Franklin Interiors was founded in 1945 by the Franklin family with an emphasis on residential interior design.  Over time, The business evolved into commercial interiors and became an Authorized Steelcase dealer. From this foundation, the company moved into commercial flooring.

Franklin Interiors has grown around a vision of being the leader in providing innovative and effective solutions that exceed clients’ expectations. Their product and service offerings have grown to accommodate a broad spectrum of clients’ needs, whether it be carpet, hardwood flooring, rubber flooring, and vinyl flooring solutions.

With General Manager of Commercial Flooring, Jack Fraser, overseeing a dedicated team for business growth and working closely with Starnet Preferred Vendors in the Pittsburgh market, they recently were able to launch a maintenance business in December 2011.

To learn more, please visit www.franklininteriors.com.

Members and Vendor Partners, please refer to the link Starnet emailed to you. Members may also register by logging into S-Net.

Through this link, you can sign up for all activities connected with the meeting as well as reserving a room at our host hotel.

Thanks and see you in Vancouver!

“Sustainable building practices are gaining acceptance in the competitive world of concrete construction. Concrete producers and contractors are important team members in developing and building sustainable projects. The editors of Concrete Construction and The Concrete Producerhave created an awards program to recognize those innovations.

GreenSite Projects of the Year honor the best projects in 12 different categories: residential, multifamily housing, landscaping, industrial, high-rise, commercial, institutional, transportation, rehab/retrofitting, historic restoration, municipal, and demonstration projects.

Winning projects will be featured in both Concrete Construction and The Concrete Producermagazines, appear on our websites, and on greensiteawards.com, and be recognized at World of Concrete.”

New England Floor Covering worked with architects Freeman French Freeman and designer Jesse Beck AIA NCARB, and used products from  Milliken, Bigelow, Lees, and Roppe.

A beautiful interior for busy students!

“Cornerstone Commercial Flooring is proud to announce the Grand Opening of their new innovative Design Center and Sample Library in Baton Rouge.

Wednesday, the 26^th of May from 2:00 to 7:00 pm.

10125 Mammoth Ave.

Baton Rouge, LA 70814.

The event will include a Wine Tasting, Live Music, Art Exhibit, Refreshments and Door Prizes.

Cornerstone is a full service commercial flooring dealer specializing in commercial flooring consultation and installation in Louisiana. They serve as one of the premier Starnet members in the state.

This Center serves as a professional workspace for Louisiana’s Architects, Designers and End-Users. The space is also available for events, presentations and continued education classes.

Through Cornerstone’s Starnet Membership, they carry an exclusive product selection including Vogue Bay, High Performance Carpet Tile and many others. Their samples are now accessible to Architects and Interior Designers to utilize while presenting to clients.”

Jeanne Matson Discusses the Highlights of Starnets Annual Meeting
Audio courtesy of Kemp Harr, Floor Daily

Charles DiGisco of ReSource is listed on the AIA National Speakers Registry and is an AIA Passport Provider.

The CEU, Industrial-Commercial Permanent Floor Coatings and Finishes, will be presented by Charles DiGisco, who authored this CEU in collaboration with Schutz NA, and received approval as a AIA/CES Registered Provider from American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Review Board. The AIA Office of Records at the University of Oklahoma accepted and approved the class based on its educational merit.

April 15th will be the first time that this CEU will be presented to the Architect community! Please RSVP by email to cdigisco at resourcenj.com.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Read the story at FloorDaily here.

The FSC-Pure designation means that certified products have been harvested in an FSC-certified forest, manufactured with 100 percent FSC-certified material and are distributed and sold through an FSC Chain of Custody (COC)-certified distribution channel.

While the FSC has been furthering standards for conserving natural forests for many years, the organization has only recently begun recognizing bamboo.

Teragren said it has been working with it Chinese factory partner, Zhejiang Xinyuan Bamboo Products Co. Ltd., and Anji County government officials to FSC-certify all of the bamboo forests in Anji County, Zhejiang Province, also known as the “bamboo sea.”

Teragren’s bamboo flooring is FloorScore certified.

Congratulations to Teragren!