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Facilities Buying Housing Furniture by Brian Stroup What to consider and what to ask furniture manufacturers Look for What? The three most important factors to consider in selecting furniture are flexibility, functionality, and durability. When considering flexibility, ask the following questions: How versatile is the furniture? Is it movable? Can it be used in several of your buildings? Functionality refers to how practical the furniture is: It may look nice, but will it meet the needs of the students living in your hall? Does it serve more than one purpose? (An ottoman, for example, can also serve as a small chair.) Durability refers to how resilient the furniture is: Will it go the long haul? Will it last 20, 30, or 40 years? Will it resist wear and tear for the first 5-10 years? It’s also important to do the necessary homework and compare apples to apples as far as price and Desks, dressers, mattresses, chairs – what could be more boring, right? Dry as the subject may be, furniture can be one of the most important factors affecting a student’s experience on campus. These “boring” things make a house a home or a dorm a residence hall. Research has shown that appropriate furniture can improve academic success and social connectedness on a college campus. In Educating by Design: Creating Campus Learning Environments That Work, C. Carney Strange and James Banning demonstrate that the physical environment has a significant impact on student engagement and success. Whether it is movable desks in a classroom or more appropriate lighting in a residence hall room, the principle remains the same: Furniture must look its best in order to help maintain a positive living/learning environment. Upgrading furniture to make this possible is obviously much simpler and more cost effective than replacing or renovating an entire building. To get started in the process of upgrading furniture, you must first know what you’re looking for. The three most important factors to consider in selecting furniture are flexibility, functionality, and durability. 20 Talking Stick

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Talking Stick - July/August 2008
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Business
Calendar
When Politics Come to Your Town
Support System
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Online Now
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Just In
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Business
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - When Politics Come to Your Town
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Support System
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - July/August 2008 - Reporting Out
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