Read More

>IIDA named Dina Griffin as winner of this year’s Star Award and Janice Feldman winner of the Titan Award.

The Star Award recognizes the contributions of a design practitioner or firm that have significantly impacted the interior design profession. The Titan Award recognizes outstanding service to the Interior Design profession by a product designer, manufac-turer, or other industry-related professional. Dina Griffin is an architect and designer who is president of the Chicago-based firm Interactive Design Architects (IDEA). Her firm has had key collaborative roles with Renzo

Piano Building Workshop in the design of The Modern Wing at The Art Institute of Chicago and with Tod Wil-liams | Billie Tsien Architects on the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center. Ms. Grif-fin became a Fellow of AIA in 2018. She is currently a Com-mittee Chair on the Illinois Ar-chitect Licensing Board, and is a member of the Advisory Board for Contract magazine, the Chicago Central Area Committee, and Leadership Advisory Committee for The Art Institute of Chicago. Janice Feldman is founder and CEO of JANUS et Cie. A visionary and renowned busi-ness leader, she has grown the company from a single showroom in the Los Angeles Pacific Design Center to a comprehensive global lifestyle brand now embarking on its 40th year. Operating indepen-dently within Haworth’s Life-

ASID 2018 Fellows and Honorary Fellows - Top (L-R) Dwane G. Adle, Barbara Cash, Kaye Christiansen-Englert; Middle (L-R) Ellen Fisher, Charrisse Johnston, Mary G. Knopf; Bottom (L-R) Emily B. Walser, Dak Kopec, Debra J. Levin.

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officenewswirestyle Design division alongside the esteemed brands Cassina, Cappellini, and Poltrona Frau, JANUS et Cie’s footprint has expanded to nineteen flagship showrooms throughout North America, Singapore, Sydney, and now Milan, in addition to field offices and select dealers throughout the world. Read More

>The ASID Foundation is now accepting proposals for its seventh annual Transform Grants. This program funds research projects that demon-strate the impact of design on the human experience. This year, researchers are chal-lenged to choose a specific topic and propose a project that empirically investigates the issue of choice; generates results that provide metrics on the impact of design; and translates the findings into actionable design recom-mendations, guidelines, and/or tools that designers can apply to their design projects to make them as impactful as possible. The Transform Grants include two types of research studies: -Grant A – Seed/Start-up Funds: Up to $30,000 to sup-port the exploration or pilot phase of broader research initiatives; to be completed in nine months or less (not including dissemination). -Grant B – Research Project: Up to $70,000 to investigate how design can transform lives; to be completed in 15 months or less (not including dissemination). A panel of expert judges will evaluate submissions and prioritize the top five studies

for each grant type, and the ASIDF’s Board of Trustees will make the final funding decisions. The deadline for submissions is Jun. 27. Read More

>ESI, a Fellowes brand, has completed a corporate rebranding developed in partnership with Grand Rapids, MI-based strategic design consultancy Peo-pledesign. The new ESI brand elements speak to a workforce that relies on prod-uct design and innovation to enhance productivity, move-ment and well-being. The rebrand includes a new logo, visual identity, website, and Merchandise Mart showroom, highlighting the company’s ability to motivate end-users with wellness while they work. “Today, we offer opportunities to propel you forward at work, at home and in between,” stated John Fellowes, CEO of Fellowes, Inc. “Our solutions must be flexible, active and health-focused. We felt it is imperative for the ESI brand to reflect and promote how we are delivering business today and will deliver in the future.” Read More

>Haworth marked 70 years in business with events on May 10 and 11 at its global headquarters. Dick Haworth, Matthew Haworth and Michi-

gan Lt. Governor Brian Calley offered celebratory remarks, and the evening concluded with fireworks. Activities in-cluded new product previews and NeoCon introductions; manufacturing tours; office tours of Haworth’s working showroom; and a gallery that debuts 70 years of prototypes and concepts for the office of the future. The company also presented clients with opportunities for contin-ued inspiration and growth through sessions from experts on the challenges facing today’s organizations, such as attraction and retention,

Dick Haworth kicked off the company’s 70th anniversary celebration on a sentimental note. With an iconic image, Dick recalled being 6 years old and watching the first Haworth facility being built on 16th Street and Fairbank Avenue. L-R: Michigan Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley; Matt Haworth, Chairman; Dick Haworth, Chairman Emeritus.

