Steelcase
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. Steelcase articles below.
Friday Funny: Music Classroom Gets A Tune Up
Victoria Sundberg, a music teacher at Lake Marion Elementary in Lakeville, MN, is the first-ever winner of Atmosphere Commercial Interiors' FLIP Your Classroom contest.
16 Schools Earn Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grants
The program supports active learning strategies in classrooms where teachers are already striving to implement related practices by installing furniture designed to encourage student engagement and success.
Steelcase Introduces SILQ Office Chair
The company’s materials science breakthrough led to an all-new chair design that intuitively responds to human movement without the use of mechanisms.
Steelcase Forms Relationship With FLOS Decorative Lighting
The new collaboration delivers broad choice and access to finely crafted lighting solutions.
New Jersey High School Awarded $65,000 For Classroom Redesign
Selected from more than 950 applications, Toms River High School North is among 15 recipients awarded a Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant.
Study: Standing Desks Reduce Employees’ Sedentary Ways
Funded by the American Society of Interior Designers Foundation’s Transform Grant, a year-long study found adjustable workstations beneficial in reducing inactivity in and outside of the workplace.
Productivity, And The Power Of Place
To boost employee engagement, facility executives focus on creating spaces that accommodate physical, cognitive, and emotional demands.
Healthcare Facilities: 3 Spaces To Evaluate For Design
Spaces that have significant impact on patient satisfaction include waiting rooms, exam rooms, and infusion therapy spaces.
Employee Engagement: Impact Of Workplace Design
Simply redesigning the facility doesn't solve every engagement issue, but it can go a long way to energize and inspire employees in their work.
Healthcare Waiting Room Design
Whether in a hospital, medical office building, or urgent care center, healthcare waiting rooms aim to provide comfort and convenience.
Employee Engagement Linked To Workplace Satisfaction
The new Global Workplace Report from Steelcase finds increased control over work experience ties to higher employee engagement.
New Product Flash: Thread By Steelcase
This new system makes it easier for facilities to provide power to mobile devices.
Vertical Planes Are The Future Of The Office
In considering the future of the office, vertical planes—or walls—are one of the most under-used surfaces. Conceptual applications incorporate V.I.A.—or vertical intelligent architecture—as a way to create intelligent rooms.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Businesses Not Harnessing The Power Of Social Networking
However, younger employees are taking advantage of these Web sites to communicate with co-workers.
Davies Office Earns Ninth BIFMA level Furniture Sustainability Certification
The level conformance mark ensures a comprehensive, independent, and impartial assessment of the environmental and social impacts of a product’s manufacture.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Workout at Work
The more stressful the situation (or position), the more a boss may take it out on employees, so instead of bullying, go take a walk!
Survey Finds Many Prefer Reporting To The Office
According to findings from Steelcase and CoreNet Global, many choose to work in the office, even with alternative work strategies available.
Steelcase Recalls Cachet Swivel Chairs
Approximately 165,000 units are included in this recall, which was issued as a precautionary safety measure. The chairs are being recalled because the front seat support part of the chair can crack and fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Sustainable Design Trends: Green Wants You
New environmental solutions help transition buildings into sustainability. From the October 2005 issue.
