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Latest: Flexibility To Work Remotely: The New Normal - Staples Workplace Survey reveals the ability to work remote is a “must have” for nearly half of employees.
Flexibility To Work Remotely: The New Normal
Staples Workplace Survey reveals the ability to work remote is a “must have” for nearly half of employees.
Question Of The Week: How Can Winter Illnesses Be Prevented?
With flu and norovirus season ramping up and expected to last through May, facilities across the country are honing in on illness prevention.
Pro Bono Services Expand Opportunity For Boston Nonprofit
The Travis Roy Foundation moved into a 2,000 square foot office featuring accessible design, with the support of donated services from several area firms.
How To Offset Cellular Interference From Building Materials
Building materials like concrete, steel, and glass are often the primary culprit when buildings experience poor cellular signal. DAS offers one way to address the problem.
IWBI Releases Manufacturer’s Guide To WELL
This new guide helps manufacturers who produce sustainable building products and materials navigate the WELL Building Standard.
Naava Smart Green Walls
With technology imbued into these living walls, the air filtration capabilities of the plants are maximized.
Workplace Comfort: One Size Does Not Fit All
New research shows having personal control of your workspace, such as lighting and temperature, improves overall workplace productivity and engagement.
Business Cleanliness Matters To Consumers
Nine out of 10 consumers agree that they are more likely to have an overall negative opinion of an independent business if its public spaces are not clean.
Workplace Design Matters To Millennials
New study finds office design and aesthetics are playing a greater role in recruiting young talent.
Six Rules For Using Grey Water Properly
Many commercial facilities are reducing their water consumption by using greywater. Here are some rules and guidelines for using it safely and properly.
Transportation Industry Embraces Sustainability, Green Building Standards
USGBC's new report: LEED in Motion: Transportation, highlights facilities that incorporate LEED and other sustainability practices.
Sustainable Landscaping Project Earns Idaho’s First SITES Gold
HP Inc.’s Boise, ID property is the first corporate campus in the world to be certified using the SITES v2 rating system.
A Peek Into Employees’ Workplace Preferences
A recent workplace design survey commissioned by Capital One sought insight from 2,500 professionals across five U.S. metro areas.
Workplace Safety Can Give Small Businesses A Recruiting Edge
The safety of the work environment was among the top criteria employees consider when evaluating a new job offer, according to a new survey.
Zone Cabling For Smart Offices
This approach to a cabling infrastructure enables facility management to meet new and evolving occupant and organizational demands quickly.
Employees Value Workplace Restrooms
Nearly 90% of American workers think the condition of workplace restrooms indicates how much a company values its employees.
Friday Funny: The World’s Wildest Data Centers
A data center located in a former nuclear bunker is just one example of the world’s most innovative and unusual data centers.
Question Of The Week: Are Open Workspaces All They’re Cracked Up To Be?
Many companies are moving toward open workspaces, but a new survey shows employees think they are among the least productive and most stressful work environments.
Does Your Breakroom Need A Makeover?
Until August 29, businesses with at least 10 employees can enter to win a facelift for their breakrooms from Staples Business Advantage.
Work has changed. Ignition has responded. The sit that fits.
Introducing Ignition 2.0 - the chair that comfortably, flexibly, dynamically moves with you to change the world. No matter who you are, how you work, or where you work, Ignition seating from HON fits.
Future Of FBI Headquarters Released
With input from GSA, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the status of the ailing J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC.
Flooring Selection Positively Impacts Post-Occupancy Evaluation At Children’s Hospital
Download this free white paper from nora and learn how the project team at Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children used a post-occupancy evaluation to study the contributing factors and outcomes of the flooring selection on clinical efficiency.
IFF Is Fragrance Industry’s First Zero-Waste-To-Landfill Facility
New Jersey operation is the first of its kind to earn GreenCircle Certified LLC, Zero Waste to Landfill facility status.
WELL Building Standard Surpasses 100 Million SF
IWBI celebrated the milestone by launching Build WELL, a new mobile app which contains the entire WELL Building Standard in a navigable mobile format.
Seven Tips For Keeping Workers Safe From Heat-Related Illnesses
Summer often brings extreme heat: Here's how to keep outdoor workers safe, courtesy of Western Specialty Contractors.
Explore Workplace Design At Facility Executive Live!
This discussion at this October 2017 event will include strategic insights and practical tips for facility management to provide an engaging, productive workplace for their organizations.
The Impact Of Daylighting On Office Design
With a goal of improving office workers’ comfort, wellbeing, and productivity, buildings are being designed to bring as much daylight as possible into occupied spaces.
World’s First Biophilic Office Project Studies Buildings, Nature
The research project will provide environmental and human data as evidence of biophilic design’s positive impact on the health and wellbeing of office occupants.
SAS Establishes “Smart Campus” At NC Headquarters
The analytics company is demonstrating environmental stewardship at its 24-building campus through lower energy consumption and greater operational efficiencies.
Kisi Access Control Integrates With Google Apps
The manufacturer of physical access control systems offers customers the ability to integrate this security with their facilities' Google Directory and Google Calendar information.
Feeling Good In the Workplace Boosts Company Performance
Does your company need a Chief Happiness Officer? Nearly 90% of workers think it's a good idea, according to a new report on the workplace from JLL.
Five Ways To Improve Workplace Through Space Management
Deploy intelligent (and dynamic) space planning strategies through the use of technology, coupled with other sources of insight into how employees work.
FM Alert: Work Environments eBook Available
New eBook from AgilQuest provides a step-by-step guide to modern workplace solutions.
International WELL Building Institute Launches WELL Portfolio
The streamlined certification pathway for multiple existing buildings will leverage efficiencies and drive health and wellness improvements across portfolios.
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