Convia, Creating Responsive Environments

About Us

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Who We Are

Convia came to life when the Herman Miller research team, along with some of the best and brightest minds in the technology and architecture sectors, began asking some fundamental questions about how buildings and interior spaces are designed, used and constructed. Questions like:

What if buildings never became obsolete?

What if our buildings could give and receive information?

What if our buildings grew smarter the more we used them?

What if we had more choices and control in our environments?

What if our buildings didn’t drain the earth’s natural resources?

These questions led Herman Miller to the conclusion that the integration of technology into the very substance of building is a necessary and fundamental shift that must occur if buildings are to better serve society in the 21st century. In response, the Convia subsidiary was formed and charged with delivering on the vision of more sustainable building infrastructure. 

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What We Do

Convia represents a sustainable building platform with three basic design tenets:

• Convia was designed to give people more control over their environments and the tools they need to program their environments to meet their changing needs.

• Convia was designed through the lens of environmentalism to allow for the creation of more energy efficient spaces.

• Convia was designed with the belief that inclusiveness, integration and an open platform are critical if buildings are to evolve to their greatest potential.

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Where We Are

We are located outside of downtown Chicago in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.