Fountainhead Control Rooms
What’s so important about dispatch center console furniture? We’re so glad you asked! If you are designing, building, or retrofitting a dispatch center, don’t forget about the furniture. It’s easy to get caught up in the technology and infrastructure of your control room. Productivity and effectiveness of your operators is the key to success. Here’s …
With around the clock operations, it’s crucial to fight office fatigue if you want your team to stay alert. While lack of sleep is a leading cause of tiredness on the job, the wrong furniture only magnifies the situation. Staying alert is of the utmost importance in the control room. Nodding off for a split …
How much thought have you given to your command and control room equipment? If you’re investing in the design of a control room or design and retrofitting of an existing room, you’ve probably given this a lot of thought. The next question is, how much thought have you given to the furniture for your control …
How much thought have you put into the video control room furniture for your upcoming project build or redesign? Furniture might not be at the top of your list. Top considerations usually include video walls and electronics, surveillance equipment and communications, wiring and staffing. That means furniture gets pushed down the list of priorities. We’re …
You want the best control room design before you build. There is no sense in going back later to fix issues. It is best to give the needed attention during the design phase of your project. To get you on the right track, take a look at some of the biggest control room issues. And, …
Is your company about to embark on a security operations center design? You’re probably finding that it’s not as much about building a room as it is designing a center to specific requirements other areas of your company do not have. A SOC is about more than walls and windows and a few computers. Here’s …
Control room design standards often focus on function, traffic flow, and technology. Many times the design leaves out the one factor that is one of the most important: comfort. Here’s why it’s so critical and why you should incorporate it into your control room design. A Chair Is More Than a Seat A chair you …
Is it time to upgrade your old tech and start looking at contemporary control room designs? If your control room no longer serves you or benefits your business the way it should, don’t take it personally. However, your business isn’t to blame; it could very well be your outdated control room. In the past, when …
24/7 operations center design is critical to the success and productivity of a control room, no matter the industry. Any control room is the central hub of an operation, but a 24/7 control room has special needs. Hence, a control room requires careful attention to detail in the design process. Take a look at what …
Whole-Room Solution When you need an effective audio control room design, you don’t want to piecemeal it together. For a control room to do its job, you need a whole-room solution. All the pieces and components need to work together. The design of your control room should take everything into consideration, from the way you …
