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Office Furniture for Progressive Companies |Commercial Design Control Inc.

09 Thursday Oct 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Collaboration, Design and Layout, Desks, Interior design ideas, Modern Office Furniture, Office Furniture, Trendy office Furniture

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In the past quarter we have had the privilege to work with many new clients.  We have had the opportunity to work with suppliers who are offering new and updated products to keep the look fresh and modern.  Blog_02

We have noticed that the #OfficeFurniture industry is busy and in high demand for those that bring new and exciting ideas to the market.  Our job is to keep abreast of those office design trends and introduce them to our Clients to see where there is a good fit.

We have decided to do this blog about places and office designs that we feel strongly represent a progressive company’s image.

These may or may not be your “style” but with a small twist we promise to make it perfect for you.  Sometimes with a bit of color added or taken away it can make the look totally yours!

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With spectacular designs in office planning and furniture styles, we invite you to check out some of the places we deem to be amazing!  Which one looks most like the representation of your perfect office image?

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Collaboration in the Work Place | Commercial Design Control Inc.

22 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Artopex, Chairs, Collaboration, Design and Layout, Ergonomic Workstations, Functional Office Furniture, Google, Installations, Interesting Office Ideas, Interior design ideas, Lab Workstations, Lounge Seating, Modern Office, Modern Office Furniture, Office Furniture, Office Furniture Service, Small office space, Space Planning, Tables, Trendy office Furniture

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Today’s work place is all about connecting and collaborating with those around you, it is no longer about the individuality of working alone in a cubical.  Modern offices have welcomed the open concept to their environment and by doing so have started a whole new trend in #collaborating and connecting of information and ideas.

Yes, we know that collaboration is an essential part of developing new ideas or problem solving with visuals, but scheduling a formal meeting place with a board room table and whiteboard, is being replaced with a comfortable couch or stool with a flat screen or smart board.

Meeting spaces in today’s office are about small semi-private areas that allow information and ideas to flow with connectable visual aids that are easy to use for all levels of users.   Having an open area to collaborate in an informal surrounding allows co-workers to feel less pressure and results in more confidence when it comes to sharing ideas that are ”outside the box”.

Perks involved with the new trend of open concept collaboration spaces are that you are able to share technology in a relaxed and comfortable setting.  No more cords and cables dangling from tables or trying to find or figure out which plugs will get you connected.  It is all about fast and easy access with connectivity and display at your fingertips.

Comfort, style, connectivity and secured storage using the Artopex Downtown series is one of the best things to hit the #CommercialOfficeDesign since the arrival of the computer!

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Commercial Design Control gets new Website

15 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Artopex, Chairs, Cheap Office furniture, Collaboration, Design and Layout, Desks, Ergonomic Workstations, Executive Office Furniture, Executive Seating, Functional Office Furniture, Google, How to update an office, Interesting Office Ideas, Interior design ideas, Modern Office, Modern Office Furniture, Office Designs, Office Furniture, Reconfiguration, Small office space, Space Planning, Yahoo

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Commercial Design Control gets new Website

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Commercial Design Control Inc is proud to release their new website. The website shows latest trends in office furniture equipment from workstations to private offices to IT boardroom and conference training.  To see modern open concept work spaces for your office visit  www.comm-design.com

Space Planning for Commercial Office Interiors

15 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Architectural Walls, Boardroom Chairs, Collaboration, Design and Layout, Desks, Ergonomic Workstations, Ergonomics, Executive Office Furniture, Executive Seating, Functional Office Furniture, Google, How to update an office, Interesting Office Ideas, Interior design ideas, Modern Office, Office Designs, Office Furniture, Office Furniture Service, Office Relocation, Organizing your office, Reconfiguration, Small office space, Space Planning, Trendy office Furniture, Trendy Workstations, Yahoo

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BlogPost_0714Space Planning for Commercial Office Interiors provides a thorough and insightful look at the entire process of space planning, from meeting the client for the first time to delivering a beautifully rendered and creative space plan that addresses all of that client s needs. At www.comm-design.com we take our clients through a step-by-step method
that includes establishing the client’s requirements, developing and translating ideas into design concepts, drafting layouts, and ultimately combining these layouts into well-organized, effective floor plans replete with offices, workstations, support rooms, and reception areas.

