About this session:
Purpose: The office furniture industry is an ever-changing marketplace and this changeability has produced huge amounts of unwanted furniture. Remanufacturing addresses the waste, cost , and storage that comes with replacing office furniture. This course looks at trends in the office furniture industry, the environmental impacts created by legacy furniture, and a review of the environmental and economic benefits of remanufactured furniture as an alternative to scrapping, downcycling, or discarding to landfill.
Start Time:
3/21/2023 9:45:00 AM
End Time:
3/21/2023 10:45:00 AM
1. Attendees will be able to explain past and current trends in office furniture
2. Participants will be able to state the effect that legacy office furniture can have upon the environment
3. Attendees will be able discuss what remanufactured furniture is and how to differentiate it from as is and refurbished furniture
4. Participants will be able to recall the environmental and economic savings of remanufactured furniture