Why do the creatives have all the fun? I recently toured the Herman Miller creative department workspaces at the Herman Miller Design Yard in Holland, Michigan. Beyond the lusting over the Eames furniture designs and deciding what to order from the barista at the coffee bar, the sustainable workplace design had me considering meeting with…
In a recent blog entry we lamented on the green building certification wars. At the risk of stating the obvious, challenges with green building certifications doesn’t mean it has to have an impact on building green, choosing sustainable design or specifying moveable walls! The construction and design industries have been educated in the benefits of…
Many of us in the commercial building and green building materials industry are hearing the cries from the front lines of the green building certification wars. Numerous articles of late proclaim one green building certification over another. From net-zero energy to green building materials, sustainable design has become ann oxymoron in some circles. It’s…
In the last few years, increased lighting in office design has been a goal for many architectural designers and is rewarded in the form of LEED points for daylighting. Energy savings is a driving force for natural lighting in new office designs but the perks don’t end there. Studies have shown additional benefits of daylighting…
Office interior designs are getting a fresh look with environmental demountable glass wall panels, flexible modern furnishings and increasingly minimalistic multi-purpose workspaces. These 2015 office trends serve the new office acumen of collaboration and mobility. The agents of change for this new office climate include renewed environmental awareness, technological advances, flexibility of worker…
Whether you believe it is growth in the U.S economy, resurgence in science and industry in the U.S. or a dwindling workforce of baby boomers exiting that is driving demand, the importance of finding and keeping talent is growing. For NxtWall there is a deluge of reasons why our growth is spurring a need for…
Free standing offices are ticking off all the boxes for new office construction and build outs of office spaces. Today’s corporations want a balance of collaboration and focused workspaces. Free standing offices keep the desired loft like feel of these collaborative workspaces while providing that much coveted private work area. Glass paneled free standing offices…
The resilient nation of hard working, innovative entrepreneurs is rebounding. Six years post the great recession, failed cities are rising from the rubble. There is a resurgence of city dwellers along with corporate investment and infrastructure improvements. U.S. highways are humming with trucks and commuters, restaurant and club patrons are on the rise, steel is…
Take advantage of Section 179 Tax Deductible Business Expense Have you enjoyed the last two months of headlines sharing positive reports on the state of the U.S. economy? The good news headlines are worth noting to keep the momentum going – though many in the construction industry have felt the rise since the beginning of…
We are heading to the NeoCon East party in Baltimore this month. As much as we would like to be greeting the kiddos in costumes at home we look forward to visiting with some of our favorite characters on the East Coast! Many of our customers and dealers in the area are listed under the…
