GREENlife: Energy Bar

Market Suites, 8th Floor, Suite 8-3130

Designed by TVS Interiors, the GREENlife Energy Bar located on the 8th floor is your stimulus for revitalization during a hectic day at NeoCon®. Implementing sustainable concepts for commercial interiors, GREENlife inspires, innovates and educates visitors about green design.

Make this your stopping point to re-energize with a healthy drink or energy snack as you browse that next floor of product!

• GREENlife: Energy Bar Sponsors

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  Here® mobile tables are ideal for employers and educators who demand efficiency of time, space, and cost. Meet, move, and store. Here Flip Top tables fold and nest to clear a room for alternate functions. With the ability to quickly add more participants, Flip Top tables make teaming and training areas even more effective.  All pieces are designed to be moved by one person and can be set up, broken down, and stored in minutes.  Here Flip Top tables are also GREENGUARD certified.  By specifying or installing Bretford’s GREENGUARD Certified products, institutions are closer to achieving valuable LEED Certification, the nationally accepted benchmark towards the design, construction and operation of green buildings. www.bretford.com.

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  Kolme Nesting Tables
  Designer: Greutmann, Bolzern
  This table series, as well as several other surfaces, was developed by the engineers at Dietiker in conjunction with the design team of Greutmann, Bolzern when they asked the question “What now?” With the environment always top of mind at Dietiker, off-cuts from other products present opportunity for new products rather than a pile of waste.

  As they stood looking at the off-cuts of oak and beech from the many wood chair and table products produced by Dietiker an idea formulated. Today these off-cuts are laminated into long strips and worked into large sheets of 1” solid material presenting a beautiful herringbone pattern.

  This product, made entirely of recycled material, leaves virtually no environmental foot-print. The finish, presented in a spectacular range of colors, is achieved in water-based stains and lacquers that meet all requirements of the Vdl-RL 02 (Environment and Health preservation). This durable finish is lightfast and fire resistant.

  Please view all Dietiker products at www.dietiker.com.
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  Planes’ simple design hints at its European influence and creates harmony with a variety of furniture lines and interior environments. A multitude of options lets you pair the top and leg designs that complement your desired aesthetic. Sophisticated or athletic — one table or an entire room — Planes adapts to precisely what you need.

• Created by Haworth Design Studio and Daniel Figueroa of Bad Munder, Germany, Planes answers a global appeal for crisp, clean design.

• Built-In Integration — Planes integrates readily with the Compose® system, Enclose™ moveable walls, and Patterns™ architectural system, as well as our egacy products. An extensive range of materials, finishes, and glass offerings complement other Haworth brands, as well as a wide variety of aesthetics and applications. Planes makes it easy to apply a uniform aesthetic from architecture to walls, to tables and more.
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  Super Flor
  The heritage of InterfaceFLOR began with the invention first carpet tile approximately 50 years ago by a Dutch company called Heuga. Heuga became part of InterfaceFLOR, and that original carpet tile product, Super Flor, remains one of our best-selling products today. Available in 36 colorways
  
  Yin-Yang™ Collection - A lacquer-smooth meld of traditional Asian and Indian iconography and modern, minimalist Zen interiors, the Yin-Yang Collection is the perfect combination of sophisticated beauty and sensory comfort for your upscale environment. At once lavish and contemporary, the Yin-Yang Collection is available in 24 traditional colorways ranging from rich jewel tones to burrowing neutrals, all provocative and mysterious, yet warm and comforting.
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  J. Ennis Fabrics is proud to introduce their New Crypton® Green collection which features 11 new and exciting patterns in 74 sku’s. All made from recycled polyester. Colors range from traditional to vibrant modern hues and shades. Patterns feature soft chenille yarns in stripes and contemporary woven jacquard patterns. Woven geometrics and modernized patterns in both small scale and large scale. Sampled in large 10 ½” x 13” easy to use stack book and three visually innovative tri-fold binder cards: Intensity, Vitality and Serenity.

  
  
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  KnollTextiles features Lore upholstery, part of the KnollTextiles Crypton Green upholstery collection, which is constructed of 64% post consumer recycled polyester and is MBDC silver certified for human safety reduced environmental impact. For over six decades, KnollTextiles has been a leader in modern textile design for corporate, hospitality, healthcare and residential interiors.

