2024-05-04T20:33:13-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150239444/a-panel-discussion-on-buying-and-selling-architecture-design-products-during-covid-19 Archinect 2020-11-30T18:02:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c01dee0ba18cfbb2f1adcfef3d33a748.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Commercial interiors product manufacturers are struggling to understand the best way to reach their customers with the product information they need to make recommendations and execute on solutions that support the health, safety and welfare of employees returning to the office. Design practices across much of the US remain closed to local sales representatives, the traditional source of product information. The inability to travel has curtailed access for designers who depend on trade shows or other industry events to gain important product knowledge. Many furniture showrooms are operating on reduced schedules, making it difficult for designers and their clients to &ldquo;kick the tires&rdquo; on new products and evaluate mockups. This session will feature a panel of industry experts offering guidelines for communicating product information to the market during the pandemic and managing the specification process during this unprecedented time.</p> <p>Join us as we talk to leaders in this space during...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150231009/how-is-climate-change-affected-by-the-products-you-specify Archinect 2020-09-30T16:09:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/ac6cc79dae4582118b16047d47927582.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Interior designers and architects are often left out of the embodied carbon conversation, but the impact and opportunity with interior materials is huge&ndash;especially when you account for cyclical renovations over the building&rsquo;s life.&nbsp;There are many ways to reduce the carbon footprint of a TI project, but doing that requires a shift in mindset.</p> <p>This is the focus of an upcoming panel, the first of <a href="https://parade.build/events" target="_blank">Parade's month+ long series of panels</a> addressing critical issues for architects and designers, entitled "How Your Specs Can Solve the Climate Crisis."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7ac21184b4ebe76dc90f8bae36e270bf.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7ac21184b4ebe76dc90f8bae36e270bf.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The <a href="https://www.parade.build/products?order=created&amp;brands=1002&amp;page=1" target="_blank">Interface</a>-sponsored event will be moderated by Nadav Malin, President at <a href="https://www.buildinggreen.com/" target="_blank">BuildingGreen</a>, with panelists Jennifer Chen, Interiors Associate at <a href="https://archinect.com/lmnarchitects" target="_blank">LMN</a>, and Brent Ehrlich, Products &amp; Materials Specialist at <a href="https://www.buildinggreen.com/" target="_blank">BuildingGreen</a>. The virtual panel will take place via Zoom next next Tuesday, October 5th, from 1-2pm EST.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://parade.build/events" target="_blank">Click here for more info and to RSVP</a>. Space will be limited so sign up soon to book you spot.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About Parade<br></strong><a href="https://parade.build/" target="_blank">Parade</a>&nbsp;is a product launch cele...</p>