A locally owned, full-service plumbing and HVAC company serving the Mid-Atlantic region underwent a 9,000 sq. ft. office renovation. Within the past year, the company has initiated a heating and air conditioning division. We will explore how color perceptions in…
Embracing the Next Generation: Welcoming Gen Z to the Workplace Gen Z is in the office, and things may never be quite the same. Who are they, and what should employers know about designing a workplace to accommodate them? Let’s…
Reconfigure for Collaboration There’s little doubt that the pandemic forever changed the workplace. As we’ve come around to the ‘new normal,’ companies are still experimenting to find the balance of in-person, remote and hybrid work that will best address their…
Creating a Calm Workplace Work can be a stressful place. We deal with deadlines, difficult customers (and sometimes, difficult bosses), increased workloads due to understaffing and any number of other sources of anxiety in the office. While we can’t eliminate…
If you’re sitting or standing at your desk in the office right now, look up. Chances are pretty strong that what you’ll see is a standard ‘drop’ ceiling … metal tracks supporting square or rectangular white tiles. Also called acoustical…
Douron, Inc. and its family of companies – Douron, Office Images, Office Furniture Loft and Office Furniture Teks – have joined forces with The Supply Room (TSRC, Inc.), effective April 1, 2023. From its beginnings in 1969, Douron and its…
When it comes to purchasing office furnishings (or most anything else), it can be easy to get caught up in the price tag and make a decision based solely on cost. However, it’s important to remember that the price of…
You already know that standing is better than sitting in terms of your physical health. That’s why we’ve seen a boom in adjustable desks that allow a user to stand or sit, depending on the task at hand. Posture in…
While the trend towards open spaces and co-working areas in office design has many benefits including improved teamwork and employee engagement, there are some pitfalls also. Put a lot of people in an open space and there can be acoustics…
In the wake of the pandemic, employee engagement has become a front-burner topic for nearly every employer. As companies navigate the return to working in person to varying degrees, they’re devoting more and more attention to keeping team members safe,…