Re: [Coworking] Safe Power Supply
Alex, I love hearing you say this -- and I don't usually think of our town (Felton) in Santa Cruz County, CA as being underdeveloped -- but our power goes out at least a few times a year. We have a backup generator, and all of the members step out and count the 5 seconds until power comes back up when we lose it! (Believe it or not, we consider ourselves part of the Silicon Valley!) On Monday, July 23, 2018 at 6:06:32 PM UTC-7, Alex Hillman wrote: > > I've seen a full-site generator provide real value in parts of the world > where power commonly goes out - usually in countries where that > infrastructure is underdeveloped (eg India, Africa, some parts of south > east Asia). > > That said, most places don't experience (or expect) these kinds of outages. > > And depending on your community, you're very likely to find a large % of > people use laptops...which have built in UPS as they have their own > batteries :) > > For example our community is 95%+ laptops, even folks with dedicated desks > dock their laptops to bigger screens, etc. > > If you want to put a UPS somewhere I recommend it on your network setup so > that even if the power goes out your internet has a chance of staying up. > But honestly in most places (even developed cities) the internet is more > likely to go out than the power. > > Power strips with surge protection are much less expensive (no battery) > but help deliver power to members, and provide *light* protection against > power surges. > > Fwiw in 12 years we've never had equipment damaged by a surge and zero > requests for 100% redundant backup power. > > Alex > > On Jul 23, 2018, 8:53 PM -0400, Joshua Webb >, wrote: > > I think that is a big undertaking for your private spaces. Thst is > something you should pass on to your members price wise. > > But even at that if you provide the UPC backups that's more liability on > you that your not really needing on your shoulders. If it goes down your > members will blame you rather than the power company (which is out of your > control) > > Just my 2 cents. > > Joshua Webb > > Founder at Growthli > > 844-455-GROW (4769) > Https://Growthli.com > > © Growthli | A Place To Learn, Grow, & Office™ > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 7:43 PM > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Do you have UPS (Uninterrupted power supplies) in your coworking spaces? >> I´ve been searching and they are quite expensive for multiple computers. >> >> Is it worth it? Or how do you keep your client´s equipment safe from >> electric shutdowns ? >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> >> -- >> 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+...@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+...@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.
[Coworking] Best architects that specialize in Coworking design
Hi! I was wondering what are the best architect firms for designing a new coworking space? We are creating a space in NYC but they could be located anywhere in the country. Thank you, Sarah -- 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.
[Coworking] Internet connections?
Alex mentioned in the safe power thread that internet was a more important consideration because most people are on a surge protector and a laptop, I'd concur with that. Let people buy desktop grade UPS if they're concerned and you're responsible for keeping your network up. That said, what do most people have a internet connectivity? When we first opened what we could afford that serviced our area was cable internet, fiber was too pricey and this was an experiment. I believe it was 100/10 service. Then a competitive fiber company serviced our part of town and we stepped up to 200/20 fiber internet but kept the cable internet because we had a 3 year contract. I believe at some point we also upgraded the cable internet. So now we have two connections, fiber as primary with cable as a failover backup on our pfSense firewall. I'm curious what other coworks are running and what you're paying for fiber service. jacques -- 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.
[Coworking] Re: To build offices or not?
Hi Nanette, I specialize in coworking office build outs. Most of my clients state that the primary revenue is coming from office build outs. On average 50-60% of the revenue is driven from the private office space. We utilize demountable walls and partitions that can move with you as you grow. This type of solution is tax deductible under furniture which helps to reduce costs. Most of the spaces we are working on currently have a hybrid of private offices and open space desks. Regards, Sarah http://spaceplus.com sbry...@slidingdoorco.com On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 10:58:50 PM UTC-4, nanette...@gmail.com wrote: > > I've read that the trend for members to want private offices. We are > looking at the cost of up-fitting an open space and it sure would cost less > if we didn't have to build 5-6 offices. We realize we need to bulild a > conference room and we have areas where phone rooms can be retrofit but the > cost of offices really puts the cost out of reach. I realize that a yearly > contract for an office of 3 or more people is a good bread and butter > situation. I know Alex Hillmans Indy Hall space is open desk. Would love to > hear about any others. Can you get yearly memberships on open or dedicated > desks? We are thinking we can have some movable, screening dividers for > teams of 3 or more. Would be nice to be able to add offices on an as-needed > basis. > -- 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.