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officenewswiredesign, innovation and the future of work. A special web page, http://www.haworth.com/70th-anniversary, high-lights the global headquarters with detail on the evolutions that keep the space fresh 10 years after debut. Read More

>The Best of Competition winner in the 22nd an-nual IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards was The Grid Sink Faucet and Cube Han-dles by Kallista. The awards honor innovation, function, and aesthetic advancements in the hospitality industry. Winning products in eight categories were recognized at the HD Expo in Las Vegas on May 3. Kallista’s Grid was winner in the Accessories or Specialties – Hardware or Decorative Metals/Plastics category. “Product design plays a crucial role in the functionality and aesthetics of hospitality environments,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst. “Winners of this year’s competition found innova-tive ways to leverage product design to craft a hospitality experience that offers travel-ers a place to escape while maintaining elements that feel like home.” Read More

>Sherwin-Williams an-nounced the winners of its eighth Student Design Chal-lenge, an annual competition for design students. First-, second- and third-place win-ners were awarded in both the residential and commer-cial categories, in addition to two Facebook fan favorites who were chosen by the pub-lic. Rose Phillips, a student

at Ohio State University, won first place in the commercial design category for a versatile restaurant design featuring geometric patterns. Christine Galley from Radford Uni-versity received the second-place prize and Allison Brown of Utah State University won third place. Residential cat-egory winners were Nia Gibbs of Ringling College of Art and Design, Margaret Gouthro of the University of Georgia, and Amber McCullough from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Along with national recognition, con-test winners receive cash prizes up to $2,500 and the design schools attended by the first-place winners each receive $1,000 toward design programs. Read More

RE-SITED>Mike Aziz rejoined Cooper Robertson as Director of Urban Design. An experi-enced architect and plan-ner, Ms. Aziz has worked on

large-scale urban design, waterfront revitalization, and campus master-planning projects for more than fifteen years. He previously joined Cooper Robertson as an associate in 2008, drawing on his early experience at the University of Maryland’s planning department and with leading firms in Washington, DC and New York City. During his eight years with the firm, he played a significant role on several large-scale urban design and campus planning projects, including the Re-search Triangle Park Master Plan. Prior to rejoining the Cooper Robertson team, he served as a project architect with Ayers Saint Gross and later as senior urban de-

signer and campus planner at Perkins+Will, where he managed large-scale planning projects and work on varied campus plans at public and private universities. Read More

>Holly Caswell Nixon was hired by V Starr Interiors as its new Design Director. She succeeds Sonya Haffey, who was promoted to Vice Presi-dent (see Noteworthy, above). Born in the UK, Ms. Caswell Nixon is a passionate profes-sional that has more than 12 years of experience in interior design, with extensive experience working on a large variety of hospitality projects all over the world. These in-clude The Corona Resort and Casino in Phu Quoc Vietnam, where she handled multiple public spaces; a guest room remodel at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Sacramento; design of Hakkasan Group’s Yauatcha Restaurant in Houston and Waikiki; a pool deck renovation at the Four Seasons Las Vegas; and the Sandia Casino Resort, Spa &

Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge - Commercial category first place rendering by Rose Phillips of Ohio State University

Mike Aziz

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officenewswirePavilion in Albuquerque. She has also executed multiple concepts for MGM including a Millennial Gaming Space, a Vivid Juice Bar, and a Gour-met Burger Bar. Read More

>Wan C. Leung joined Fran-cis Cauffman as Principal of Science & Technology. Mr. Leung has more than two decades of planning, programming, and design experience, having served as a client manager, project planner, project architect, and lead team coordinator for a wide range of building and project types. Most recently, he worked as senior project manager at Flad Architects in New York. Notable projects include Northwell Health System’s Core Testing Facility in which the existing 60,000sf core lab in Lake Success, NY was replaced by two automat-ed facilities; total moderniza-tion of General Electric’s MET Facility at its global research headquarters – in just seven months; design of the NYU College of Nursing, Dentistry, and Bio-Engineering Institute, a new construction consisting of 55,000 sf of laboratories atop a 170,000sf tower that fosters collaboration among healthcare students; and a

project for a confidential For-tune 500 client to consolidate the primary business sector’s 355,000sf research facility space into a central global research center. Read More

>Chris Townsend joined HLW as Senior Associate, based in the firm’s Madison, NJ office. Mr. Townsend has 20 years of architectural experience with a portfolio that includes a range of project scales and types, as well as a strong background in technical detailing and coordination on complex base building projects. Recently, he managed several corpo-rate interiors projects in New Jersey, providing him with an in-depth knowledge of the lo-cal market and close relation-ships with developers in the tri-state area. Read More

