Beyond the Office:

Unlocking 4 New High-Margin Markets with NxtWall

As contract furniture salespeople, you know that selling demountable walls into traditional office footprints is a proven revenue driver. But sticking solely to standard corporate layouts means missing out on incredible opportunities. NxtWall Architectural Wall Systems feature a unique, field-fit framing approach that easily adapts to site conditions. NxtWall is a great fit for both New Construction and Remodels. By shifting your pitch from “office cubicle upgrades” to “strategic square-footage management”, you can easily break into four highly lucrative, non-traditional sectors.

1. Commercial General Contractors (GCs)

General contractors traditionally use Glaziers, Framing Carpenters, Trim Carpenters, Insulators and Painters. NxtWall’s General Contractor Solutions change that narrative completely.

• The Single-Trade Advantage: NxtWall can be installed from start to finish by a single trade.
• Zero Field-Measurement Risk: NxtWall outperforms Unitized systems that require perfect, finalized dimensions before production which often delay projects by months. Because NxtWall is stick-built and field-fit, GCs can order materials using rough opening estimates without fear of wrong panel sizes.
• Unmatched Speed: Often shipping within 3–5 weeks, GCs can compress their schedules and hit tight hand-off deadlines.

2. Higher Education Institutions

Colleges and universities are in a constant state of flux. They need to reconfigure student unions, libraries, and classrooms between semesters without the mess of demolition.

• Material Versatility: Campuses need functional surfaces. You can pitch the seamless integration of magnetic whiteboards, acoustical fabric, and glass all in a single wall run.
• Durability: Educational environments are high-traffic. NxtWall’s solid substrates and Powder Coated finishes hold up to daily wear.
• Sustainability: Most modern universities demand LEED-compatible products. NxtWall is up to 100% recyclable and reusable, keeping construction debris out of local landfills.

3. Corporate Landlords

For property managers and commercial real estate developers, speed-to-occupancy dictates profitability. Every day a building sits empty during tenant build-outs is a day of lost rent.

• Asset Preservation: Traditional drywall demolition destroys the building envelope. NxtWall allows landlords to divide spaces quickly with minimal disruption and zero permanent damage to the floor plate.
• Fast-Track Turnovers: If a landlord keeps a basic inventory of NxtWall profiles, they can promise a prospective tenant new offices in days—not months.
• Reusability: Landlords can reuse nearly 100% of the wall components across multiple tenant cycles, turning wall infrastructure into a permanent, reusable building asset rather than a sunk cost.

4. Commercial Tenants

Business need change quickly, making fixed, unchangeable drywall layouts a liability for a growing company.

• The Section 179 Tax Loophole: This is your strongest closing tool. Because NxtWall demountable systems are classified by the IRS as furniture and fixtures, tenants can take advantage of Section 179 accelerated depreciation. They can deduct up to 100% of the wall costs in the very first year, rather than depreciating standard drywall over 39 years.
• Non-Progressive Flexibility: If a tenant wants to convert a private glass office into a presentation room, NxtWall’s non-progressive framing allows installers to swap out individual glass sections for solid whiteboards without tearing down the surrounding walls.
• Portabilityy: If a tenant outgrows their suite, they don’t have to leave their wall investment behind. They can pack up their NxtWall assemblies, move them to their new building, and reconfigure them to fit the new layout.

Consider these Markets to help you secure your next contract.

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NXTWALL CASE STUDY: A 10-Year Evolution

How Block Imaging Future-Proofed Their Footprint with NxtWall

Executive Summary

In 2015, Block Imaging, a leader in Medical Imaging, faced a common challenge: rapid growth and a rigid office layout. By choosing NxtWall’s demountable architectural walls over traditional drywall, they transitioned from a “static” office to a “living” workspace. Over the last 10 years, NxtWall has supported their evolution through five major floorplan reconfigurations, saving thousands in renovation costs and diverting tons of waste from landfills.

