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Owner Occupied Office Buildings
Access Flooringto the Power of
Access F loors
Access Floor Solutions
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Your company willdiscover improved levels of
flexibility, environmentalintegrity, and cost control
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Your company willdiscover improved levels of
flexibility, environmentalintegrity, and cost control
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Tate is recognized as a leader in access flooring
technology, design, and manufacturing. Expertise and
experience in supporting a wide range of technical facility
demands has allowed Tate to create service distribution
systems and products specifically designed to meet the
requirements of today’s office environments. With the
power of Tate, your facility will discover new levels of
flexibility, environmental integrity, and cost control.
Solution Flexibility
Tate Access Floors offer a fluid capacity to react and respond to
your facility’s need for change. Whether it is the creation of a
flexible infrastructure system designed to respond to
organizational change or adapting to new technologies and
integrating the next generation of communication tools, Tate
Access Floors provide easy and simple solutions now, and in the
future.
Environmental Control
Tate Access Floors play an important role in improving air quality
and maintaining the physical integrity of the working
environment. Tate Access Floors provide you with the ability to
control thermal, energy, and air quality control levels, zone by
zone, throughout the facility. With Tate Access Floors and
underfloor air distribution, your company will have the ability to
deliver improved personal comfort control, enhanced ventilation
effectiveness, and improved indoor air quality while saving
energy and delivering the safest, healthiest working
environment possible.
Cost Control
Tate understands that even the most advanced technology
needs to offer long-term value if it is to provide a positive return
on your investment. That is why Tate Access Flooring for office
buildings has been designed to control costs through durability
and long-term service, adaptability to future expansion and
change, along with easy, low-cost maintenance requirements.
Additional cost savings are also realized through easy installation
as well as lower operating and system requirement costs for
power, communication, and air services.
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Office Solutions to the Power of Tate
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Tate Building Technology Platform® (BTP)The perfect working environment in an owner occupied office
building needs to address a variety of needs. These needs
include maintaining high-quality clean air, improving personal
comfort control, attenuating noise, responding to organizational
and technology changes quickly and easily, and supporting the
overall aesthetic value of the building – all while being
cost-effective in both during building and operation. With Tate’s
Building Technology Platform®, you’ll be able to address all of the
factors required to create the perfect working environment that
reflects the goals and image of your business.
Advantages
• Enhanced indoor environmental quality through superior IAQ,improved acoustics, and increased daylighting opportunities
• Maximum occupant comfort control at design inception andthroughout the life of the building using underfloor air withmodular ‘plug & play’ VAV or passive diffusers
• Energy efficiency through economizer operation, and lessfan energy
• Easily adapts to technological and organizational changesover the building’s lifecycle at low cost
• Point-of-use services wherever you need them withcomplete flexibility, accessibility, and unlimited capacity
• Accelerated tax depreciation opportunities
• Reduced first cost and construction time due to significantreduction in HVAC ductwork and use of underfloor pre-fabricated ‘plug & play’ wire/cable services
• Reduced operating costs and lower facility and maintenance costs through accessible, flexible, and adaptable services
Modular and relocatable VAV or passive diffusers provides increased personal comfort control
Underfloor VAV perimeter solutions provides both heating and cooling capability
Features
No overhead HVAC system ductworkoptimizes slab-to-slab height
Enhanced ceiling design freedomwith services underfloor
Creating the Perfect Working Environment
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Tate ConCore® access floor system– welded steel floor panel, filled internally
with lightweight cement for the ultimate instrength and acoustic performance
Underfloor service pathway accommodatesany type of voice and data system approach, from
homerun to passive or active zone cabling
Tate PosiLock™ understructure – positive positioningand lateral retention of floor panels with typical
FFH from 2-1/2 to 12 inches
Tate PosiTile® carpet providing one-to-oneindexable fit to panel – no messy adhesive required
Non-powered workstations providingsimplified relocation and significant costsavings compared to powered furniture
‘Plug & play’ modular power wiring system saving valuableconstruction time and facilitating quick and easy reconfigurations
Tate PVD Servicenters™ provide point of use power,voice and data services anywhere on the floor plate
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Tate Building Technology Platform® Solution:
Tate Access Floors was ready to respond to the progressive
requirements of the Union Pacific Headquarters. At 55,000 ft2,
the majority of each floor is open-plan, with enclosed offices
clustered together, maximizing workspace flexibility and the
penetration of natural light. Raised floor throughout the
workplace areas of the building contain the electrical and data
systems, thereby enabling walls and workstations to be easily
moved and reconfigured as necessary. An energy-efficient
underfloor air system allows occupants to control air volume and
position of floor mounted diffusers within their immediate work
environment, providing both individual comfort and increased
satisfaction.
