You can eat on the go, so why not sleep on the go?
That thought spurred the developers of HOHM to create sleep pods for various uses — and it was the same general thought that prompted Emporia State University to forge a partnership with the San Diego-based company.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first of two sleep pods on campus was held at William Allen White Library on Monday. With students across the country naming sleep issues as one of their top five barriers to peak academic performance, ESU Vice President for Student Affairs Jim Williams called this an opportunity the university didn’t want to pass up.
The sleep pods are 43.5 square feet and contain a twin-size bed, a privacy and sound-blocking curtain, charging stations and a tablet. Students will have up to two free hours per month available to them and will then pay $10 per hour afterward. Students will need to schedule nap times through www.hohm.life or the HOHM app. Time slots can range from 30 minutes to four hours.
HOHM founder and CEO Nikolas Woods tells KVOE News the pods are designed to meet a basic human need wherever people may be.
ESU becomes the second university in America to have the pods installed after the University of Arizona. ESU will have a second pod installed inside the Memorial Union next month. The university essentially has a one-year trial run with the pods at no cost, even with the on-site staff provided by HOHM. Woods says HOHM and the university may negotiate a second deal next spring. Woods also says brand partnerships with manufacturers like Tempur Sealy offset the activation costs.
Photos by Chuck Samples/KVOE News
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