Furniture Assessment & Coordination

Helping you find an affordable solution whether it is new, used or re-manufactured furniture.

Prior to initiating a project, many clients take advantage of our Furniture Assessment experience as we recommend the best re-use of their existing assets. It can be very effective in lowering incidental expenditures related to the acquisition of new furniture. Existing assets are inventoried according to multiple characteristics associated with possible re-use. Based on the intent of the pending project, we can then advise the owner on a cost effective replacement and/or reallocation plan.

We frequently assist with the establishment of organization-wide Furniture Standards. This helps to define the size and footprint of open plan and hard-wall office spaces, along with the type of furniture and associated finishes for these offices. Auxiliary space can be considered as well, which typically relates to office space allocations. The creation of Furniture Standards creates consistency within an organization and is a natural extension of a furniture assessment, but can also be completed separately. Multiple factors are considered when determining standards, which is why no two organizations assign space the same way.

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Furniture Assessment & Coordination Case Studies

Elmira City School District

Supporting the Elmira City School District during a time of deep budget cuts, we were championed with the task of advising the district on how to most effectively reduce their expenditures on new furniture. Our response was to conduct a comprehensive furniture assessment of the schools slated for new furniture and recommend expenditures to address only critical needs. After completing an invventory of over 6,000 pieces of furniture and documenting; we created a detailed re-allocation plan that made the best use of the district's current assets, and delayed the purchase of new furniture to correspond with the outstanding life cycle of their existing furniture. Our summary report identified where immediate purchase was needed, thus saving the district several thousands of dollars.