No, they typically cannot be reconfigured by managers or admins; you need a trained installer. The cost you cite is very exaggerated over drywall. Yes, the initial expense is considerably higher than drywall, but if you also factor in construction time + office downtime, the cost is more like 3X, not 10X. And, if you reconfigure two or three times, you've already recouped any cost difference. What must also be factored in is the cost of building systems. Data and electrical are typically plug-and-play, and lighting can usually be reconfigured by the electrician on the installation team. The biggest problems I've seen is the incorporation of sprinkler heads and code compliance for spacing, and the edition of air supply and returns, based on local code requirements.
On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote: > Right...but are these demountable walls, like by DIRTT, actually feasible > to re-arrange easily by community managers or administrative types? And > while they can be paid as furniture, their cost is something like 10x (?) > more than traditional drywall. > > Jerome > www.BLANKSPACES.com > > On Jun 26, 2017, at 7:46 AM, Maureen Soules <soule...@umn.edu> wrote: > > While a more expensive initial investment, I'd seriously consider a > product like DIRTT. Several reasons: First, the product can be depreciated > like furniture, installation (including electrical work) can happen over a > weekend or after hours with almost no downtime or disruption to your > business, and it can be reused and reconfigured as the needs of your office > space evolve. > > On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 3:30:21 PM UTC-5, Lauren McDaniel wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm exploring the possibility of adding some glass-walled offices to our >> coworking space and curious how much these typically cost. I'm looking for >> enclosed (with door) floor-to-ceiling options since the purpose would be to >> create more privacy for phone calls. Seeking an option that could fit one >> desk and another that could fit a desk of four. >> >> I'd welcome all suggestions and manufacturers! >> >> Thanks, >> Lauren McDaniel >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/coworking/9Ttxzos2_fg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
