In a world of escalating international trade tensions, concerns about American manufacturing prowess can be boiled down to a few simple questions: Q: Why doesn’t Apple build their computers and iPhones in the USA? After all, didn’t Apple announce plans for a massive expansion of its presence in Austin, Texas? A: Apple has not announced […]
Esports are generating excitement among a new generation of college and university students. We take a look at the new phenomenon of varsity esports leagues, including the availability of esports scholarship programs designed to attract exceptional computer game players. Traditional varsity sports, such as football, basketball, and baseball, are facing a new competitor — esports […]
At the start of the new year, we take a look at six hottest trends in laboratory design for 2019 — from flexible open laboratories that can keep up with ever-changing lab technologies to the use of new ‘in-between’ social spaces designed to encourage spontaneous interactions between research teams. In their keynote address to the […]
As oil and gas exploration and production returns in force to the Bakken Formation in North Dakota, we talk to the oil and gas industry pioneer, petroleum geologist Michael Lewis, who helped develop the original Bakken Unconventional Play during the 1990’s. We wanted to know why he once turned his attention to oil and gas […]
2018 has been a banner year for scientific discovery in the research laboratory. We’d like to honor some of the accomplishments of research scientists who have the power to change the world, one discovery at a time. The pace of scientific discovery keeps increasing, and 2018 was no exception. We saw the Nobel Prize committee […]
As a new generation of young scientists enters the laboratory workforce, laboratory architects, designers, and space planners are incorporating flexible “in-between” spaces into laboratory facilities to encourage a more collaboration-based approach to research. We take a look at what is driving these changes, and how it will affect your space programming plans. The Laboratory of […]
Within the last decade, a disproportionate number of government employees have been resigning early from their federal and state jobs. But the tide has changed. Reasons cited in recently released studies of government employees indicate improved employee satisfaction resulting from an increased focus on good office ergonomics, open office designs, collaborative workspaces, and participation in […]
We surveyed our website audience to find out what they wanted to see in our next generation website. The answer was clear. Formaspace customers asked us to make our website more productive in three ways: Give us smart, easy-to-use tools that make the online furniture ordering process simpler and faster. Show us the most relevant […]
Did you know that Formaspace has manufactured new furniture installations for over 350 different colleges and universities? We’re quite honored to help enhance learning experiences on campus by providing modern furniture solutions — for new and updated science and computer labs, lecture halls, classrooms, cafeterias, makerspaces and more. We also take great pride in the […]