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DIRTT Product Designer Geoff Gosling Named In Top 10 Most Innovative
5.21.10 | Calgary, Canada | Product designer Geoff
Gosling has been named one of the Top Ten Most Innovative Product Designers by Healthcare Design Magazine. The
magazine’s May 2010 issue
recognized Geoff for the DIRTT wall assembly and its adaptation in healthcare
settings. Criteria for selection included a flair for the creative and stylish,
usefulness and ingenuity. Geoff is the creator of the DIRTT pre-engineered wall
solution that provides a sustainable, beautiful and cost-competitive
alternative to stud and drywall construction.
Readers of the publication submitted products for review by the judging panel. The nomination for Geoff from Tracey McGee, Healthcare Project Manager, McMillan Pazdan Smith: reads: “The design of this product has re-envisioned the interior wall as sustainable, flexible, functional and beautiful. The aesthetics of the "off the shelf" pieces allow architects to focus on the overall design without worrying about fabrication or installation issues. The modularity of the product makes retrofitting interiors very easy and seamless. The ability to integrate technology into the walls makes this a smart and long life product for healthcare environments.”
Asked to comment about the award, Geoff noted the built environment has historically been one of excessive material use, a major contributor to landfills and incapable of any level of adaptation or evolution. “It was clear to us there was a great need to create an environmental solution that had sustainability as its core behavior. We were led by the belief that we could create a solution that could respond to change whether it was technological, aesthetic, or some other unexpected demand.”
Kristin Moore, responsible for marketing and research into clients needs in the Healthcare sector, remarked, “The flexibility of DIRTT wall systems has been amply demonstrated in the healthcare sector, where it contributes to improving patient and employee outcomes without environmentally-damaging construction.” It is this agility that makes DIRTT modular walls a superior alternative to conventional construction in a wide variety of environments.
Visit DIRTT in Chicago June 14-16 2010 and experience a world of innovation. DIRTT designs and manufactures pre-engineered wall solutions for interiors that are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable. www.dirtt.net
Readers of the publication submitted products for review by the judging panel. The nomination for Geoff from Tracey McGee, Healthcare Project Manager, McMillan Pazdan Smith: reads: “The design of this product has re-envisioned the interior wall as sustainable, flexible, functional and beautiful. The aesthetics of the "off the shelf" pieces allow architects to focus on the overall design without worrying about fabrication or installation issues. The modularity of the product makes retrofitting interiors very easy and seamless. The ability to integrate technology into the walls makes this a smart and long life product for healthcare environments.”
Asked to comment about the award, Geoff noted the built environment has historically been one of excessive material use, a major contributor to landfills and incapable of any level of adaptation or evolution. “It was clear to us there was a great need to create an environmental solution that had sustainability as its core behavior. We were led by the belief that we could create a solution that could respond to change whether it was technological, aesthetic, or some other unexpected demand.”
Kristin Moore, responsible for marketing and research into clients needs in the Healthcare sector, remarked, “The flexibility of DIRTT wall systems has been amply demonstrated in the healthcare sector, where it contributes to improving patient and employee outcomes without environmentally-damaging construction.” It is this agility that makes DIRTT modular walls a superior alternative to conventional construction in a wide variety of environments.
Visit DIRTT in Chicago June 14-16 2010 and experience a world of innovation. DIRTT designs and manufactures pre-engineered wall solutions for interiors that are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable. www.dirtt.net
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