The Challenge: The High Cost of Change

Ten years ago, Block Imaging realized that their 10-year growth plan would require constant departmental shifting. Traditional construction presented three major hurdles:

1. Downtime: Weeks of dust, noise, and disruption for every new office redesign.
2. Waste: Demolishing drywall every 3–5 years was environmentally irresponsible.
3. Inflexibility: Fixed walls hindered spontaneous collaboration and modern design trends.

The Solution: The NxtWall Advantage

NxtWall provided a field-fit, demountable solution that combined the permanence of a structural wall with the agility of modular furniture. By utilizing Nxtwall’s Flex Series, the client gained a cohesive aesthetic that could be quickly reconfigured and expanded within days and not weeks or months.

Three Pillars of Success

1. Unmatched Efficiency
Over 10 years, the client executed 5 departmental shifts. Using NxtWall’s field-fit capabilities:

• • Speed: Reconfigurations that would typically take 3 to 6 months took just weeks.
• • Zero Permits: Because NxtWall’s products are classified as furniture/equipment in many areas, the client avoided lengthy municipal permit cycles for interior office changes.

2. Continuous Innovation
As office trends shifted from open floor plan areas and cubicles towards secure, focused, private more productive spaces, NxtWall evolved with them.

• • Integration: The client easily swapped solid panels for glass to increase natural light without replacing the entire framing system.
• • Tech-Ready: As technology advanced, NxtWall’s open-frame design allowed for seamless integration with new power and data requirements without cutting into permanent structures.

3. Radical Sustainability
The environmental impact of this 10-year partnership is measurable:

• • Landfill Diversion: An estimated 3 tons of drywall and metal stud waste were diverted from local landfills.
• • Reusable Materials: 95% of the original 2015 components are still in use today, proving that NxtWall is a “buy once, use forever” solution.
• • Company Carbon Footprint Goals: The project contributed significantly to the client’s dedication to environmental responsibility.

The Result: A Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

While traditional construction costs have skyrocketed, Block Imaging’s facility spend has stabilized.

NxtWall Architectural Walls Offer a Wide Selection of Door Options to Meet All Your Design Needs

When it comes to finding versatile, stylish, and reliable door solutions, NxtWall Architectural Walls stand out. Offering a customizable demountable wall system with a variety of high-quality door options, NxtWall is dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of its clients. With doors that are competitively priced and boasting some of the best lead times in the industry, NxtWall is your go-to source for demountable architectural wall systems.

Overview of NxtWall Door Options

NxtWall offers a wide range of door types, each designed to provide specific benefits and aesthetics. From frameless glass to solid wood options, there’s a perfect choice for every space.

Frameless Glass Doors

Frameless glass doors are the epitome of modern elegance. They offer a sleek, minimalist look that easily enhances any interior. Perfect for offices or contemporary settings, these doors allow natural light to flood spaces, creating an open and inviting atmosphere. The absence of frames ensures seamless integration with any interior design.

Solid Core Wood Doors

Solid core wood doors are a staple of traditional designs. Known for their durability, these doors offer excellent sound insulation, making them ideal for private offices or meeting rooms. The solid construction also provides enhanced security, ensuring peace of mind.

Aluminum Framed with Full Lite

Aluminum framed doors with full lite panels offer a modern, industrial look. The aluminum provides a robust framework, while the full lite glass panel allows for maximum light flow, making them perfect for open-plan offices. This combination of materials ensures long-lasting performance and style.

Solid Core with Quarter Lite, Half Lite, or Full Lite

For those who desire a balance between privacy and openness, solid core doors with glazing options—quarter lite, half lite, or full lite—are ideal. These variations allow for customizable levels of light and visibility, catering to different functional and aesthetic needs.