Union Pacific Headquarters is a 1.3 million ft2 facility, providing a
consolidated workplace with a capacity for 4,100 employees
from ten locations across Omaha, as well as customer service
and accounting employees relocating from St. Louis.
This 19-story structure – the largest office building in Omaha –
occupies an entire downtown block. Union Pacific wanted a
modern, cost-effective building that provided a light-filled,
attractive work environment, focusing on delivering both
workplace efficiency and a comfortable, supportive experience
for employees…a monumental task for this large facility.
Office Solutions:Union Pacific Headquarters,Omaha, Nebraska
A Healthy and Productive Working Environment
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Keys to creating a healthier working environment for staff
• Deliver supply air at floor level to improve ventilation effectivenessand provide occupants with first benefit of clean, fresh air.
• Increase natural daylight for improved staff comfort andproductivity through overall reduction in overhead servicedistribution space.
• Provide floor mounted diffusers with air direction, volume, and‘plug & play’ placement flexibility to ensure maximum personalcomfort control.
• Deliver floor supply air at low pressure to maximize acousticperformance, energy efficiency, and maintain clean air in occupied zone.
Tate Access Floors provide significant advantages in maintaining
air quality and control of a building’s indoor environment.
Air quality, access to additional sunlight, correct thermal and
humidity conditioning, and proper acoustics all work together to
create a comfortably maintained working environment. Properly
managed environments have been proven* to significantly impact
employee health, comfort, and productivity. Tate’s Building
Technology Platform® features high performance underfloor
HVAC services that provide improved indoor air quality,
enhanced comfort control, daylighting opportunities, and
improved acoustics meeting today’s most stringent government
and environmental standards.
* According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
When the comfort of the underfloor air isconsidered along with other building features…
we believe the character of Union Pacific’snew workplace to be among the world’s finest
and most cost-effectiveBill Hartman, Gensler Design ”
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Tate Underfloor Air Management Solution
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Conventional overhead HVAC method
Wastes energy
Hot air rises, yetconventional HVACdistribution is designedto force cool clean airfrom the ceiling and mixit with the hottest, mostpollutant-filled air beforegetting to the occupants.
Expensive and inflexible
Rigid, fixed ductwork makeschanges expensive anddisruptive. Extensiveamounts of ductwork andlabor intensive installationslows down constructionand drives cost up.
Lack of individual control
Hot/cold complaintsconsistently rank top of the list of issues raised by building occupants.Conventional systems are difficult to access and expensive to change.Therefore, they rarely are changed.
Poor space utilization
Large ceiling void spacerequired due to poorintegration of fixedservice pathways.
Avoid the complaints. Conventional overhead HVAC systems do not provide optimum efficiency or personal comfort control. With Tate’s
underfloor HVAC system, consisting of modular ‘plug & play’ floor mounted diffusers, ultimate flexibility, energy efficiency, and personal
comfort control can be assured.
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Overhead HVAC
Power wiring and conduit
Low voltage cabling and cable tray
Mixed airregion
Stagnant airregion
Mixed airregion
Stagnant airregion
Mixed airregion
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Tate BTP underfloor air management system
10% of the amount of airpressure, reducing sound levels
Increased daylightingoption through reductionin large ceiling void
Ceiling design freedom dueto elimination of ductwork,cable trays, etc.
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Hot air rises
Air supplied underfloor
Harness Nature’s Forces
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No mixing of indoorair pollutants
Unrivalled flexibility
With the entire space under theaccess floor used as an airdistribution pathway, you can plugmodular VAV or passive diffusers inanywhere, and when you makechanges in your space, simplyadjust air direction or unplug andrelocate in minutes!
Improved energy efficiency
Save 20% or more on your HVACenergy costs by using underfloorair. How? Significant fan energysavings, more hours of economizeroperation, and reduced outside airoption due to better ventilationeffectiveness.
Improved personal comfortcontrol
With options available for individualvolume and air direction control,underfloor air delivers the ultimatein personal comfort control.
