National Furniture—Case Study
University of Albany, Life Sciences Research Building
The Challenge
The Life Sciences Research Building at the University at Albany is the keystone of a bold initiative to build world-class strength in life sciences research. Work done here has implications of hope for people with diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV and other diseases. The facility is designed to ease collaboration among 39 research groups under one roof. Their endeavors are enhanced by advanced tools, including a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer and a 75-node computer server-cluster...(continue)

Darran Furniture — Case Study
The Ohio State University
Biomedical Research Center, Columbus, Ohio
The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the largest University in the United States. The new Biomedical Research Tower is a 10 story, 403,000 square foot building, that will further OSU’s internationally recognized research programs in cancer, cancer genetics, cardiovascular and lung disease, and high field imaging...(continue)

August Incorporated — Case Study
Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge Community College serves people working in the city and students commuting in from the surrounding area. Laurel Series seating provides comfortable places to read or to meet friends between classes in the entry lounge areas of the new academic Louisiana Building.  Chairs, benches and tables are arranged back to back, creating islands of seating in the open passage ways on three floors. Benches offer design options for casual seating at low cost.
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Sauder — Case Study
Best Practices Case Study: Washington University
Environmental consciousness is spreading. More and more universities are striving to do their part to help the environment. Washington University in St. Louis, MO is no exception. Washington University, a campus that holds a priority to stay clear from sending materials to the landfills, has thrived on Sauder Education’s Renewability program. In fact, Jim Severine, Washington University’s Assistant Director of Building Services, lives by his motto to “help the environment, save money and product longevity.”...(continue)

Haworth — Case Study
San Jacinto College
Pasadena, Texas-based San Jacinto College was in need of an update in terms of integrating technology and learning. Professors needed more options and fewer headaches when it came to presenting information in class, while students were lacking readily available hardware and software as well as technology-appropriate work areas.
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StelterPartners — Case Study
Michigan State University
The school’s Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health needed storage for its new animal husbandry research center. Their needs included mobile storage for filing, racking on carriages, and a sterile storage solution; however they did not know exactly what products to use to fulfill these needs. They went to Allied Office Interiors with the floor plans for MSU who, in turn, contacted SpaceWorks to assist with the project. SpaceWorks assessed MSU’s shelving needs on a visit with MSU and our in-house designers filled the Center with the shelving that was recommended. SpaceWorks installed in the project in two days and MSU was pleased with the results to the point of saying, “The chrome wire shelving is the Harley-Davidson of storage.” SpaceWorks and Allied continue to work with MSU on future shelving and storage project. (continue)