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Why you should never wash your jeans

Laundry is inevitable, but thankfully there are people like Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh who want to make our lives a little easier. According to him, you should never wash a pair of jeans. Ever. While this may prompt noises of disgust from those are less-then-enamoured by the idea of walking around in dirty clothes, Mr Bergh explained that he "spot cleans" any stains with a toothbrush.

The Surprising Origins of 9 Jean Trends

(via Mental Floss) From high-waisted denim and ultra-wide legs to extreme cut-outs and double denim, jeans have seen their fair

More Metrics Needed for Medical Office Buildings Sector

Medical office buildings (MOBs) are starting to overtake hospitals as the preferred new property type for health care systems, but real estate market statistics for MOBs are still lumped into the broader health care category, making data and trends hard to obtain.

What’s the Outlook for Medical Office Buildings?

Investors are increasingly viewing MOB assets as more than just alternatives to core real estate sectors.

Is It an Office Building or a Donut?

If you’re like most of us, your cubicle is located in an office building shaped like a shoebox, or, if your company is fancy, perhaps a collection of mirrors. If you work at Apple, however, you might soon be working … Continue reading →

Preventing and Managing Mice in Office Buildings

When mice are found in office buildings, they are in search of food, warmth and shelter. With offices being the center of businesses where meetings are held and work is being completed, a rodent infestation can create less than ideal working conditions for your staff.

Three Ways to Keep Your Office Building From Hitting Its Peak

Don't assume that you can simply squeeze as many people as you want into your space just because the demand for space increases

Rental Equipment Ideas for Your Upcoming Barbecue Event

If you have an upcoming barbecue event, then you need the right rental equipment to make it a success.

How Can An Office Building Embrace The Concept Of Placemaking?

Placemaking inspires communities to reimagine public spaces. How can office buildings embrace this concept?

Car Loses Control and Crashes Into Office Building

Car Loses Control and Crashes Into Office Building

The Future of Healthcare: Medical Office Building Design

With the future of healthcare relying on new designs to create forward-thinking and comfortable spaces, five finalists competed in the NEXT Student Design Competition sponsored by Steelcase to create the next medical office building design.

Insuring Your Office Building

Maintaining an office building is a large endeavor. It’s much like being an apartment landlord, but on a much bigger scale.

The Aggressive Pursuit Of Passive House Office Building Design

Office buildings featuring Passive House design reduce heating and cooling costs, provide more consistent temperatures and help protect employees from illness by reducing recirculated air that can increase disease transmission.

Class A Office Building Statistics

5 Ways to Reduce Office Building Energy Costs

Learn how to reduce your office building heating costs this winter. SolvIt works with businesses to understand their energy needs and ways to save money.

Boost Employee Health with Efficient Office Buildings

The concept of "going green" in the workplace is not new. Investing in programs and technologies that save energy and water in office buildings is an excellent way to support sustainability, but how do organizations promote employee buy-in and engagement? 

Bacterial contamination in household and office building tap water

Water is a source of concern for disseminating the bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium, which cause lung disease (legionellosis and pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterium disease, respectively). A new study has examined the presence of these microbes in tap water from residences and office buildings across the United States.

Working in an Office Building vs. Working at Home

At this point in my career, I’ve worked the same amount of time in an office building as I have at home. What I’m going to point out are the similarities and differences of working in these two very different settings. This will help if you’re deciding which is right for you. Working in an …

The Evolution of the Office Building

How shared work centers could reshape how and where we work.