What is an Ergonomic Office About?

OKAY, WHAT’S ALL THIS ABOUT AN ERGONOMIC OFFICE?

Countless studies and news stories talk about it and extol the virtues of the ergonomic office, and benefits of today’s ergonomic office furnishings. Many customers ask us about it, and want to know not only what it means, but also what kind of difference it can make for them and their business.

They tell us it sounds good – and complicated – but are anxious to learn more about the role of ergonomics when it comes to choosing the right office chair, conference chair or adjustable chair. And how can they get just the right fit, all the function you need, and get the lasting value that their budget demands?

Not only good questions, the right questions, and the best place to start is with the definition from the Collins World English Dictionary:

Ergonomic (adjective)
1. of or relating to ergonomics
2. designed to minimize physical effort and discomfort,
and hence maximize efficiency

Future posts will focus on specific products, but for now, here are some helpful tips.

It’s a simple checklist of things to bear in mind as you consider your options, courtesy of our friends at ESI Ergonomic Solutions.

Your Forearms!
Keep them parallel to the floor with your elbows at a right-angle

Your Upper Arms and Elbows!
Try to keep them as close to your body and relaxed as possible

Your Wrists!
Not bent up, or down, but straight, and as flat as can

Don’t forget your Mouse!
Where it’s positioned matters – at the same height and adjacent to your keyboard

Or Your Computer Monitor
The most common mistake is too far away and at the wrong height. Make sure the top casing of your monitor is 2-3” above eye-level, and it’s positioned 18-30” away

Last, but not least – Your Feet!
Resting comfortably on the floor, even better if they’re supported with a footrest to provide flexion..

You’ll feel better and be more productive.

It’s always the little things that make a really big difference.

Questions? Want to learn more?

Call, email or stop by today.

Green Office Furniture Solutions

CAN OFFICE FURNITURE ACTUALLY BE GREEN?

More and more people today are committed to protecting the environment and doing the right thing whenever possible. At Rose City Office Furnishings we applaud this new era of social responsibility and look to embody best community practices at every opportunity.

In fact, our sister company, Rose City Moving and Storage, has long be an industry pioneer and has incorporated sustainability and green throughout moving processes, from green moving crates made of recycled materials to the efficient vehicles in our impressive fleet.

Which is wonderful, but you’re probably wondering, what does that have to do with office furniture?

Quite a lot, actually, and it starts by finding partners as committed to Green as we are. Here’s one example.

AIS is one of our preferred lines of office furniture, and they’ve found a better way, and a more sustainable approach, to the business of manufacturing office furniture.

A leader in Lean Manufacturing, striving to minimize and eliminate, where possible, waste throughout the manufacturing processes at AIS facilities in Massachusetts.

Using a high degree of recycled content, building furniture that is Greenguard certified, and furniture that is designed for future re-use by succeeding generations.

This is only the beginning of this amazing story.

AIS is the first manufacturer to achieve CarbonNeutral certification.

What this means is that carbon emissions are measured and then offset, investing in alternative green power, by counter-balancing what is produced with reductions courtesy of projects that make a difference here in the United States, and around the world. These projects include forest management in the Big River/Salmon Creek forests of Northern California, Wind Power from the Damao Wind Power Project in Inner Mongolia, and methane capture initiatives in the coal mines of Tieling, China.

And there’s still more to be told.

Partnering with ANEW, AIS helps customers to repurpose unwanted office furniture, with a take-back solution for not only furniture, but fixtures and other architectural materials.

Rather than adding to already over-burdened landfills, these materials are then donated to public agencies and local charities.

The Rose City Story

OFFICE FURNISHINGS AND MORE – THE REST OF THE ROSE CITY STORY

For over thirty years, since our founding in 1979, we’ve become the first choice of commercial and residential customers for moving, storage and archiving. Whether it’s Portland, Beaverton, Vancouver or any of the other areas of Rose City we’ve been here to serve you. Much of the credit rightfully goes to our people; experienced professional teams that understand what it takes to get every move done on time, and, a physical and technical capacity that leaves our competitors a little envious.

Rose City customers count on an unequalled performance and service, that’s always been our way of doing business. We’re dedicated to complete satisfaction and know our competitors scratch their heads at an unblemished BBB record.

We’re justifiably proud of history, all the more because we’re in a challenging and evolving industry.

From the early days, and even truer today, the question has been how to continue to deliver a truly complete solution then every move is unique with its own requirements?

Part of the answer came seven years ago, with the introduction of Rose City Office Furnishings.

Our new division enabled us to stay ahead of the curve and provide a full-service solution for every project – from the most conventional to the most highly sophisticated, with the expertise to assist with every phase of the move, from conception to installation.

We’ve partnered with many of the most respected office furniture manufacturers in the business, and offer competitive prices to satisfy the most budget conscious and most discriminating tastes.

But our vision for Rose City Office Furnishings goes far beyond sales.

We’re here to help with office and furniture design, space planning, ergonomic integration, delivery, installation and management of the move.

As always, whether your project is simple and straightforward, or involves today’s complex and remarkably functional modular systems, count on Rose City service and dependability to get you up and running on time and in the shortest possible amount of time.

Call, email or stop by. We’d love to talk about your project.