There are no interior walls, and no conventional ceilings. Climate controls can be individually set, with heating and air coming from the floor, where it is far more efficient and closer to the workforce. By placing the air conditioning apparatus in the floor, he adds, the air needs to be cooled only to 65 degrees, not the 55 that overhead air systems ordinarily are set for. Its buildings will even have windows that can be opened a few inches to let in outside air. Workstage uses no sound baffles or attenuators, Oates adds, and even the carpeting is biodegradable.
Lighting is directed upwards instead of beaming down from ceilings.
Workstage's lighting can be individually adjusted, controlled for different types of spaces and can be automatically dimmed in bright conditions. Workstage has developed six model buildings of varying sizes and configurations, including one designed for a call center. Oates claims the company has no competitors at this point as a single source for building, furnishing and leasing innovative offices - though he thinks they will come in time. But he emphasizes that Workstage doesn't plan to discount its leases. We'll give you a market rate, but for that you're getting considerably more for your money.