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Maple Key Madness Doesn’t Make it Easy to be Green

May 17, 2012 Bob Environment, Green Initiatives, University Furniture, University Loft Company

Here in Central Indiana, spring brings a rain of maple keys. You know, those weird maple tree seed-thingies. As kids, we called them “helicopters” or “whirlybirds” because they spin like a helicopter rotor when falling from the sky. I’m no horticulturist, but I understand that the rooted seeds have to undergo a couple of changes [...]

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Saluting the Hundreds of Colleges and Universities That Help University Loft Protect Our Environment

April 20, 2012 Bob Environment, Green Initiatives, University Furniture, University Loft Company

It’s a commonly held belief that there is strength in numbers: Two heads are better than one. All for one, one for all. The more the merrier. And on and on. That’s why University Loft is particularly proud that so many – we’re talking hundreds upon hundreds – of colleges and universities across America and [...]

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The Student Furniture Recipe for Success from University Loft

March 23, 2012 Bob Comfort, Customization, Environment, Green Initiatives, Innovation, Personalization, Quality, University Furniture

We recently bought a juicer for my household. You know, one of those super-fast spinny contraptions that extracts nutrient rich juices from fruits and vegetables so we don’t actually have to eat carrots and celery and kale – oh my!). As we tried out different recipes to help us achieve our nutrition goals, it occurred [...]

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How ULoft Green Student Furniture Brings Out the Good, Better and Best in College Housing Furniture Buyers

January 25, 2012 Bob Environment, Green Initiatives, Quality, University Furniture

If you are a university housing administrator or student housing furniture buyer, you certainly want to make the best student residence furniture purchasing decisions you can. You want to make wise dorm room and student lounge furniture choices that make sense good economic sense for your university and that delight your students year after year. [...]

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Focus On Green: University Loft Recycles Cardboard Packaging From Our Student Housing Furniture

December 27, 2011 Bob Environment, Green Initiatives, University Furniture

At University Loft, we know that being a responsible steward of the environment can manifest itself in myriad ways, some big, some small. As a consumer, you can recycle most of your empty plastic containers and your aluminum cans. You can shop with a reusable shopping bag, and you can choose products made with recycled [...]

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With University Loft Student Furniture, Being Green Is Always In Season

December 22, 2011 Bob Environment, Green Initiatives, University Furniture

As I write this post, we’re hurtling headlong into the holiday season, which brings the inevitable Christmas tree debate: Which is better, real or fake? There are valid arguments on both sides, I suppose, but one of the arguments often touted by the artificial tree contingent is that using an artificial tree is better for [...]

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At University Loft, Our Commitment to Green Student Furniture Starts With a Plan

December 2, 2011 ULC Blog Team Environment, Green Initiatives, University Furniture, University Loft Company

You’ve heard the saying, “Plan your work and work your plan,” right? It certainly sounds like a formula for success, and at University Loft, we believe it is. We believe that our Green Plan makes a world of difference in bringing to life our commitment to producing top quality, environmentally-friendly student furniture for college housing. [...]

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University Loft Gives Thanks by Giving Back

November 24, 2011 ULC Blog Team Comfort, Community, Environment, General, Green Initiatives

At University Loft Company, we work hard to be more than just a top producer of the highest quality furniture for student housing. We also work hard to be a good corporate citizen and a good steward of the environment. That’s why, as I write this just before the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of [...]

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Seasons Change, But University Loft’s Commitment to Being Green Doesn’t

November 16, 2011 ULC Blog Team Environment, Green Initiatives, University Furniture

As I look out the window, I see those unmistakable signs of autumn: yellow, orange and red leaves I’ve raked into piles or that remain scattered on the ground (meaning I still have work to do). Ironically, the fact that the leaves have abandoned their green color reminds me that University Loft continues to be [...]

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Cathedral Highlights Magazine

August 5, 2011 ULC Blog Team Environment, Green Initiatives

Recently University Loft was written up in Cathedral Highlights Magazine for involving their students in our Arbor Day 2011 Celebration. Planting more than trees on Arbor Day Students in Lisa Ford’s pre-calculus course spent a recent class learning absolute values of a different kind when they visited the local headquarters of University Loft, owned by [...]

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