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November 6, 2024
Heather Van Essen

Integrated Studio Today is the day to start! Many of us say we will start tomorrow, but what if it affects your employees well-being and your business’ financial wellness? Supporting health, wellness and nutrition in your business may be what drives your retention and recruiting. That makes us want to …

August 27, 2021
Heather Van Essen

The Lost Art of Placemaking: A Fresh Desire to Experience Diverse Community #YOLO, seize the day, now or never. No matter the generation, there has been a consistent desire to live life to the fullest. Millennials are known to live in the moment, preferring mixed-use, place-made, walkable districts that offer …

March 25, 2021
Heather Van Essen

Quickly adapting and reinventing the way we work sums up this past year. What initially appeared as a quick-hit pivot morphed into our current norm: Working from home (WFH) Communicating remotely Alternating onsite vs. WFH team members  Refiguring workplace office space to meet CDC guidelinesC Some say organizations have fast-forwarded …

May 12, 2020
Heather Van Essen

Poor indoor air quality affects your overall well-being. It doesn’t matter where you are; it matters what you’re breathing. Whether it’s your home or commercial office space, the air quality in the environments where you spend most of your time are important considerations for your health.  Implications of Poor Indoor …

April 28, 2020
Heather Van Essen

Contingency Planning and Interior Design Scenarios for Remote Workers. There are several areas to think about as employers look to determine the future of the current work-from-home environment.  It’s certainly important to, at minimum, understand that regardless of our timeline, remote work scenarios should remain top-of-mind as businesses plan for …

April 22, 2020
Heather Van Essen

Apply Principles of Architecture to Adapt to Our New Work-From-Home Normal. By definition, an architect is a person who plans, designs, and guides a project or undertaking. Sound like you? Balancing new work-from-home initiatives is making us architects in our own right: Planning, designing, and guiding our space, our day, …

April 8, 2020
Heather Van Essen

Establish a Work-From-Home Comprehensive Plan. Since the early 2000’s working as a backpacker, mobile worker, or nomad, as they are often described, has surged as a trend for work/life balance. Right now, however, due to our world pandemic, working remotely is a reality imposed on many companies. For you, that …