Improved indoor environment quality
• Better ventilation effectiveness - superior IAQ
• Quieter operation - improved acoustics
• Optimized ceilng void - increased daylighting opportunities
ConvectionEnhanced Ventilation
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Tate Building Technology Platform® Solution:
Tate Access Floors was there to help. By providing raised
flooring throughout the facility, Pier 1 are able to meet their
requirements for speed of change and flexibility. As changes
occur in the workplace, electricity and technology outlets can
be dropped beneath the floor panels for quick set-up and
reconnection. Comfort and productivity was enhanced by
supplying air under the raised floor and delivering it through
floor mounted diffusers that are designed to improve indoor air
quality and afford the occupant personal control over their
own environment.
When Pier 1, the nation’s largest retailer of imported home
furnishings needed a new home, they found it in there own
back yard. The result is Fort Worth’s first downtown high-rise in
nearly a quarter of a century. Built along the Trinity River, this
460,000 ft2 building had lofty interior design goals to build a
facility that would enhance its employees comfort and
productivity and provide the necessary speed of change and
flexibility required to support their business model.
Office Solutions:Pier 1 Imports Headquarters,Fort Worth, Texas
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Easy Adaptation and Flexibility forYears of Low-cost Service
The Tate Building Technology Platform® has been designed to
provide optimum value, flexibility, and trouble-free service now,
and in the future. The modular design allows you to adapt to
change easily and at a low cost. With Tate Access Floors
adapting to ever-changing technologies, constant organizational
shifts, and new environmental regulations and standards will no
longer demand expensive facility investment and construction
costs. Tate underfloor systems allow you to update your
technical capabilities, floor plan, HVAC controls, and image,
using your own effective and low-cost resources.
The Freedom of flexibility
Spaces are reconfigured at a rate of 40% per year. To meet this
demand for change, Tate’s Building Technology Platform
is designed to afford interior design freedom and quick
‘plug & play’ access to all services.
• Flexible and accessible services allow you to plan yourspace around functional requirements rather than be limitedby fixed, inflexible services.
• Simple service connections minimize the need forprofessional outside services.
• Power, voice, data, and heating and cooling services can allbe quickly accessed and reconfigured to meet any layout.
• Service changes can be made with minimal disruption to the work environment.
When changes are needed,the flooring is easily opened, granting access
to the cables underneath”“
In-wall wiring Powered furniture
‘Poke-thru’ wiring
Power pole
Power wiring and conduit
Low voltage cabling and cable tray
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Rigid and non-adaptive
Wiring and cablingembedded in walls andcolumns is fundamentallyinflexible, makingmoves/adds/changes totechnology expensive,disruptive, and wasteful.
Expensive and inflexible
Running wiring and cablingin highly reconfigurablefurniture is expensive, limitscapacity, and severelycompromises itsreconfigurability.
Poor integration andwasteful
Ceiling pathway for wiringand cabling increasesvertical run lengths, labor,and suspension materialcosts, making subsequentchanges disruptive andexpensive.
Disruptive
Fixed ‘poke-thru’ devicesfor wire and cable deliverycause disruption andsecurity issues withoccupants both aboveand below.
Tate Wire & Cable Management System
Avoid the trap of using inflexible and expensive wire and cable
systems in your building. With Tate’s Wire and Cable
Management solution, consisting of a Tate Access Floor with
modular ‘plug & play’ power wiring and zone cabling solutions,
you can be assured your building will provide ultimate flexibility
that allows you to respond to organizational and technology
changes quickly, easily, and cost effectively.
Existing conventional overhead wire and cable method
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Reduced impact onbase building
Access floors eliminate the needto embed wiring and cablingwithin concealed rigid structuressuch as walls and columns,thereby allowing tenants thefreedom to access their wiringand cabling quickly and easily.
Complete accessibility andunlimited capacity
An access floor provides you withaccess to your service pathway atany location on the floor plate,with finished floor heights thataccommodate any capacity needs.
Point of use serviceswherever you need them
PVD Servicenters™ with modular‘plug & play’ connections providepoint of use termination of power,voice, and data at any locationon the floor plate for any type ofworkstation and application
Complete flexibility and reconfiguration capability
An access floor with modular ‘plug & play’ power wiring,and cabling components provides complete flexibility.As your business needs change so too can your servicedistribution system – quickly, easily and cost-effectively!
