A Comfortable Truth - T.O.R. The Office Resource Celebrates Sustainability
and Innovative Design in New Workplace Initiatives
About Workplace Matters Design Competition
A prestigious panel of judges made up of workplace culture experts, ergonomists, sustainability gurus and corporate leaders will judge nominated designs based on (1) their actively taking into consideration the industries, employee demographics and work styles of the culture they intend to serve; (2) how their design addresses the specific physical, emotional and cultural needs of each generation: Veterans, Boomers, Xers, Millennials; and (3) how effectively the design creates opportunities for the generations to work more effectively together and/or encourages multi-generational collaboration. Nominations open at
About The Refuse to Sit Still! Video Competition
To celebrate the much-anticipated release of the Generation Chair by Knoll, local filmmakers will compete to create the best spoof on a famous scene of the hit TV series, "The Office."
About The Sit How You Want! Photo Competition
Vancouverites will twist, twirl and turn in the most unlikely office poses to test the flexibility and support of the first-of-its kind Generation Chair by Knoll. The contest will take place at a variety of Blenz locations around the city on
About Generation by Knoll and Sustainable Design
The Generation chair's innovation is distinguished by a high performance elastomer that has been used in a range of consumer and industrial applications and gives Generation its spring and flexibility. Further, this advanced material meets Knoll Design for the Environment Guidelines, which dictate that design for durability requires the minimal use of materials, which must be non-toxic, recyclable and/or rapidly renewable materials. Generation by Knoll can help contribute to achieving the following LEED(R) credits: Recycled Content (2 points); Low-Emitting Materials (1 point) with its GREENGUARD Children & Schools certification; Innovation in Design (1 point) with its SMaRT(C) certification. A point for Regional Materials (1 point) may also apply, depending on project location. Generation by Knoll also received a recent Gold award in the Best of NeoCon(R) 2009 competition of contract furnishing products.
About T.O.R The Office Resource
T.O.R The Office Resource is a Vancouver-based team of office furnishing specialists who supply, install and service all types of furniture, modular walls and ergonomic products. Since 1995, Founder
For further information: www.theofficeresource.com or contact: Katie Reiach, Spark PR, (604) 614-5283, [email protected]
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