ENVIRONMENT>Irvine, CA-based lighting design studio Cerno last fall teamed up with The Laguna Canyon Foundation and Restoration Ecologist Derek Ostensen to donate and plant trees in Aliso Canyon. When the trees grow, they will help to restore what used to be functioning natural wetlands. The trees and vegetation in the creekbed help to filter runoff before the water makes its way to the South Laguna beaches where the company’s founders grew up. As a manufacturer, Cerno

uses natural resources but makes every effort to use them responsibly, emphasiz-ing that the most environ-mentally responsible thing a manufacturer can do is make high-quality products that are built to last, so they do not end up in a landfill. It also strives to get the high-est yields possible out of its raw materials, recycling the majority of its scrap metal and donating extra wood to local craftspeople. The company plans to team up with the Laguna Canyon Foundation again soon to plant more trees. Read More

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Cerno Planting Trees and Assisting with Local Wetlands Restoration

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officenewswireEVENTS>ORGATEC 2018, Oct. 23-27 in Cologne, Germany, will include a special event area called PLANT 10.1 in line with its “New visions of work” and “culture@work” themes. In the center of Hall 10.1, seven interactive scenarios will invite visitors to “cast aside all preconcep-tions and think again about forward-looking forms of work and activity-based working.” With PLANT 10.1, ORGATEC, together with the consultancy firm Detecon and the creative agency Orange Council and in close cooperation with the artists’ group FREETERs & Friends, will design a space that will make it possible to experience new, creative approaches to the office as a space for working and liv-ing in “spectacular, emotive and provocative ways.” The seven working environments,

presented to meet the needs of conventional companies, will include: -Co-Working, looking at the need to focus on work separately and within a com-munity, and how the desire for transparency and flexibility can be reconciled with the need for security. -Presentation Spaces, also called “BühneFrei”, or curtain-up, showing how interactive platforms can be created in day-to-day op-erations in order to promote lively discourse and an active exchange of ideas. -CreativeSpace, also called “DenkRaum”, or thinking space, focused on develop-ing a creative atmosphere that encourages creative meetings. -LivingRoom, which aims to create a place where workers can feel comfortable and switch off, but without forget-

ting about their tasks. -MiniHome, focusing on work without a fixed workplace; intended as a temporary headquarters, a “guest performance venue” in one’s own or another company. -PlayGrounds, where findings

from the gaming sector are transferred into tomorrow’s world of work, using gamifica-tion as an innovation tool. -HochSitz, or lookout tower, aimed at finding new per-spectives on working environ-ments. Read More

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businessBUSINESS AFFAIRS>HNI Corp.’s Board of Directors approved a 4% increase in its quarterly dividend to 29.5 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on Jun. 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 18. http://investors.hnicorp.com

>HNI’s Board of Directors re-elected Larry B. Porcellato as Lead Director of the Corporation for a second term of one year or until his replacement is elected. For his services as Lead Director, Mr. Porcellato will receive an annual retainer of $19,000 in addition to the annual retainer paid to Mr. Porcel-lato as a member of the Board. Mr. Porcellato currently is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and has been a Director of the Corporation since 2004.

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, HNI shareholders approved three nominees for election to the Board for a term expiring at the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Share-holders: Stan A. Askren, Mary A. Bell, and Ronald V. Waters, III. The Corporation’s other Directors: (i) Mary K.W. Jones, Jeffrey D. Lorenger, Larry B. Porcellato, and Abbie J. Smith continue to serve as directors for terms ending at the Corpora-tion’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; and (ii) Miguel M. Calado, Cheryl A. Francis, John R. Hartnett, and Brian E. Stern continue to serve as directors for terms ending at the Corporation’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

HNI shareholders also ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as

the Corporation’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending Dec. 29, 2018; and they approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded by the Corporation to its Named Executive Officers. http://investors.hnicorp.com/Docs

>HNI also posted its second-quarter 2018 investor presenta-tion. The company expects to report non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 to $0.38 for the second quarter, and $2.40 to $2.70 for the full fiscal year. Net sales for its Office Furniture segment are expected to be up 4% to 7% organically for the quarter and up 4% to 8% organically for the full fiscal year. http://investors.hnicorp.com.

