Keilhauer has been recognized by Canada’s Top 100 Employers as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2019. This marks the fifth consecutive year and sixth year overall that the company has accepted this prestigious award.
10 Ways We’re Protecting the Future Work Environment
Hightower: “We’re Committed to a Better Tomorrow”
“We are excited to support the growing movement to close the loop between manufacturers and the A&D community, communicating the importance of specifying healthy furniture.”
Nine million tons of furniture go to landfills every year. This company has a better plan
Green New Deal opponents get 24 times more campaign cash from Big Oil than supporters
The resolution urges lawmakers to begin outlining the best options for reshaping the nation’s $20.7 trillion economy to mitigate climate change.
Sustainable Design Features That Improve User Experience, Health, And Productivity
Focusing on indoor environmental quality to optimize building performance and enhance employee productivity, attentiveness, and well-being.
ALLSTEEL PUBLISHES 2018 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
Allsteel, its parent company HNI, and sister companies have released their 2018 social responsibility report outlining efforts made by each brand under the HNI umbrella.
Bringing a green edge to office design
Many businesses across the UK are moving beyond merely placing recycling bins in kitchens and putting up notices asking people to print fewer documents as part of their green thinking in the workplace initiatives.
AstraZeneca Completes LEED Platinum Fit-Out of LEED Gold Building in South San Francisco
AstraZeneca Project Director Martin Sharpless tells Site Selection how HOK’s design supports the company’s goal of being energy neutral, carbon neutral and water neutral by 2025.
HNI Corporation Releases 2018 Social Responsibility Report
The report describes the Corporation’s commitment as a responsible corporate citizen and highlights the Corporation’s contributions toward making its communities better places to live and work, and its products more environmentally sustainable.
Watch: Print Your City turns recycled food containers into street furniture
The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw.
World’s first ‘biophilic design store’ is a plant paradise
Why the Green New Deal needs a grand strategy
The much-anticipated release of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) Green New Deal already has forced one of the most consequential debates in American history. But its substance leaves the field open to a more effective alternative.
AOC’s Green New Deal is a wake-up call for the building industry
The newly unveiled plan would see every existing building in the U.S. retrofitted for energy efficiency. But it doesn’t stop there.
This chair made from ocean waste hints at the furniture of the future
UK cities join the global march to net zero buildings
The UK is joining a global drive towards a ‘net zero carbon’ future, with its biggest cities setting ambitious decarbonisation targets in an effort to reduce their impact on the environment.
What is Fitwel and Why Should We Care?
The system addresses built environments of every type, from offices to schools to health clinics to residential facilities and is accessed through a carefully-designed and easy to use digital portal.
The sustainability movement has disappeared. Where did it go?
The sustainability movement had been fading for some time. I am not sure exactly when it winked out of existence, because many important elements of the movement are still around us.
10 Minutes with Erin Meezan, Interface
Steelcase Releases 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report
Steelcase partnered with multiple local and global organizations to give back to the community, made progress in reducing its global environmental footprint and received recognition for its commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.