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We review and cover issues such as circulation, spatial and square footage calculations, building codes, adaptation to exterior architecture, ceiling systems, barrier-free designs, and LEED requirements along the way.   We present and cover the key principles, processes, and tasks associated with laying out interior space to optimize the health, safety, and wellness of its occupants.

Our goal is to provide you with a well-organized, space efficient floor plan to make your business work better for you.

For more information, please call us at 905 770 6866 or visit www.comm-design.com  for a free consultation on how to improve your workspace.

Re-using Furniture to Create an Open Concept – Collaborative Work space

10 Tuesday Jun 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Artopex, Boardroom Chairs, Chairs, Collaboration, Design and Layout, Desks, Ergonomic Chiars, Ergonomic Keyboards, Ergonomic Workstations, Ergonomics, Executive office, Executive Office Furniture, Executive Seating, Functional Office Furniture, Interesting Office Ideas, Interior design ideas, Modern Office, Modern Office Furniture, Office Designs, Office Filing Cabinets, Office Furniture, Office Metal Filing, Organizing your office, Seating, Space Planning, Tables, Trendy office Furniture, Trendy Workstations, Uncategorized

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Communication and Open Concept Work Spaces

Open concepts are not something new to the office scene. Going way back in time and depending on the business large offices featured multiple desks crammed into a single big room. Partitioned offices were reserved for the boss who sat, usually in a sunny perimeter spot if one was available, overlooking their employees who were crammed together in bull pen fashion in the center of the space.  What drove the open concept in the good old days however, were the limitations of the furniture systems and the spaces they occupied. Communication was regulated by the boss who either allowed employees to speak to each other or came down hard on employees seen talking to their neighbors.

First Generation Open Concept

First Generation Open Concept

Times changed and office furniture designs began to incorporate systems that separated and segregated employees. High panels, lightweight and modular, became available and found their way into most office spaces usually in the service of increased privacy and reduced distraction for the employee. Privacy panels became a bit of a status symbol as well not to mention a boon to employees who – how shall we say – liked to engage in non-work related activities. Communication and collaboration between employees became an issue the bosses worried about less because the furniture took what was often viewed as a problem off their hands. But is communication and collaboration between employees a problem?

 The answer seems to be a resounding NO!

My clients are always pushing to do more with their people and I notice that collaboration is one of the tools they embrace with increasing frequency and enthusiasm. Employers, especially in companies that operate on the edge of today’s creative and information critical fields are encouraging ground level communication between employees. More and more business owners seem to know and understand and value the informal sharing of information, experience, and creative problem solving that naturally emerges when their people communicate. Clients tell me that employee learning is expanded and solidified as well and I found this very interesting. Apparently employees learn as much from each other as from what they have been taught in a training seminar and, in fact, the two learning methods seem to reinforce each other in a “whole is greater than the sum of the parts” way. By augmenting training systems with a collaborative work space clients are taking full advantage of their employee’s natural tendency to pursue usable knowledge and skills. By putting their team back into direct contact with each other employers are empowering their people and that is good for business.

If work space communication and collaboration is something you have thought about then you will not be surprised at all to see how contemporary corporate office spaces and office design has changed to facilitate in the past 5 years. In general collaborative spaces incorporate intentional design features and tools that encourage communication and collaborative activities, or at least do not inhibit those activities. Office furniture and furniture systems play an obvious and critical role in creating your new collaborative work space. Barriers are coming down in contemporary corporate office spaces, figuratively and literally, and open concept environments are making a comeback.

“Can we reconfigure existing furniture to create communication and collaboration?”

The answer is yes.

An open concept office can easily incorporate much of your existing furniture and furniture systems. Obviously you will likely need to incorporate a new design and purchase some additional product, but getting to an open concept is not difficult and won’t give you sticker shock. Here are some ideas…

First of all you have to know when and where to use the components of your existing furniture and furniture systems. Your seating can clearly be reused and with good planning much if not all of your existing surfaces and storage as well. Partition panels create a challenge but not one that should discourage you, even if you have nothing but tall partition panels in your existing installation. A good open concept incorporates a blend of low, medium, and tall panel heights that provide both open communication and sound barriers where needed.  Lower spine panels, usually 54” or less in height, are used to divide employees and support their surfaces in areas where communication is encouraged. If your present office furniture system incorporates tall spine panels exclusively then lower spine panels will need to be purchased. In general, your taller panels will be reconfigured as department dividers or noise barriers at department perimeters.

