Division 9 Flooring is big on environmental sustainability. Over the past 7 years, we’ve diverted thousands of pounds of carpet and pad from the landfill. When we partnered with Habitat for Humanity last year, our intention was to find a cause in our area that would put our materials to good use through repurposing. That’s exactly what we’ve accomplished with Habitat for Humanity. We’ve donated somewhere in the neighborhood of $400,000 worth of goods to Habitat for Humanity Snohomish County. Continue reading…
Healthcare Gets An Updated Look @ Prestige Care
At Division 9 Flooring, we take pride in our work. Prestige Care in Edmonds is a prime example of the fine work we do, particularly in healthcare. We are very proud of the way this project turned out, but more importantly, the folks we worked with at Prestige Care and Rehabilitation and Exxel Pacific are pleased as well.
The significance of flooring often gets overlooked. The fact is, it can have a dramatic effect on the overall feel and perception of a room – impacting both productivity and comfort level. It’s just as important as wall color and décor. Prestige Care is very clear on the direction their flooring should take, striving to provide a safe, comfortable, and calming interior. When you’re dealing in healthcare facilities, the #1 priority is safety. But safety doesn’t have to look boring or sterile. We were able to fulfill all of Prestige Care’s needs with a beautiful result. Continue reading…
Pike Motorworks transforms Capitol Hill with Division 9 Flooring imprint
Pike Motorworks transforms Capitol Hill with Division 9 Flooring imprint. The Pike Motorworks Apartments recently opened at 714 E Pike in Seattle. The location was known as auto row in the early 1900’s. More recently, it housed BMW and Mercedes dealerships. 260 apartment units now sit above 20,000 square feet of retail space. The building incorporates some of the historic building that once stood at the site with reclaimed wood columns and beams. Continue reading…
Apple Moves to Seattle- Division 9 Flooring Rolls Out Corporate Carpet
Apple Moves to Seattle- Division 9 Flooring Rolls Out Corporate Carpet
Tech giant Apple Inc. wants a presence in Seattle. They’re following the lead of many other California tech companies moving to Seattle. Apple is moving a development office into 601 Union in the 2 Union Square Building. The building is the 3rd tallest in Seattle, behind the Columbia Center and Seattle Municipal Tower. About 200 Apple employees will occupy the 44th floor and half of the 45th floors of the 2 Union Square Building. Continue reading…
Division 9 Flooring Donates to Habitat for Humanity
Division 9 Flooring Donates to Habitat for Humanity
Division 9 Flooring and Habitat for Humanity of Snohomish County formed a partnership last year. Division 9 Flooring has long had an interest in repurposing, recycling (D-9 was honored with the 2015 Re-Innovator Award for waste prevention and recycling) and giving to those in need. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit Christian housing ministry seeking to eliminate poverty and homelessness. It makes sense that both organizations would come together to help those in need. Continue reading…
Division 9 Flooring puts signature on new Allen Institute for Brain Science
Division 9 Flooring puts signature on new Allen Institute for Brain Science –
Paul Allen’s name is often associated with Bill Gates. They went to school together in Seattle in the 70’s and co-founded Microsoft. Allen has many interests. He founded the Allen Institute for Brain Science in 2003 to accelerate the understanding of the human brain in health and science. To date, he has donated $500 million to this project. Allen is also behind the redevelopment of the South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle. Not long ago, the area was blanketed in old industrial buildings, many of which sat empty. Allen is now moving his Institute for Brain Science to South Lake Union with a prime location on Mercer and Westlake Avenue North in Seattle. Continue reading…
Division 9 Flooring enlisted for Microsoft Cafe 121
Division 9 Flooring enlisted for Microsoft’s Cafe 121
Seattle’s Bill Gates and Paul Allen planted the seeds of technology in Seattle back in the 70’s when they created Microsoft. Today, Microsoft employs over 60,000 people in the Puget Sound area in over 14 million square feet of owned and leased facilities. Microsoft wants to attract, develop and keep the industry’s best, brightest and most sought after talent. They achieve that in many different areas, one of them is food. Food fuels the body and the mind. Making healthy food available on the Microsoft campus just makes sense. The main Microsoft campus in Redmond contains a network of 40 different cafes.