NxtWall Door Finish Information

NxtWall’s variety of door finishes completes the design of your office installation and complements all glass walls, as well as, vinyl walls and laminate walls. Door finishes range from modern to traditional design and come in 40+ color choices. NxtWall offers in stock doors in plain-sliced red oak wood veneer. Our Grade 2 laminate finishes offer a variety of colors and wood grain appearances. NxtWall offers Grade 3 wood veneers finishes in either red oak or white birch and can accommodate custom finishes. For a more contemporary look, our design team can guide you in your selection of Grade 4 aluminum framed doors in both swing and sliding options.

Stock Doors: Solid Core Wood Veneer, In-Stock, Standard Height, Swing, with Standard Lever set Only
Grade 2: Solid Core Laminate
Grade 3: Solid Core Wood Veneer
Grade 4: Aluminum Frame

NxtWall Door Hardware and Configurations

Both hardware and configuration options are crucial in tailoring the functionality and style of a door. NxtWall offers a variety of hinge types and accessories, each designed to provide specific operational benefits. From standard hinges to more specialized options, each component enhances door functionality. NxtWall doors are available in standard widths and offer a maximum height tailored to fit diverse spatial needs. The door thickness ensures robust performance while maintaining aesthetic appeal. NxtWall doors are designed with features that enhance security, privacy, and accessibility. Security is paramount, and NxtWall doors integrate options that ensure safety without compromising style. Features like solid core construction provide additional security benefits. Meeting accessibility standards is vital, and NxtWall ensures that their doors cater to these needs. Options are available to ensure ease of use for everyone. For further details on the variety of doors and door hardware offered by NxtWall, explore our Door Types and Specifications web page.

NxtWall Glass Conference Rooms Promote a Collaborative Workplace where Employees and Innovation can Thrive

NxtWall glass conference rooms are redefining the way businesses approach collaboration in the workplace. With a design that emphasizes openness and transparency, these conference rooms create an environment where consensus-building and harmony can flourish. By integrating features with an aesthetic appeal, NxtWall conference rooms are more than just functional spaces—they’re a strategic asset in cultivating a culture that values communication and cooperation.

The Importance of Collaborative Workspaces

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, collaboration has become a cornerstone of success. A collaborative workspace not only promotes innovation but also enhances employee satisfaction and productivity.

Defining Collaboration in the Workplace

Collaboration in the workplace is more than just a buzzword. It involves bringing people together to achieve common goals. This might include team brainstorming sessions, cross-department projects, or even informal conversations that spark new ideas. By fostering collaboration, companies can create an atmosphere where creativity and innovation are part of the everyday experience.

Impact on Employee Engagement

Well-designed spaces do more than just house furniture, they energize employees and motivate them to contribute their best. Collaborative environments lead to higher employee engagement, and when team members feel their voices are heard and their contributions valued, morale naturally improves. Spaces like NxtWall glass conference rooms enable this by breaking down physical barriers and inviting open dialogue.

Features of NxtWall Glass Conference Rooms

NxtWall glass conference rooms are uniquely crafted to support collaboration. Their design and functionality make them ideal for any workplace looking to foster a culture of teamwork. NxtWall Flex and View Series demountable wall systems can be used to construct any size glass conference room. Many different finish colors and door hardware are available that can offer a sleek, modern look to complements any office decor.

Flexible Design Options

One of the standout features of NxtWall is their flexible design. With options for sliding and swing doors, businesses can customize their conference rooms to meet unique needs. Whether it’s a quick compact meeting space for just a few people or a large multipurpose room for collaborative brainstorming session, NxtWall provides the adaptability you need. The versatile NxtWall Flex and View Series allow the construction of glass conference rooms of any size and can be tailored to fit the specific requirements of your space.

Transparency and Openness

The use of glass in conference room design brings a sense of openness, promoting psychological benefits like increased transparency and trust. It’s a design that encourages open communication, making it easier for teams to discuss ideas freely. Explore more benefits of glass walls in conference rooms for a workplace focused on transparency with NxtWall’s Flex and View Series glass walls.

