The inaugraul leadership summit was a HUGE SUCCESS with over 100 attendes!

The AIA Center for Architecture and Design venue in Raleigh provided a great backdrop for the annual meeting.

Thank you to Stacy Walker with Milliken, Jim Williamson with Gensler and current International President of IIDA, Brenda Nevidjon Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing, and David Diaz with Downtown Raleigh Alliance for presenting, moderating, and participating on our leadership panel.

Stacy Walker's CEU presentation, Creating a culture of innovation, was informative and well delivered. Some take aways include three keys to leadership 1) effective creative leadership, 2) support from organizational heirarchy, and 3) culture that values and nurtures creativity.

Jim Williamson's brief presentation on the POWER of design was very engaging and precisely executed.

The comments from the panel (Jim, Brenda, David) on leadership were thought provoking and crossed a broad range of fields (nursing/healthcare, design, downtown development). A take away from this; traits of a good leader include being a mentor, a coach, listening well, being humble, and being open to criticism.

Congratulations to our student scholastic scholarship award winner, Brianna Germond from Applachian State University

A few photos from the event are provided below.

photos courtesy of Christy Bishop

Many thanks to the team at Patterson Pope for designing and compiling the information for our annual video.  The graphics, composition, and music are well executed and eye catching, but don't take my word for it...

check out the iida carolinas 2013 Annual meeting video here.

Register now to become a 2013 IIDA Carolinas Chapter Partner.  Copy and paste the link below into your web browser to see the benefits of being a Partner, Partnership levels, and to sign up to become a Partner.

http://www.cvent.com/d/qcqstb

The 2012 November Forum is fast approaching....RSVP today!

Register online (click here) by Thursday, November 8th.

Al Kabus will be presenting the following presentation:

GAINING AND RETAINING CLIENTS

IDCEC Course #40260.1 CEU credit – 1 hour

Gaining and retaining clients is critical to the ongoing success of a firm…however, many designers and architects do not consider the impact of how they engage with their clients to establish a trust relationship.  By using a different scope of research to aid in the understanding of your client’s business and developing insightful questions, you will become a more valuable and trusted resource to your client base.  Repeatedly operating in this manner will greatly aid in acceptance of your Design solutions and build your base of business as you gain and retain clients.
-Position you and your firm where design truly matters to their business-Establish your uniqueness and differentiation-Develop key questions demonstrating preparation and understanding for engagements -Engage with your client in a manner that resonates with them using their language-Effectively research your clients to prepare for building rapport and credibilityLearning Objectives:

A big THANK YOU to The Mohawk Group and Kimball Office for sponsoring this event!!

IIDA Carolinas 2012 Board of Directors Retreat @ Millken and Company- Spartanburg, SC 

We would like to thank Kristin Maier, IIDA for all her work as President, and Welcome Candice Carter, IIDA as she moves to this role.

Welcome Our New Executive Board!!!

President: Candice Carter, IIDA 

President – Elect: Andrea Kufuss, IIDA 

Co VP of Communications – Amanda Wade, IIDA /Debbie Nestvogel

VP of Membership – Angie Beard, IIDA

VP of GRA – Scott MacMeekin, IIDA 

VP of Professional Development – Kristin Baker, IIDA 

VP of City Centers – Anna Gray, IIDA

Click here for the Save the Date

Summer Social Recap     Durham Bulls Game     

It was great to see everyone who came out to the Summer Social last Thursday!  We had a great time despite the Durham Bulls getting massacred by the Syracuse Chiefs.  THANK YOU to our event sponsors: Knoll, Unique Concepts, National Office Furniture, DesignTex, and The Contract Group!!!!! 

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first Happy Hour with CREW Midlands!  The rooftop bar at the Sheraton downtown was a wonderful location for this networking event. 

Upstate City Center: 9th Annual Amy K. Stubbs Golf Tournament!

Columbia's City Center sold pink lemonade to raise money for SOS (Share Our Suzy)

We had a great event last Thursday at our Shoe Cutting party for Sole Hope and we wanted to say thank you to our wonderful host HPFI for opening up their new beautiful showroom for us to take over and get messy . Also a big thank you to Momentum Group for donating the fabric so we had stylish and durable fabric to make our shoes out of.

