4.4.06 | Washington Post | The reason I can't blog this morning is that I have just moved to a new
cubicle and am totally out of sorts . . . . I don't want to be seen as a Work
Station Complainer. Every office has people whose work stations are, at
least in their imagination, killing them.. . . Changing workstations can be every bit as emotionally devastating as
going through a divorce. There is a pervasive strangeness to
everything. There are unfamiliar sounds, light hitting the eyes at an
odd angle, peculiar vapors from a photocopier, plus the reorientation
of the body with regard to magnetic North.
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7.12.05 Lighting Research Center The Lighting Research Center conducted a field study to identify simple retrofit solutions that save lighting energy in open-plan offices while providing enough brightness to give workers a cheerful impression of the space.
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7.12.05 Lighting Research Center A recent field study from the Lighting Research Center demonstrated that LEDs can be effective, energy-saving alternatives for incandescent downlights in elevators. The field installation using prototype LED fixtures showed an energy savings of 45
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2.9.05 Forbes Should companies let a bunch of amateurs design their products? Up to a point, yes. But they're doing it, letting customers put in their two cents on cars, insurance products, fast food, toys and appliances. Maybe it's an act of desperation, but they have concluded
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