These in-depth essays discuss the research and thinking behind our unique combination of products, knowledge, and services. To view or download these PDF documents, use the links provided below.
Solution Essays for Seating
Improving Oxygen Flow While Seated (417KB): Establishes the health risks of prolonged, static sitting. The paper describes how the Embody chair relieves the pressure this causes by promoting the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the tissues.
Promoting Healthy Movement and Natural Alignment (264KB): Traces the development of the Embody chair tilt, which builds on earlier Herman Miller innovations. It reviews how the Embody tilt helps keep people healthier, more attentive, and able to perform at their best.
Sitting Can Be Good for the Circulatory System (188KB): Reviews how the Embody chair lowers heart rate. The chair's features (flexible back, Pixelated Support system, and three-zone tilt) make this possible. The result was that research subjects' hearts pumped the same cardiac output but at a decreased heart rate.
The Attributes of Thermal Comfort (381KB): Explains how a surface material that allows heat and moisture to disperse through it is said to "breathe". The piece includes mention of the Embody chair's Pixelated Support system. Negative spaces in the structure of the system provide openness that allows for airflow.
Solution Essays for Education
Enriching the Learning Experience (1.0MB): Reflects on the use of digital media to collaborate in person and remotely in higher education. It describes how rooms can be designed and equipped to balance functional, fiscal, and pedagogical needs.
Forming Places That Form Ideas (194KB): Considers the idea that any place on campus can be a learning space. This paper discusses how institutions can provide spaces that foster spontaneous, unscheduled learning.
Library Redefined (832KB): Explains that libraries are becoming the technological, social, and research hub of campus. As such, they must be designed and furnished to support the various--and varying--needs of students, faculty, and staff.
Rethinking the Classroom (158KB): Discusses the need for spaces that promote academic, psychological, and sociological growth. The paper describes products and services that increase levels of engagement and foster active learning and teaching.
Solution Essays for Healthcare
Custom Function, Custom Design (684KB): Discusses the need for making healthcare environments welcoming for patients and family and functional for staff. It describes how custom fascia helps address this need through solutions that are attractive, efficient, and flexible.
Lean Healthcare (115KB): Reviews the growing use of lean principles in healthcare environments. The paper describes the role Herman Miller products and consulting expertise can play in helping hospitals implement a lean approach.
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