Choosing materials to ensure your physical and mental health is a responsible choice to demonstrate your sense of responsibility and empower your business. That is also the direction that the leading interior designers in the world recommend for their investors.


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By choosing healthy office furniture construction materials, businesses have the opportunity to make a positive impact and have a friendly, thoughtful and caring impression on the employees themselves. in company. Through that, the brand image is dedicated and trustworthy. So what should businesses investors as well as designers do to choose healthy materials in the office, while ensuring strange quality without incurring much cost?


Selection of natural materials


Using natural materials is one way to avoid the harmful effects of the chemicals that composites can have. In the working environment, natural materials can be easily cared for, have natural fire resistance, and create a human-nature connection. If your budget allows, leather furniture will not only last longer but also become more beautiful with age. Wood offers a great experience with a warm and friendly feel. Wooden floors, wooden partitions, or wooden desks are the details where we can choose wood materials when constructing office furniture.

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Frequent and important customer/partner contact areas can use healthier, natural materials such as stone floors, which require very little maintenance and last forever to provide a feeling of luxury. security, distinction, and safety. If you can't use natural materials everywhere, choose spaces where you can have the greatest impact on employee/client experiences and emotions.


Consumption of materials in the minimum level in the construction of office furniture


This strategy helps you to achieve three great benefits: sustainability, human health, and optimal cost. Using fewer materials is a solution to minimize the total potential negative impact of office materials on human health. Open ceiling solutions (removing plaster, exposing waterways, mechanics) or using concrete floors are the best ways to save you while minimizing the amount of material for the office. . Concrete floors are not only clean but also hygienic, durable and do not require the use of adhesives such as laminate flooring and tile.

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Currently, there are 86,000 chemicals in use with just 200 tested by the EPA - and only a handful of them are regulated. Among the materials being used for office interior construction today, up to 98% are synthetic materials, in the process of wear and tear, these materials can form dust and have a dissipative effect. extreme to human health. The move to use healthy materials is essential and is seen as a strategy to build a positive image of your business in the eyes of employees and customers. If you are interested in this issue and require consulting on the design and construction of office furniture for your company, please contact AfA Design immediately for advice.