During the pandemic, commercial office buildings and businesses have shut down or closed their doors temporarily. With the virus calming down and everyone migrating back into the offices, the power consumption is going to rise exponentially. This shouldn’t deter you from having everyone back, but it is a great opportunity to get your electrical system checked over or upgraded.
The Body of the Workplace
In the office setting, the electrical wiring are the veins of the dwelling, and the electricity is pumped through to keep the nerve centers, you and the employees, up and running. If there isn’t enough current to where you need it to be or there aren’t any options available, then your business is hindered. Don’t go without a full working system.
Old and Improved
As vacant buildings, that were once used on a day-to-day basis, come alive with employees; some of these buildings are getting new tenants and are splitting up the square footage. One occupying business could deal with data entry and the other is a marketing firm. With these two examples, what’s the difference in electrical needs? The data entry may need smaller servers but more phone lines, cubicles that are wired with multiple floor flush outlets, and better lighting. The marketing company may need bigger servers on the same level as the business, an automatic air conditioning system to keep the servers running optimally, and less floor flush outlets. The energy requirement is conditional depending on the use of the area.
It’s a Dirty Business
Your company recently or started renting a previously used office space or building and even though it passed all the inspections required, you noticed the lights flickering. Could be a loose bulb but changing it didn’t fix the issue. Your breakers possibly keep tripping and you have to send maintenance down to reset them. Or you noticed a lot of employees are using surge protectors because the power flow isn’t consistent and your equipment either won’t work properly or they get fried. An exact inspection performed by a licensed electrician, and with making safety a priority, can save your business money for years to come.
You May Never Know
With older facilities, the wiring may need to be upgraded. The paperwork that exchanged hands, when recently new occupational inhabitants began to move into the office, could be accurate; or not. The system may be a mess, there’s wires and junction boxes that lead to nowhere and light switches that don’t have any power running to them. BD Electrical Services, staffed with experienced qualified electricians, can spot the issues, and come up with an executable upgrade plan that adds to your electrical needs.
The Upgrade
A professional commercial electrician will remove the old wiring, corroded breaker boxes, outlets, and any other electrical arrangement that does fit into your scope of necessity. This may take time depending on the history of the building and how chaotic the old system is, but you will be at ease knowing that the new communications, electrical, safety, and comfort controllers work properly when and where they need to. Older office real estate tends to only have the capabilities of running 120 amps. The standard amperage in an average sized residential home is 100-200 amps. With all of the equipment that is needed for successful workplace productivity, 200 amps is great. Consider upgrading to 400 amps just so the office electrical system doesn’t get bogged down in the future when the space is being fully used.
From Scratch
When constructing a new building, an electrical project is a lot easier than older structures. Like a clean slate, there isn’t any question what previous occupants had for a system. Engineering design teams, alongside BD Electrical Services, can meticulously layout a system that works well for the company and use. The possibilities for a new high tech office, isn’t out of reach. To illustrate a few of them are:
- Extensive audio and video capabilities for a conference room
- Power Shades for when the natural light shines through the windows
- Remote access to heating and air conditioning from any floor of the building
- Landline telephone service that connects all the rooms and stations
- Custom and dimmable artificial lighting
- A large enough power source for a copy room
- Adequate lighting for restrooms
- Back-up emergency lighting for when the worst may happen
- Fire alarms, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and suppression
- Security systems
- Elevator power installation
If you’re in the transition of getting personnel into the office, consider upgrading or getting an evaluation of the current system. If there are plans to construct an entirely new office space, give BD Electrical Services a call or visit our website. Our fully licensed electricians will be there every step of the way.
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