A.R.E. Commits to Green Building Industry with USGBC Connection

STRETCH Your Possibilities with LG

LG’s Stretch Screens: Information, advertisements and broadcast content reinvented in a distinctive and versatile LCD monitor.

A perfect fit for

• Retail: Malls, Restaurants
• Hospitality: Hotels, Lobbies, Casinos
• Entertainment: Stadiums, Theaters
• Transportation: Airports, Terminals

In addition to Stretch Screens, LG offers a full line of LCD and Plasma televisions and monitors with the latest in digital technology. LG has a design and function that adds sophistication and style specific for commercial applications.
Visit www.LGcommercial.com for more infomation.

 A.R.E. Commits to Green Building Industry with USGBC Connection
The Association for Retail Environments has joined forces with the U.S. Green Building Council to underscore its commitment to the development of retail environments that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to work and shop.

 Marketing and Business Development Taking a Backseat at A/E Firms
According to a recent survey, 25 percent of A/E firm leaders say their greatest challenge when it comes to marketing and business development is getting staff to actively participate in marketing and sales efforts.

 Department of Natural Resources Partners With Mannington Commercial
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has named Mannington Commercial a Gold Level Partner in its Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Program.

 Charles Stewart Contract Launches New Web Site
The new site, www.charlesstewartcontract.com, will offer clients a new way to choose from hundreds of design combinations by browsing through frame and fabric catalogs or selecting from a wide array of pre-designed pieces.

GUEST COLUMNIST

 Placing Green Tenant Improvements Within Reach

By Elaine Aye, IIDA, LEED AP

With planning and thoughtful choices, designers can create high-performance, sustainable spaces that serve the client’s best interests without breaking the bank.

"We preserve the Past by giving it a Future.^®"

Aged Woods^® brand floors are precision-milled from old reclaimed barn wood.  The look of these antique woods is completely natural resulting from a century or two of weathering and the signs of old-time craftsmen.  Our floors contribute to LEED MRc3 and possibly MRc5 as well.

For more information, visit: http://www.agedwoods.com/index3.html

Interiors & Sources is teaming up with furniture industry veteran Kenn Busch to bring readers “Material Innovations”—a special section of in-depth coverage on the latest finishes and surface innovations materials for furniture and interiors, as well as the performance panels that carry them. Material Innovations will explain materials in practical terms relevant to retail, hospitality, healthcare and other commercial design sectors, showing readers what good surface design is made of.

Launching in January 2009, Material Innovations will be an informative resource for designers, as well as a great opportunity to advertise products and services related to surface materials. If your products and services help create good design, you belong in Interiors & Sources.

For more information on Kenn Busch, visit http://www.materialintelligence.com/.