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The event features three back-to-back CEU courses designed to help LEED Professionals maintain your accreditation without bogging down your schedule or putting you to sleep. </p> <p> The three courses all focus on different topics, and will give you an opportunity to earn credits in different areas. Can t make it on the 19th? No problem! Both days will feature the same courses, so you ll have two chances to make it work.<a href="greenforum.html"> <b><font color="BAC405">Click here</b></font></a> to read more about the courses and to register online - reserve your spot early, as seating is limited. </p> <h1>News</h1> <p><a href="http://gigaom.com/collaboration/designing-office-space-for-a-world-of-web-workers/"><b class="bluebold"><font color="#000000">Designing Office Space for a World of Web Workers</font></a><br /></b> As more and more people use the internet to make their work mobile and free themselves from being shackled to the office, it s not just workers lifestyles that are going to change  our physical work spaces are bound to as well. <a href="http://gigaom.com/collaboration/designing-office-space-for-a-world-of-web-workers/"> <b><font color="BAC405">Read the article.</b></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664545/eight-tips-for-designing-a-workplace-where-ideas-flow"><b class="bluebold"><font color="#000000">8 Keys To Creating An Office Where Ideas Flow</font></b></a><br />While I believe a good workplace design supports an organization s success and that it can be a key agent for reinforcing ideals, I am equally convinced that office design can t have much of an impact unless the following five boxes are checked. <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664545/eight-tips-for-designing-a-workplace-where-ideas-flow"><b><font color="#BAC405">Click to read.</font></b></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.contractmagazine.com/contract/design/Process-Designing-t-5666.shtml"><b class="bluebold"><font color="#000000"> Designing the Multi-Generational Workplace</font></b></a><br />A company tosses out its cubicles, tears down the perimeter private offices, and switches to an open plan with benching. The younger employees happily work away, with headphones on when they need to concentrate on solo work. The older employees miss their big individual workstations and the visual and acoustic privacy their cubicles gave them. But that s the price of progress. Or is it? <a href="http://www.contractmagazine.com/contract/design/Process-Designing-t-5666.shtml"><b><font color="#BAC405">Read the article.</font></b></a></p> <p><a href="http://360.steelcase.com/articles/is-your-workplace-ready-for-the-interconnected-world/"><b class="bluebold"><font color="#000000">Is Your Workplace Ready for the Interconnected World?</font></b></a><br />Can it handle the global, mobile, nonstop reality of business today? Because that s the new reality for globally integrated enterprises. Business is increasingly a team sport that leverages technology to cross borders and time zones. Work is more interconnected and more complex than ever. Our work environment is the pivotal place for helping us navigate this new business world. Click <a href="http://360.steelcase.com/articles/is-your-workplace-ready-for-the-interconnected-world/"><b><font color="#BAC405">here</font></b></a> to read the article from Milwaukee's BizMe website. </p> <h1>Get More News</h1> <p>At Forrer, we're always trying to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and ideas in our industry. We've started curating several topics on ScoopIt.com so that we can create collections of articles based on various relevant topics. Click the links below to view our topics on ScoopIt. To stay connected, click the blue "follow" button in the upper right hand corner of each topic, and you'll get an email when we've posted new articles! </p> <p> <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/work-environments-for-the-21st-century"><b><font color="#BAC405">Work Environments of the 21st Century</font></b></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/healthy-workplaces"><b><font color="#BAC405">Healthy Workplaces</font></b></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/work-life-balance"><b><font color="#BAC405">Work Life Balance </font></b></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/designing-healthcare-environments"><b><font color="#BAC405">Designing Healthcare Environments</font></b></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-environments"><b><font color="#BAC405">21st Century Learning Environments</font></b></a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div id="footer" align=center> <!-- #bbinclude ":includes:footer.inc" --> <a href="/index.html">Home</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/about/">About Us</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/solutions/product/featured.html">Featured Products</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/about/jobs.html">Jobs</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://forrer.yourensync.com">Customer Log In</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/about/contact.asp">Contact Us</a> <p> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ForrerInteriors"><img src="http://twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/t_small-b.png" alt="Follow ForrerInteriors on Twitter"/></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/forrerbusinessinteriors"><img src="/images/index/facebook2.jpg" alt="" width="25" height="25" border="0" id="facebook" alt="Visitour Facebook page!"/></a> </p> <!-- end bbinclude --></div> </td></tr></table></div> </body> </html>