FMLink Newsletter — Furnishings and Interiors — July 5, 2018

This Furnishings & Interiors newsletter covers the biggest furnishings news of the year–look below for stories from NeoCon 2018.

It is one of a series of five specialized newsletters, supplementing our weekly general newsletter (sent on Mondays). For each of five weeks you will receive a different specialized newsletter on Thursdays or Fridays, focusing on a different FM-related area. To manage which ones you receive, click on the link below.

This newsletter covers furnishings and interiors news from May 31 through July 4, 2018.

TOP STORIES

Best of NeoCon 2018 winners announced! See this year’s top furnishings, products and technology for commercial interiors (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

New guidance on how your office or institutional furniture should perform, from BIFMA (Products and Services » Publications)

How is the digital workplace affecting employees and the workplace of tomorrow? (Surveys and Trends)

How productive do workers feel in today’s open offices, and how likely are they to leave their jobs because of noise? See this multi-country study (Surveys and Trends)

MORE STORIES

NeoCon 2018: Keep a comfortable lighting level and monitor height while standing, with Teknion’s Innovation award-winning technology (Accessories » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: If you’re trying to reduce the emissions impact of a project or space, Interface’s modular flooring products are all now carbon neutral (Carpeting & Flooring » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: See how Herman Miller’s Gold-winning task chair fits today’s shared workspaces by instantly adjusting to a new user (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: If you want a storage system to make your workplace more organized and productive, see HON’s space-efficient solution (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

Collaborative project visualization technology and an acoustical wall — catch the latest DIRTT innovations (Products and Services » Software & Technology)

NeoCon 2018: “Alexa, raise my desk!” Check out Loctek’s Alexa-powered height-adjustable desk and exercise bike/desk combo (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: See how personalized Humanscale has made its award-winning monitor arms’ adjustability and task lighting (Lighting » Products and Services)

If you need to make sure your building infrastructure and systems are network-ready, see what CBRE’s new consulting service offers (Products and Services » Services)

Neocon 2018: Open or private workspace? See how these award-winning steel-finish doors from Maars pivot to create an acoustic wall system (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

If you’re looking for high-efficiency LED troffers to replace fluorescent fixtures, check out this new series from EarthTronics (Lighting » Products and Services)

Are your sit-stand desks being used effectively? This app offers guidance and reminders to increase health and productivity (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

If you want to reduce paper towel and toilet clogging, take a look at these sleek new dispensers (Products and Services » Restroom Equipment and Supplies)

NeoCon 2018: New Keilhauer Best of Competition collection emphasizes worker flexibility and productivity by empowering the solution that works best for each individual (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: See how this new app works with a convenient wireless phone charger to track occupancy and facilitate space planning (Products and Services » Software & Technology)

If you’re looking for modular seating with an abundance of configurations, check out Allseating’s expanded soft seating system (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: Ever tried to match a wall or furniture color without bringing a sample to the store? This new tool and app can help (Products and Services » Software & Technology)

Looking for easily serviceable sinks for a high-traffic environment? Check out Sloan’s new solid-surface vandal-resistant models (Products and Services » Restroom Equipment and Supplies)

NeoCon 2018: See how this collection of modular seating, tables, desks and screens works for both teams and individual work (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: If you need low-maintenance, no-polish flooring, take a look at Armstrong’s latest (Carpeting & Flooring » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: “Space-as-a-service” — see how this Gold-winning enclosed workspace brings privacy with connectivity to commercial and public spaces (Furniture & Furnishings » Products and Services)

NeoCon 2018: Find out how this new Gold-winning laminate from Formica can help you not only fight fingerprints but germs (Other » Products and Services)