Herman Miller, Inc., unveiled its Space Utilization Service with an Industry Excellence Award from CoreNet Global at the organization's summit in San Diego, California, May 4-7, 2008. The inaugural award highlights corporate real estate industry performance and innovation. It also qualifies the company for the distinguished H. Bruce Russell Global Innovator's Award, which will be announced at the CoreNet Global North American Fall Summit in November.
The Space Utilization Service is based on a patent-pending, wireless technology developed by Herman Miller to measure space occupancy in building environments. Sensors temporarily attach to the underside of chairs or work surfaces and continuously collect movement data to provide results that may be studied to improve workflow and space usage.
"This information typically is collected through manual methods called 'bed checks,'" said Len Pilon, director of Workplace Strategy and Facilities at Herman Miller. "By implementing new technology that monitors workspace usage on a continual basis, we're able to collect reliable data to make informed, strategic decisions about the need to reconfigure or shed real estate."
Space Utilization Service studies are led by the Herman Miller Workplace Services team and typically last three weeks. Study costs are comparable to traditional data collection methods and calculated according to the size and scope of a project.
The new technology will be among the featured elements in Herman Miller's third floor showroom at the upcoming 2008 NeoCon World's Trade Fair, to be held in Chicago's Merchandise Mart, June 9-11.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
The designs and services of Herman Miller enhance the performance of human habitats worldwide, making customers' lives more productive, rewarding, delightful, and meaningful. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.9 billion in revenue during fiscal 2007. Widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices, Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and in 2008 was once again cited by FORTUNE magazine as both the "Most Admired" company in its industry and among the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America. The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
About CoreNet Global
CoreNet Global members manage US $1.2 trillion in worldwide corporate assets consisting of owned and leased office, industrial and other space. With 7,000 members representing large corporations around the world, CoreNet Global operates in five global regions, including Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America. Click here for more information on CoreNet Global.
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