August Berres specializes in providing innovative, battery-powered furniture solutions for commercial workplaces. We enhance Agile Workplaces by integrating mobile power directly into furniture, eliminating the inefficiencies of traditional AC infrastructure. Our solutions are perfect for retrofitting buildings, including older or historic structures, without requiring costly structural changes.

Our key product lines include Respond!, Juce, and Campfire. These products are engineered to provide mobile, cordless power, enabling dynamic reconfigurations of workspaces and supporting various collaborative and individual work styles in an Agile Workplace environment.

Respond!, Juce, and Campfire are designed for ultimate mobility and cordless power. Their integrated battery power allows them to be easily moved and reconfigured, freeing your office layouts from fixed power outlets and cord clutter. This provides unparalleled flexibility for spontaneous collaboration or focused work, truly embodying the spirit of an Agile Workplace.

Fault-Managed Power (FMP), also known as Class 4 power, is a state-of-the-art power distribution system that safely delivers high levels of DC power over long distances. It's inherently safer than traditional AC power, instantly shutting off if a fault is detected. Our battery-powered furniture is designed to seamlessly integrate with such advanced power systems, allowing for efficient and safe charging of batteries for Agile Workplace furniture.

Innovative power delivery offers numerous benefits for commercial real estate, including:

Enhanced Safety: Significantly reduces electrical risks.

Streamlined Installation & Cost Savings: Can be installed using low-voltage wiring practices, often reducing labor costs and project timelines.

Increased Flexibility & Scalability: Supports high power delivery over long distances, making it easier to add or reconfigure power, ideal for Agile Workplaces.

Energy Efficiency: Optimizes power distribution, leading to lower operational costs and a reduced carbon footprint, supporting your sustainability goals.

Future-Proofing: Positions buildings for technological advancements and increased power demands, ensuring long-term asset value.

Our battery-powered furniture solutions are ideal for retrofitting buildings because they minimize the need for disruptive and costly electrical infrastructure upgrades. By integrating power directly into the furniture, we reduce reliance on existing AC outlets, allowing building owners to modernize their spaces for Agile Workplaces without extensive demolition or rewiring. This is especially beneficial for older or historic buildings where structural changes are often impractical.

Agile Workplaces thrive on flexibility, collaboration, and rapid adaptation. Our products, with their integrated battery power, enable furniture to be moved and reconfigured effortlessly, allowing spaces to quickly transform to suit different tasks and team needs. This eliminates cord clutter, simplifies layout changes, and empowers employees to work where and how they are most productive, truly embodying the spirit of an Agile Workplace.

Architects gain unparalleled design freedom with August Berres' solutions. Our battery-powered furniture frees designs from fixed power outlets, allowing for highly flexible and aesthetically clean spaces. This enables innovative layouts and the creation of dynamic, multi-functional zones within an Agile Workplace, enhancing both form and function without complex electrical planning.

For commercial real estate building owners, August Berres offers significant value through increased asset flexibility, reduced operational costs, and enhanced tenant appeal. Our solutions simplify retrofits and reconfigurations, leading to faster turnaround times for tenant improvements and a more attractive, adaptable property. This translates to higher occupancy rates, greater tenant satisfaction, and ultimately, increased property value.

For IT Services Providers, our solutions simplify power delivery to devices in an Agile Workplace. By leveraging integrated battery power and compatibility with advanced power systems, the complexities of traditional AC power are reduced. This allows IT teams to more easily manage and deploy technology without worrying about fixed power points, supporting flexible network and device configurations.

Electrical design firms should recognize August Berres products as endpoints for modern power delivery within innovative power systems. This shifts the design paradigm from traditional AC circuits to considering efficient DC distribution, leveraging lighter gauge cables and simplifying wiring practices. Our solutions integrate with cutting-edge power designs, offering enhanced safety and efficiency benefits that can be incorporated into modern electrical designs for commercial buildings.

Commercial interior designers are liberated from the limitations of wall and floor outlets with August Berres products. Our battery-powered solutions allow for true furniture mobility, enabling creative and dynamic layouts for Agile Workplaces, pop-up meeting areas, and flexible workstations without being tethered to power points. This opens up entirely new possibilities for spatial design and user experience.

While our primary focus is on distributed, flexible power at the furniture level, the data and control capabilities inherent in advanced power systems can be integrated with broader Building Management Systems. This allows for centralized monitoring of power usage for our battery-powered furniture, optimizing energy consumption and providing valuable insights into space utilization within an Agile Workplace.

Our batteries are designed for longevity, typically offering many years of reliable performance under normal usage. Maintenance is minimal; the charging system intelligently manages battery health. We provide clear guidelines for optimal usage and care, ensuring maximum lifespan and consistent performance for your Agile Workplace furniture.

By reducing the need for new copper wiring and conduit, simplifying installations, and enabling highly efficient power distribution, our solutions contribute to a lower carbon footprint. Furthermore, the inherent flexibility of our battery-powered furniture promotes longer furniture lifecycles and adaptable spaces, minimizing waste associated with rigid office reconfigurations, all aligning with modern sustainable building practices.

The ROI is significant. By eliminating fixed power constraints, our solutions enable rapid and cost-effective reconfigurations of space, reducing churn costs. This adaptability also leads to improved space utilization, increased employee productivity and satisfaction in an Agile Workplace, and the ability to attract and retain talent by offering dynamic and appealing work environments. The reduced installation costs of advanced power systems also contribute directly to a positive ROI.

Facility managers gain immense flexibility and efficiency. Reconfiguring spaces with our battery-powered furniture is a matter of simply moving the units, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming electrical work. Advanced power systems also offer valuable monitoring capabilities, providing data to optimize energy usage and simplify maintenance within the Agile Workplace.

One of the key advantages of modern power delivery is its simplified installation and management compared to traditional AC power. While specific training programs are available, the inherent safety and data-rich nature of these systems make them intuitive for facility teams.

The hybrid work model requires highly adaptable spaces that can seamlessly shift between individual focus, team collaboration, and virtual meetings. Our battery-powered furniture provides the essential mobility and distributed power necessary to support this fluidity, ensuring that spaces can be quickly reconfigured to serve varying needs as occupancy patterns change in an Agile Workplace.

We are continuously innovating to further enhance the capabilities of the Agile Workplace. Our R&D focuses on increasing battery expanding seamless power integration across more furniture types, and developing smart features that provide even greater control and insights into power usage and space optimization within commercial environments. Stay tuned for future advancements that will continue to redefine workplace power.