This category contains relevant information in regards to the environment, sustainability practices, and green efforts.
A wide net could be cast to give credit to all the people who continually collaborate to build a sustainable Detroit. As one of the oldest major cities in the United States, Detroit is a legend of manufacturing and a badge of honor for the American worker. There are many forward minded groups, economic and…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates over 136 million tons of waste is generated annually by residential and commercial building-related construction and demolition. This results in a disproportionate amount of waste in landfills coming from the construction industry. The environmental impact of over flowing landfills is only part of the issue. The unnecessary…
December rings in the holidays with droves of visitors to the stores seeking those much sought after gifts. It is also a time for businesses to review. While people are enjoying various holiday festivities many businesses are enjoying increased profits and customer growth for 2013. Gratefully, our state of Michigan has experienced a resurgence in most…
With the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. (Nov. 18-23, 2013) in full swing, you may be considering more ways to help your office green initiative: Turn off Equipment at the End of the Day – Fairly simple and effective for cutting your energy use by 25%. Plus you can cut another 50% by turning off…
It’s no secret that new strategies for tackling green methods of office management have been needed for some time and Nxtwall is the first step to that goal. Our demountable wall systems are at the cutting edge for sustainability, design and comfort. Any given year an office will waste countless amounts of resources and recyclable…
Demountable walls offer many benefits, including flexibility and affordability. Smart facility managers are already aware of what they can gain by choosing movable walls /partitions over traditional drywall. If you’re new to the field, or are considering switching to a system like our Flex and View wall series, here are some of the reasons why demountable partitions…
The use of a demountable and movable office wall that is PVC-free is clearly of great benefit to all, no matter what side of the PVC debate you find yourself on. A number of organizations, institutes, and thought leaders have provided some important perspective of the negative effects on the health and safety of all,…
The Most Sustainable Demountable Wall on the Planet… To become the most sustainable demountable wall on the planet a company or product must go beyond dealing with simple concepts such as simply stating that “we use recycled and recyclable content”. You must go beyond images of trees, grass, animals, etc., as marketing backdrops that might…