Creating spaces that stand the test of time, where people want to live, work and thrive, is one of the most sustainable actions we can take in design. This sentiment was shared by Armstrong Flooring’s VP of design in Floor Cover Weekly If a business were an army, and the manager or CEO were […]
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In the early days of smart commercial technologies, applications in the commercial real estate space were long on promise but fell short in execution. Early efforts for the development of the smart unified building that could automatically adapt to changing conditions were hampered by the complexity of integrating multiple systems into a single platform. That […]
It is a global phenomenon whose time is fully ripe: partially spurred by a once-in-a-century pandemic, workplace evolution has kicked into high gear and is demonstrating that the tech tools we have are now getting serious about transforming the way we work and consume. It is becoming rare to encounter a firm that does not […]
Current global trends in the workplace have forced organizations to radically change how they work. With the move to remote and hybrid working, a massive shift in the workplace culture is underway. Organizations are now reevaluating their priorities and building work environments that ensure workers feel safe, engaged, inspired, and productive. There is a lot […]
Steel is a widely-used material in the prefabrication of optimized access flooring. Because it is durable, the upfront larger investment is quickly offset by a more cost-effective and sustainable outcome. Statistical data provided by The World Steel Association regarding the longevity of steel states: Steel scrap from lower-value steel products can be converted into high-value […]
To say that we’re moving towards a new era in building construction and management may be a cliche, but it’s undeniably true. The past decade has seen an emphasis on both green building and smart building construction, with goals of sustainability and system performance converging in many spaces. The size of the U.S. Green Building […]
An agile working environment helps cultivate an effective business environment. It provides employees the liberty to work in various areas of a workspace—even remotely thanks to hot-desking—when and how they prefer. With fewer limitations and more adaptability, your team focuses more on performance and quality and less on where duties are performed. Thanks to office […]
“Moore’s Law is a thing about human activity, it’s about vision, it’s about what you’re allowed to believe. Because people are limited by their beliefs, they limit themselves by what they allow themselves to believe about what is possible.” —Carver Mead Technology is not stagnant. That’s especially true in computing, where the rapid pace of […]
People and organizations globally are struggling to combat the COVID-19 crisis in all facets. One of the most significant challenges presented to the public is detecting asymptomatic infected people. To date, the fastest COVID-19 test kit can return results in approximately 15 minutes at around $5 per test. Other than a test, febrile screenings have […]
Every year we see the appearance and disappearance of a variety of novel trends; office designs are no different. How we design our workplaces has a significant effect on how our teams perform, so it makes sense that advances in technology and new work styles influence design trends. But cost discourages many organizations from following […]
