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Commercial desk finishes: laminate, veneer, linoleum and powdercoat compared

Laminate, melamine, veneer, linoleum and powdercoat are classified under four different standards on four different scales, so the headline figures do not compare. Here is what ...

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In-desk power and data: cut-outs, outlets and who installs what

An in-desk power module is specified by its cut-out, not its outlet count, and the cut-out is machined before the top leaves the factory. The published figures for every Fuel an...

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Thinking Works desking: Ovation, Rosie and Okidoki compared

Ovation is the only one of the three that moves: 590 to 1210 mm electric, 100 kg on two legs and 150 kg on three, with a 30 kg point load. Rosie and Okidoki are fixed at 740 and...

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Monitor arm weight ranges: why the wrong arm fails in month three

A monitor arm is specified by a weight range, not a maximum, and a screen below the bottom of that range fails as surely as one above the top. The published ranges, clamp limits...

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Anatomy of a Sydney CBD floor: what goes where and why

A Sydney CBD floor is planned from three numbers before any furniture is chosen: 12 m² per workpoint, 30 to 35 per cent circulation, and meeting seating for half the headcount. ...

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