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Sustainable Furnishings Council Earth Day Luncheon on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. IHFC- 11th Floor, Green Wing Ballroom

 CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Sustainable Furnishings Council announced today it has named its 2013 Officers of the Board.  Steve Freeman of Room and Board serves as President, Robin Wilson of Robin Wilson Home serves as Vice-President, Greg Harden of Harden Furniture serves as Treasurer, and Peggy Burns of Circle Furniture serves as Secretary.  Other new appointments to the Board include Amy Smith of WWF/GFTN and Norman Coley of Lee Industries.  SFC Board members take responsibility for the organization’s mission, developing goals annually and ensuring that program

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Virginian Pilot - 26Deec12 - Other than a bar called Greenies across the street and the Chesapeake Bay behind it, there wasn’t much “green” around First View Street in Ocean View before Cheryl Hahn set up shop.

Now, though, a wind turbine rises against the sky at her ­CozyPure store, and solar panels blanket the building’s front and roof.

In an age where every industry is going green, Robin Wilson has become a nationally recognized eco-friendly and healthy space interior designer. While there are many dimensions to Wilson’s trailblazing career, many of her efforts have focused on allergy and asthma-related issues and indoor air quality. The Austin, Texas native got her start working on the Lower Colorado River Authority, immersing herself in the Central Texas environmental issues of energy efficiency and water conservation.

Part memoir, part decorating book, this is the story of how acclaimed interior designer Thom Filicia renovated a fixer-upper in the Finger Lakes and turned it into a modern American home.

You are invited to a FREE presentation by Susan Inglis from the SFC at The Arrangement in Dallas on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 9:00 am. Breakfast will be provided! .1 CEU

See you there!

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Gat Creek, a West Virginia-based producer of hand-crafted, solid wood furniture and Sustainable Furnishings Council Silver Exemplary Member, received the 2012 Sage Award for environmental excellence today.

The Sage Awards were launched in 2008 by the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) to seek out and spotlight environmental innovators from whom others in the home furnishings and bedding industries can learn. The competition is open to retail, manufacturing and supplier companies in both the furniture and bedding industries.