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Architect’s Viewpoint: The Impact of Cable Clutter

Think about a beautifully designed open-plan office space with clean lines and minimalist décor. Now imagine that space littered with tangled power cords snaking across the floor, network cables dangling from desks, and wires clinging to walls.

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Beyond Green Paint: Defining Sustainability in Building Design

The push for sustainable building practices is laudable, but the definition of "sustainable" has become diluted, often encompassing superficial changes that do little to address core energy inefficiencies. It's time to draw a clearer line between genuine sustainability and mere virtue signaling.

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Why Office Furniture Salespeople Should Sell Agile Furniture

Agile Furniture workstations have built-in power, helping salespeople earn 30-50% more than similar products.

To boost revenue, focus on fitting workstations to customer needs instead of selling more units. With Agile Furniture, customers can save on costs like electrical contractors, permits, floor coring, and high installation fees, reducing overall expenses.

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The Challenges of Cabling Older Office Buildings

Well, for starters, you rarely find proper cable pathways. Modern buildings have dedicated conduits, cable trays, and riser shafts. In older buildings, you’re often dealing with whatever’s available: cramped ceiling spaces, shared ductwork with electrical wiring, sometimes even having to run cables along baseboards or through walls.

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STORM Explains the Concept of a DC-Powered Building

A DC-powered building is a structure that utilizes direct current (DC) electricity as its primary power source, representing a significant shift from traditional alternating current (AC) systems. This innovative approach is particularly relevant given modern energy demands.

Integrating on-site power generation, fault-managed power systems, and agile workplace design enhances building operational efficiency, sustainability, and adaptability making them increasingly popular in commercial and residential settings

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Reduced Power Usage and the Growth of Office Battery Power

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.

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August Berres’ Respond! 2.0

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.

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Flexible Workspaces, Agile Workplaces

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.

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