For the Flexible Workspace segment, lower laptop power consumption is a significant factor that suggests the segment has a shelf life of perhaps three to five years at best. When laptop battery life is extended beyond the eight-hour mark, the need for supplemental power sources becomes largely unnecessary.

In the case of the Agile Workspace and DC-powered Building segments, lower power consumption positively influences the overall feasibility and practicality of the proposed solutions. It is important to note that 120V AC power is often excessive for low-powered devices, making it an inefficient choice. Furthermore, the century-old electrical infrastructure standards dictate that too much power is delivered through too few receptacles, which creates a variety of challenges. This system is not only costly to install, but it also proves to be impossible to relocate and poses significant safety risks.

In a Flexible Workspace, workers choose to work in different types of work areas. The furniture and fixtures are fixed; the people flex between types of workspaces depending on their tasks.

In an Agile Workplace, the furniture and fixtures are mobile, not fixed. Furniture and fixtures can be used to create different types of workspaces including flexible workplaces. Agile Workplaces are easy to reconfigure, grow, or contract depending on an organization’s needs.

What does a teacher do when a student has a laptop with a dead battery?

In a Flexible Workspace, workers choose to work in different types of work areas. The furniture and fixtures are fixed; the people flex between types of workspaces depending on their tasks.

In an Agile Workplace, the furniture and fixtures are mobile, not fixed. Furniture and fixtures can be used to create different types of workspaces including flexible workplaces. Agile Workplaces are easy to reconfigure, grow, or contract depending on an organization’s needs.

Report on the state of the art regarding DC-powered buildings.

What does a teacher do when a student has a laptop with a dead battery?

Laptops are prevalent in classrooms and usage is growing. As teachers become more reliant on laptops, continuous operation is extremely important.

Digital monitor technology can play a significant role in driving company culture.

What is the user experience for a cordless office?

For some green technology advocates, zero net carbon buildings are a goal, an objective that should be in the future.

Why the future? Technologies already exist in the commercial marketplace making zero net carbon buildings possible sooner than later.

We vacillated between participating at NEOCON or Realcomm/IBCON. We finally defied conventional furniture wisdom and chose the latter.

We were warned we could be technically challenged at Realcomm/IBCON and might not be able to deal with the experts we would meet. This wasn’t a problem.

And we were pleasantly surprised!