06.04.2011
Work begins in New York for a leading Japanese bank
DAS is installing 313 positions of o8 Trader manufactured in the US for a large New York Client.
Case study coming soon...
06.04.2011
DAS is installing 313 positions of o8 Trader manufactured in the US for a large New York Client.
Case study coming soon...
22.03.2011
The success in Singapore follows on from the completion of the largest water cooled trading floor in the world for Nomura new European headquarters in London
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o8 Air- Market leading cooling…
Nomura London- State of the art installation
20.03.2011
UK Businesses wasting over £6 billion a year on energy, say Carbon Connect
UK businesses may be wasting more than £6 billion each year according to a new report from Carbon Connect, a not for profit organisation that campaigns for better understanding of the issues surrounding the transition to a low carbon economy.
The report, which can be seen here, claims that the wasteful use of energy will only become more expensive over time as prices rise. Ofgem has estimated that over the next ten years, energy prices will rise by around 40 per cent in real terms.
As is often the case, the report is also a call to arms. It wants government to take the lead, with a range of fiscal incentives, legislation and advice including the introduction of an Energy Management Hierarchy, which would outline the opportunities for cost and energy saving in four areas: avoidance, reduction, substitution and compensation.
We cannot help but agree. As we reported recently, a large organisation can save as much as 15 per cent of its energy bill by taking a number of intelligent measures that look at every aspect of its business.
14.03.2011
Workplace Law - Kevin Ager, DAS Business Furniture: According to the designer Dieter Rams, ‘most think of design in terms of putting lipstick on a gorilla’...
According to the designer Dieter Rams, ‘most think of design in terms of putting lipstick on a gorilla’ by which he meant it was seen as all surface, design as a way of tarting up something mundane. But good design goes on below the surface too. The essential is often invisible to the eye. This is where the link to facilities management is at its most powerful, reliant on FMs who understand the complexities of design and management, who understand about product life cycle issues, legislation, change management, the environment and so on. These are the guys who understand not only how each element of the office functions but how they all fit together. The shame is that in many cases they are not engaged early enough in the design of the workplace to bring this knowledge and experience to bear on decisions.