Tate BTP underfloor wire and cable management system
Non-powered furniture
Access floor system Modular power wiring/zone cabling
PVD Servicenter™
Tate Building Technology Platform® Solution:
Tate Access Floors and its underfloor service distribution was the
perfect solution for the Redstone Federal Credit Union. The ‘plug
& play’ modular power and underfloor air gave the RFCU the
flexibility and comfort it was looking for. The result is not only
pleasing to the eye, but it is also member friendly. The new
building reflects Redstone Federal Credit Union’s commitment to
innovation, convenience and leadership in the financial services
industry.
To better serve their members, Redstone Federal Credit Union
moved into a brand new 66,000 ft2 headquarters building on
Wynn Drive in Huntsville, Alabama. Redstone had several
requirements: a flexible, open environment; a space where
clients would feel welcome; and a comfortable environment for
its employees. With its ‘People Serving People’ philosophy,
RFCU strove to encompass these goals into a building they
could be proud of.
Office Solutions:Redstone Federal Credit Union,Huntsville, Alabama
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Intelligent Installation Solutions
Lower installation costs are just the beginning of the cost savings
and efficiencies that the Tate Building Technology Platform® has
to offer your company’s facilities. This system is equipped with a
service distribution system that creates maximum value and
flexibility.
You’ll realize immediate benefits in regards to time and expense
with this system. Advanced service distribution solution projects
have reduced installation costs by up to 10% and achieve 15%
faster build and completion times. The ability to reconfigure
easily to meet future needs, controls and lowers costs incurred
through adding new technologies or redesigning workspaces.
• Flexible design adapts easily to existing or newarchitectural features.
• Voice/Data cabling – Reduce cable run lengths, eliminatecable trays, and lower labor costs at installation.
• Power wiring – ‘Plug & play’ technology significantly reducesinstallation costs.
• Furniture – Eliminate dependency on costly poweredfurniture and improve space planning options.
• Air distribution – Significantly reduce trunk, branch, anddischarge ductwork.
• Ceiling – Reduce or even eliminate suspended ceilingrequirements.
• Time to occupancy – Underfloor services install quickly,allowing for earlier occupation.
• Structure – improved integration of underfloor servicesprovide slab to slab height savings opportunities.
Finish with Style
While service distribution is critical to productivity, image and
style also play a key role in the creating new spaces. A wide
range of new and exciting finishes can be accommodated such
as luxury vinyls, wood veneers, cork, rubber and stone as well
as the traditional high pressure laminates, static control vinyls
and freelay carpet and hard tile finishes. These finish options give
architects and designers freedom to create a look that is unique
and coordinated to their specific project, while still maintaining
the versatility and convenience that this space offers.
Tate Building Technology Platform® Solution:
Tate is pleased to be an integral part of this ‘smart’ office
environment. With access flooring throughout the facility, access
to critical services to accommodate technology change is quick
and simple and as the organization is reconfigured to promote
collaboration and innovation, the flexibility of the service
distribution system is built right in.
Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive
manufacturers worldwide and through multiple channels within
the global automotive aftermarket. Its new, 800,000 ft2 corporate
offices and innovation center in Van Buren Township, Michigan
consolidates employees from 13 Southeast Michigan facilities.
From the beginning, Visteon decided to use the U.S. Green
Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) guidelines for the development of Visteon Village,
emphasizing high quality solutions for sustainable site
development, energy efficiency, water savings, materials
selection and indoor environmental quality. “When we set out to
design Visteon Village, one of the keys for us was to create a
‘smart’ office site, both in terms of cost efficiency and in the way
that we work,” says Stacy Fox, Visteon senior vice president,
corporate transactions and legal affairs.
Office Solutions:Visteon Village Corporate Office,Van Buren Township, Michigan
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The Tate Building Technology Platform® offers a number ofcost-saving features that provide your business with analternative solution to major facility construction or renovation.Tate Access Floors are not only easy and cost efficient to install;they significantly reduce the time it takes to bring yourworkspaces online. The underfloor design makes access tocabling, power, communication, data, and HVAC systems simpleand straightforward. And the system’s inherent flexibility keepsreconfiguration costs low in the future.
Tate Access Floors allow you to address technical needs in allareas of the workspace with easy access to power,communications, and other service delivery systems. Tateunderfloor air delivery systems also provide comfortableenvironment control and improved air quality, while reducingHVAC cost by up to 20%. With a built-in energy-efficient designand long-term flexibility, this space will continue to provideoperational benefits well beyond a successful move-in.Reconfiguration can be easily managed with full floor access toall infrastructure services.
