Senior Living-Focus on Transitions: Safe transitions liberate seniors, both physically and mentally - Nov 2020
Perkins Eastman designers Susan DeFlitch and Emily Pierson-Brown discuss the ways in which safe transitions benefit seniors.
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Material Bank: A look at how this A&D sample expeditor and aggregator aims to reshape how designers access pitch materials for their clients - Nov 2020
Material Bank, an online sample fulfillment service, says it’s poised to change the landscape of the contract finishes business-less than two years after launching. Learn about the service and what manufacturers and firms are signing up for it.
Strategic Exchange: Uptick in home spending fuels recovery for flooring retailers in 2020 - Nov 2020
Publisher Kemp Harr talks about the challenging year and how, despite the setbacks, the retail flooring business has been blessed in recent months by the rise in spending on home remodeling. He also shares his personal experience with Covid-19.
Focus on Leadership: Doug Chadderdon, CEO of Great Floors, discusses his 40 years in flooring - Nov 2020
Doug Chadderdon is a second-generation leader of a $200 million flooring retail chain, Great Floors. This month, he shares the story of how he got into the family business and ways in which he’s helping the company navigate challenging times.
Designer Forum: ID Studios incorporates San Diego’s roots into the design of Marsh & McLennan’s headquarters - Nov 2020
Designer Deborah Elliot provides a unique look into the bold renovation of Marsh & McLennan’s headquarters, which incorporates landscapes around San Diego, like beaches, desert, mountains and wetlands, and how flooring played a role in the concept.
Best Practices: Custom Carpet Centers - Nov 2020
Custom Carpet Centers has been a family-owned and -operated flooring chain in New York State for 55 years. The McDonnell family shares the story of their humble beginnings and the journey to becoming the largest independent retailer in their state.
Marketing Minute: Don’t let the virus infect your marketing effort - Nov 2020
With shows and events canceled in the past year, it’s been harder than ever for flooring business professionals to market their products. Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen talks about ways those businesses can refocus strategies in hard times.
Flooring Forensics: Underlayment products and issues - Nov 2020
With flooring installation failures on the rise, contributing editor Lew Migliore explains the importance of understanding underlayments, both their materials and chemistry, and how flooring installers can avoid costly pitfalls in the future.
The Top 250 Design Survey: The A&D community weighs in on the state of interior design and the commercial flooring business - Oct 2020
Executive editor Darius Helm provides a detailed look at what members of the architecture and design community have to say about where the flooring industry currently is, how far it’s come over the year and where it should be headed.
Hardwood Update: Might the upheaval of the pandemic shift hardwood’s fortunes? Oct 2020
In this report, editor Jessica Chevalier explores the current landscape of the hardwood industry, the challenges it faces against the rise of LVT and how the shelter-in-place lifestyle of the past year might bode well for this category’s business.