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Banks/Financial Project Management
Representative Bank Projects by William Bernstein,
AIA - President – Empire Projects, Inc. and Gerd Althofer, VP Empire Projects,
Inc.:
- Bernstein / Althofer Financial
Facilities: One of the firm’s
divisions -- Bernstein / Althofer Financial Facilities Project
Management -- provides
comprehensive project management services for financial institutions such as
banks, brokerages and investment firms, with a special emphasis on the
project management of trading operations and trading furniture.
- Experience:
Combining Mr. Althofer’s
over twenty years of experience designing and consulting exclusively for
financial firms, including over one hundred trading room projects for some
of the nation’s leading financial institutions, both here and abroad,
with our own expertise in project management services has enabled us to create
a full-service firm which can bridge the gap between the facilities and IT
communities.
- Bernstein / Althofer
will undertake, as the
client requires, the full range of project management and consulting services
or any part thereof. No matter what the scope of the assignment,
cost-effectiveness is one of our top priorities
- Programming:
We speak the
language of the trader, and we know how and when to interview traders in
order to obtain comprehensive planning requirements, and we know how to
interpret them. We always conduct joint interviews with IT personnel and/or
IT consultants.
- Strategic Space
Allocation:
We compute and analyze space requirements data to effect
optimal space allocations, in terms of changes and expansion, in terms of
mechanical electrical systems, and in terms of cable routing.
- Planning:
During the planning and
design phases we work closely with client personnel and consultants to arrive
at the best possible layout: we understand the impact of HVAC distribution and
cable plant (sub floor) on ceiling height constraints and challenges for an
effective lighting design.
- Ergonomics:
We take seriously the
ergonomic challenges of an intense trading environment and we address these in
the layout: we aim to balance the need for trader proximity and accessibility
(both visual and acoustic) resulting in a lack of privacy, with a layout
approach that improves sightlines and working relationships while at the same
time giving a sense of comfort to the individual. Lighting design is an
important part of this endeavor.
- Desktop Equipment:
We
understand desktop requirements and the technologies that deliver voice
communication technology, and we integrate all equipment into an ergonomic
desk design.
- Desk Support Equipment:
We are equally familiar
with the complex interface requirements between the desk top and the power and
cable plant beneath the floor: CPU placement, patch panels, cable routing and
electrical distribution within the desk. We understand the absolute necessity
for immediate and unobstructed access to all equipment for maintenance and
repair.
- Future Trends:
We
constantly keep abreast of advances in trading technology and their impact
on working relationships between traders and, ultimately, the physical
environment of the trading room, and, anticipating these challenges rather
than responding to them, we develop innovative layouts and desk design
solutions.
Project Management Services for Banks :
- Bank Project Management
- Bank Construction Management
- Bank Owner’s Rep
- Bank Project Manager
- Project Management for Banks
- Construction Management for Banks
- Owner’s Rep for Banks
- Project Manager for Banks
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