Articles, tagged with "bassil", page 2

Workstation Design and Cable Management

Modular open office panel systems are offered by a variety of manufacturers. Office managers and planners are confronted with a bewildering array of designs and price options. Purchasing decisions have grown more complex with the need to accommodate th... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Cubicle Systems for Customer Conferences

There are many types of businesses where closing deals or completing transactions require private discussions between clients and the company representative. Examples include car dealerships, tax preparation firms, mortgage and commercial banks, and larg... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Systems Furniture adds Flexibility to Training Centers

Employee training centers, like office "hotels," can test the quality of systems furniture. These centers are put to heavy use especially in firms where advancements in technology, products or services require regular training sessions to keep staff upda... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

A Smart Approach to Modular Office Systems

Corporate relocations provide opportunities for facility managers to take lessons from the past and apply them to fitting out the new workplace. "Such was the case when a world-leading power systems provider relocated to a new facility to accommo... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Create Custom Conference Rooms with Systems Furniture

Organizations frequently hosting client or association conferences need dedicated not ad hoc meeting space. The design and amenities of conference rooms make a lasting impression on visitors and when properly executed provide an ambiance of comfort to fo... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Systems Furniture: a Study in Design Evolution

As the "father of the cubicle," designer Robert Propst in 1968 was on to a good idea when he created what was called at the time the Action Office system for Herman Miller. It was the world's first open-plan office system of reconfigurable components. I... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Crafting RFPs for Systems Furniture

When doing the homework prior to furnishing new, renovated or expanded workplaces with systems furniture, office designers and facility managers find they are both blessed and cursed with vendor choices. "Doing a 'systems furniture' search will yield a... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Some Cost Elements in Systems Furniture

New or expanding businesses - and those planning workplace renovations - make decisions on how to build out and furnish their facilities. "First cost and lifetime cost are two key elements in the decision-making process," says Mark Bassil, co-founder... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Systems Furniture Decision Check Points

Beauty is only skin deep, as the old saying goes. That is why buyers must look behind colors, textures and styles of systems furniture offerings to evaluate construction quality and to determine how the manufacturer has provided for managing voice, data ... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Movable Wall Systems and the Modular Office

Office planning for today's multitasked workplace environment requires a carefully planned and tailored blend of workspace layouts and floor plans to accommodate personnel employing a wide range of skill sets. Experience, sometimes painful, has taught us... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Making the Office Hotel More Welcoming

While some may question when the concept of an office hotel first emerged, the terminology generally dates from the early 1990s when firms began exploring it as a way to reduce costs through shared workspaces. For some types of businesses it makes sens... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Made to Measure Reception Areas at Off the Rack Prices

While there is some truth to the old saw that "you can't judge a book by its cover," another one says "there is no second first impression." Contradictory? Perhaps so. "But how many of us in search of a product or service have looked at a potential v... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Spectacular Modular Offices at $12 - $15 per Square Foot Installed

Look around and you will see technology wonders that not too many years ago were but dreams in the minds of the inventors. What is most amazing is the affordability of these products compared to price tags carried when they first came to market. Two exa... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Supporting Teaming with Systems Furniture

When Kelly Johnson brought together a hand-picked team of Lockheed engineers and manufacturing people at Burbank in the wartime year of 1943, each team member was cautioned that design and production of the new P-80 Shooting Star jet fighter must be carri... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

Low Rent, High Class Offices

Business districts in older sections of cities are undergoing a renaissance fueled in part by lower rents that attract new or existing companies that need to be close to their customers and suppliers. "Areas such as New York's Tribeca and Soho, which... Read >
Author: Chris Carter

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