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Open Concept Work Station with Shelf as Privacy Dividers

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Open Work Station with Slotted Divider

Specifically, tall partition panels can be reconfigured as barriers along high traffic areas such as entrances or corridors, or parameter walls for conference and eating areas. Partition panels are required to support workstation surfaces and for that reason they will be required along building walls that host workstations. When building walls do not incorporate windows they are another good place to reconfigure tall partition panels which can be used to host electrical and data services as well as provide some acoustic suppression.

The key to re-configuring is to understand how and where we can re-use the existing system.

Collaborative workstation using existing taller systems panels for electrical/data and acoustics

Collaborative workstation using existing taller systems panels for electrical/data and acoustics.

A good use for the taller components such storage cabinets can be re-used within the station to create privacy.   Remember to keep your direct line of view between the users open by using the lower panels (48” – 54” height).  By blending the two you can usually create a marriage of the old and new and still get more openness within the area.  Small clip on desk dividers will give enough separation between the stations without having to use a full panel.  You will also save on space this way as the width of the older acoustical panel is usually in the 3” to 4” range which can use up your space whereas the clip ons do not take up the space.

Generally I would always use a new shorter panel or clip on desk tile divider to allow for a small amount of privacy as you have to have some sort of privacy within the stations.

Workstation – Ergonomic guideline | Commercial Design Control Inc.

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Design and Layout, Desks, Ergonomic Workstations, Ergonomics, Executive Office Furniture, Functional Office Furniture, How to update an office, Interesting Office Ideas, Interior design ideas, Modern Office, Modern Office Furniture, Office Designs, Office Furniture, Office Furniture Service

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Workstation design & layout should accommodate several factors:
Workstation Height: Correct work station height depends upon the user of a work station and upon the chair and other factors that interact with the user and table. The ideal is for the user to be able to sit at the work station with the keyboard in place and be able to easily maintain a 90-100 degree elbow angle and straight wrists while keying. The height of an adjustable keyboard support should adjust between 23″ and 28″ to accommodate most-but not all-users. 26″ is a recommended compromise position while leg clearance must still be considered.
Leg Room: Knee spaces should allow a worker to feel uncrowded and to allow some changes of position even with the keyboard support lowered to the correct level for use. The knee space should be at least 30″ wide by 19″deep by 27″ high to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. For those using a footrest, clearance must be calculated with the legs in place on the footrest. Likewise, depth of the “clearance envelope” for both legs and toes should be evaluated while the workstation user is in a normal working position at the work station (determined by the design of the seating system and the way the user sits). Drawers and support legs (for furniture) should not go where human legs need to fit.
Workstation Surface: The workstation top should be big enough to allow space not only for all computer-related necessary equipment, but also for paperwork, books, and other materials needed while working at the computer. Working with materials on chairs and at odd angles has the potential for neck and other body strain. Frequently used items should be kept close to avoid long reaches. A general recommendation is that the work area top should be at least as big as the standard office desk – 30 inches by 60 inches. A depth of at least 30 inches allows flexibility in use/reuse of the work area. Usable space may be maximized by good wire/cable management.

 

 

 

Chairs – Ergonomic Guideline | Commercial Design Control Inc.

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Artopex, Boardroom Chairs, Chairs, Cheap Chairs, Cheap Office furniture, Design and Layout, Ergonomic Chiars, Ergonomics, Executive Office Furniture, Executive Seating, Functional Office Furniture, How to update an office, Lounge Seating, Office Designs, Office Furniture, Office Furniture Service, Seating, Uncategorized

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Chairs should be designed to adjust for and accommodate several factors:
Seat Height: Seat height should be pneumatically adjusted while seated. A range of 16 – 20.5 inches off the floor should accommodate most users. Thighs should be horizontal, lower legs vertical, feet flat on the floor or on a footrest. Seat height should also allow a 90 degree angle at the elbows for typing.