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  Luxo’s Ninety is the world’s most energy-efficient LED task light.  It combines great design, with better lighting ergonomics, all in a truly sustainable package. Its low energy consumption LEDs (it uses four at just 1.4W each) provide a highly efficient light diode system producing optimal light with a 45,000 hour life span.  That means in normal office settings the light source will last for 25 years. Ideal for general office work and illuminating large work areas, Ninety is the perfect ergonomic task light to cut direct and reflected glare with its asymmetric light distribution, and it is fully and easily adjustable. For more information about Ninety and Luxo visit www.luxous.com.

  
  

• MDC Wallcoverings is a proven leader in providing high quality digital imaging solutions to the architectural and design communities. From digital wallcoverings to large format custom artwork, single installations to large rollout programs, MDC Digital creates a visual experience that connects people emotionally and strengthens your branding efforts.

  The mural printed for the Greenlife Energy Bar was printed by MDC Wallcoverings using the latest in UV ink technology, which is virtually VOC free, on an environmentally friendly digital substrate that is free of PVC, phthalates or extractable heavy metals.

  
  
  
  

  Harmony® Interior Latex is an ideal choice for an environmentally preferred coating that offers a high-hide, durable finish for occupied spaces.  Formulated with anti-microbial properties, Harmony is a zero-VOC, low-odor coating that allows immediate occupancy of newly painted spaces.  The waterborne formula is available in a complete interior paint line, from primer to topcoat, in eg-shel, flat and semi-gloss finishes. 
  
  Visit Sherwin-Williams on the Internet at sherwin-williams.com.

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  Steelcase Cachet Chair
  Uncommon comfort. Uncommon versatility. Cachet adjusts to the way you sit. Its flexible surfaces and "balanced action rocker" mechanism absorb and evenly distribute your weight. Designed by Peter Jon Pearce. Cachet is an environmentally responsible product.

  • 99% recyclable by weight
  • exceptionally durable and easy-to-clean for a longer life
  • glass-filled nylon frame and polypropylene construction is easy to disassemble for recycling
  
  
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The Green Guide To NeoCon

Be sure to pick up a copy of Interiors & Sources Green Guide to NeoCon, a special magazine covering all current methodologies of measuring green products, as well as a complete listing and mapping of green products being exhibited at NeoCon. For more information, call Mike Stanley, publisher, Interiors & Sources at (610) 687- 5252 or e-mail mike.stanley@interiorsandsources.com.

Green "Environmental Design" Seminar Track

Market Suites, 7th Floor

This series of seminars highlights the sustainable design issues impacting the design industry today and provides the information you need to incorporate green design products and practices in your projects. Click here to view the seminar descriptions.

GREENGUARD Environmental Institute

Market Suites, 8th Floor, Suite 8-3139F

GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is an industryindependent, non-profit organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification Program. With more than 150,000 certified products and 150 participating manufacturers, the GREENGUARD online product guide offers the largest resource for low-emitting materials across 18 different industries. From furniture and flooring to paints and wallcoverings, designers specify GREENGUARD Certified products for a more sustainable interior environment. Visit greenguard.org

U.S. Green Building Council Exhibit

Market Suites, 8th Floor, Suite 8-3139E

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. USGBC is composed of more than 12,000 organizations from across the building industry that are working to advance structures that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Visit USGBC's National and Chicago chapter booths for the latest green building news, education and resources.

The Merchandise Mart, the world's largest commercial building has obtained the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Building (LEED-EB) Silver certification. Now the fifth building in Chicago to become LEED^® certified, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.'s efforts to promote exemplary green building practices and environmental stewardship throughout their 4.2 million-square-foot facility are being recognized by what is considered to be the industry standard for high-performance green buildings.

The Green Spot

First Floor, The Merchandise Mart

The Green Spot showcases new, innovative, sustainable and eco-friendly products and celebrates many of the accomplishments of The Merchandise Mart, our showroom partners and the city of Chicago. Addressing global environmental challenges, the display highlights the product innovations, research findings and events of the last several decades that reduce our environmental footprint and make the world a better place to live.

The Mart Goes LEED-EB: An Insider's Tour [TR6]

Tuesday, June 10 • 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Presented by: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Sponsored by:

Fee: $30
Highlights: Get a behind-the-scenes tour of The Merchandise Mart, newly recognized as a LEEDEB Silver building in Chicago. Get inspired for your own "green" projects as the architects and Mart executives who were involved with this sustainable journey explore the opportunities and challenges posed in achieving LEED-EB certification for the largest commercial building in the world.

Concluding this tour, join Buildings magazine in their booth on the 8th Floor for hospitality and conversation. Get your copy of the Mart's sustainability journey as featured in Buildings magazine's APril 2008 cover story.

Click here to register for this event.

To learn more about all the green initiatives in place at The Merchandise Mart, please visit: mmart.com/green.