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An Exploration of Higher Education and Sustainability
Why and how sustainability has become a major focus for colleges and universities is the focus of a series of Herman Miller articles...
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Think Sustainability Is too Costly? Think Again.
The state of our natural resources in 2050 depends in large part on what everyone starts doing now, including companies...
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How Nature-Mimicking Design Helps Us
Herman Miller believes that biophilic design--bringing elements of nature into the environment in different ways, including architecturally--can also be restorative...
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A+D and FM: Can Mars and Venus Ever Agree?
It's true that architects and designers see things differently than facility managers...
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NCSU Students Find "Real Life" Product Development Surprising, Rewarding
Every year Herman Miller provides funding to a few universities so students in classes can go through a real life product development process...
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Where There's Splash, There Could Be Infection
A sink is a common fixture for sanitation. However, in the healthcare setting, a sink that's poorly-designed can have unhealthy--and sometimes critical--consequences...
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You Sit More Than You Sleep
Studies show people, including workers of small and medium businesses, spend more time sitting than sleeping. If investing...
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MOOCs and Other New Realities for Higher Ed
In September, 33,000 students enrolled in Modern and Contemporary American poetry, a university of Pennsylvania class...
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Attracting and Engaging the Green Generation
Research shows that 77 percent of Generation Y workers are employed by a small or medium business. Members of...
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