That's great! Yes, I'm not surprised it took more than a weekend to install; reconfiguring existing product takes a bit more management than new product straight from the factory! I'm glad to hear it works for you. Sound absorption has greatly improved in these wall systems. For future reference, should you need to improve sound absorption even more, consider replacing the tempered glass with laminated glass. It should still comply with the code for safety glass, and has even higher ratings for sound.
On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 11:18 AM, Barbara Sprenger < bspren...@thesatelliteinc.com> wrote: > Hi Maureen, > We were able to find about 11 DIRTT offices second-hand at $2K/office. > After reconfiguring, we were left with lots of wall sections and > insufficient parts to make more offices, but we got 10 offices out of them! > They’re really quite nice looking and I was surprised by their sound > absorption. > > They took a lot longer than a weekend to install, but we’re still happy > with the result. > Barbara Sprenger > > > > bspren...@thesatelliteinc.com > www.thesatelliteinc.com > 831-222-2101 <(831)%20222-2101> > > On Jun 26, 2017, at 8:16 AM, Maureen Soules <soule...@umn.edu> wrote: > > 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 <http://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/to >> pic/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 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 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.
