The Furnishings and Design Chair Lab has three additions to our product offering, expanding our selection of big and tall seating options for faculty and staff. Please visit our website to make an appointment in the Chair Lab: furnishingsanddesign.ua.edu. We hope to see you soon!
Are you a Concur Org approver? If so, you may receive a Concur report titled “Furnishings & Design.” Our office generally places orders for requested furniture items for campus, pays for the item using our P-Card, then allocates the charges in Concur to the FOAPAL provided by the client. Due to the fact that many furniture items are not shipped, and paid for, until up to 3 to 6 months after the initial order, oftentimes, approvers are caught off guard when they receive an email from Concur asking them to approve F&D expense reports.
If you should receive one of these reports, please review it carefully. A copy of the original vendor quote, the final receipt and a copy of the email traffic from the client authorizing the purchase and FOAPAL information is attached to the transaction. When approving these transactions, you are not responsible for all charges included in the report, only the transactions charged to your account. One way to identify your charges is to look for the blue 3D paper icon. See below for an example:
If you are unsure, please do not send the report back to the user. Instead, please contact F&D at 348-8433 for additional explanation.
The University of Alabama Student Center has recently begun to update common area furniture with the assistance of the Furnishings and Design Upholstery Shop. The benches were reupholstered with durable vinyl fabrics that provide an attractive appearance and cleanable surface rated for high traffic commercial spaces. The newly upholstered benches have been placed in front of the Intercultural Diversity Center located on the second floor and compliment the adjacent storefront design.
A renovation for Ruby Tyler Services Building was completed in February 2022, including construction and furniture. Ruby Tyler Services Building honors Dr. Tyler as one of the 50 doctors on staff when the new Druid City Hospital (DCH) opened in 1952. In addition to this prestige, she was the only female doctor on staff at that time. The work began in fall 2021 to provide additional spaces for Fleet and Transportation Services. The renovation will provide private offices, break room, locker room, training room, and storage space.
The Employee Resource Center is comprised of three departments that provide education and support services to faculty and staff. The three departments include Learning and Development, Uniform Management, and Wellness and Work-Life. The renovation consisted of repainting the facility and installing graphics for way finding and enhancement of spaces. Many of the graphic images include University of Alabama landmarks such as Denny Chimes, Minerva, Gorgas Library, Rose Administration, and many others. The vision established by the committee was to make this building welcoming and inviting to the established and new members of our UA family and community.
Hewson Hall was completed in August 2021, including all construction and furniture. The work began in March 2020 to provide a transformative addition to the business school complex. The 106,000 square- foot building will provide classroom and office space to accommodate growth in both students and faculty. About 2/3 of the building will be dedicated to education and training activities, and about 1/3 will be programmed for office and support space.
In anticipation of the fiscal year drawing to a close, we want to encourage the campus community to utilize our resources to assist in furniture selections, reupholstery needs, and chair lab requests. Design Request Forms (DRFs) and Chair Lab Forms that are year-end specific must be submitted to the F&D office no later than the end of business on August 13, 2021. This deadline will allow time to design, specify and order the furniture as well as try out any necessary chairs from the lab. The forms are located on the Furnishings and Design website. We strive to give the best customer service and want to help with your year-end needs. While every effort will be made to meet year end deadlines for purchases received after August 13, no guarantee can be given.
Please contact furnishings@ua.edu with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
In this time of fiscal awareness, Furnishings and Design has the capability to provide like new furniture from our campus inventory. In addition to this added benefit, the upholstery shop has an inventory of fabrics in limited patterns and colorways readily available for use on your project. These are great opportunities to utilize our resources when you have a limited budget. Please submit a design request form with our team at the following link https://imageweb.ua.edu/Public/UnityForm.aspx?key=UFKey and an interior designer will be in touch. We look forward to working with you!
The Math and Science Education Building Renovation was completed in January 2021, including all construction and furniture. The work began in January 2020 to renovate the main building including improvements to the Auditorium. The 95,635 square- foot renovation supports the relocation of the Math Technology Learning Center (MTLC) and accommodates introductory laboratories for Physics, Astronomy, Geography, Geology, and New College. The new spaces provides a studio format, which integrates lectures and labs for a more efficient and valuable academic experience.
The Capstone College of Nursing Addition was completed in December 2020, including all construction and furniture. The work began in January 2020 to provide a three-story addition to the west side of the existing facility that was reflected in the 2017 Master Plan. The 32,000 square- foot addition entails two 150-seat multi-use classrooms, individual study areas, a Home Healthcare Lab suite, practicum lab, examination rooms, conference rooms, faculty/staff offices, student work areas, café, and other supporting areas.
