Intensive growing operation optimizes space and maximizes yields

When a cannabis cultivation firm acquired an 80-year-old building in Oregon and set out to convert it to a modern cannabis grow, the design team wanted to optimize space throughout the facility. Space in all the rooms was tight, with about 12 feet in width, 40 feet in length, and varying ceiling heights.

Spacesaver’s Oregon-based cannabis consultant designed a GROW mobile system that integrates perfectly with the firm’s unique approach to growing cannabis, which is an intensive cultivation style with high plant density. A local fabrication shop supplied steel inserts. Help your clients learn more:

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• View a collection of Spacesaver’s GROW collateral

Updating electronics systems at a university library

A large Midwestern university installed Spacesaver powered mobile systems in its main library about 25 years ago. After years of reliable operation, the system’s electronics were nearing the end of their useful life.

Over the summer of 2020, local Spacesaver technicians updated the library’s aging electronics to a new state-of the-art system with a user-friendly interface. The technicians gained special clearance and followed strict safety protocols to work on campus during the COVID pandemic.

The investment resulted in a refreshed system with a new interface that’s more intuitive for students who are familiar with LCD touchscreen “swipe” technology. The system can also be controlled via an app on users’ mobile devices, which helps prevent the possibility of disease transmission on high-touch surfaces. Help your clients learn more:

• Download and share the Trailblazer
• Read and share the related blog post
• Download and share more mini case studies about electronics updates in various markets

Keeping large military flags organized and protected

Staff at a national military museum wanted to optimize space in their collections storage area while creating the best possible preservation environment for large flags.

They worked with their Washington D.C.-based Spacesaver consultant to use Viking 395 cabinets with textile drawers to protect the flags, as well as RaptorRAC Widespan Shelving on mobile systems to save space and expand their storage capacity.Help your clients learn more:

• Download and share the Trailblazer
• Read and share the related blog post

Increase storage capacity without renting or building more space

Campus warehouses have always needed to store a variety of items, from bulk supplies to furniture and building materials. The COVID-19 crisis has intensified the space crunch. With health and safety top of mind, some campuses are considering renting portable storage containers or additional warehouse space to accommodate bulk storage for face masks and other preparedness equipment and supplies. 

A more cost-effective long-term solution is the ActivRAC® Mobilized Storage System. By mounting new or existing racking on “carriages” that move along rails, the system stores more items in less space, or it frees up space to create additional work areas. It’s an infrastructure investment that quickly pays for itself in added storage capacity. See how a campus warehouse is using its ActivRAC system to store COVID-related supplies:

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• Read and share the related blog post
• See more photos of this project
• Watch and share a video (from 2017 – before COVID)