To keep things fresh, these cafes undergo consistent renovation. Cafe 121 is the latest and Division 9 Flooring was enlisted to assist in the makeover. The cafe feeds around 2000 people daily. Some of the cafe’s on campus offer self-ordering and self-check out. A remote ordering option is available at times with the ability to order ahead on your cell phone. Leave it to Microsoft to bring technology into their cafes. Microsoft also has made available a scanner that detects food allergies. A pizza place with an oven specifically designed to cook a pizza in 90 seconds. For the health conscience, Microsoft displays micro greens in hydroponic bins under plasma lights in a few of their cafes. Microsoft has a misfit produce section. It helps farmers sell produce that would normally be thrown out, but is fresh usable produce.
Division 9 Flooring installs flooring in many different buildings in our area. Each building has a history. It’s own story. When we run across a company like Microsoft that share our values, it makes the project seem more like a partnership working together towards the same goals.
Division 9 Flooring embraces technology and is committed to the environment. D9 was honored this year with the re-innovator award for waste prevention and recycling practices. Like Microsoft, we feel it’s our duty to do our part for the environment. We infuse the concept of “reduce -reuse-recycle” into every decision we make.
Division 9 Flooring floors University of Washington’s Meany Hall Stage
The University of Washington was built in 1861 and has one of the most highly regarded medical schools in the world. Division 9 Flooring is honored to be asked to assist in the renovation of Meany Hall. The hall houses the Meany Theatre which is well known for its superior acoustics. The hall’s calendar is full of performances, lectures, and artists. The stage is in continual use so the flooring is very important. We recently completed an update on the flooring and are very proud of the results. The show must go on and the flooring must stand up.
Division 9 Flooring provides many of our area schools with flooring, including Lakeside School, where Bill Gates and Paul Allen met, and Northwest School on Capitol Hill. What could be more important than education? So when the University of Washington enlisted our services, we knew their level of excellence needed to be reflected in our work. Fortunately, Division 9 Flooring has the same high standards of excellence. Studies show that flooring can have a major impact on education and the arts. Knowing the flooring we provided at UW’s Meany Hall would endure countless performances inspired us. Harry Belafonte himself will be standing on that stage as will numerous dancers, performers and lecturers. We are very happy to be a part of a project that impacts so many.
Ballard Tallman Project Blends Division 9 Flooring Finesse with Seattle History
Ballard Tallman Project Blends Division 9 Flooring Finesse with Seattle History.
Ballard started out as a city next door to Seattle. The city of Ballard was established in 1889. The city voted to be annexed to Seattle in 1907, but Ballard has continued to march to its own drum beat. Ballard is rich in Scandanavian history. Lumber and shingle mills along the waterfront helped establish Ballard in the early days. With the addition of Fisherman’s Terminal in 1914, the Ballard Locks and Ship Canal project followed. Ballard Avenue and Market Street became home to many businesses back in the day. A lot of the buildings along Ballard Avenue are protected by The City of Seattle as a Historic Landmark District. Continue reading…
Capitol Hill’s Cue Apartments Shine with a little help from Division 9 Flooring
Capitol Hill’s Cue Apartments Shine with a little help from Division 9 FLooring.
Seattle’s Capitol Hill is changing. What used to be edgy is now hip. Some call it gentrification – the “urban renewal” of lower class neighborhoods. Whatever you want to call it, Seattle’s Capitol Hill has it in spades and is in transition. The makeover is remarkable. You really notice it at night. What used to be a somewhat sketchy neighborhood, is now a mecca for young urbanites. New apartments and condos have been going in all over the place. There are cranes everywhere you look in downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill is no exception. With the influx of young professionals in the area, Capitol Hill’s “sketchy” factor is dropping. Continue reading…