AIA San Francisco Accepting Proposals for NEXT Conference
San Francisco, CA, December 18, 2017—The American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter (AIASF) seeks experts to present at the 2018 NEXT Conference.
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Armstrong Donates 270K Feet of Sheet Vinyl to Hurricane Relief
Lancaster, PA, December 18, 2017—Employees at Armstrong Flooring’s Lancaster, Pennsylvania distribution center loaded two tractor-trailers with rolls of vinyl sheet flooring being donated to help with the rebuilding efforts in areas of the country that were devastated by hurricanes this year.
All Novalis Products Earn Greenguard Certification
Toronto, Ontario, December 15, 2017—Third-party program specifier UL has certified that all Novalis flooring products—including glue down, loose lay, and rigid products HPC (High Performance Core) and HDC (High Density Core)—are Greenguard and Greenguard Gold indoor building products.
Industrial Production Inched Up 0.2% in November
Washington, DC, December 15, 2017—Industrial production moved up 0.2% in November after posting an upwardly revised increase of 1.2% in October, according to the Federal Reserve.
ASID Reports on Post-Occupancy Research for New Headquarters
Washington, DC, December 15, 2017—The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) completed a full spectrum of pre- and post-occupancy research on its new Washington, D.C. headquarters. The research shows how workplace design positively influences health, wellness, employee satisfaction, and work performance.
EPA Withdraws Final Formaldehyde Rule
Washington, DC, December 15, 2017—On December 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice that it is withdrawing the direct final rule to update the composite wood products formaldehyde standards issued on October 25, 2017, reports The National Law Review.
November Retail Sales Rose 5.8% YOY
Washington, DC, December 14, 2017—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November 2017 were $492.7 billion, an increase of 0.8% from the previous month, and 5.8% above November 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
JCHS Says Rental Housing Market is Changing, Slowing
Cambridge, MA and Washington, DC, December 14, 2017—A decade of unprecedented growth in the rental housing market may be coming to an end, according to the 2017 America’s Rental Housing report, released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Fed. Reserve Raises Benchmark Interest Rate .25 Point to 1.5%
Washington, DC, December 14, 2017—The Federal Reserve announced that it will raise the benchmark interest rate from its current 1.25% to 1.5% this year.
Famous Rhodes named Class I Director for Lumber Liquidators
Toano, VA, December 14, 2017—Lumber Liquidators has announced the appointment of Famous P. Rhodes as a Class I director effective December 7.