Conclusion

NxtWall glass conference rooms promote a collaborative workplace by fostering communication, transparency, and consensus-building. Their design and functionality offer businesses a competitive edge in innovation and employee satisfaction. By investing in these spaces, companies can create an environment where harmony and cooperation thrive. Consider integrating NxtWall solutions into your own business to enhance collaboration and build a more unified workplace.

Embracing Change: Why NxtWall Demountable Walls are Essential in Today’s Business Landscape

The Need for Flexibility

Adapting to the rapid pace of change in today’s business world requires a workspace that can easily be modified to accommodate shifting workforce requirements. NxtWall Demountable Walls offer the flexibility needed to create dynamic work environments that can be reconfigured quickly and efficiently. Add a tackable fabric board or white board to the design or get creative with almost any material or design imaginable. Other options such as our clerestory configuration allow natural light to brighten any office. Finish trim colors include black, MS silver, and others. Nxtwall integrates with existing construction or even existing wall systems and offers a complete wall solution for your evolving workspace.

Enhancing Collaboration

Collaboration is essential for innovation and productivity. Traditional fixed walls can be a hindrance. NxtWall demountable glass walls promote a visually open and collaborative atmosphere by allowing for easy communication and interaction among team members. Both NxtWall’s Flex Series and View Series are designed to accommodate glass walls. Flex Series allows for cabling to run smoothly along raceways for integrated electrical outlets.

Cost-Effective Solution

NxtWall Demountable Walls provide a budget-friendly option that allows companies to adapt their space cost-effectively. Architectural wall systems offer unlimited opportunities to create the perfect environment and they are reconfigurable when circumstances dictate. In the long run using a demountable system just makes good fiscal sense. NxtWall offers non-progressive walls. Switching out an individual wall panel or glass section is easy and possible without disassembling the rest of the wall. Clean lines, versatility and user focused designs allow architectural wall projects to offer endless customization – all at a competitive price.

Speed and Timeliness

Time is always a factor when deciding which wall company to select. NxtWall Demountable Walls have the fastest standard lead-time in the industry today. Just 3 – 5 weeks is all it takes for most orders to shipped. A singles trade can install NxtWall from start of finish. Standard drywall construction is permanent, requires local permits and many trades such as carpenter, drywaller, electrician and painter to complete the job. NxtWall Demountable walls are 100% reconfigurable and up to 100% recyclable. Making changes to demountable wall configurations can occur easily, quickly, sustainably and sometimes even overnight – resulting in minimal work disruptions.

Sales are Soaring for Demountable Walls with “All Black” Finishes

Demountable walls are in demand as more people return to the office and companies re-evaluate how best to optimize workspace. Businesses want more design solutions that are competitively priced and easy to install. They want finish options such as black that are modern, sleek, and sophisticated. Companies want a work environment that is inviting, welcoming, and aesthetically pleasing– one that can easily be redesigned as business needs change and employee numbers fluctuate. Companies want demountable walls.

What was once a construction option with limited design choices, demountable walls are now a flexible, functional, viable alternative to drywall. Whether for an all-glass conference rooms or private solid wall office space, Demountable walls, have become the building material of choice.

NxtWall saw the need and added a black Biloba full swing self-closing & self-centering glass door hinge to their door hardware offering as well as a black Biloba self-closing glass door hinge. These additions as well as the black Bar Pulls, and new black Lever Locking set are essential to complete the look of a black framed office. The stocking of the black Locking Lever set completes NxtWall’s already extensive black hardware offering. This move has given their customers several options and many ways to accomplish the “all black” color match look that is so popular. Providing the best fit for their customers’ needs while keeping our lead times fast is why NxtWall stands out as a leader in the demountable wall industry.

Growing Pains? Make Better use of Limited Space with NxtWall Demountable Walls

There is a lot of talk about the post-pandemic “work from home movement” causing corporations to downsize and shrink in-office space worldwide. But that theory only looked at large corporations and neglected to take into account the ongoing growth of small-to-medium sized companies. According to the 2023 survey, conducted by Global Real Estate Consultants Knight Frank, the future of office space may take on a completely different composition. Small-to-medium sized companies are in fact growing and looking to add to existing space or make better use of current square footage to accommodate the growth.

