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While durability and aesthetics matter when selecting furniture, having movable parts enhances options. Office environments are changing, so facility executives need to keep rethinking the way furnishings can support flexibility, efficiency and long-term value. It’s a complex calculation. Emerging strategies for office furnishings prioritize smarter space management, improved optimization and better asset tracking, according to…

The road to customer loyalty is U-shaped. Consumers are constantly gaining experience in all sorts of different product categories. As people try more wines, for example, they gain experience with different varietals, and as they use different apps, they learn about what’s possible in the space. But how does their experience change how confident (i.e.,…

The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis.​ One of the most daunting discussions in the climate world today is the valley of death that’s presented by First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) manufacturing risk. This typically surfaces when a company reaches a B or C funding round and needs $100-plus million…

Facilities leaders are tasked with planning, protecting, and growing facilities, making the facilities teams stewards of more data than ever before. But despite facilities’ expertise and the information at their fingertips, stakeholders outside of their departments—like finance—still misunderstand or undervalue facilities work because the technical language and metrics don’t translate to financial frameworks. As a result, investments are delayed, upgrades deferred, and the organization exposed to risks that could have been avoided—all because the…

Three nonprofits—the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, the National Center on School Infrastructure, and the New Buildings Institute—have formed the HVAC Change Lab, a new partnership to improve health, safety, and academic success by upgrading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in schools. The groups are partnering with school…

In an era when trust in almost every institution has collapsed, one group has quietly held its ground: farmers. Research from Trellis data partner GlobeScan shows that the farming and agriculture sector is rated highest worldwide for fulfilling their responsibilities to society. Other sectors seen as fulfilling their responsibilities to society and attracting positive assessments…