By Anne Vazquez, on October 25, 2006, at 7:00 am Advance announces that its Advance University interactive ballast training website has been officially approved by the National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors for the “NAILD Lighting Specialist” (LS) certification program.
In order to achieve successive levels of certification within the Lighting Specialist program, NAILD members are required to complete and demonstrate successfully their knowledge of a range of lighting courses and skills. Completion of Advance University’s first-level course, “Ballast Basics 101,” which covers basic information about ballast technology, is now a mandatory requirement towards NAILD certification as a Lighting Specialist 1 (LS1).
Said NAILD President Bill Hurd,
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 25, 2006, at 6:47 am Gerrard Wendell (G.W.) Haworth, the founding chairman of Haworth, Inc., died today at age 95. An influential entrepreneur, he established Haworth, Inc., a manufacturer of office environments that grew from a garage-shop venture in 1948 to a $1.4 billion, global corporation.
Recognized in 1993 as Entrepreneur of the Year by the University of Michigan Business School, Haworth was a pioneer in the office furniture industry, whose garage-shop venture became a global corporation.
“My father was a distinguished business leader, but more importantly, a great man,” said Richard Haworth. “He followed his natural instincts as a thinker and a teacher.
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 24, 2006, at 7:46 am In September 2006, Universal Protection Service, a security, fire/life safety, and electronic security company based in Santa Ana, CA, began a ground-breaking, joint training program with the Los Angeles Fire Department. The training resulted in the certification of 30 of Universal Protection Services’ top managers in the city of Los Angeles as High Rise Fire Safety Instructors.
The three-day training program, conducted by Inspector Darryl Bolden of the Los Angeles Fire Department, prepared all the managers to test for their Certificates of Fitness with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Inspector Bolden described the training as “ground breaking,” and further
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 24, 2006, at 7:42 am The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) Central Code Committee has announced that its comprehensive online catalog of U.S. and Canadian elevator industry codes, standards and regulations—the long-anticipated NEII CodeFinder Database—is now operational. NEII Full Regular Members can easily locate all local codes, including accessibility, building, electrical, new and existing elevator and life safety codes, regulations, and laws applicable throughout the United States and Canada. Accessible through the MEMBER area of the NEII Web site, CodeFinder also features a directory of code enforcement authorities, their referenced codes and all modifications pertaining to the referenced model code for elevator and escalators.
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 24, 2006, at 7:39 am Fifty civil engineering firms are celebrating a major accomplishment, but it’s not the type of honor they typically enjoy for executing a great project. No, this honor is much more personal and, consequently, much more meaningful to the firms’ leaders and staff.
On September 28, the top 50 and honorable mention 2006 Best Civil Engineering Firms To Work For were announced at an awards presentation during the Best Firm To Work For Summit. Firms on the list are honored for achieving high levels of employee satisfaction and a great workplace.
Shanon Fauerbach, P.E., editorial director for CE News, which
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