If you were unable to attend the Sole Hope shoe-cutting party event at HPFI but would still like to help please send a check for $10 (or your desired amount) made payable to "Sole Hope"  and send by 5/14/2012 :

Danielle Tipton

2006 Queens Ct.

Greensboro, NC 27408

On behalf of the IIDA Carolinas Chapter, thank you for your interest and participation in DesignWorks 2012!  We are excited to have had this opportunity to reward excellence in Interior Design and to recognize members and partners for their contributions to the Interior Design profession and industry.  The winners of DesignWorks Awards were announced on Friday evening, April 20, 2012 at the Mez Theater in Charlotte, NC

Photos of the event- Click Here!!!

If you missed the Annual Meeting Viedo - Click Here to check it out

Thank you to our 2012 Design Works Sponsors:

Ruby Level:

Meyer/ Formica

The Mohawk Group

Forbo Flooring Systems

LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.

Emerald Level:

Designtex

Johnsonite

DARRAN Furniture

Amethyst Level:

Daltile Corp

USG Ceilings

BCMG

Steelcase

APCO Graphics Inc.

National Office Furniture

The Sherwin Williams Co.

Michael F. Luthers + Assoc.

CH Briggs

Bentley Prince Street

BEST IN SHOW OVERALL- Gensler- Confidential Energy Client

2012 Member Awards Winners:

INDUSTRY AWARD- JONATHAN STANLEY-MOHAWK

SCHOLASTIC AWARD- SKYLAR MICHELLE SPIES- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

STAR AWARD- JEANNINE RODGERS- MCMILLAN PAZDAN SMITH, LLC

EDUCATOR AWARD- JENNIFER BELK- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

2012 Design Works Winners:

CORPORATE HONORABLE MENTION- CJMW Architecture- Delivery Center

CORPORATE WINNER-Gensler- Confidential Energy Client

RESIDENTIAL HONORABLE MENTION- LS3P / Neil Prince- The Bridge House

RESIDENTIAL WINNER- LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.- Anson House

RETAIL WINNER- LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.- Caviar and Bananas

HOSPITALITY HONORABLE MENTION- Little- Aria Tuscan Grill

HOSPITALITY WINNER- CJMW Architecture- Village Tavern

HEALTHCARE HONORABLE MENTION- Lauren Sanchez Design Ltd.- MUSC Health East

HEALTHCARE WINNER- CJMW Architecture- Public Health Center

HEALTHCARE WINNER- LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.- College of Dental Medicine

GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTIONAL HONORABLE MENTION- LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.- Central Carolina Technical College Health Sciences

GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTIONAL HONORABLE MENTION- LAMBERT Architecture + Interiors- Smith Warehouse

GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTIONAL WINNER- Redline Design Group- Northeastern University

SUSTAINABLE HONORABLE MENTION-  LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD. - Bowman and Brooke LLP

SUSTAINABLE WINNER- LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD. - The Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology

UNBUILT HONORABLE MENTION- CDA Architects- Eastover Branch Library Renovation & Addition

UNBUILT WINNER- Lauren Sanchez Design Ltd.- MUSC Health East

BEST IN SHOW OVERALL- Gensler- Confidential Energy Client

Together with ASID, the Upstate held a Silent Auction to raise money for SCIDC! The bidding wars were pretty competitive on most items, but I think everyone had a great time! The food that Coffee Underground prepared was fantastic and a special thanks to Brooke Burton with Patcraft for sponsoring the entire event!!

The Columbia City Center toured this newly renovated Residence Hall,  Patterson Hall,on the University of South Carolina Campus that is going for LEED Gold

Tour was led by Garvin Design Group & University Housing

Design Works, the Chapter Design Awards, in Charlotte on April 20, 2012

On behalf of the IIDA Carolinas Chapter, thank you for your interest and participation in DesignWorks 2012!  We are excited to have this opportunity to reward excellence in Interior Design and to recognize members and partners for their contributions to the Interior Design profession and industry.  The winners of DesignWorks Awards will be announced on Friday evening, April 20, 2012 at the Mez Theater in Charlotte, NC

Click Here to Register for the April 20th Event

Members: $55  Non-Members: $85 Student: $50

Partners get complimentary tickets with Silver and above levels (Platinum – 4 tickets  Gold – 2 tickets  Silver – 1 ticket )       

Interested in Sponsoring DesignWorks 2012?  There is still time- you have until March 23rd to sponsor!

