Interior Design Professor, Shane Totten with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), dropped into the showroom to meet with CE's Architectural and Design Representative, Laurel Hoover, for a tour to expose the Interior Design students to the role a dealership plays in the professional world. Laurel organized speakers Ed Tadlock, Project Manager, Christy Nel, Designer, Leisa Shealy, ICE designer and Lisa Cheatham, Operations Manager to explain their support roles to architectural and design firms.

Corporate Environments, a member of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and our CE Sales Rep, Sandi Vaughn, hosted the January "Eye Opener Breakfast" at the Columbus Conference Center on Thursday, January 28^th. Since Corporate Environments is a Leader in LEED, through Modular Interior Construction, we partnered with a CPA, William Hood, who presented cost savings through his dynamic and informative presentation "Show Me the Money"!

Last month the C.E. sales, design and management teams took a trip to the new 81,000 sq. ft. DIRTT assembly plant in Savannah, GA. Throughout the 2 day event our teams learned about every detail that goes into manufacturing the innovative DIRTT modular interiors.

DIRTT 'Doing It Right This Time', refers to creating responsive, sustainable and unique workspaces through DIRTT's Agile Architectural Solutions. Movable walls and access floors allow for complete self-expression and individual function providing a productive, long-term, flexible asset. DIRTT Walls are pre-engineered, pre-manufactured and horizontally support new and legacy furniture and storage. They virtually eliminate construction waste and any future renovation waste - no demolition, dumping, procuring and re-building. The results are dramatic and meaningful for the environment and your bottom-line.

We also used the opportunity to do team building workshops that strengthened the already tight bond between the design, management and sales forces, part of our ongoing efforts to ensure our company retains its position as one of the top furniture dealers in the Southeast.

For our 2nd year in a row, Corporate Environments was proud to help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society by sponsoring Team Drummond in the Cox Atlanta Bike Ride.

In the spirit of the holidays, Corporate Environments gave 120 companies & organizations throughout the Architecture & Design community the opportunity to donate money to one of four charities including the Humane Society, American Cancer Society, the Boys & Girls Club, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. We thank those who responded for their participation in making the holidays merrier for this select group of charities.

T’was the week before Christmas when all through the land
Holiday Breakfast and Lunches were planned

The Breakfast on Tuesday was super,
so yummy, and swell
There were high hopes for lunch,
the next day would tell

What to our wondering eyes will appear?
Ham, turkey, salads, veggies, dessert and good cheer

"No, Dasher! no, Dancer! no, Prancer or Vixen!
No Comet! no Cupid! no, Donder or Blitzen!

Just friends at CE, the merriest band,
Will join in the fun, each woman and man

The Library’s ready and calling to all
Noon’s the time, for the jolliest Lunchtime of all.

Corporate Environments has supported IFMA Atlanta’s Sustaining Patron Program for several years. This year’s Appreciation night was hosted by Brian Benedict at the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta on Tuesday, December 1st. Patti Miller invited David Heidlauf of AutoTrader.com as our guest. David is pictured here with C.E. Sales rep Patti Miller.

Team members Tony Nelson, Tracy Bennett, Jennifer MacFarlane, Carlton Poole, Yu-Kai Lin and Allison Jones all were a part of a bowling team to benefit a cure for breast cancer. Corporate Environments & J-MacFarlane Group sponsored the team and were amongst other charitable companies who had a blast for this great cause.

On September 17, 2009, Knoll Atlanta hosted the 3rd Annual IIDA Georgia Chapter's "Trash to Treasure" Art Auction. Both a silent and live auction took place with all proceeds going to the "Atlanta Beltline", an ambitious effort to convert a 22 mile unused railway surrounding the city into a vibrant urban greenspace.

Corporate Environments recently held several sessions of an environmental workshop taught by Michelle Anderson of DIRTT. Michelle compared modular interior construction to conventional construction highlighting the financial and environmental impacts of each. We had a fantastic turnout for separate breakfast, lunch, and evening cocktail sessions. Thank you everyone who attended! We look forward to holding more workshops in the future.