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Trend or Trajectory?
Sustainability may be the hot topic, but is it more than just a trend? 360 asked this question exactly two years ago, and since then few issues have received as much attention in the media and the design... more
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Sustainability: Trend or Trajectory?
Issue 58
What's Being discussed?
Check out the latest information on workplace research, insights and trends that will help you understand how people really work and how creating great space can make a difference.
Other Articles in Issue 58
Smarter Packaging
Eco-smart furniture packaging by Steelcase International: less weight and volume results in lower carbon emissions. New products today often include recycled content, but one thing that’s a given is packaging. All that molded foam, plastic wrap, and corrugated... more
Tags: Innovation, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Featured Articles
Update: Heifer Headquarters Building
Two years later When we featured the headquarters building for Heifer International, Little Rock Ark., in the April 2008 edition of 360, we wrote that it could “inspire people to think… about sustainability as a core organizational focus.”... more
Tags: LEED Certification, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Featured Articles
Lessons Learned
Designers, researchers, and facilities professionals who have helped businesses understand sustainability as a long-term strategy for doing business, offer some earned wisdom: Education Required Most clients are interested in sustainability; few completely understand it. The design community is... more
Tags: Education, LEED Certification, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Lessons Learned
Q & A: Blake Mycoskie
On TOMS Shoes TOMS Shoes is a company with an extraordinary premise: with every pair of TOMS they sell, they also give a pair of new shoes to a child in need in places like Argentina, Ethiopia, and... more
Tags: Business, Innovation, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Q & A
A Sustainable Studio
The Heartside Art Studio and Gallery in Grand Rapids, Mich., didn’t start out with a plan to embody triple bottom line thinking. The organization’s founders simply wanted to create a safe environment where their neighbors in this urban... more
Tags: Arts, Design, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Featured Articles
Sustainability Spotlight
Katie Swenson’s mission: to design affordable housing that is both green and beautiful. Katie Swenson is part of a new generation of architects — dedicated to creating sustainable communities for people at all income levels. Her mission: to... more
Tags: Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Sustainability Spotlight
Trends360
Sustainability Takes to the Air When it comes to consumption, business travel is right up there. But airlines and frequent flyers are finding ways to turn the sky greener. Continental Airlines has been recycling oil, antifreeze, and other... more
Tags: LEED Certification, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Trends360
Atoms & Bits
April 22 – Earth Day Take part in events to help mark the 40th anniversary of a day intended to help us better understand and appreciate our shared, spinning blue ball. Gulf Coast Green 2010 The Gulf Coast... more
Tags: Design, Sustainability SpotlightFiled under: 360 Magazine, Atoms & Bits
The Next Office: Why CEOs Are Paying Attention
Executives everywhere are being asked to deliver higher performance from every company asset. Yet they often overlook an asset that’s both highly leverageable and pivotal to the organization’s success: the office. Like all executives around the world, Steelcase president... more
The New Third Place
Giving workers control and choice over where and how they work. Free-address workplaces. Collaboration hubs. Third places, and now even fourth places. Alternative workplaces. Coworking spaces. Serviced offices. Whatever they’re called or where they’re located, they’re the workplace... more