2012 DesignWorks Sponsors receive the following tickets:

Ruby Sponsors - $1,000 – 8 tickets  Emerald Sponsor - $500 – 4 tickets  Amethyst Sponsor - $250 – 2 tickets

The Charlotte Metro City Center hosted an  evening with a Portfolio and Resume Review, a Networking Training Session, and a Panel Discussion  at FreemanWhite for students. We had about 35 students join us for an evening of feedback from Charlotte Design Professionals. Thank you to our sponsors Bonitz|DIRTT, C.H. Briggs Company, Interior Elements and National Office Furniture for a great IIDA Student Mentoring Event and thanks to all of the design professional that served as volunteers!  The students greatly appreciated the support!

UNCG Interior Architecture department hosted the Triad IIDA Student Design Days event. Over 60 students that are soon to be graduating from area design programs had the chance to get their portfolios and resumes reviewed by several of our 20 design professionals from various design fields.  They provided invaluable critics on their portfolios and interviewing skills as well as offered incite into the design professional they will soon be entering into.  It was a great day for both the students and reviewers. 

Columbia Design Days was held at McWater’s showroom and gave students the opportunity to network with industry professionals through a Panel Discussion & Portfolio Review.   

Attendees:  19 students from Anderson College

Panel Consisted of:

Rachel Lawver – Senior Designer at McWaters

Kim Bendillo – Interior Designer at Garvin Design Group

Ansley Carlson – multi-line rep with PSA

Our panelists, Joshua Allison with Novus Architects, Lauren Sanchez with Lauren Sanchez Design Ltd., Shannon Peterson with Knoll, and Liz Dickman with MUSC shared with students some of what they have learned from their experience in the design industry while answering questions dished out by our emcee, Joellen Rogers with Novus Architects.  Congratulations to Angelita Armstrong, for winning the Knoll door prize after submitting her question.  Later, both students and professionals shared samples of their resumes and portfolios, getting tips along the way.  Keep up the hard work!

The Upstate City Center had their Student Design Days yesterday; we had about 28 students from Anderson, Converse, and Bob Jones. We had half of the group touring the Bonitz showroom while the other half was Speed Dating with our 8 Professionals. The students met in groups of two to meet each professional for 5 minutes before the professionals moved to the next station. We got great feedback and it seems like everyone really enjoyed it!

Click Here for Call For Entries 

Upon receipt of fee + entry form, an ENTRY KIT with your ENTRY NUMBER will be emailed to the contact person provided.

Thank You to all the Partners who have decided

 to join us for 2012!

Click here for a full list of all our 2012 Partners

Platinum

Milliken

Gold

The Mohawk Group

Silver

Eykon

Mannington Commercial

Patcraft

Shaw Contract Group

Storr Office Environments

Tandus Flooring

Copper

Forbo Flooring Systems

InterfaceFLOR

J&J Invision

Knoll

Koroseal Interior Products Group

MDC Wallcovering

Roppe

Bronze

Amtico International

Armstrong World Industries

Bonitz

CH Briggs

Daltile and Natural Stone

Dan Lurie & Associates, Inc.

DARRAN Furniture

Davis Furniture/Professional Sales Associates

KI

Litesource, LLC

Macthrift Office Furniture/Allsteel

McWaters

Patterson Pope

Young Office

Pewter

American Seating Company

Architex Fabrics

Alpine Sales/Wilsonart

Coalesse

Corporate Concepts

The Contract Group

DesignSource3

Furniture Marketing Group of the Carolinas

HBF & HBF Textiles

Jack Fetner Associates Inc.

Michael F. Luther and Associates

Miller's of Columbia

Momentum Group

NFL Officeworks

Speedpro

Teresa Teachey Associates

USG Interiors

Warco Construction

Wolf-Gordon Inc.

Wulbern-Koval Company

Last Chance.... Parternship Closes Jan 31st...

"We Want You" Check out the Benefits added for our 2012 Chapter Partners!

We hope you decided to support the continued excellence and growth of the Interior Design Profession in the the Carolinas Chapter

Click Here to Register Online

Our 2012 IIDA Carolinas Partners 

Platinum Level

-Milliken

Silver Level

-Eykon

-Mannington

 Commercial

-Patcraft

-Shaw Contract Group

-Storr Office Environments

-Tandus

Bronze Level

-Amtico International

-Armstrong World Industries

-DARRAN Furniture

-Davis Furniture/ Professional Sales Associates

-DesignSource3

-KI

-Macthrift Office Furniture/Allsteel

-McWaters

-Patterson Pope

-SpeedPro

-Young Office

 Copper Level 

-Koroseal Interior Products Group

 -MDC Wallcoverings

-Roppe

Pewter Level

-Architex Fabrics

-Coalesse

-The Contract Group

-Furniture Marketing Group of the Carolinas

-HBF & HBF Textiles

-Jack Fetner Associates Inc.