Space for the Future
The space requirements you need today may not always be the
same. The good news is the service distribution for your
business can be ready to support future change. The Tate
Building Technology Platform® offers flexibility and modularity for
ever-evolving space requirements.
• The access floor system is sustainable through spaceschanges, renovations, and reuse
• Service pathway is completely accessible allowing futurechanges to technology to be accomplished withoutextensive demolition or disruption
• Energy – Lower fan power, extended use of economizer, andreduced outside air due to better ventilation effectiveness.
• Space churn – Reduce costs by at least 50%. With flexibleand accessible wire/cable infrastructure and floor mountedplug & play components, changes are easily accommodatedusing in-house personnel.
• HVAC – Floor diffusers are not ducted to the air supplyallowing for better comfort control, more flexible zoningstrategies, and improved productivity.
• Tax Savings – Underfloor components may be consideredpersonal tangible property and qualify for accelerateddepreciation tax benefits.
Lower Operating Costs and Raised Expectationswith the Tate Building Technology Platform®
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Cost Savings
Project name: Corporate HeadquartersBuilding type: Owner Occupied OfficeProject gross square footage: 150,000Project location: Minneapolis, MNNumber of floors/stories: 5
Conventional service distribution option: Powered furniture in-wall wiring and overhead HVACUnderfloor service distribution option: Access floors for wiring/cabling and HVAC
The Tate Cost Modeling ToolTate’s underfloor platform offers a cost effective way for
cable,wire, and air supply. It’s cost effective design provides both
first and lifecycle cost savings opportunities. In addition, investing
in Tate’s Building Technology Platform® will increase building
value, reduce operating costs, provide flexibility and adaptability,
and improve occupant’s productivity through improved indoor
environmental quality, now and in the future.
Tate provides an interactive cost modeling tool designed to
evaluate the cost differences between traditional overhead
service distribution and Tate’s utilizing access floors and
underfloor ‘plug and play’ wiring, zone cabling, and air. It has
built-in flexibility, allowing the user to define many of the
design parameters providing an extensive array of cost
comparison options.
Cheaper to Build
Cumulative cost savings by year ($/ft2)Staff productivity savings Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Absenteeism $1.15 $2.33 $3.55 $4.81 $6.10
Productivity $1.44 $2.92 $4.44 $6.01 $7.63
Total $2.59 $5.25 $8.00 $10.82 $13.73
Staff productivity savings 1st year $388,048
Cheaper to Occupy/Staff
Traditional ETP® DifferenceFirst cost comparison ($/ft2) ($/ft2) ($/ft2)
Facade and main structure $18.80 $17.96 $0.85
Access floor $0.00 $5.37 ($5.37)
HVAC distribution $5.89 $4.66 $1.23
Cable management voice/data $3.98 $2.78 $1.20
Electrical - horizontal feeds $1.66 $0.92 $0.74
Workstation electrification $2.47 $0.86 $1.61
Earlier owner occupancy savings $0.00 -$0.25 $0.25
Total $33.30 $32.43 $0.87
First cost savings for Tate’s Building Technology Platform® $130,642
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Integrated cost modeling tool available now!For an evaluation of the cost saving opportunities for your specificproject using Tate’s integrated cost model, download your copy at:
www.tateaccessfloors.comor call us on: 1-800-231-7788
Cumulative cost savings by year ($/ft2)Lifecycle costs Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Workstation churn $1.15 $2.33 $3.55 $4.81 $6.11
HVAC churn $0.37 $0.75 $1.14 $1.54 $1.96
Energy reduction $0.25 $0.50 $0.77 $1.04 $1.32
Accelerated depreciation $0.65 $1.74 $2.37 $2.71 $3.05
Total $2.42 $5.33 $7.83 $10.10 $12.44
Operational savings 1st year $308,931
Cheaper to Operate
First Cost Cumulative cost savings by year ($/ft2)Savings Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Cheaper to Build $0.87 - - - -
Cheaper to Occupy/Staff - $2.59 $5.25 $8.00 $10.82 $13.73
Cheaper to Operate - $2.42 $5.33 $7.83 $10.10 $12.44
Total $0.87 $5.88 $11.45 $16.70 $21.80 $27.04
Rethinking Construction - The Savings Add Up!
