by laura | Jul 4, 2012 | Business & People News
Experts from Whirlpool Corp. played a role in helping to develop the industry’s first ever sustainability standards. The sustainability standards for refrigerators, announced by the Association for Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), are the result of...
by laura | Jul 3, 2012 | Business & People News
The long and steep housing downturn appears to be coming to an end, according to the 2012 first-quarter AIA Home Design Trends Survey. Residential architects are reporting that home sizes are beginning to turn around, particularly for custom and luxury homes. In...
by laura | Jul 2, 2012 | Business & People News
Kitchen Craft Cabinetry is featured throughout the new VISION House Los Angeles project, which was designed to represent the “home of the future.” The home showcases integrated design elements, advanced technologies, intelligent systems and durable green products that...
by laura | Jun 29, 2012 | Business & People News
Professionals looking to expand their knowledge in radiant heating and cooling, plumbing and fire sprinkler systems can now receive continuing education units (CEUs) when attending Uponor training courses. “Uponor has a strong history of education and being on the...
by laura | Jun 28, 2012 | Business & People News
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, KitchenAid and PBS cooking show host Jacques Pepin are urging home chefs to channel their cooking passion and make a difference by hosting a “party with a purpose” this July. The 1,000 Cooks for the Cure initiative encourages participants...
by laura | Jun 27, 2012 | Business & People News
VT Industries, a manufacturer of laminate countertops, is giving contractors the opportunity to showcase their skills and craftsmanship through the “Ugly Countertop” contest. By showing how a VT Countertop can transform a space, contest participants are eligible to...
by laura | Jun 27, 2012 | Business & People News
Where are you geographically? The heart of Dixie! Our shop is in Sylacauga, AL, but I’ll happily go wherever eager contract signers are ready to put pen to paper. Where are you professionally? Being a proud second-generation cabinet guy, I got a huge dose of sawdust...
by laura | Jun 26, 2012 | Business & People News
The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) has recognized Columbia Forest Products for its (CFP) PureBond formaldehyde-free technology, which is used in manufacturing the company’s hardwood plywood panels. CFP won in the 2012 competition’s Innovative Design...
by laura | Jun 25, 2012 | Business & People News
GE loaded up a refrigerator from its factory in Kentucky to the back of a truck and traveled with an engineer and a chef more than 2,000 miles to a place where fresh can’t be found. The refrigerator, along with a generator, were tethered to a pickup truck on a road...
by laura | Jun 22, 2012 | Business & People News
Cooper Lighting has announced a call for entries for its Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The competition, which focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge and function of lighting in design, is open to all lighting designers,...