>Knoll, Inc.’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share. It is payable Jun. 29 to share-holders of record on Jun. 15. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoe-nix.zhtml?c=66169&p=irol-irhome

>At USG Corp.’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders May 9, stockholders voted overwhelmingly against all four directors that the company had up for election for a three-year term to expire in 2021. This was the recommendation of Gebr. Knauf KG, which had initiated a “Vote No” campaign on USG’s direc-tor nominees after USG rejected Knauf’s proposal to acquire the company at $42 per share. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway also supported Knauf’s “Vote No” campaign. USG and Knauf are now in negotiations regarding the potential sale of the company. In the Form 8-K that USG filed with the SEC on May, 11 reporting the results of the election, the company

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HMiller 32.2 32.0 40.1 35.9 30.4 31.6 -23.1% 1.0%

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Inscape 2.2 2.2 3.1 3.6 3.7 4.3 -46.3% 5.5%

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Kimball 16.2 17.0 18.7 19.8 16.7 16.5 -22.8% -4.4%

Knoll 19.9 20.2 23.0 20.0 20.1 23.8 -17.1% -2.2%

Leggett 41.9 44.4 47.7 47.7 52.5 50.3 -22.4% -2.7%

Mohawk 213.6 232.2 275.9 247.5 241.7 229.5 -25.5% -6.5%

Steelcase 13.9 13.6 15.2 15.4 14.0 16.8 -23.7% 0.2%

USG 41.8 40.4 38.6 32.7 29.0 31.8 -0.9% 3.1%

Virco 4.3 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.4 4.0 -33.1% -4.1%

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DJIndust 24,831 24,103 24,719 22,405 21,350 20,663 -6.7% 2.4%

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technologystated that “As a result of the stockholder vote on Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting, Jose Armario, Gretchen R. Haggerty and William H. Hernandez were not duly re-elected, and pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, continue to serve as holdover directors. Each of Messrs. Armario and Hernandez and Ms. Haggerty remain members of the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), with the same rights and powers as they possessed prior to the stockholder vote. Dana S. Cho was not elected to the Board. As a result, the Board, pursuant to its authority, voted to reduce the size of the Board from ten direc-tors to nine directors. The Board intends to continue to consider what further action, if any, might be in the best interests of stockholders as a result of the stockholder vote with respect to its director nominees. There is no specific time frame for mak-ing any further decisions regarding this matter.”

USG stockholders also voted against the approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of USG’s named executive officers. In response to this, the company stated that “With respect to the results of the stockholder vote on Proposal 3, the Corpora-tion’s 2018 Say-on-Pay vote, the Corporation received over 97% stockholder support in the Say-on-Pay vote in 2017 and as a result did not make any significant changes to the Corpo-ration’s executive compensation program for 2018. Both ISS and Glass Lewis concluded the Corporation’s pay and perfor-mance were reasonably aligned and recommended a FOR vote on the Say-on-Pay proposal in the Corporation’s 2018 proxy statement. The Compensation and Organization Committee and the Board will consider the voting results from this year’s Annual Meeting when evaluating the Corporation’s executive compensation program for 2019.”

Stockholders did, however, approve Proposal 2, ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accountants for 2018. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=115117&p=irol-sec

TECHNOLOGY>Herman Miller expanded its technology offerings through its new Living Office Settings, created in partnership with Crest-ron. Genesis, Logitech, Robin, and Whitlock. Living Office Settings uses an organization’s workplace strategy as a guide to align surroundings, furnishings, and tools in harmony with people, allowing work to flow seamlessly in every setting. Part of Herman Miller’s introduction of Workplace Services into its contract business, it is part of a toolkit to improve all aspects of the work environment. Whether an organization is aiming to en-act a cultural shift, increase efficiency, or scale technology for people and their work, Herman Miller’s team of specialists can help shape a workplace where the people propel organizational

growth. With its partners, Living Office Settings streamlines the process of creating, specifying, and deploying integrated solutions to help customers and their design partners save time and money. New collaborations include:

-Logitech – As teams continue to become increasingly dis-persed, Herman Miller and Logitech strive to make remote video conferencing more intuitive, effective, and engaging through thoughtfully integrated furnishings and collaboration tools, creating places where people feel more connected to each other and to the work they are sharing.

-Whitlock – For U.S. customers, Herman Miller works with Whitlock to offer full lifecycle media collaboration services. The partnership ensures an attractive, comprehensive setting design that provides an uncomplicated and well integrated audio, video, and team working experience with an option for 24/7 support.

-Genesis – For Canadian customers, Herman Miller is partner-ing with Genesis, a national collaboration firm focused on Con-nected Experiences – how people use and adopt technology in their spaces. Herman Miller works closely with Genesis on every element of projects to achieve seamless furnishing and technology design and deployment.

-Crestron – Together, Herman Miller and Crestron solve calling, conferencing, collaborating, and presenting challenges so the experience of meeting is more intuitive and productive. Her-man Miller’s Living Office design framework and Crestron’s technology solutions shape workplaces that ignite people’s potential.