IntegrationIncorporating Access Flooring into Your Building
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Incorporating access floors throughout a building is not difficult
or costly if this need is considered early in the building’s design
phase. This process helps to minimize transitional steps,
ramping and difficult interfaces with other architectural elements.
When proper integration measures are taken during this critical
stage, maximum investor and tenant value is achieved.
Maintaining maximum flexibility and accessibility throughout the
building requires access floors to be placed in areas such as
service rooms and main service pathways to provide critical
‘connections’ to the main office environment. These areas
include, but are not limited to; main lobby, corridors, elevator
lobbies, and mechanical, electrical and telecom rooms. Tate has
developed a complete set of construction details which consider
the requirement of seamless integration of access flooring within
all elements of the building.
Please call the Tate Technical Hotline
1-800-231-7788 or visit
www.tateaccessfloors.com
for further information.
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The Tate Service Package• Headquarters Team
Customer Service, Technical Support, Manufacturingand Quality
• Tate Regional Sales ManagersLocal Technical and Sales Support
• Locally Based DealersProject Take Offs, Management, Product Supply andInstallation
• Tate Leasing PackageProject specific leasing finance available
• www.tateaccessfloors.comOn-line design manual, cost analysis tool download, salesand technical support, contact information.
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The Tate Building Technology Platform® assists businesses in
addressing their new and growing responsibility to both
personnel and staff. Tate provides cost-effective solutions that
can help businesses, like yours, achieve ‘Green’ environment
levels of air, sound, and light quality that promote good health,
and create a more productive and comfortable working
environment. The Tate Building Technology Platform® also
enhances the aesthetic value of your building – adding significant
worth to your business in terms of image and attractiveness for
prospective clients and staff.
Solutions for Green Building Status
Tate Access Floors created the Tate Building Technology
Platform® to provide businesses with the solutions they need to
reach Green Building status*. The Tate Building Technology
Platform® offers a number of significant opportunities for your
business to achieve LEED™ environmental goals and credits. The
Tate Building Technology Platform® scores high points in three of
the five LEED™ credit categories – delivering optimum
performance in the critical areas of Indoor environmental quality,
materials and resources, and in energy and atmosphere.
* As designated by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED™) program.
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Tate’s Building Technology Platform® with underfloor air is a cost
effective strategy for improving a facility’s indoor environmental
quality. IEQ accounts for 23% of LEED® Credits and has a
significant impact on the health, well being, and productivity of
personnel and staff.
Energy and Atmosphere
The Tate Building Technology Platform® outperforms past energy
efficiencies by reducing HVAC chiller size by up to 10% and
reducing cooling energy consumption by at least 20%.
Materials and Resources
The Tate Building Technology Platform® is constructed of
recycled materials and components that meet LEED® standards
for low emissions and safety. Every element of the Tate Building
Technology Platform® has been designed to provide the ultimate
in environmental protection and efficiency.
Sustainable Solutions
Tate professionals can show you the most effective solutions
for reaching your goal of creating a long-lasting, healthy
environment. They can also show you how you can most cost
effectively meet your most immediate needs for technology
support, communications, data, and power, while building-in
opportunities for manageable and low cost reconfiguration in the
future. Tate technicians and engineers can direct you to solutions
that have worked for businesses like yours in the past, or
provide unique approaches that can solve unusual office
challenges.
LEED® Driven
Create the Next Generation of OfficeWorking Environments
Tate Building Technology Platform® Solution:
Tate Access Floors is comitted to Green and Sustainable design.
Access floors and underfloor service delivery contribute to
LEED® points in three of the five credit categories, creating an
environmentally sound and resource-efficient building for the
Premier Automotive Group, allowing the company to garner
sustantial savings on energy costs. Tate’s involvement in this
project enhanced the environment goals of the Ford Motor
Company, providing cost savings and energy efficiency, as well
as providing a strong foundation for LEED® certification.
The 300,000 ft2 North American Premier Automotive Group
headquarters, which includes a product development wing and
conference center on the ground floor, is the first Ford building to
secure LEED® certification. “Environmental concerns have long
been a key issue for the Ford Motor Company,” said Sean
McCourt, chairman, Ford Motor Land Services Corporation.
“Incorporating elements into the design of the new building
which allow for the conservation of resources and development
of natural habitats was essential to our corporate mission and
global future.”
Office Solutions:Premier Automotive Group Headquarters,Irvine, California
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LEED® Certified ProjectLEED® Certified Project
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