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Interface Named to TIME100 Most Influential Companies List
ATLANTA—Interface, Inc., the global flooring solutions company and sustainability leader, celebrates its inclusion in the TIME100 Most Influential Companies for 2023 list, which highlights 100 companies making an extraordinary impact around the world. Interface is the only flooring manufacturer recognized in the TIME100.
To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations from its global network of contributors, correspondents, and outside experts. TIME editors then evaluated each on key factors: impact, innovation, ambition, and success. The result is a diverse group of 100 businesses helping chart an essential path forward.
The ‘Pioneer’ category featured Interface for its “climate-friendly flooring” and innovative product design approach, including...
Bjelin Launches Medium-sized Wood Flooring Panels
VIKEN, SWEDEN—Due to customer demand, Bjelin has released Medium-sized panels of hardened wood flooring in the U.S. Empowered by ground-breaking technologies, these Scandinavian-designed floors are developed and manufactured in Europe, sourcing premium, quality wood from the forests of Croatia.
Bjelin released its latest 3.0 range earlier this year, with updated colors and technologies, and small half-size panels. The new size Medium, measuring 6” x 79”, sits between size Small and the wide XL and XXL planks, creating more flexibility for commercial projects.
“We believe in the ability to adapt and optimize space,” said Hannes Lindblom, Sales & Marketing Director at Bjelin....
Spotnana Announces Carbon Removal Offering
NEW YORK—Spotnana, the world’s first Travel-as-a-Service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry, announced the release of Spotnana Carbon Removal, a new offering that enables corporate travel programs to achieve their sustainability goals. Through Spotnana Carbon Removal corporations can remove carbon from the atmosphere through advanced technology that is fast, exact, and permanent.
“Corporations need effective solutions for true carbon removal to ensure travel is sustainable for current and future generations,” said Johnny Thorsen, VP of Partnerships at Spotnana. “To achieve net zero impact, we believe it’s essential to provide access to carbon removal technology that is effective, accurate,...
Trane Technologies Introduces Industry-First Ice-Heating Solution
SWORDS, IRELAND—Trane—by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, has introduced its Thermal Battery Storage-Source Heat Pump System—a first-of-its-kind solution to advance electrified, low-carbon heating in buildings, including in climates below zero-degrees Fahrenheit.
The innovative system converges four proven technologies to accelerate building decarbonization:
Thermal energy storage ice tanks, reclaiming and storing excess building heat like a battery, for optimal efficiency;
Air-to-water heat pumps utilizing a reverse vapor compression cycle to extract heat from the air outside to warm the building;
All-electric chiller-heaters, recovering the excess building heat from the ice tanks to expand air-to-water heat pump applications further into dense urban...
Shaw Industries Among USGBC Leadership Award Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of its 2023 USGBC Leadership Awards. The annual awards recognize leadership and commitment to creating a built environment that enhances health, equity, resilience, sustainability, and prosperity for all.
USGBC has selected five individuals and organizations that have led the way in making best practice standard practice. This year’s award recipients represent a track record of leadership in innovation, education, and performance needed to scale green building and accelerate market transformation.
“The USGBC Leadership Awards serve as a unique platform to spotlight excellence in sustainability and green building,” emphasized Peter Templeton, President...
Tuuci Introduces the Urban Garden Planter Collection
MIAMI—Tuuci, the design manufacturer of nautically inspired parasols and shade structures, introduces the Urban Garden Planter Collection for residential and commercial use. Drawing from Tuuci’s experience with marine materials, these botanical vessels blend design and durability to deliver a curated outdoor experience. With two designs, Highland and Mainland, in a variety of colors and finishes, the Urban Garden Planter Collection lives comfortably in modern or traditional environments while the multitude of sizes and shapes offer varying degrees of space planning and privacy.
“Tuuci is passionate about helping designers and their clients expand residential and commercial properties through the craft of outdoor space making,” said Dougan...
Johnsonite Rubber Tile Now Has Product-Specific EPD
SOLON, OHIO—Johnsonite, which joined the Tarkett family of brands in 2005, has long led the industry in delivering the broadest portfolio of high-performance, resilient flooring surfaces and accessories with a focus on healthy materials and circular manufacturing practices. In addition to being Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze since 2014, Johnsonite rubber tile now has a new product-specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which details health and environmental impacts of each ingredient, as well as embodied carbon from cradle to gate.
The EPD shows that Tarkett’s carbon footprint for rubber tile is up to 20 percent lower than equivalent products in the industry. Committed to...
Busch Systems Partners with Carbongraph to Measure Product Impact
BARRIE, ONT.—International Recycling and Waste Container brand Busch Systems has launched a partnership with innovative sustainable technology company CarbonGraph to measure the carbon footprint of products.
CarbonGraph’s mission is to provide people, companies and governments with the environmental context needed to make informed decisions about the sustainability of the goods and services they buy and sell. A product’s carbon footprint measures the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions through its lifecycle—from raw material extraction and production to its final use by consumers.
The process of mapping the carbon footprint of Busch Systems products started in November 2022. In addition to mapping...
Momentum Unveils New Handcrafted Wallcovering Designs
IRVINE, CALIF.—Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering has announced three additions to its Handcrafted wallcovering collection. Using traditional methods of hand-applying layers of plaster and ink on paper, Momentum’s artists have created an eye-catching array of delicate and intricate motifs for the collection’s new wallcovering designs. Available in a range of chic yet usable colorways, Amari, Amari Stripe, and Javel Paris join the existing designs in the Handcrafted collection—Santa Barbara and Maglia. From biophilic influence to extraordinary intricacies, the new wallcovering designs bring visual intrigue to the spaces they adorn. All made to measure, the Handcrafted collection features water-based plaster and inks...
World Amenities Ranks on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies
SAN DIEGO—Inc. Magazine recently revealed the annual fastest-growing private companies 2023 Inc. 5000 list. World Amenities ranks No. 3180—with a three-year revenue growth of 162 percent. An industry benchmark since 1982, the Inc. ranking presents a statistical look at the most successful independent, entrepreneurial businesses. World Amenities joins name brands such as Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and others who gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
Ranked No. 3180, the San Diego-based firm was one of 56 travel and hospitality firms on the national list and one of two hospitality companies among San Diego’s 89 companies...