Seat Width and Depth: A seat width of 17-20 inches suffices for most people and should be deep enough to permit the back to contact the lumbar backrest without cutting into the backs of knees. The front edge should be rounded and padded. The seat slant should be adjustable (0 to 10 degrees). Avoid bucket-type seats. The seat should swivel easily.

Backrest: The backrest should offer firm support, especially in the lumbar (lower back) region, should be 12-19 inches wide, and should be easily adjustable both in angle and height, while sitting. The optimum angle between seat and back should permit a working posture of at least 90 degrees between the spine and thighs. Seat pan angle and backrest height and angle should be coordinated to allow for the most comfortable weight load on the spinal column.

Seat Material: A chair seat and back should be padded enough to allow comfortable circulation. If a seat is too soft, the muscles must always adjust to maintain a steady posture, causing strain and fatigue. The seat fabric should “breathe” to allow air circulation through clothes to the skin.

Armrests: Armrests are optional, depending on user preference and task performed. They should not restrict movement or impede the worker’s ability to get close enough to the work surface. The worker should not rest his or her forearms while keying.

ERGONOMIC CHAIR CHECKLIST 
1. Chair has wheels or castors suitable for the floor surface
2. Chair swivels
3. Backrest is adjustable for both height and angle
4. Backrest supports the inward curve of the lower back
5. Chair height is appropriate for the individual & the work surface height
6. Chair is adjusted so there is no pressure on the backs of the legs, and feet are flat on
the floor or on a foot rest
7. Chair is adjustable from the sitting position
8. Chair upholstery is a breathable fabric
9. Footrests are used if feet do not rest flat on the floor

 

 

Ergonomics in the Workplace | Commercial Design Control Inc.

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by Commmercial Design Control Inc. in Chairs, Design and Layout, Desks, Ergonomic chairs, Ergonomic Chiars, Ergonomic Keyboards, Ergonomic Workstations, Ergonomics, Interior design ideas, Modern Office, Modern Office Furniture, Office Designs, Office Furniture Service, Seating, Small office space, Space Planning, Tables, Uncategorized

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ergonomics-desktopWhat is Ergonomics?
Ergonomics is a word used to describe improving the productivity, health, safety and comfort of people, as well as promoting effective interaction among people, technology and the environment in which both must operate. It has become a concern for most employers and a subject we must all now address.

Who is Responsible?
Employers are responsible to provide a safe and effective workspace. Companies are now being encouraged to purchase adjustable furniture for the reasonable accommodation of users.

Purpose of Ergonomic Furniture
Ergonomic furniture should be designed to facilitate task performance, minimize fatigue and injury by fitting equipment to the body size, strength and range of motion of the user.
Office furnishings designed for ergonomics have adjustable components that enable the user to modify the workstation to accommodate different physical dimensions and the requirements of the job. Ergonomically designed furniture can reduce pain and injury, increase productivity, improve morale, and decrease complaints. Furnishings and equipment should be sized to fit the individual user.

The purchase of furniture should be task specific to eliminate:
Static or awkward posture – Repetitive motion – Poor access or inadequate clearance and excessive reach – Display screens difficult to read – Controls that are confusing to operate or require too much force
Therefore, your furniture should be suitable for the types of tasks performed and be adaptable to multi-purpose use.

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If you are unsure about the ergonomics in your workspace, just ask us to evaluate your existing stations. Setting up an ergonomic friendly workspace will pay off with better productivity and a happier employee with less absenteeism.

 

 

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We are so excited to have you drop by. We hope you will find some interesting and helpful hints and ideas on how to create a better workplace for yourself or your employees. Our goal is to pass along our experiences in the field of office design and new ideas in office furniture. We welcome comments or posting from each and every one of you. We take pride in our listening abilities, to please let us know if there is something you are interested in, or just wondering how to fix as far as your office goes. We are here to help!

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Welcome to our Office Interior Design and Furniture Site We are so excited to have you take a look. We hope you will find some interesting and helpful ideas on how to create a better workplace for yourself or your employees. Our goal is to pass along our experiences in the field of office design and furniture. We welcome comments or posting from each and every one of you. We take pride in our listening abilities, so please let us know if there is something you are interested in, or just wondering how to fix something as far as your office goes. We are here to help!

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