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Planning and Design Tools & Tips
Design Assistance
Your new furniture needs to work with your functional needs
and the space you have available. We're ready to help you
design your office space to meet your unique needs. Please
contact us for personal assistance.
Design Before You Buy
Ask about our easy design planning grid to "see" what your new office can
look like. You can recreate your space on paper and "move" various pieces of
furniture, sized to scale, around in the space. It's easy and fun!
Standard Furniture Dimensions
Furniture comes in standard sizes, unless it is custom ordered
to fit a specific space.
What does ergonomic mean?
The science of adapting work or working conditions to suit
the worker is known as ergonomics. An office space design
that integrates ergonomic principles creates a healthier,
more comfortable work environment that reduces physical stress
on the human body and increases productivity.
Choosing the right chair
If your employees work long hours at computers, having the
right chair is essential. Sitting places twice as much pressure
on spinal discs as standing, so a chair needs to fit properly.
That means the chair should provide maximum body and lumbar
(lower back) support, yet be flexible enough to allow movement
in relaxed postures.
Basic features to look for in an ergonomic chair:
- Backrest - A backrest should adjust up/down and tilt forward/back.
The tension should be adjustable.
- Seat height - The seat should adjust up/down. When seated,
a person's thighs should be parallel to the floor with feet
resting firmly on the floor.
- Seat pan depth and angle - The seat should adjust forward/back
and the seat pan angle should tilt forward. As a result,
weight and pressure are evenly distributed.
- Armrests - Padded armrests should be adjustable for both
height and width. For maximum comfort, the seated person
should have his/her forearms parallel to the floor.
- Swivel - For ease of motion, a chair should rotate a full
360 degrees.
- Base - A five-prong base is best for stability. Casters
allow mobility.
Proper casters for chairs and caster
options
 After
you've chosen the right chair, next it's important to select
the proper caster. Casters give a seated worker the ability
to move easily in a chair while remaining seated.
Tips on Setting up Computer Workstations
Correctly
Keep the following in mind when setting up a computer work
area:
- Monitor height and position - A person should view the
monitor with a straight neck and head posture. Adjustable
height computer tables, monitor arms and keyboard platforms
can help create an optimal workstation layout.
- Arm position - When keying or using a mouse, a person's
elbows should be bent at a 90 degree angle. Articulating
keyboard platforms, adjustable trays and padded wrist rests
help ensure a flat, neutral position. Avoid using a computer
at long-reach distances.
- Add lighting - In bright rooms, replace overhead fluorescent
lighting with low-level indirect lighting to reduce glare.
In low-lit rooms, use adjustable task lighting to put more
illumination where you need it.
- Monitor filters - A monitor filter can boost readability
and increase contrast by cutting glare up to 99%.
How can we help you?
If you have office furnishing needs, please contact your account
representative. If you are a new customer, contact any of
our sales representatives, make a product inquiry online,
or call 1-800-475-4760. We look forward to helping you.
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