The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) is the only unbiased source of information on all types of flooring, including carpet, hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, ceramic tile, area rugs, natural stone, cork, bamboo and vinyl flooring. The WFCA and its 3,000-members are dedicated to providing consumers the service and support needed to ensure a successful flooring purchase experience.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building certification program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, professional credentials and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities. Visit their website: www.usgbs.org
Sweets, where building product manufacturers get found. Sweets makes it easy for you to influence building product decision makers. Building and maintaining an audience on your own is difficult. Furthermore, there are too many options out there. Sweets makes it easy to reach out and engage decision makers because sweets is one-stop shopping for AEC professionals when it comes to trusted building product information. Visit their website: www.sweets.com
IHRSA, the ‘International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association’ is the trade association serving the health and fitness club industry. IHRSA’s mission is to grow, protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful. IHRSA members represent health and fitness facilities, gyms, spas, sports clubs, and suppliers worldwide. IHRSA and its members are dedicated to making the world healthier through regular exercise and fitness promotion. Visit their website: www.ihrsa.org
NIRSA is a leader in higher education and the advocate for the advancement of recreation, sport, and wellness by providing educational and developmental opportunities, generating and sharing knowledge, and promoting networking and growth for our members. Vision: NIRSA is the premier association of leaders in higher education who transform lives and inspire the development of healthy communities world-wide. Visit their website: www.nirsa.org
Mission: The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Vision: We envision a world where people and the environment prosper together. Strategy: We believe that the best way to keep forests standing is by ensuring that it is profitable for businesses and communities to do so. That means helping farmers, forest managers and tourism businesses realize greater economic benefits by ensuring ecosystems within and around their operations are protected, and that their workers are well-trained and enjoy safe conditions, proper sanitation, health care and housing. Once businesses meet certain environmental and social standards, we link them up to the global marketplace where demand for sustainable goods and services is on the rise. Visit their website: www.rainforest-alliance.org
FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. Visit their website: www.fsc.org
The NWFA is a non-profit trade association representing all segments of the hardwood flooring industry, from manufacturers, to distributors, to retailers, to installers. We provide training and resources for wood flooring professionals to assure that you get high-quality flooring that will last a lifetime. The NWFA’s mission is to be a leading resource of accurate and expert wood flooring information for the consumer and the wood flooring industry. Visit their website: www.woodfloors.org
An international and global basketball news outlet established in 1996, fiba.com is one of the world’s leading basketball websites. A trend-setting, trusted source of basketball news, basketball interviews, basketball video, expert analysis and information, fiba.com has been referenced by hundreds of leading media outlets around the globe. Visit their website: www.fiba.com
The Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA) is the authoritative source of technical and general information about maple flooring and related sports flooring systems. MFMA’s membership consists of manufacturers, installation contractors, distributors and allied product manufacturers who subscribe to established quality guidelines. Through cooperative member programs, MFMA establishes product quality, performance and installation guidelines; educates end users about safety, performance and maintenance issues; and promotes the use of maple, beech and birch flooring products worldwide. Visit their website: www.maplefloor.org
Based in Washington, D.C., has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857. The AIA serves as the voice of the Architecture profession and the resource for our members in service to society. Visit their website: www.aia.org
The first squash court was built in England in 1864; there are now around 50,000 courts in more than 185 nations worldwide. To harness this growth and to promote and co-ordinate the sport, the International Squash Rackets Federation (ISRF) was formed in 1967, its name being changed in 1992 to the World Squash Federation (WSF). The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the International Federation (IF) for squash. The WSF is a member of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF). Visit their website: www.worldsquash.org
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the governing body for the sport of badminton and has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an office in Lausanne, Switzerland. Visit their website: www.bwfbadminton.org