The Facility of the Future
Energy Savings
The built environment's carbon footprint is double that of the automobile industry. In the future, office facilities will utilize DC-to-DC electrical power.
The modular-cabled 120V wiring systems introduced at the beginning of the era of panel systems and incorporated more recently into desking systems are obsolete.
The cost and complexity of the furniture installations that use 120V wired power systems lead to static, not flexible, office designs.
The transition to all-DC power is a worldwide movement. Solar and Wind systems generate DC power. New technologies such as Fault-Managed Power distribute power without expensive conduit and wiring. And importantly, USB-C DC power inputs are now the standard way to power low-wattage office devices.
August Berres is leading the way to fully integrate commercial-grade, DC battery power into every key product in the line.
Battery-powered furniture is essential to reduce the expense and business interruption costs facilities face with wired solutions when reconfiguring offices. Opportunities for productivity gains and collaboration are often missed because the cost of change is too high.
Hybrid Workspaces
Hybrid workspaces and remote co-working practices will be common. We foresee this being more the rule than the exception.
You may work from home or collaborate in teams at the office. At other times you may do your job in a personal office space, at a coffee shop or café, in a casual office work area, or in a conference room.
Cordless furniture adapts to hybrid work strategies. Specify configurable products that can be easily moved to any workstation or stored when you are not in the office. Create casual work areas.
Organizational Change
Businesses will increasingly use organizational tactics such as cross-functional teams and special business entities tasked with meeting specific goals.
To match these initiatives, workplace layout flexibility is desirable. Static layouts are a barrier to improving productivity, teamwork and collaboration, and project effectiveness.
Respond! is designed to be a mobile system end-to-end. An important goal for the product line is to be easy to move and easy to re-configure. Respond! includes extensive use of casters and modularity that allows the furniture to follow the organization's design as it changes with little expense and business interruption.
Talent
Workplace design will be a talent recruiting tool and a reason for working at the office. When businesses are competing for talent, a workplace that is functional, attractive, and comfortable will be a recruiting advantage.
August Berres’ cordless products incorporate the comforts of home into the system. Office workers can work intensely and casually depending on the task.
If you want people to return to the office, why not design workstations that provide workstation features that exceed the comfort and productivity compared to working at home?