New Sound Absorbing Office Furniture Swedish Office Furniture Maker Glimakra has introduced a new line of office furniture that absorbs sound. It’s incredibly stylish and delivers the sound absorption so desperately needed in the new open office designs. Here’s the full article with more images. The new office furniture design team, Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harstrom unveiled Read More
Don’t Freeze Out Productivity At The Office This timely advice comes to us during a time when the Winter blahs typically set in at the office. Keep your office employees engaged and focused using these suggested Mid-winter mood boosters from HRReview. Working on company culture, employee morale and avoiding productivity pitfalls will increase office productivity. If Read More
Instagram Office Dogs & Office Cats It’s Monday so we need to start the day off slowly and ease into it. How about after a cup of coffee and these cute office dogs and office cats from Instgram? We justify taking a minute (or two) of oohing and awwwing over these fuzzy pups and felines Read More
Study Shows Productivity Decrease With An Open Office This article by Business Insider reflects on an early 2002 study in which was discovered a myriad of drawbacks on the open office concept. It follows an energy company’s employees as they transition from a traditional office to an open plan. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-open-office-makes-you-distracted-exhausted-and-insecure-2014-4?utm_content=buffer67f35&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer The take-away from this article Read More
5 Ways Employees Carve Out Privacy In An Open Office I vividly remember walking through a local Real Estate company and seeing two glass partitioned work spaces opposite each other with the hallway running down the middle. Both open office spaces were about 100 square feet, however, they were both crammed with employees running around, Read More
10 Trends Affecting Office Space Planning From a workforce talent shortage to active and flexible spaces, these 10 trends are impacting office space planning big time. Companies are realizing that engaged and comfortable employees are productive and boosting their bottom line. Has your employer made any positive changes? http://www.hok.com/thought-leadership/top-10-trends-influencing-workplace-design/ John OfieldJohn Ofield is a Read More
Looking For A Winning Hiring Strategy? Kayak Founder, Paul English Has Some Advice As a hiring manager, you find yourself with a few empty seats to fill at the office. Entrepreneur Paul English, founder of Kayak, the uber-powerful travel search engine, has found a hiring strategy that works. Every age group has its pros and Read More
Use The Right Office Lighting Humanscale and Metropolis gathered with industry experts in March, 2014, to discuss the importance of using the right kind of office lighting. With the increase in lighting sources, today, there are many more right and wrong lighting types. Lighting is an ever evolving issue when designing a productive office environment. Read More
Zappos New Digs: Is 70 sq. Feet of Personal Work Space Enough? Zappos is readying new office work space for 1200 employees. It’s going to be just 70 feet of personal space per employee, but, with adaptability and multi-functional office space planning, it can work! http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671797/from-zappos-4-simple-hacks-to-foster-office-collaboration ROSI has designed highly functional spaces in even smaller Read More
Are Your Cubicles In San Antonio Still Working? According to the San Antonio Business Journal, office space activity has increased by 2.1 million square feet. About one third of the increase can be attributed to the insurance industry, with 21% percent associated with the energy industry. The energy increase is due to the Eagle Ford Read More
Office Ergonomics: The Sit-to-Stand Desk If you’re one of the many who suffer from chronic back pain, arthritis, diabetes and a host of other injuries and illnesses, the sit-to-stand desk is an office ergonomics revolutionary solution to repetitive injuries. These desks move up and down which allows office workers the opportunity to adjust their office Read More
Planning Your Office Space? Don’t Forget The Break Room Design You don’t often hear facilities managers or space planners discussing the merits of a well-designed break room. That doesn’t mean the often-overlooked break room design office feature should be ignored. What better way to show your employees they are valued than providing a welcoming and Read More
Checkout the tall buildings currently taking shape in the Houston area.
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Forget all the crazy offices designed to make employees more creative. In reality, you only need a few simple things for everyone to get the most out…
The GLOBAL ACCORD chair is prominently featured in boardroom scenes of the new CBS hit drama, Madam Secretary. Tune in to CBS on Sundays at 8:30pm (check your local listings for changes) to catch the GLOBAL ACCORD in action!”
Researchers and companies are bringing movement back into the office with treadmill desks, walking meetings and games. Employees say it has helped them lose weight. (If this is the future of office furniture, I’m in!
Does how and where you work affect privacy and communication? As anyone who’s worked in a cubicle or a corner office can attest, it’s an obvious question. And yet, the answer isn’t as straight forward.
With the abundance of products labeled “ergonomic” on the market today, how do you tell if it is a passing fad or if the product is truly ergonomic? Humantec…
Silicon Valley’s tech giants have nothing on some of Houston’s workplaces. The Houston Business Journal asked readers to send photos of where they work and here are a few they highlighted.
Source: www.click2houston.com
Great work place designs are indeed attracting some top-flight talent from places like Silicon Valley. It seems in the companies best interest to not only give higher salaries to attract talent, but it also should motivate them to create top-notch surroundings.