-Robin – Robin makes it easier to find and schedule the right room with the right tools so people and organizations can operate more efficiently. Using Robin room utilization, Herman Miller and its partners help organizations optimize the spaces that are underperforming. https://officeinsight.com/officenews-wire/herman-miller-introduces-living-office-settings/

Herman Miller: Living Office Settings

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JOB SITETo place ads or to get a price quote contact Bob Beck bob@officeinsight.comT 972 293 9186

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Director, Industry Partnerships - Washington, DC

Are you are inspired by the possibility of working with the largest community of designers in the world? Do you have proven expertise in sales, account management, relationship management, or business development in the A&D space? Join our Membership and Industry Partnerships team at the American Society of Interior Designers as we continue to innovate for the benefit of our members in the interior design industry. ASID represents 25,000 members by building cross-functional and interdisciplinary relationships among designers across all specialties including design practitioners, students, manufacturers, and suppliers.

At ASID, we have worked hard in the last few years to modernize who we are and to put in place a new foundational vision that Design Impacts Lives. In 2016, ASID moved into our new headquarters in downtown Washington DC. This new and innovatively designed office space supports the health and well-being of our employees while improving our organization’s productivity, engagement, and retention.

Summary

We are looking to hire a Director, Industry Partnerships who has connections to the architectural and design (A&D) community. This person will oversee the strategy and execution of our sponsorship program from a diverse set of Industry Partners that spans the A&D space as well as other associated market sectors. They will also manage business development efforts focused on penetrating new market sectors and new membership categories.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone with a minimum of 8 years proven account and business development expertise to fulfill this salary plus incentive-based position. The candidate will fulfill the following responsibilities.

General

> Recruit new IP members with compa-nies in the interior design and archi-tecture spaces (e.g. lighting, flooring, furnishings) and other sectors

> Manage and achieve sales and rev-enue goals

> Manage a small sales and administra-tive team

> Collaborate strongly with Communica-tions and Education teams in on-boarding sponsors and implementing educational and trade show programs

> Develop a framework for regional and local partnerships and work with our association chapters to maximize re-gional and local industry partnerships

Business Development

> Create annual plans around strategic approach, sales targeting, sponsor renewals, and operations management

> Develop materials to support sales efforts, including sales prospectus, marketing collateral, presentations, proposals and agreements

> Ensure delivery of all contracted obli-gations leading to satisfaction with all aspects of the partnership experience

> Drive efforts for expanding member-ship categories (Corporate, Interna-tional, Firm)

Qualifications

> Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of related experience

> Experience or knowledge within the in-terior design industry or related fields, preferably with established relation-ships in the A&D community; Ability to transform long-term relationships into mutually beneficial partnerships

> Demonstrated entrepreneurial working style and intellectual agility in senior level discussions.

> Sound business acumen and proven experience in meeting or exceeding financial goals

> A self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills

> A strategic thinker with strong project management and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to perform in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where teamwork, collegi-ality, and self-motivation are necessary for success

> Ability to motivate a small team of sales and support staff

> Preferred experience with member associations within the design/built environment

> Travel up to 35% percent

To Apply, please submit a cover letter, writing sample, salary requirements and resume to jobs@asid.org. Applications without submission requirements will not be considered.

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Sales Assistant - Parsippany, NJ

Business Furniture, Inc. (bfi) is seeking a full time Sales Assistant for our Parsippany, NJ office.

Essential duties and responsibilities

> Insure all orders have been properly entered and placed. Create and main-tain all necessary files to insure a complete record. Communicate as required to insure successful furni-ture orders.

> Review, process, correct and maintain quotes, registers, and vendor ac-knowledgments to ensure accuracy.

> Track, expedite and sched-ule product shipments, deliveries and installations to ensure timely completion of job with manufacturers and vendors.

> Investigate and respond to vendor, customer and ac-counting inquiries to insure order is shipped on time and correctly to provide customer satisfaction.

> Create and maintain quote, order files and other paper-work from accounting and outside mail to maintain order and complete files for Sales Representative.

> Other duties may be as-signed.

Internal Contacts

> Frequent contact with Sales Representative to verify and/or provide necessary information to process quotes, orders and to ar-range for deliveries.

> As needed contact with Branch Manager for gross profit approvals, outside vendor/installer use, sales

problems and advice on handling accounts.

> Frequent contact with Cus-tomer Satisfaction to clarify status on services.

> Frequent contact with Order Entry and Billing to clarify orders, change orders and not authorized invoices.

> Frequent contact with Ac-counts Payable to check payable vouchers, clarify status and to hold pay-ments.

> Frequent contact with Proj-ect Coordination regarding customer satisfaction and not authorized invoices.

Experience:

> Furniture industry: 1 year (Required)

Send resume:

bkowalczyk@bfifurniture.com