NxtWall Case Study:

Animal Hospital of Rowlett Veterinary Clinic

NxtWall Architectural Walls Help Businesses Succeed by Providing a Flexible and Agile Wall Solution

Demountable Wall Systems are designed specifically to meet a business’s unique and individual needs. The beauty of using a demountable wall system is that it can also be redesigned and reconfigured quickly as circumstances dictate. Architectural walls are flexible and agile as they can be adapted to meet employees’ requests for more privacy, better safety measures and overall wellbeing. Large offices can be divided into two. Private offices with doors can be added to provide individuals with their own quiet spaces. Collaboration space can be added to enhance a better flow of ideas and creativity. NxtWall demountable wall surfaces can be cleaned with disinfectant wipes to provide a sanitary environment where employees can feel safe and flourish.

NxtWall designers are ready to work with you to create a new office design or help you reconfigure your existing office arrangement. Below is a time-lapse video of our installation team disassembling one office and reconfiguring the space into two distinct offices.

Why Choose a Demountable Wall System when
Renovating an Out-of-Date Existing Structure?

Countless businesses, schools and universities across America are renovating out-of-date existing structures using NxtWall demountable walls instead of dry wall construction. Demountable walls are taking over as the material of choice because field-fit demountable walls are so flexible and can adapt to older building’s imperfections such as cumbersome bulkheads and uneven flooring. Another major benefit of demountable walls, besides their competitive pricing and quick installation time, is the fact that demountable walls are 100% reconfigurable and can be altered and changed as needs grow or shrink or work patterns and demographics dictate.

The older building selected to house the new Morton School District Office presented many challenges but since NxtWall Demountable Walls are field-fit, allowances could be made on-the-spot for such things as bulkheads, light fixtures, and non-level floors. The use of NxtWall’s Flex Series allowed both solid and glass walls to be incorporated into the design which opened the room and allowed light to fall in otherwise dark areas. The need for a secure vestibule/outside entrance was quickly resolved with framing and the use of a solid 3/8-inch glass door with a Cortland locking lever set and a sliding glass window to screen visitors.
 
NxtWall installers were able to come in and build the offices and return to put in the glass in a matter of days. In fact, the whole transformation from chemistry lab to modern, professional office took just over three weeks to complete. The project was on time and within budget.
 
Learn how NxtWall Demountable Walls transformed a space no longer used into a modern, functional, and viable office suite. See additional “before and after” photos, as well as a description of the components used to complete the project. Download this NxtWall case study.

Why choose a demountable wall system? Because demountable walls are so flexible, and every project is unique with its own set of building constraints. What may work for one customer may not work for another customer. That’s why NxtWall demountable walls are the perfect choice when renovating existing structures because they use a field-fit design that can respond on the spot to any unforeseen installation issue that may arise. At NxtWall, we strive to create the perfect demountable wall solution that meets all our customers’ needs and specifications exactly.

Installing NxtWall Demountable Walls Offers BIG Tax Savings!

How can you save money installing NxtWall demountable walls? Interior demountable walls under Section 179 deduction are classified as furniture and fixtures by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Taking this deduction allows businesses to lower their current-year tax liability rather than capitalizing an asset and depreciating it over time in future tax years.

The bonus depreciation can be used to add even more savings. According to the Internal Revenue Service, the Bonus Depreciation allows businesses to deduct additional depreciation for the cost of qualifying property, beyond normal depreciation allowances. It is intended to spur capital purchases by small and mid-sized businesses. The rules allow for a Bonus Depreciation of 100% in 2022 for all qualified purchases made before the end of the year. Section 179 together with the bonus depreciation offer companies a strong incentive to put more money back into their businesses and buy now before the bonus deprivation is eliminated or substantially reduced.