-Miller's of Columbia

-Momentum Group

-NFL Officeworks

-Wolf-Gordon Inc.

-Wulbern-Koval Co. 

Triad City Center Las Vegas Style Holiday Party

Click Here for Photos

IIDA Columbia City Center and the AIA Greater Columbia

2011 3rd Annual Holiday Social Event of the Year

Click Here For  Photos

We had a wondful time at the " Learn IT..See IT... Strut IT" Event..

Here is out some great pictures from the Event - Click Here

Our Fashion Show Design Teams

Best of Show- DTC Design

-Team Members: Anita Holland, Kelly Moorhead, Elizabeth Lyons, Whitney Pope, Chisana Hice

-Team Sponsors: Design Tex & Coalesse

- Charity: Anderson University - School of Interior Design www.andersonuniversity.edu/soid.aspx

Best Display of Concept- DTC Design

-Team Members: Anita Holland, Kelly Moorhead, Elizabeth Lyons   Whitney Pope, Chisana Hice

-Team Sponsors: Design Tex & Coalesse

- Charity: Anderson University - School of Interior Design www.andersonuniversity.edu/soid.aspx

People's Choice- Iconic Orange

-Team Members: Colleen Stevens, Andrea Keener , Alicia Davison, Rutledge Davies, Lauren Bolser

-Team Sponsors: Corporate Concepts

- Charity: SQRescue www.sqrescue.org

Most Creative Use of Materials- KLMB²

-Team Members: Beth Johnson, Kim Bendillo, Lydia Ureda, Mark Thompson, Ben Price

-Team Sponsors: KI

- Charity: Pets, Inc.  www.petsinc.org

Bespoke

-Team Members: Katrina Dixon, Shannon Vass, Melissa Panara, Teresa Geetersloh, Jennifer Williams, Megan Lindahl

-Team Sponsors: Maharam

Arc-Com Inspire

-Team Members: Calley Springer, Amanda Wade, Scott MacKeekin, Courtney Overman, Mari-Ann Williams

-Team Sponsors: Arc- Com

Save the date for the IIDA Carolinas Learn IT, See IT, Strut IT--- COLUMBIA, SC

... CEU forum . trade show . fashion show...make sure you don't miss IT.....

Call For Entrys for the Fashion Show-  Click Here

Register Your Team for the Fashion Show Today - Click Here

At the July board meeting at Milliken, IIDA Carolinas Chapter inducts a new board.

We are looking forward to the year to come, and thank you for all your support!

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President | Kristin Maier, IIDA

President Elect | Candice Carter, IIDA

VP Communications | Leigh Stephenson, IIDA

VP Membership | Andrea Kuhfuss, IIDA

VP Government & Regulatory Affairs | Karla Towe, IIDA

VP City Centers | Anna Gray, IIDA

VP of Professional Development | Kristin Baker, IIDA

FORUM DIRECTORS

Commercial and Facilities Planning | Christy Bishop

Healthcare | JoAnne Hege, IIDA

Retail/Hospitality | Kristin Baker, IIDA

Residential | Katie Henderson, IIDA

Government & Institutional | Janye Hines

Sustainability | Dana Herron, LEED AP

Knowledge | Lydia Ureda

city center DIRECTORS

Charlotte Metro | Mary Keller Costa, IIDA Angie Rogers, IIDA

Columbia | Lydia Ureda

Coastal SC (Charleston) | Jennifer Rouse, IIDA

Triad (High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem) | Danielle Tipton Stephanie Young

Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) | Leah Shell    Lynne Leach

Upstate SC (Greenville, Spartanburg) | Marta Callies

UNCG Campus Center (Greensboro) | Linda Melendez

ASU Campus Center (Boone) | Hannah Doolen

OTHER CONTACTS

Administrator | Toni Sylvester

Treasurer | Dana Herron, LEED AP

Director of Industry Relations | Neville Devlaliwalla

Past President | Beth Johnson, IIDA

A big THANK YOU to all of our City Centers who made May a great month for the Carolinas to collectively give back to their communities in such creative ways!

The Upstate City Center hosted the 8th Annual Amy K. Stubbs Gold Tournament to support organ donation & awareness. 

