Home Builder Developer - Interior Renovation and Design

Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) March 31, 2015

Leapfrog Lighting recruited two new expert team members to help manage increasing demand for the popular No-Trouble Retrofit Program. Sabiha Casey, recently re-elected as board member at BOMA Ottawa, joins the Leapfrog team to help communicate the benefits of fully managed LED retrofits for building owners and managers. Sabiha joins sales leader Jim Armitage to help drive business development and sales.

"Sabiha and Jim are key to managing our rapid growth in LED retrofit projects," explained Stephen Naor, CEO of Leapfrog Lighting. "It isn't about selling the concept. Everyone understands the savings potential on lighting operations costs afforded by LED retrofits, especially in the face of rising electricity costs. However many businesses are held back by the complexity of auditing, planning, installing and managing rebates. Sabiha and Jim will help put the "No Trouble" into the retrofit process."

Sabiha Casey brings twenty-four years of experience in marketing and business development across commercial building-related services, together with extensive work with trade associations such as BOMA.

"Sabiha's credentials are impressive. We were inspired not just with the years and loyalty she has shown, but her expertise. For me, the fact that she is a board member of BOMA Ottawa made it clear that she is truly invested in the industry. That's important. It's all about Leapfrogs relationships with clients."

BOMA Ottawa members own, manage and support 60 million square feet of office, retail and industrial space in Ottawa. Sabiha Casey has been a longstanding board member and returns in 2015.

Over her career she has worked with a variety of support companies, working with building and property managers. Mr. Naor explained: "Important skills she brings to Leapfrog include knowledge of building management, strong leadership skills, proven planning and forecasting, and a strong base in the application of lighting technology."

Jim Armitage, head of Leapfrogs sales team also brings more than two decades of experience, and has already helped shape and streamline the No-Trouble Retrofit program unique to Leapfrog.

"The secret of the success of Leapfrog's No-Trouble Retrofits is our team approach," said Mr. Naor. "Jim, and all the team really helped make this the best managed LED retrofit program out there."

Jim Armitage's successful business development career, bridging 1998 to today, covers diverse fields within commercial building, construction and related fields. Jim worked on program development and facilitation as a consultant to The Minto Group. For GRG Building Consultants he managed a regional office. At Dryvit Canada, Jim developed national sales programs for exterior insulation and finish systems. He served in the past on the Board of Directors for EIFS Council of Canada.

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THE CHALLENGE

Susan and Ray Tejada need to make room for their two granddaughters to bunk in the tiny home office of their Bethesda home. They will continue to use the space primarily as an office but want the girls to have a comfortable retreat when they visit.

THE SOLUTION

Designer Elizabeth Krial uses a space-saving bunk bed and incorporates the Tejadas love of Swedish design to create a space for working and sleeping. Krial, of Elizabeth Krial Design (703-435-6262, http://www.elizabethkrialdesign.com), is based in Reston.

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Tone-on-tone wallpaper with butterflies is sophisticated enough for an office but soft enough for the visiting girls.

Paint the ceiling a light gray, such as Passive by Sherwin-Williams, and add crown molding to heighten the space.

Filing cabinets hide the printer and provide storage for office supplies and the girls clothes.

Choose a bunk bed that can fold up when not in use, to maximize the space.

A Scandinavian light fixture and a cuckoo clock (which can be turned off to allow guests to sleep in) add fun and whimsy to the room.

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David Letterman has waded into the controversy surrounding his home state of Indianas new Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Addressinghis CBS Late Show audience Tuesday night, Letterman took on Gov. Mike Pence, who signed the bill into law last week. Protestors say the bill is thinly disguised way of legalizing discrimination against gays and lesbians.

This is not the Indiana I remember as a kid, Letterman said.I lived there for 27 years. And folks were folks and thats all there was to it.We had things to worry about. We all breathedthe same air and now this guy throwsa monkey-wrench into the works it doesnt pass the sniff test. It may be legal, but it aint right.

Letterman than segued into a Top 10 list of people Pencelooks like. Theywere all rather jerky characterslike The guy at the bar who sends your girlfriend a drink.

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MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III confirmed Wednesday that there will be a minor Cabinet revamp in his administration.

Aquino, in an interview at JAM Liner Bus Terminal in Quezon City, said that he was considering Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. to head the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

He said that he was still completing the process since he wants to make sure that if he would move one Cabinet official to another post, there should already be a replacement.

"Kung may aalis sa isang puwesto kailangan yung papalit sa puwesto niyo maitu-turnover na niya para minsanan yung paglipat," he said.

If appointed, Coloma would succeed former chairman Francisco Duque III whose term ended in February.

A CSC chair has a seven-year term.

Asked if Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director General Joel Villanueva would replace Coloma, the President said, "Hintayin na natin kaya 'yon para makumpleto 'yung buong proseso."

As to the new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief head, Aquino said there are other candidates aside from PNP officer-in-charge Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina and Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo.

He also said that he was still waiting for the legal opinion from the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Justice if he could appoint a permanent PNP chief even if Purisima remains the four-star general.

Purisima resigned as PNP chief after the tragic Mamasapano incident on January 25 that left 44 police commandos dead.

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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has approved a request from the country's junta to lift martial law.

The announcement, which was made on television today, goes into effect immediately. But, as reporter Michael Sullivan is telling our Newscast unit, while the lifting of martial law is good news, critics say what it's being replaced with is worse.

That law is Article 44, which gives Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the leader of last year's coup, sweeping powers over the Thai government. Michael says: "Human rights groups and other critics say Article 44 is even worse than martial law. Some Thai media outlets are calling it 'The Dictator Law.'"

Prayuth told reporters Tuesday that he would use Article 44 to "constructively" deal with security issues facing the country.

"Don't worry," he said after Tuesday's Cabinet meeting. "If you're not doing anything wrong, there's no need to be afraid."

His comments were reported by the Associated Press.

As NPR's Scott Neuman previously reported, today's move might be an effort to placate the West, which has been critical of the coup last May that ousted a democratically elected government. Soon after the coup, Prayuth promised new elections by October 2015; he has since said that they would come no sooner than next year.

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And Labour Dunedin North MP David Clark has blasted the Government for the potential delay, calling it an ''absolute outrage''. The paper to a board committee yesterday said detailed planning work for the $200 million clinical services building would be completed by December 2016.

That work would then be used to ''inform'' the development of the business case, the key step in obtaining Government approval for a major project. Earlier this year, Health Minister Jonathan Coleman told the Otago Daily Times he hoped the Cabinet would consider a business case for the project as early as December, but most likely next year.

That was later than what Dr Coleman's predecessor, Tony Ryall, said last year when he stated the business case would be considered in 2015.

Yesterday, Dr Coleman said in an email he hoped the ''first stage of the plan'' would go before the Cabinet later this year. A spokeswoman declined a request for clarification.

''I expect the first stage of the plan could go to Cabinet as early as late 2015, but there are a number of issues to work through first,'' Dr Coleman said .

Dr Coleman's spokesman said the minister had nothing to add when the ODT asked when he expected the full business case.

Dr Clark claimed yesterday the National-led Government misled the southern region about the likely time frame in the lead-up to last year's general election.

''There's no way ministers who are competent in their portfolios could have not known that decision-making would be over such an extended time frame.

''Clearly, it suited the last administration to have the public believe that the matter was being attended to leading into the election.

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