The first 2-hour training session providing architects, interior designers and furniture specifiers with an understanding of how level™ certification works took place in Los Angeles, California yesterday. L.A. is the first of nine cities where these sessions will be offered (http://www.leveltraining2010.org). Here is a response from one participant:
I applaud all those who must have given up countless hours the last few years to bring such a needed, sensible, effective tool together for the industry and for our time - now the work begins in the field to sustain it.
Seems level and the non-profit I represent have potential opportunities to extend the beneficial work each are doing. ANEW is dedicated to shaping social behavior by offering alternatives to current furniture liquidation practices. ANEW works on a national scale to keep surplus out of landfills by directing it to charities and public agencies at no cost to them - ANEW documents and reports the metrics associated with the surplus to support LEED, transparency and compliance mandates as currently being set by the government. At ANEW we’re doing what’s right with what’s left®.
Thank you again for offering this program.
Sincerely,
Rose Tourje, Founder + President, ANEW (Asset Network for Education Worldwide), http://anewfound.org
Thank Rose! These sessions are being provided at no-charge but registration is limited and required for all sessions. Each session will provide a thorough review and understanding of this multi-attribute standard and the level™ certification program. The Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) has approved this session for 0.2 CEU Credits, therefore, this course is approved and will be recognized by IDCEC’s core member organizations (ASID, IDC, IDEC, and IIDA).
In addition, BIFMA recently became a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Education Provider and the two-hour training course has also been approved for 2 GBCI CE Hours for LEED Accredited Professionals. It was added to the course catalog at http://www.GreenBuild365.org on March 13, 2010.
wow… very nice. i’m with Rose, hats off to those +100 people who worked behind the scenes volunteering their time to get the standard done.
modern furniture has dispelled all the age-old norms and introduced new materials, designs and styles. Earlier, wood was the primary material for any type of furniture. Today, it has been replaced by synthetic fibers, tubular metal alloys. These materials are not only easy to maintain, but can be molded into several different shapes and are extremely lightweight as wood.
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Excellent job.