Category: Universities
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FOUR COST EFFECTIVE CAMPUS UPDATES
Societal tastes and styles are in constant flux. The same holds true for university furniture. As the years slip into…
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REFRESH CAMPUS HOUSING AND SAVE UP TO 80% TODAY!
What happens when you put a bunch of teenagers in a space to live together for several months? Well, they…
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Cutting Carbon & Cost
Throughout 40 years of partnering with University Housing, The Refinishing Touch has led ongoing discussions of how to best reuse…
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Furniture asset management best practices: Working onsite
In a recent post we discussed one of the cornerstones of furniture asset management; inventory management. At The Refinishing Touch…
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Best practices in furniture asset management: Inventory management
In previous posts we have shared our views on furniture asset management as environmental and fiscally responsible behavior. We discussed…
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Need new tires? Just buy a new car…
In our previous post we talked about how absurd it would be to buy a new car simply because your…
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Furniture asset management in higher education: Learning the benefits
Last week our president and founder Mario Insenga was interviewed by University Business magazine’s Chuck Green for an upcoming piece about…
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Education’s Decade of Sustainable Development: How Green Was It?
A recent article by Goolam Mohamedbhai in Inside Higher Ed is a reminder that the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), led by the United Nations…
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Colleges Earn Honors for Sustainability Efforts
It’s the time of year when colleges and universities wind down the semester and hand out grades and assessments. It’s also when…
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A sustainable economy: Can higher education set the bar?
Recently, Inside Higher Ed showcased a piece from a collegiate administrator, G. Rendell, pushing for a more sustainable balance on his campus,…