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Ask Slashdot: What Would You Include In a New Building?

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 1, 2012 @03:42AM from the dream-shop dept.

First time accepted submitter weiserfireman writes "For the first time in our company's 60 year history, we are going to be building a new facility from scratch. We are a CNC Machine shop with 40 employees and 20 CNC machines, crammed into a 12,000 sq foot building. We are going to build a new 30,000 sq foot building. I am the only IT person. I support all the computer systems, as well as all the fire/security/phone systems. My Boss has asked for my input on what infrastructure to include in the new building to support current and future technology. 1st on my list is a telecommunications equipment room. Our current building doesn't have one. I have been researching this topic on the Internet, and I have a list of a lot of different things, all of them are nice, but I know I am going to have a limited budget. If you were in my shoes, what priorities what features would you design into the building?"

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Suggestions by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-01 03:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Secret passageways
1. Re:Suggestions by cod3r_ · 2012-10-01 04:10 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Stripper poles. You never know, but you damn sure want to be prepared.
2. Re:Suggestions by JustOK · 2012-10-01 06:07 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Everyone looks in the secret passages. Store the bodies in the Executive Boardroom. Dress them in suits and ties and no one notices.
  
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Touchless plumbing fixtures in the restrooms by stevegee58 · 2012-10-01 03:49 · Score: 3, Funny

Other than that, have at it.
1. Re:Touchless plumbing fixtures in the restrooms by stevegee58 · 2012-10-01 04:07 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Ah you must be one of the guys I hear bouncing up and down on the throne grunting.
Re:Cooling by denis-The-menace · 2012-10-01 03:51 · Score: 3, Funny

Make the cooling of the server room able to heat up the building during the winters.

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Re:Optical fiber link to every desk by avandesande · 2012-10-01 03:53 · Score: 3, Funny

I would suggest that a secure wireless strategy would be better

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Re:Conduit by Overzeetop · 2012-10-01 03:59 · Score: 5, Funny

80cm? Are you planning to have to send a synthetic to the other side of the complex with a laptop to pilot the ship in?

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Re:Priority #1 by CanHasDIY · 2012-10-01 04:08 · Score: 4, Funny

Foosball table
Beer vending machine.
Problem solved: Beer-vending Foosball table!

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Most important! by NEDHead · 2012-10-01 04:11 · Score: 1, Funny

Private office with full bath and sleeping arrangements (preferably with the receptionist)
Re:Conduit by MysteriousPreacher · 2012-10-01 04:13 · Score: 5, Funny

Cabling, everywhere. Conduits everywhere. Power for equipment that will use the cabling, everywhere.
Monster cables! Your Excel sheets will be crisper, warmer and more spherical than you ever thought possible.

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Re:Conduit by LordLimecat · 2012-10-01 04:33 · Score: 4, Funny

Go with 2 meter. You might want to do away with elevators in the future, and 2m will allow pneumatic tube transport down the road.