House Rules

Host Studios is a coworking space that provides people with a quiet place where they can concentrate on work, boosting their productivity and widening their circle of acquaintances and possibly business contacts. It is first and foremost a workplace where a set of house rules applies. If you fail to follow these, you will lose the right to be a part of the coworking space.

General Dos and Don'ts

Encourage a quiet and calm atmosphere
Treat everyone with respect
Make sure doors are locked and lights are off if you’re the last to leave
Clean up after yourself, especially in the kitchen and common space
Do not access spaces outside of the access hours of your membership
Do not bring unauthorized guests
Do not let non-members into the space after hours
Do not share your building access credentials or WiFi information with non-members
Do not plug wireless routers or networking devices into the network without authorization
Do not adjust thermostats, stereos, or any other building controls or systems

Common Resources

If there is a sign-up sheet on a resource, please use it

Phone Booth

Please limit your time in the booth to one hour between 9am - 5pm
Do not leave your items in a booth when you are not actively using it

Conference Room

There is 1 conference room available. The furniture in the conference room should stay there at all times. The conference room can be used for business meetings, loud phone calls and Skype conferences.
Do not let the conference room become your second home.
A reservation is required to use the conference room

Kitchen

Leave it like you found it
Please clean up after yourself (wipe down counters, spills, etc.)
Clean dirty dishes immediately after use, don’t wait!
If you use the microwave, wipe it down
Snacks, drinks, and dishware are meant to be consumed and used in the space — not taken to go
Label and date food you store in the fridge
Our coworking space includes a coffee bar that can be used by all coworking members. You might consider using labels with your name on the food and beverages you keep in the fridge.
Everyone is responsible for keeping the coffee bar and kitchen area clean and tidy.

Printers

Review your membership agreement to see the monthly printing allotments included with your membership
Additional prints will be charged at $0.10 for B&W and $0.25 for color
Please pick up your print jobs to minimize waste

Coworking

Coworking is a shared working environment so everyone should make their best effort to maintain a quiet working atmosphere.

Calls & Meetings

We encourage members and guests to avoid using phones and devices in a disruptive or noisy manner.

When speaking on a call, please adjust the volume of your voice to an appropriate level.

If your call might disrupt other people using the coworking space (i.e. last longer than 60 seconds or require an above average volume), please take your call in the phone booth, the conference room, or outside.

We request that you keep your phone (and any other devices) on silent to maintain a peaceful atmosphere.

Visitors

While we are fond of pets, the building we are in has a strict no dogs policy, so we must abide by it.

We are an office environment, we understand that working family members occasionally have a child in tow, Host Studios has created a small work area for young children. If they must come with you to work, please ensure they are on their best behavior and respect the environment.

We are not a daycare or playground, so bringing your children on a regular basis is not allowed.

Visitors are welcome, but visits should be kept to 90 minutes or less.

Security

Even in a city as lovely as Bellingham, we don’t want just anyone to be able to walk in and start working or have access to your digital data or belongings.

The building is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday - Friday. Members with 24/7 access will be held responsible for any one they allow into the building outside of normal working hours.

Please be cautious when entering and exiting. Keep your access code private and ensure any doors are fully latched behind you.

The Office

One quality of a strong society is a respect for private and public property. In case of furniture or property damage arising out of negligence, you need to arrange a replacement or pay for the damage. You should not bring your own furniture to the coworking space or stick posters on the walls without prior permission. If you have an idea for a new wall decoration, you are welcome to present it to the community manager. Everyone should endeavor to make the shared office spaces pleasant for all users. The temperature of the room should be such that it will suit most users. We normally avoid under-or-overheating, as it is a waste of valuable energy. Using one’s own heaters is not allowed.

Personal Items

Keep any personal items in the space allotted to you. In the kitchen, the fridge and cupboards are available for you to keep a reasonable amount of personal items. Please label and date any perishable food or anything you don’t want to share with the community. Unlabelled things will be considered available for member and guest use.

Please keep public and exterior facing windows/areas/counter space free of personal items. Contact us if you need more space to store personal items.

Printing

Printing for coworking members is included in your membership fee although excessive printing (>20 pages/day) must be done elsewhere.