Technology-Enabled Furniture
Do You Want Power with That? Although technology-enabled furniture has been around for decades most of these solutions focused on the management of power and data within workstations, desks and tables. It wasn’t that long ago we were first asked, “Can
Why Choosing The Right Company Is As Important As Choosing The Right Furniture
- The people here at Pacific Office Interiors have long known that POI was a special place to work and build a career. That’s because it’s a company that truly believes in a work-life balance for all its employees, especially
Determining Lumbar Support in Task Seating
Lumbar Support The Human Performance Institute at Western Michigan University (WMU) conducted a laboratory study to determine the location and magnitude of lumbar support that a user requires for his/her lower back while sitting in a task chair. Click the image below
Competing Values Framework
The Competing Values Framework was developed initially from research conducted by University of Michigan faculty members on the major indicators of effective organizational performance. Click the image below to read the full article.
Are Gen-Y’s Brains “Modular” or “Unconscious”?
Many people assume that younger workers can process information in fundamentally different ways than their older counterparts. This paper reviews research relevant to that assumption and explores the association between office design and communication styles. Click the image below to read
Environment conditions and job satisfaction
The current research explores details about satisfaction with lighting and views and the nature of the link between environmental satisfaction and job satisfaction. Click the image below to read the full article.
An Easy, Effective, and Useful Measure of Exterior View
Haworth has developed a new, simple way to measure the quality of exterior view from within office environments. Particularly, views of nature outside office buildings are important contributors to the occupancy quality of employees. This technique involves four easy steps
Building a Transformation
As President of Pacific Office Interiors, one of my primary objectives is to make sure our brand and promise resonate with both our current business model and vision for the future. This has been a significant effort during the past
Physical Space and Social Interaction
This topic demands an interdisciplinary focus since an adequate synthesis of the scientific information available includes at least the fields of architecture and interior design, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and geography. Although reaching consensus across such a diversity of theoretical orientations
One in a Million: Individual Work and Space
One in a Million: Individual Work and Space This paper theorizes on the relationships that exist between individuals, how they do things in the office, and how to best plan environments for those consistently displayed behaviors. Insights are offered on the