Pictured (Left to Right): Chapter Student Liaisons - Anita Holland & Virginia Chrisinger, Award Winner - Sydney Kershen, Faculty Advisor - Timothy Dolan

Our Chapter's Annual Meeting, held on April 16, 2011, provided the exciting opportunity to officially present the selected Carolinas Interior Design Student with her Scholastic Award! After competing with a number of other design student finalists for the award, winner Sydney Kerschen, a Junior Interior Design major at Appalachian State University was selected based on her strong academic performance, faculty recommendation, essay submission and impressive personal interview and portfolio review. The Carolinas Chapter is pleased to be able to recognize the talents of a future professional in our local design community with this scholastic award!

A bit about what set Sydney apart ~ Originally from Cary, NC,  Ms. Kerschen is a Junior Interior Design major at Appalachian State University. Sydney’s interesting approach to her portfolio and her unique professionalism set her apart from the other finalists. Sydney is passionate about design and told us: “I have always loved art and design but kind of stumbled into interior design. After my first intro class my freshman year I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.” She is also very interested in the psychology behind design. “I love being able to understand why and how the spaces we create affect people the way they do.”

On behalf of the IIDA Carolinas Chapter, we wish Sydney the best as she finishes her Interior Design education, and expect great things from her as she enters our local design community in the coming year!

In Case You Missed...

For those unable to attend our 2010 "Designs of a Decade" Carolinas Chapter Annual Meeting, held in Myrtle Beach this past May, we have partnered with CraniumPower for a series of short video clips to help capture the event!

Part 1-
So You Think You Can Hula?

Part 2-
Who Was There?

Part 3 -
 ... Stay Tuned for the Fashion Show Footage! 

And the Winners are......

"Fashion the Future"  Fashion Show Winners :

Crowd Favorite Silent Auction entry- Lori Coates, IIDA, LEED AP, EDAC

Most Creative- "Material Moderne" (Kristin Maier,Ginger Salmon,Shannon Vass,Lindsey Thorne, Megan Lindahl)

Best use of Concept- "Wired Rag" (Lisa Kerr Lyles. Leighann Sweeny,Kelly King,Mark Dempsey,Katrina Dixon)

Most Futuristic- "Tandus Transformed" (Martha Fox, Lisa Ellis, Sarah Wyant, Sarah Willbergh)

Best of Show & Top Prize- "Tandus Transformed" (Martha Fox, Lisa Ellis, Sarah Wyant, Sarah Willbergh)

Click here to view the list of "Fashion the Future" Teams that participated.

View the "Fashion the Future" photo gallery.

The Triangle City Center was pleased to be able to assemble a volunteer team to take part in a Habitat for Humanity work day on April 17th. The team gathered in Durham, NC, with very little on-site construction experience.  However, the fine folks of Habitat quickly put them to work and before they knew it, they were broken into teams responsible for roofing, installing cabinetry blocking, and hanging exterior porch ceiling! The group all agreed that seeing such tangible progress in just four hours provided a true sense of accomplishment! Not to mention, their efforts were part of the overall process of the typical 16-week build out of a  Bronze level LEED certified Habitat home. Scheduled to be completed in mid-June, this house will be the first home owned by a local single mother and her child. 

Mark your calendars for the 2010 IIDA Carolina’s Chapter Annual Meeting! This exciting event will take place Friday, May 14 – Saturday May 15 at the Hilton Resort at Kingston Plantation Myrtle Beach, SC. The theme will be “Design of a Decade: Celebrate the Past, Fashion the Future” and will feature inspiring speakers and an impressive industry related fashion show, you will not want to miss out! 

Friday- May 14th

-"Partner/Members Recognition" Luau Reception- Beach Attire Suggested 6:30pm

Saturday-May 15th

-Leaders Breakfast/Annual Carolinas Chapter Meeting 9:00am-11:ooam

Special Guest Speaker:Derrell Parker, FIIDA (International President of IIDA) CEU Presentation “Where do we go from here?  Should we really care!”

-Residential Forum-"CEU Presentation" by Architect, David Bergman, LEED AP 1:00pm-3:00pm

"Transparent Green: The Mainstreaming of EcoDesign"

-"Fashion the Future"-  Cocktail Party & Fashion Show- Cocktail and "Fashion Forward" Attire 6:00pm

M.C.-  Textile Designer, Suzanne Tick (Sponsored by Tandus)

Silent Auction & Fashion Show Documents

Note: We have EXTENDED the deadline to enter the Fashion Show! You now have until April 1, 2010 to submit your entry!

