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MillerKnoll Expert Explains Why Offices Need To Design For Belonging Above Productivity

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By combining living and working spaces, people would be more connected, encouraging stronger communities and reducing the physical and emotional separation that technology often promotes. The challenge now is how to design workspaces that actively promote face-to-face connections.

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Remote Work Could Lead To a Remote Chance of  Promotion

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Yet pushing for remote work could trigger an unfortunate outcomethat worker could miss out on promotions, raises and much-needed mentorships. But the missed promotions could really stick in a career professional’s craw. However, when one of his peers was promoted to director, Jim felt slighted and inquired about the decision.

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Considering An Office Renovation? Here’s Why You Should Keep Your Furniture

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Upcycling and sustainable furniture manufacturing can mitigate the significant landfill waste and carbon emissions from discarded office furniture. This strategy also eliminates the need for extensive transportation and production associated with manufacturing new furniture, further reducing carbon emissions.

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Going In Circles? Good!

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A future-focused design approach encourages the integration of reused materials and designing with consideration for future adaptability, promoting environmental and social responsibility in building projects. USG and Armstrong will take old ceiling tiles to feed their manufacturing process.

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Biophilic Design Is Part Of The New Normal (And We’re Not Just Talking Office Plants)

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People spend most of their time in manufactured spaces that are not always designed with wellbeing in mind. Biophilic design incorporates natural elements into nearly all aspects of these manufactured environments. The scent of lemon, for example, is believed to promote concentration, and lavender helps control emotional stress.

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Welsh furniture manufacturer Orangebox have launched Be My Guest, a refuge of calm for the modern workplace.

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Through its nods to neuro-inclusive needs, Be my guests design even contributes to the UNs Sustainable Development goals 11 (Sustainable Cities and communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) and 3 (Good health and well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages).

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Resources And Tips To Harness The Power Of Interior Design For Environmental Impact — And Employee Retention

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One of our firmwide core values is Living Design , which is all about promoting human and ecological well-being at every level. Another important factor to think about is that many manufacturers across the globe are still relying on inequitable labor practices.”. The social impact of interior design can be approached in many ways.