SILENT AUCTION

Are you creative? Do you like to design and make things? Would you like to showcase your talents to our local design community? We want YOU to show us your talent!Design, create and submit your pieces of art (wearable fashion or home accessory) in our Annual Meeting Silent Auction! Your individual Silent Auction creation will be a donation to support your IIDA Carolinas Chapter. Check out the rules below:

Click here for the Individual Silent Auction-Rules and Regulations Form

Click here for the Call for Entries form

FASHION SHOW

Do you want a VIP seat at the show? See and be seen-VIP seats include VIP Gift Bags and seating close to the action! To purchase VIP tickets for the Fashion Show contact our Chapter Administrator at  iida@sylvestermanagement.com .

TOP PRIZE for Winning Team: CASH AWARD!

Click here for the Call for Entries form

Click here for the Team-Rules and Regulations Form

FULL REGISTRATION- See Event Calendar for Complete Registration Details

Note: Spouses of members qualify for member pricing.

Full registration for the entire weekend of events:(Includes Luau Party, Leaders Breakfast/Annual Meeting, Residential Forum, Fashion Show Cocktail Reception & Fashion Show)        

                                            Before April 21^st     After April 21st

Members                               $150                           $200

Non-Members                       $175                           $300

Student Members                $100                           $125

Non-Student Members        $150                          $200

 Hotel Reservations

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Interested in being a sponsor for the weekend- Prada,Gucci, or Louis Vuitton? Commitments are due by April 1st .

Sponsorship Form 

Sponsorship Commitment Letter

Sponsorship Inquiries

Thank you to our weekend sponsors that have already committed- Herman Miller, Armstrong Floors, and Tandus!

Donations Provided By:

Molly Larner Tandus)

Pat Blide (Forbo Flooring)

Skip Dunaway (The Contract Group)

FreemanWhite Inc.

Katrina Dixon (Maharam)

Tommy Kerr (Eykon)

Sherry Cauccio (Macthrift Office Furniture)

Jessica Blakely (Office Enviroments)

Blair Bryson (Human Scale)

Amie Salerno ( Antron)

"Designing Spaces that Support Cultural Change"  presented by Brandon Reame, a Brand Associate for Izzy, traveled to several of our city centers this past February. Brandon's fast paced and interactive discussion examined how Generation Y is leading the way in creating new trends for the environments in which we learn and work. Case studies were explored that exemplify how the culture of the learning environment is changing today, and where it will lead us in the future.

Special thanks to our sponsors, PSA and Izzy+ for sharing this informative presentation with our Chapter!

Columbia City Center bowled the night away during their holiday social ! Proceeds from the night went to Toys for Tots; Harvest Hope Food Bank; and The Women’s Shelter of South Carolina.

Awards were given for the “Tackiest Holiday Attire!”

Charlotte City Center held their holiday social at Charles Luck Stone Studio.Can donations went to the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Attendees learned all about the benefits of becoming an IIDA member in a quick and easy speed dating format, while enjoying a cupcake to celebrate!

The Triangle City Center held their annual summer social at Carmen's Cuban Cafe & Lounge. The music was hot, and the moves were hotter! Dance lessons included Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, and ChaCha! Thanks to our sponsors for the evening-Tandus, LEED Teacher, and Litesource.

The Triangle City Center held a building code panel discussion at NC State Centennial Campus. The panelists for the discussion of "Building Codes and Green Design Intertwined?" included Sean Vance, AIA, Extension Assistant Professor of Architecture, Center for Universal Design, NCSU, Andy Cole, AIA, Associate Project Architect, O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA, and Lisa Fieldman, IIDA of CaraGreen. The event was sponsored by CaraGreen, Chick-Fil-A, and NC State University.

The IIDA Carolinas Chapter Board of Directors held their annual board retreat at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, SC July 16th-July18th. Thank you to our Platinum Partner Milliken for their wonderful hospitality!

IIDA Carolinas Chapter 2009 Student Scholarship Winners!

At the 2009 Annual Meeting and Tradeshow in Charlotte, NC, Ashley Sehorn and Melissa Bauer, both students at Winthrop University, were named the 2009 Student Scholarship winners for the 2008-2009 school year!

Partnership Recognition at NeoCon

In an effort to say "Thank you" to our 2009 Carolinas Chapter Partners, several members of the IIDA Board of DIrectors visited each partner that had a display at NeoCon-Chicago. Over 20 of our partners were personally thanked for their continued sponsorship of our chapter.  Also acknowledged were our local representatives, for their support and involvement with our chapter.